Thanks to the TCM Big Screen Classics series I got to see The Princess Bride, one of my all-time favorite movies, on the big screen again yesterday. What a treat! It is being screened in select theaters in conjunction with its 30th anniversary and I loved every minute of it! I actually had to stop myself from quoting every single line out loud! The Princess Bride is a spoof of traditional fairy-tales that is full of romance, revenge, and swashbuckling adventure. Buttercup (Robin Wright) falls in love with a farm boy (Cary Elwes) who goes away to seek his fortune but is presumed dead when the Dread Pirate Roberts attacks his ship. Buttercup, in despair, agrees to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). Chaos ensues when Buttercup is kidnapped by Vezzini (Wallace Shawn), Fezzik (Andre the Giant), and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), who turn out to be agents of Prince Humperdinck, as a way to start a war with neighboring Guilder. I love Christopher Guest as the six-fingered man, Billy Crystal as Miracle Max, and Peter Cook as the Impressive Clergyman. In my opinion, this movie is practically perfect and I highly recommend that you see it on the big screen (go here for tickets).
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