What is there to say? Anything about one of the best movies ever made can only be delightful. Elwes and his co-writer do a very good job of telling the story of production and craft that went into making this movie, as well as the personalities behind the characters. Like a fine piece of chocolate crafted by Miracle Max, this went down SO smoothly..... ( )

An absolutely enchanting memoir from the star of The Princess Bride. He begins at the beginning with the creation of the story and the early encounters with it by himself and many of the of the crew. After a brief synopsis of his early career, he picks up the story with getting cast, meeting everyone, the many adventures making the film, and some of the adventures of having made it.

Interspersed are additional memories from Rob Reiner and most of the cast. The result is an absolute must read/listen for any fan of the film.

I highly recommend listening to the audio book, in order to hear not only Cary Elwes' warm narration, but also his spot-on voice impressions of Rob Reiner and Andre the Giant and several others. ( )

Some fun anecdotes from the cast.
Bit gushy but then again it was a pretty special movie ( )

This is a memoir of the making of The Princess Bride. I was expecting more behind the scenes, funny stories of cast members or things that happened on set. This was a little more technical than that although there were definitely stories about Andre and some of the other cast members. The quotes from Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, etc., were a nice little side bit of information, a different point of view of whatever Cary was talking about at the moment. He goes into detail on how the stunts were done, the sets, locations, ups and downs of different things.

All in all, this was an interesting read. If you are just looking for stories about how much Billy Crystal made everyone laugh, or gossipy stories about things that may have happened on set, then this isn't for you. It is definitely about the actual making of the movie. A good read for anyone who is a big fan of the movie. ( )

My book reading challenge this year includes a book, "guaranteed to bring you joy". I knew right away that this was that book. I am a huge fan of William Goldman's, "The Princess Bride" and reading Cary Elwes' account of making the movie was exactly that, a joy.

Elwes' style of writing is easy and entertaining. I could hear his voice in my head, as I could for each person, while he recounted conversations among the cast or if I read an insert in the book by someone else, from people like Rob Reiner, André the Giant, and Billy Crystal.

I will watch the movie with fresh eyes (even though I am excited to watch it at anytime) because now I know of the special camaraderie between the cast, the grueling hours taken to perform "the world's greatest swordfight" , or even the kiss "that left them all behind".

I recommend reading this to anyone who has ever enjoyed the movie. And, if you haven't seen it, then WATCH IT. Then read this book. You too will come away with a joyful experience. ( )