{"id":3621,"date":"2008-11-03T20:21:12","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2008-11-03T20:30:33","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T19:30:33","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-3rd-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/11\/03\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-3rd-november-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 3rd November 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Princess Bride<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate): One of the smartest and truly magical films of the 1980s gets re-released in a 2-disc set from Lionsgate. If you are unfamiliar with the film (which is possible as it didn’t set the box office alight in 1987) it is the story of a grandfather (Peter Falk) telling his grandson (Fred Savage) a fairy tale, which we then see unfold. It involves a fair maiden\u00a0in the fictional land of Florin\u00a0named Buttercup (Robin Wright<\/a>) who lives waiting for her true love Westley (Cary Elwes<\/a>) to return from abroad. After a few years he is believed to be dead, she\u00a0reluctantly agrees to marry the oily\u00a0Prince Humperdinck<\/a>\u00a0(Chris Sarandon<\/a>). She is then kidnapped by a trio of rogues – Vizzini (Wallace Shawn<\/a>); Fezzik (Andr\u00e9 the Giant<\/a>) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin<\/a>) and as they sail away toward the Cliffs of Insanity, they notice the pursuit of a mysterious in black which kick starts the adventure.<\/p>\n

Directed by\u00a0Rob Reiner<\/a>\u00a0and adapted by\u00a0William Goldman<\/a>\u00a0from his own 1973 novel<\/a>, it features a raft of wonderful comic performances (especially Patinkin) and is a near-perfect blend of fantasy, adventure, and romance.<\/p>\n

The features on this re-release include:<\/p>\n