Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Humperdinck's CastleOur hero, Westley, may not spend a great deal of time at the castle, swooping in at the very end as he does, but it's pretty much the central location. It's where Buttercup is i...

Plenty of movies have narrators. In very few of those does the narrator also get to be an actual character in the story. Lucky him.From the get-go, we're introduced to the sick (OR IS HE???) grands...

Comedy; Fantasy; RomanceThis is one of those movies that could honestly fit into any of a dozen categories. In addition to comedy, fantasy and romance, there are horror elements with the eels and R...

When William Goldman was trying to come up with a bedtime story he could tell his daughters, he asked them what they wanted to hear about. One of them said, "princesses." The other said, "brides."...

We're snapped out of our romantic reverie back to the present day when the grandpa finishes the book. Just when we think the movie's all but wrapped up, there's a moment when the grandfather turns...

PGAside from animated movies, you don't get a lot of "PG" these days. But that's the rating this one received from the MPAA. Most producers seem to think that, even with a film for younger audience...