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>Princess Bride?
>The characters there weren't exactly, ah, Chekovian in their depth.
True, but I still cared about them.
Maybe it was that guy that was trying to avenge his father throughout the movie, it made you really pull for him .
And there was a constant level of intrigue & humor in Princess Bride that got me. I didn't get that with Stardust.
eh... go see Stardust, prove me wrong. But I'm guessing it won't have anywhere near the same following as P.Bride did.