Review of The Princess Bride (1987) by Nelson M — 04 Jun 2012

Rob Reiner's charming fairy tale film which stands out among the rest. Complete with humor, style, unique characters, it doesn't suffer from the boring didactic which many fantasy films will do.

Instead, we have a smart film that knows what it wants to be, harkening to the novels Terry Pratchett would be beginning to write around this time. Unlike many films in which a lot of walking takes place, we feel as if we are on an adventure as well as a real sense of danger when the danger is constantly around our heroes.