As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)

Entertaining and enlightening, 26 November 2017

I was one of those fortunate enough to see The Princess Bride in the theaters back in 1987. My wife and I recently shared the film with our oldest son (I'm happy to say he enjoyed it) and I stumbled on this little "making of" short. It's obvious that the people in the movie look back on it fondly. Their stories are told with a great deal of love and humor. I think my favorite bits have to be the casts' recollections of working with Andre the Giant. I especially like the story of Andre putting his huge hand on Robin Wright's head to help keep her warm. He seemed like such a sweet man. It's just one of the many interesting bits I picked up watching this short.

As for a rating, I'll use the scale I always use with documentaries and shorts. Was it entertaining? Does it do what it intended to do? The answer to both is "yes". Even though I was left wanting more, the 20+ minute runtime is filled with so many good memories and stories, it's impossible to watch this short as a fan of the film and not be entertained and enlightened. Very nicely done.

8/10