"I held you! You never could have freed yourselves alone!!"

I agree. This is one of my all time favorite movies! I have to admit that I have not read the book even though I do own it.
This is the caliber of story that parents should consider "for kids" even though it has some fairly adult themes, like the tragic romance between the prince and...nevermind. This is definitely a movie (book?!) that everyone who likes fantasy should have in their repertoire.