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"As You Wish" documentary featuring interviews with Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin; New audio commentary by director Rob Reiner; New audio commentary by author William Goldman; Exclusive footage shot by Cary Elwes during the making of the movie; Two original featurettes
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0. Scene Selections
1. Main Title/Grandpa's Visit [:09]
2. A Kissing Book [2:05]
3. Humperdinck's Bride [3:27]
4. Three Circus Performance [1:42]
5. The Shrieking Eels [2:35]
6. Up A Cliff [3:23]
7. The Chatty Duelists [:55]
8. "Finish Him Your Way" [4:47]
9. A Battle Of Wits [2:35]
10. Taker Of Love & Lives [3:21]
11. In The Fire Swamp [3:29]
12. The R.O.U.S.s [:54]
13. Conditional Surrender [5:26]
14. The Pit Of Despair [1:04]
15. Queen Of Garbage [4:31]
16. Alternative To Suicide [:31]
17. The Suction Machine [4:26]
18. A New Alliance [2:38]
19. ...Like A King Scorned [2:16]
20. Where Is Westley? [1:10]
21. Miracle Max [:32]
22. A Plan! [2:36]
23. "Mawwiage!" [2:39]
24. "Prepare To Die" [1:16]
25. "Gently!" [1:50]
26. On His Last Legs [3:12]
27. Bluffing [3:15]
28. End Credits [3:06]
With its tongue firmly in cheek, Rob Reiner's delightful revisionist fairy tale The Princess Bride simultaneously challenges and reaffirms the conventions of happily-ever-after stories. Once upon a time, as this particular yarn goes, there was a beautiful princess named Buttercup (Robin Wright) who was being held against her will by the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) and his dastardly henchmen. Luckily, her childhood sweetheart, now the Dread Pirate Roberts (Cary Elwes), and his newfound friend, the dashing swordsman Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), come to the fair maiden's rescue. In chronicling their adventures, director Reiner and screenwriter William Goldman tinker playfully with time-honored plot devices and counterbalance swashbuckling action with plenty of laughs. Broad character turns by Billy Crystal, Peter Falk, Carol Kane, and André the Giant give the film a loosey-goosey feel, and all the actors play it to the hilt throughout. Although the twinkles in their eyes could have made this a cloying affair, Reiner finds a nice balance, never making it feel as if they're trying too hard to have fun. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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