The Wizard of Oz
1939
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The Princess Bride. "The Princess Bride" begins as a story that a grandfather is reading out of a book. But already the movie has a spin on it, because the grandfather is played by Peter Falk, and in the distinctive quality of his voice we detect a certain edge.
A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh.
Witty, winsome fairy tale has violence, language. Read Common Sense Media's The Princess Bride review, age rating, and parents guide.
User Reviews. A boy (Fred Savage) is home sick, and to his dismay, his grandfather (Peter Falk) has come to read him a fairy tale. It's the story of the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright) who falls for farmboy "As you wish" Westley (Cary Elwes).
The Princess Bride is a worthy descendant to the Fractured Fairytales of yore. The characters -- both real and imaginary -- give every frame of The Princess Bride its own magic mirth.
The Princess Bride - Metacritic. 1987. PG. Twentieth Century Fox. 1 h 38 m. Summary A young boy listens to while his grandfather reads him the adventures of Buttercup (Wright), the most beautiful woman in the world, and Westly (Elwes), the man she loves, in the fairy-tale kingdom of Florin. [MGM]
Sep 1, 1973 · The Princess Bride. William Goldman. 4.27. 907,159 ratings26,724 reviews. What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?
Oct 9, 1987 · The Princess Bride: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest. A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Read the Empire Movie review of The Princess Bride. A unqualified success that blends New York wit with timeless storytelling; a risky piece of...
Nov 13, 2007 · The effortlessness of these insightful words ranks The Princess Bride alongside Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men as a hallmark of one of film’s most impressive screenwriting careers.
