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By Glenc. (2) on 17 Feb 2008

I just saw this movie last night for the first time and I have to admit, it wa a letdown…

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By Jaredb. (46) on 25 Nov 2007

I remember watching this movie when I was about 8 years old. I will never forget sitting in front of the T.V…

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By Arthur Ryel-Lindsey (13) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 13 Nov 2007

A film of remarkable forwardness, honesty, and humor, built, like all fairy tales, around one message, summed up late in the script: True love…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 05 Nov 2007

One of Reiner's most entertaining films, effective as a swashbuckling epic, romantic fable, and satire of these genres…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 17 Aug 2007

One of the hottest cult videos of the 1980s, and a family classic besides, enjoyed by new generations of youngsters as well as their parents…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Aug 2007

Based on William Goldman's novel, this is a post-modern fairy tale that challenges and affirms the conventions of a genre that may not be flexible…

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By Codyc (2) on 15 Apr 2007

This is the best fantasy movie I ever saw, the fire swamp was amazing…

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By Jay Scott (240) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 13 Apr 2007

Rob Reiner's not up to it: when the movie is meant to be romantic, the tone is frequently mushy and sexless, and when it's meant to be anachronistic…

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By Del (4) on 16 Feb 2007

You'll either love it or hate it. Although slow, it's worth watching once…

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By Clay (9) on 25 Jan 2007

It's worth a watch, it's fun, but isn't 10 material at all. Many scenes are cheesy without anything to resolve it…

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By Gerrickc. (41) on 23 Apr 2006

I was surprised at the quality of this movie when I first saw it…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 28 Mar 2006

A percolating comedy. The laughs may not tear your belly up, but they're constant and they dovetail with the story…

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By Paulb. (21) on 02 Jan 2006

One of my family's all-time favorites! New ideas every time we watch it…

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By Brad Laidman (53) for Film Threat (5,156) on 06 Dec 2005

An effective comedy, an interesting bedtime tale, and one of the greatest date rentals of all time…

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By Laural. (2) on 11 Sep 2005

I have seen this movie a thousand times and each time I watch it my laughter becomes more intense…

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By Patrickd. (40) on 25 Aug 2005

A few flaws, but truly underrated by the critics. A GREAT film…

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By Steven D. Greydanus (674) for Decent Films Guide (519) on 07 Jan 2005

One of those rare satiric gems, like The Court Jester and Galaxy Quest, that doesn't just send up a genre, but honors it at the same time…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 11 Aug 2004

A seminal cult classic the exact appeal of which has always eluded me, though most of the world seems to adore it…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 20 Jul 2004

The lesson it most effectively demonstrates is that cinema has the power to turn you into a kid again. As we wish…

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By Gregory Weinkauf (347) for New Times (467) on 04 Feb 2004

Cute at the time, better as soundbites now…

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