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Connor Noch - http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-princess-bride-1987 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/princess-bride-1987-movie-review/

De'Janae Harris - http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2013/03/the-princess-bride/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theprincessbridepgkempley_a0ca4d.htm

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Annotated Bibliography

Roger, Ebert. “The Princess Bride.” RogerEbert.com. Robert Ebert. October 9th, 1987. Web. 11/18/2013  Ebert begins his review summarizing the plot of this movie. He gives a brief overview of the entire plot, talking about the main characters of Buttercup (The Princess) and Prince Humperdinck. After this however, he leaves covering the plot and talks about how the audiences will relate to this movie. He says “...‘The Princess Bride’ reveals itself as a sly parody of sword and sorcery movies, a film that somehow manages to exist on two levels at once: While younger viewers will sit spellbound at the thrilling events on the screen, adults, I think, will be laughing a lot.” This was an important part of this review because it covers, more or less, all individuals who would be considered an audience and how they will react to the film and is a quite accurate description of that. Ebert then comes back to the plot of the story, talking about the characters who are met along the way and how off the wall they are. He doesn’t give out any spoilers but essentially just focuses on the ideas the director, Rob Reiner, had when it came to these characters involvements in the story and how well they fit into the grand scheme. Ebert rounds out his review by talking about how the movie was based off of the book written by William Goldman and finishes with his own personal quotable review saying, “It is filled with good-hearted fun, with performances by actors who seem to be smacking their lips and by a certain true innocence that survives all of Reiner's satire. And, also, it does have kissing in it.”
 * Connor Noch**

James, Berardinelli. “The Princess Bride.” reelviews. reelviews. n.d web 18 Nov. 2013.
 * James Richardson **

 This review starts with a quote from the move “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." and how it has become one of the most repeated quotes of William Goldman’s movies. Berardinelli goes on to talk about how this movie is for everyone, that its fun and action packed for kids while the dialog is more geared towards the older generations. From here Berardinelli dives into a synopsis of the movie highlighting some of the more memorable parts. After his great synopsis of the movie Berardinelli goes into the history and making of the movie, telling of the struggles of William Goldman to get it on the big screen. Next Berardinelli talks about the cast and what a great choice he felt they were. Lastly he gives credit were its due and states that “Since its release more than 15 years ago, The Princess Bride has often been copied, but never equaled.” Berardinelli gave this movie for out of five stars and throughout his review you could feel his love of the movie.  Kempley, Rita. “'The Princess Bride' (PG).” The Washington Post. The Washington Post. n.d. Web. 18 Nov 2013.
 * De'Janae Harris **

Kempley starts her comedic review stating the director of the movie. She states how it is a story within a story. The story of Buttercup and Westley. Westley, a farm boy and pirate, is played by Cary Elwes and Buttercup, a princess, is played by Robin Wright. This is Wrights first title role in a film. It is being told by a grandfather to his bedridden grandson. According to Kempley, the characters are classics. Buttercup believes Westley has died and agrees to marry a horrible prince. She is then captured by ruffians and the story begins. The story is set in the abandoned castles and hills of England. The screenplay was first written as a novel by William Goldman, who amended the script for the director Rob Reiner, in 1973. Reiner liked the idea of the growing relationship between the grandfather and his grandson. The two stop the story to bicker and bond. Kempley believes that “The Princess Bride” is a movie that "teaches but never preaches." It is a look at how amazing true love is.

