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A TRUE original, CLASSIC film!!
Wow, talk about original. The Princess Bride really can't be catagorized. Is it a fairy tale? Is it a kids movie? Is it for adults? Is it a comedy? Is it an adventure story? Is it an action movie? The answer to all these is 'yes', but The Princess Bride is also something more: it is a truly original, enchanting movie. Perfect for both kids and adults alike, The Princess Bride is a one of a kind gem in movie history.
While it is set within a fairytale framework, the movie incorporates comedy, wry wit, action, swordplay, adventuring on a grand scale, and of course, a timeless love story- all while staying vastly interesting and FUN. The script shines with both excellent dialogue (perfect for the tongue-in-cheek fairytale) and wonderful characters. Cary Elwes plays the dashing hero to PERFECTION, and his comic timing is matched by the equally superb Mandy Patinkin as a down-on-his-luck swordsman for hire. Wallace Shawn's turn as a devious villian is HYSTERICAL, and who could forget Andre The Giant as the HUGE but lovable Fezzik?? Rounding out the cast are the always excellent Christopher Guest (NIGEL TUFNEL LIVES!) and Chris Sarandon as the evil (yet somehow touching) Prince. Robin Wright gives a passable (if uninspired) performance as the Princess Bride, while Billy Crystal and Carol Kane seem a bit over the top for me (even for this movie). Still, the overall GREAT performances really help to make the world of The Princess Bride come to life. The storyline is equally excellent, involving twists, turns, adventures, and of course, the dread pirate Roberts. This movie's fun quotient is through the roof!
The Princess Bride is a movie that truly defies description, as you really need to watch it to understand what all the fuss is about. Young or old, you WILL like this movie. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The Plunder Years
By now, we've all seen the anti-piracy messages before movies in the theater and on DVD. Heck, I even saw an anti-piracy message before "Fantastic Four," which was rather optimistic of them when you stop to think about it.

(Of course, if you're watching a pirated copy of a film, odds are the pirate edited out the anti-piracy message...so you have to question the efficacy of the presentation.)

Many of these messages feature testimonials from film-crew-members bemoaning the fact that you're taking money out of their pockets, and film stars saying the same thing...even though the star of a film typically makes at least 2,000% more than the gaffer does.

But the true message is that you're hurting box-office ticket sales by bootlegging films, and therefore hurting the studios' bottom-lines. And Lord knows, we can't let the corporate stockholders take any sort of financial pounding. That might mean they have to pass on buying their teenage children each a Lexus.

As an aside, one MIGHT be inclined to argue that producing fare like "Date Movie" is much more damaging to a studio, whether I paid to see it or not (sadly, I did).

Obviously, the anti-piracy campaign is just for publicity; the studios' REAL response to piracy seems to be encouraging us to buy films on DVD more than once, in what has become known as "the double-dip." Even though tons of people gladly fell for it, "Lord of the Rings" is a perfect example of this. Go to Half-Price Books and see how many of copies of the first DVD releases are on the shelf because cloak-wearing dupes rushed out and bought the Extended Editions.

In some cases, we've even seen the dreaded "triple-dip." "Princess Bride" is coming out on DVD yet AGAIN, after an initial "bare-bones" version, followed by a second "Special Edition." Remember this, though: the hero in "Princess Bride" is a pirate.

From my complaints, one might be led to ask: "cousinpaco, are you DEFENDING piracy, thereby supporting theft of intellectual property?"

My answer would be: "do you seriously consider "the Pacifier" to be intellectual?"

No, I'm only kidding, Mr. Diesel. My REAL answer is "of course not." As any local exotic-dancing establishment can attest, I'm a loyal payer for my entertainment (when I'm not borrowing stuff from the library, that is). My DVD shelf is clogged with fair-and-legal copies of home video selections, from "8-1/2" to "the Transformers: Season One."

But when I PLUNK DOWN TWENTY-PLUS DOLLARS FOR A DVD, AND HAVE TO SIT THROUGH TEN MINUTES OF CRAP BEFORE I EVEN GET TO THE MOVIE, I seriously consider putting on an eyepatch and downloading illegal copies of the new "Big Momma's House" just out of spite. Enduring countless previews for junk that I don't want to see if the first place is bad enough (if you like "Spider-Man 2," you're sure to love "Hitch"!), but when an anti-piracy message pops up on a disc I just paid for, my rage explodes like the volcano on the cover of "Dianetics."

And don't get me started on endless animated menus that show scenes from the movie.

Best Love Story Ever!!
From the very first time I saw this movie in 1987, it has been my favorite. I am now twenty eight. Me and my daughter can sit and watch it over and over again. Wonderful movie to share. This is a classic in my book!!! A fantastic story of ones True Love. I can recite every word of it, and it never gets old. If your looking for really good romantic, funny and inspiring movie of love...this is the one to get!!!!

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