Grandpa: "When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you.
The Grandson: Has it got any sports in it?
Grandpa: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...
The Grandson: Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try to stay awake."
And stay awake you will; for the first viewing, and the second, and the third and... you get the idea. I had a school friend whose family watched this movie so many times they had the whole thing memorised. You may never become that much of a fanboy but your children's pop culture education is seriously lacking if you fail to show them The Princess Bride, so get on it already! ;)
Rating: This is essential viewing!
Naughty bits: No naughty bits or course language. The only bad thing to watch out for is Prince Humperdink's haircut
Snacks: Pineapple lumps or your favourite chocolate covered snack
Family In-quotes: You will eventually reference this entire movie but we seem to use this one most often "It's possible pig"
Related Goodies:
See Cary Elwes as one of my favourite bad guys in Ella Enchanted
Other notable Rob Reiner movies: The Sure Thing and This is Spinal Tap (both not suitable for the kids though)
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