The Princess Bride Review (1987)

The Princess Bride has an elegant quirk about it that makes it slightly more entertaining than traditional romantic comedies. Though in regards to being a cult classic, I don't have much to say about it. It had no real comedic appeal nor a romantic one in my opinion. The only scene I found worth a dime was with Miracle Max. The rest of the film was predictable and drawn out aspects (such as the sword fight between Westley and Patinkin atop the cliff). Although Cary Elwes I applaud for his ability to inhibit a character that was at first extremely sweet and gentle and then instantly a tongue-and-cheek motivated swordsman/pirate. Going into technical aspects, the film was shot very oddly in my opinion. It lacked lust in it's shots specifically the sword fighting and battles in general.

The use of wide shots was overused, and some parts of the script didn't make much sense. This includes the scene where Westley is fighting off a giant rodent and doesn't have his sword and Buttercup makes no move but to stand and watch. I give this movie a half star out of five, just because it's fantasy aspects were somewhat decent (mostly the fire geysers).