The Princess Bride
98 minutes,
USA (1987), PG
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(4.8 / 58 votes)
(4.8 / 58 votes)
Jovial swashbuckler directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Goldman. A young boy is non-plussed when his grandfather starts to read him a bedtime story - until it comes to life
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The Princess Bride: The contradictory notion that a film can appeal to children of all ages accidentally yielded a masterpiece - The Wizard of Oz. The Princess Bride, a commonplace fairytale movie slackly adapted by Goldman from his own novel, was no such thing. The action is undercut by adult knowingness that nudges towards satire, and the result is very much a curate's egg...
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