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The Princess Bride
Special Edition
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Starring: |
Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk, Mandy
Patinkin, Christopher Guest, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, Andre the
Giant |
| Director: |
Rob
Reiner |
| MPAA rating: |
PG |
| Genre: |
Romance
- Adventure - Comedy |
| Studio: |
MGM Home
Entertainment |
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Movie: A |
Video: A- |
Audio: B+ |
Extras: B+ |
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Summary: Buttercup is
running a small farm with the help of a devoted "farm boy"
Westley. Through time Buttercup realizes that she
loves Westley as much as he has always loved her. Soon after
Westley departs to seek his fortune to marry his true love, Buttercup
receives news that Westley has been captured and killed by the notorious
pirate Roberts. Within weeks, Prince Humperdinck chooses Buttercup
to be his future bride. And this is where the hilarious adventures
begin. With a new anamorphic widescreen video transfer and more
bonus features, this Special Edition re-release gives us even more reasons
to like this very lovable title than before. I recommend adding "The Princess Bride" Special
Edition DVD to your collection since it is a classic high adventure and
romantic fairytale that you and your family will enjoy for many
years to come. (And you're supposed to say,
"As you wish...").
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The Story
A grandfather (Peter Falk) comes over to visit
a sick grandson (Fred Savage) and reads to him "The Princess
Bride" book that had been passed down through generations. The story
takes place at a cottage where Buttercup (Robin Wright) is running a
small farm with the help of a devoted "farm boy" Westley (Cary
Elwes). Through time Buttercup realizes that she loves Westley as
much as he has always loved her. Soon Westley departs
to seek his fortune in order to marry his true love. Buttercup
eventually receives news that
Westley has been captured and killed by the notorious pirate
Roberts. Within weeks, Prince Humperdinck chooses Buttercup to be
his future bride.
From this point on, I continue to laugh as
Buttercup and Westley experience one adventure after another. The
rhyming giant Fezzik (Andre the Giant), the "inconceivable"
self-centered Vizzini, and the good swordsman Inigo Montoya have great
comedic chemistry among themselves and with Westley. My young
fellow audience and I particularly enjoyed the scenes at the Cliff of Insanity
where Montoya and Westley engage in a wonderful word-play and sword duel.
The comedic fantasy continues through many more belly-busting comedic adventures that I will leave
for you to enjoy.
The Extras
In this re-release as a Special Edition DVD, "The Princess Bride"
comes with the following bonus features:
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"As You Wish" documentary featuring all new
interviews with Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Billy Crystal, Mandy
Patinkin and more
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New audio commentary by director Rob Reiner
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New audio commentary by author William Goldman
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Exclusive footage shot by Cary Elwes during the making
of the movie
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Collectible booklet
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Theatrical trailer
Video & Audio
The image quality of this anamorphic
widescreen DVD is very good, considerably better than the original
non-anamorphic, letterbox widescreen format due to the increased
resolution. The colors are accurate and
saturated, while shadow detail is very good. The Dolby
Digital 5.1 soundtrack is well balanced and has a
clear dialogue track.
Conclusion
I
watched this movie when it was first released fourteen years ago and it
left a wonderful impression. "The Princess Bride"
Special Edition DVD
pays tribute to that impression. It is a wonderful, heart-warming,
comedic, action and adventure movie that will delight audiences of all
ages. I would recommend this DVD for
your collection
because this is a life-long treasure that can be enjoyed by many generations to come.
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
Be sure to check out our Top 10 DVDs of the year
2001 and our list of this year's Oscar winners on DVD.
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