The Princess Bride (1987) directed by Rob Reiner
This classic (almost forty years old!) adventure film has it all--swashbuckling action, comedy, romance, dramatic confrontations, and creative world building. The hero Westley (Cary Elwes) is a lowly farmhand in love with the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright), who likes to boss him around but has affection for him. He is unexpectedly kidnapped by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who takes no prisoners, leaving Buttercup inconsolable. Five years later, she is engaged to Prince Humperdink (Chris Sarandon), a schemer who has lots of other plans besides marriage. He has Buttercup kidnapped by a trio of brigands who will take her to Guilder, his country's sworn enemy, and leave her dead body on the frontier. As they sail off to the other coast, a ship comes up behind them, piloted by a man in black who is after the soon-to-be princess bride.
If you haven't seen this film, I don't want to spoil any surprises that come as the plot unfolds. Things move along at a great pace with a lot of character details given to the whole cast. All the actors give fine performances. The fight scenes are well-choreographed and the early sword fight between the man in black and one of the brigands is a great treat, as great as the sword play back in the 1940s and 1950s with people like Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone. The movie is very delightful and well worth watching. If you haven't seen this film, you really should.
Highly recommended.
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