The Good pick: "The Princess Bride" and "The Notebook" pair up on Friday

Choosing two films for a double feature is like pairing a good wine with your cheese course: Sure, you can enjoy each one individually, but if you’re going to package them together, you’d better make sure it works.

The double feature on Friday at the Aero Theatre is like a delicious burrata paired with a glass of Charles Shaw: It’s the masterpiece “The Princess Bride,” followed by “The Notebook.” “The Princess Bride,” released in 1987 and directed by the wonderful Rob Reiner, is an absolute. A grandfather (Peter Falk) reads to his sick grandson (Fred Savage) a tale of love and adventures and Rodents of Unusual Size. The devoted and dashing young farmhand Westley (Cary Elwes) quests for his beautiful sweetheart Buttercup (Robin Wright), encountering along the way André the Giant as a wrestler named Fezzik, Mandy Patinkin as the fencing master Inigo Montoya and Wallace Shawn in one of the most quotable roles in movie history.

It seems jarring to pair such greatness with “The Notebook,” which is, in short, a Nicholas Sparks movie. It may very well be the best Sparks movie ““ it’s certainly better than “The Last Song” ““ and it does have Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in the lead roles, but their presence just makes you wish harder for a stronger script. “The Notebook” is the love story as emotional exploitation, and the last 10 minutes of the film, which leave you with the couple in the later years, are uncomfortable and unnecessary. I’d suggest you arrive at 7:30 p.m., watch “The Princess Bride,” then go out for a nice drink.