The Princess Bride (1987)

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

So I totally missed the boat on this one, apparently everyone and their cat has already seen this movie. To be honest I've maybe heard of this movie once or twice and literally just the title. Before actually watching this movie I didn't even know it was about a grandfather reading to his grandson (I just assumed it was some sort of pre-inspiration for Shakespeare in Love - I have yet to sit through a whole showing of that too).

But ultimately this movie was totally worth watching. The grandpa/grandson interactions were adorable *cute little boy telling grandpa that he was too manly to listen to a fairytale about a princess* and the characters were lovable; my favorite being Inigo Montoya (partially because I first loved him in Criminal Minds so watching him play some revenge-driven Spaniard was everything I could have ever wanted).

This movie encompassed for me what a classic 80's movie should have: fuzzy pictures, an easy-to-follow plot and memorable characters. There isn't a lot of extra stuff thrown into this movie and I appreciate that. Nowadays if there isn't some surprise twist at the end of the movie audiences and critics just dismiss it altogether.

I can't recall too many details about the plot, I did get a little bored in the middle (and I was watching it on tv WITH commercials *ick*), but when the credits rolled I felt satisfied (and a little disappointed that I wouldn't hear any more from Inigo).

So to that handful of people who have yet to see this movie I definitely recommend it. Rent it from the library and watch it on a rainy day when you need a pick-me-up, it's totally worth it.