![]() On the contrary, it increases the suspense, and makes what does happen quite astonishing.Rob Reiner, in only his third time out in the director's chair, does a wonderful job of translating Goldman's script to the screen. He lives." Which is not only a true statement, for that is exactly what happens, but it doesn't even come close to ruining the end of the story. At one point the grandson worriedly asks about the fate of the villain: "Who kills Humperdinck?" The grandfather calmly answers, "No one. In doing so, however, he subverts the fairy tale's typicalness, making it much more surprising and revelatory. He's constructed a framing device, wherein a grandfather is reading to his sick grandson, which allows him to make meta-fictional comments on the seemingly typical fairy tale being told. William Goldman, in his role as adaptor of the book into a screenplay, remains fiercely loyal to this proposition. That is, it would leave in the high drama and action and romance, while curbing the back-stories and superfluous exposition. ![]() Which in turn allows the filmmakers to subvert character types, and insert some true surprises into the story.Which, to make a long point even longer, is the whole ethos of the filmWilliam Goldman's book "The Princess Bride", on which this film is based, intended to tell only the 'good parts' version of the story of Westley and Buttercup. The sweeping anonymity of the company allowed the film to do two things: first, the audience isn't distracted by the presence of the Big Star and second, unknown actors allow for no preconceived notions of their characters. On top of that, most of the rest of the cast was unknown to me as well (except for the one non-actor, Monsieur Roussimoff, a.k.a. Sure, it's apparent now, given the benefit of hindsight, but because of the actor's anonymity at the time I never made the obvious connection. "I remember when I first saw this movie, around age 13, I had no idea who the Man in Black was through the entirety of the first act. The Princess Bride 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray + DVD).Princess Bride: 25th Anniversary Edition.The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition).The Princess Bride - Dread Pirate Edition.MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, Family Films, Science Fiction & Fantasyįormat: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Dubbed,Subtitled Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy Actors: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Christopher GuestĬreators: Adrian Biddle, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Jeffrey Stott, Norman Lear, Steve Nicolaides, William Goldman
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