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Just an original
There are very few movies that will stay with you long after you have watched it. This is one of those. To this day if either my wife or I use a word out of context, the other will instantly say "I do not think that word means what you think it means". I catch myself using "inconceivable!" at times. My wife has also used the "you may mock my love, but you will not mock my pain!" during our arguments. There are so many wonderfull lines and moments in this film that watching it once will never be enough.

GREAT Movie, but this DVD is nothing new
First, I of course do LOVE this movie and if you don't already have another copy of this movie, then definitely buy this DVD. BUT, if you've already got the 2001 "Special Edition", then this June 13, 2006 rerelease is a rip-off. The only thing new on it appears to the Dread Pirate Roberts mocumentary and some stupid game.

Anybody want a peanut?
Children's fairy tales are rarely amusing. The Princess Bride, however, is directed towards adults, with tongue-in-cheek jokes, sexual humor, complicated poetry, a saucy love triangle, murder, and Andre the Giant.

To call this movie a classic is an understatement. Any movie fan can probably quote a number of lines:
"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die."
"Inconceivable!"

Clearly the scene-stealer in this movie is the bald-headed guy with the lisp. I'm not sure anyone knows his name, but when you say "bald-headed guy with the lisp", everyone knows of whom you are speaking. He knows everything, and it's inconceivable! Iocane powder is child's play in his hands. His wits are too much for Plato and Socrates, morons! Aside from "that guy", the casting is brilliant. Nobody else could have been the hero, the swordsman, the giant, the princess, or the other characters. It's near perfect.

The movie is so good that even a soul as black and talentless as Billy Crystal's could not tarnish it (which is why it's not perfect). Crystal is almost funny in this movie - even though he is way too far over the top - which is incredibly more than that which we've become accustomed.

After watching this movie once, any and every viewer will find himself walking away, thinking about the various classic lines in the movie, wanting to watch it over again. And after each subsequent viewing, the movie gets better and better.

It's one of the few guarantees in cinema; when you want to watch a good movie, "The Princess Bride" is always a good choice. If it's on TV, and you have already seen it, there is a pretty good chance that you'll skip whatever show you normally watch, just so you can sit through all your favorite scenes and lines.

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