The Princess Bride

Year: 1987
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Andre The Giant

Synopsis:

A young farm hand, Westley (Cary Elwes), falls in love with the lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn). Shortly after Westley is captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts, the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) takes Buttercup to be his bride. When Buttercup is kidnapped on her daily ride, her captors are pursued and defeated one by one by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who turns out to be none other than.... Westley. Prince Humperdinck then takes Buttercup back, and imprisons Westley, who must escape and defeat the evil prince, to regain his one true love.

Review:

Simply put, this is one of the best movies ever made. The story is compelling with plenty of twists to keep you guessing, and the characters are extremely well developed. The Princess Bride has pretty much anything you could want in a movie... romance, humor, and action including one of the best swordfight scenes ever. Although this isn't my favorite movie, it is definitely one of my top five.

My Rating:
10/10