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sheep233

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It has action, adventure, comedy, drama, romance(ew!!), and cool monsters. I think it's very well done and bonds all of these things together very nicely and it turns out to be a very entertaining film. Oh, and it has "The Pit of...
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It has action, adventure, comedy, drama, romance(ew!!), and cool monsters. I think it's very well done and bonds all of these things together very nicely and it turns out to be a very entertaining film. Oh, and it has "The Pit of Despair" Billy Crystal as a very, very old guy, a six-fingered man, and many other elements. So that's basically why it's such a good movie. It has a little bit of everything.

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Posted jul 16, 2008 6:20 am pt

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Very funny!

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Posted apr 2, 2008 1:23 am pt

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Great for what it is and most certainly it's own animal in a film.

Fun, adventurous, silly and just a joy to watch.

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Posted oct 5, 2007 4:56 pm pt

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It has a love story, it has action, it has a really creepy guy who lives in a tree. What more could you want in a swashbuckling romantic comedy.

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Posted aug 21, 2007 5:31 am pt

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"Fencing, fighting, and true love" The Princess Bride proves that nothing comes between true love, well at least not for long. Most movies only focus on one element of storytelling while in The Princess Bride there are several different...
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"Fencing, fighting, and true love" The Princess Bride proves that nothing comes between true love, well at least not for long. Most movies only focus on one element of storytelling while in The Princess Bride there are several different elements that mesh together perfectly. It is definitely the best movie I've ever seen or ever expect to see.

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Posted jul 9, 2007 11:27 am pt

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This is my favorite movie off all time. It has something for everyone. Theres romance, action, adventure, revenge and comedy. All the characters are fabulous and I never get sick of watching it.

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Posted jun 20, 2007 10:11 am pt

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A very funny fairy-tail comedy, with lots of action. It even has Andre the Giant acting in it, which is funny all by itself. Very good, with lots of laughs.

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Posted mar 29, 2007 9:42 am pt

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A Cult Classic, without a doubt, The Princess Bride covers so many genres that there is something in it for the entire family. Rob Reiner has created a film masterpiece that stays true to the novel which upon it is based.
With a spectacular...
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A Cult Classic, without a doubt, The Princess Bride covers so many genres that there is something in it for the entire family. Rob Reiner has created a film masterpiece that stays true to the novel which upon it is based.
With a spectacular script and fantastic characters, if you have not yet seen The Princess Bride, you have not yet lived.

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Posted jan 27, 2007 1:30 am pt

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I thought this movie was well done. It had great charactors that the actors played well. It was surprisingly funny as well. You wouldn't think much of it from the title or anything, but it actually turned out to be a good movie.

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Posted jan 4, 2007 3:02 am pt

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The Princess Bride takes the usual fairy tale and spins it into a newer and more refreshening direction. It keeps the main ideas and themes that the fairy tale genre has taken claim to and puts so comedic value to it. The very humorous characters...
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The Princess Bride takes the usual fairy tale and spins it into a newer and more refreshening direction. It keeps the main ideas and themes that the fairy tale genre has taken claim to and puts so comedic value to it. The very humorous characters bring light to a magical tale about true love topped off with some impressive sword fights. Memorable characters will entice you to watch the movie more than once.

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Posted dec 20, 2006 5:16 am pt

• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  100
  Cary Elwes is marvelously funny as the hero. [25 Sept 1987]

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Wall Street Journal
  
  100
  The movie has its own genuine charm and one hilarious high: Billy Crystal & Carol Kane are simply wonderful. [24 Sept 1987, p.24(E)]

  by Julie Salamon | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
  100
  As you watch this enchanting fantasy, feel free to be thrilled or to giggle, as you wish. This time, Happily Ever After lasts 98 minutes. [21 Sept 1987]

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  90
  An effective comedy, an interesting bedtime tale, and one of the greatest date rentals of all time.

  by Brad Laidman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  90
  As a good fairy tale should, The Princess Bride teaches but never preaches. It's a lively, fun-loving, but nevertheless epic look at the nature of true love.

  by Rita Kempley | Read Full Review »
• [+] New Times (L.A.)
  
  90
  Though not as visually impressive as comparable Terry Gilliam fare such as Jabberwocky, the verbal wit is fast and abundant (abetted with cameos by Billy Crystal, Peter Cook and Mel Smith), and you'd better believe the midnight movie crowd will remember almost all of it.

  by Luke Y. Thompson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  90
  It's Patinkin who scores a special triumph. In his role there's a poignant strain of weariness beneath the leaping bravado, a pain under the braggadocio. [25 Sept 1987]

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  It is filled with good-hearted fun, with performances by actors who seem to be smacking their lips and by a certain true innocence that survives all of Reiner's satire.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  80
  A hilarious mixture of Errol Flynn swashbuckler and Monty Python send-up...When it comes to pleasing both kids and adults, you can't do much better.

  by Staff (Not Credited) | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  80
  Mr. Reiner seems to understand exactly what Mr. Goldman loves about stories of this kind, and he conveys it with clarity and affection. [25 Sept 1987, p.C10]

  by Elvis Mitchell | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  A percolating comedy. The laughs may not tear your belly up, but they're constant and they dovetail with the story.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  80
  Not even the crude ethnic humor--Billy Crystal's Mel Brooks-ish Miracle Max--pricks the dream bubble, and the spirited cast has a field day.

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  75
  Crystal is such a panic - and normally uptight Patinkin is so attractively relaxed as a Spanish swordsman - that Bride's charms just can't be ignored. [25 Sept 1987]

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  75
  The Princess Bride wants to be sweet and warm, but it doesn't want to take the chance of seeming uncool -- and that is an attitude far, far removed from innocence. [9 Oct 1987]

  by Dave Kehr | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  75
  Reiner's penchant for hip little riffs -- Billy Crystal as a yiddish wizard, etc. -- dilutes primal power in favor of genial fun.

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »