I realize that for anyone over 30 it is pretty much a foregone conclusion that you have already seen this movie. It is iconic in a way and other than a couple of odd special effects that don't look even remotely real (it may have been intentional) the movie is flawless.

The movie begins with Fred Savage (remember him) being home sick from school and his Grandfather is looking after him and reading him a book. The movie then transitions to a fantasy world where a woman named Buttercup (Robin Wright) lives on a farm and continually abuses a farm hand named Westley (Cary Elwes) who she eventually falls in love with. Westley departs to seek his fortune so they can marry but years pass and he doesn't return.

Buttercup reluctantly agrees to marry an evil prince named Humperdinck but she is kidnapped by a trio of silly outlaws who out of the three of them, only one has truly bad intentions. The trio are pursued by Humperdinck and his soldiers but area also pursued by a man in black - it quickly becomes evident that the man in black is in fact Westley in a disguise that is easy to see through.

the interactions with these 3 is easily the best part of the movie

The Princess Bride is a fantasy story that doesn't have twists and turns so much as it has endearing characters and lines that will soon not be forgotten by anyone who sees it. I think anyone who has seen the movie can easily remember the repeated verse of Inigo Montoya(Mandy Patinkin) in his quest for revenge.

This movie will make people of all ages laugh and it is actually really nice to see Andre the Giant in what I believe was his last speaking role before his death in 1993. There are some interesting stories about his food requirements while on set which would normally include multiple whole chickens as well as 6 bottles of wine - per meal. According to Cary Elwes, Andre was an absolute joy to work with, but was constantly in pain as he was slowly dying from acromegaly.

Anyway, there are tons of cameos in the film and there are plenty of reasons to be amused the entire way through... I MEAN IT!

This trailer is not very good but to be fair it was made in 1987 and our standards of trailers have changed just a tad since then. Despite the movie's widespread acclaim and definite cult classic status, the movie really didn't make very much money. I don't understand how that is possible but it is what it is.

9 / 10