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Stardust (2007)
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"Take 2 cups of fantasy, add 1/2 cup of horror and a 1/4 cup comedy. Stir well and voila! the perfect recipe for this deliciously done movie! "
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Movie Journal: Stardust
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"I read the Neil Gaiman novel that Stardust is an adaptation of just a little while ago and thought it was great. Light and entertaining and yet another version of Joseph Campbell’s “A Hero’s Journey,” the story has a young man trying to find out something about himself as he tries to find a fallen star that he wants to present to the woman he loves but who doesn’t love him back. In the magical land he enters he encounters murderous princes, witches who also seek the star and eventually finds his own fate lies before him in this world. The movie doesn’t follow the book exactly but does retain most of its major plot touch-points and certainly contains it’s spirit, making the movie largely enjoyable. Everyone turns in light and effortless performances, even Robert DeNiro as a pirate who’s more concerned with his own reputation than anything else.
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Stardust (2007)
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"Released: August 10, 2007Director: Matthew Vaughn*****Part comedy, part adventure, part romance, Stardust might as well have been titled The Princess Bride Part 2. In order to win the hand (and heart) of local spoiled girl Victoria, Tristan journeys into the kingdom of Stormhold to acquire a fallen star. Competing with him on this quest is a witch (Lamia), who wants the star's heart to make her young; and a prince-Septimus-who is after a jewel around her neck which will supposedly make him king. It's a typical quest tale, filled with action spectacles, near escapes and all manner of assorted creatures. But it's a quest tale done with pinache.Imagine Lord of the Rings with a sense of humor. Not just from the good guys, but from everyone involved. If Sauron's eye peeked around rocks and trees looking for Frodo; if the ghost warriors in the third installment started talking to Aragorn about the weather...you get the idea. In fact, I wouldn't have been surprised to see the name ... "
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Stardust
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"Excellent movie! Great script, really funny characters, a fantastic, very lighthearted experience. I feel like this was the movie the Brothers Grimm film wanted to be. "
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A delightful fantasy
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"As an admitted fan of fantasy, I was very much looking forward to finally seeing Stardust. It did not disappoint. Engaging plot, a universe populated by well-developed characters, a healthy sprinkling of magic - it all comes together to serve as a wonderful stage to explore The Big Idea. Which happens to be not about an affirmation of some philosophical credo or a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, - make no mistake, the good does prevail, - but a simple lovely truth.A young man sets out to capture a fallen star, so that he can win the hand in marriage of the fairest girl in his village. Little does he know that the star - who turns out to be a beautiful, if slightly neurotic, young woman - is greatly prised by two less-then-good forces: A clan of old witches who seek to recover their youth and the remaining members of a family of fratricidal princes who seek to assert each of their claims to the vacant throne. Many perilous adventures ensue, the boy transforms hims ... "
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Stardust
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"Stardust (2007) has such a promising plot: A young man daringly goes on the other side of The Wall to retrieve a falling star for the girl he has a crush on, but he finds that the star is a beauty he grows increasingly fond of while she is pursued by a variety of nasty people. But there are so many things wrong with this movie that I do not know where to start or even whether critiquing it is worth the effort. Computer-generated special effects do not make a fairy tale. "
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The best Fantasy movie of 2007
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"The best Fantasy movie of the year! Even though the story differs in a couple of places from the original it still works and comes to a fantastic conclusion. I was astonished at how funny this movie was, it's an actual riot :). The kitschiness, however, didn't surprise me at all, but it's the magic of Neil Gaiman that it never seems over the top and always seems justified. Whether you have read Gaiman's story, go and see this movie, you'll enjoy it! :) "
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STARDUST
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"Unless you have an outrageously large DVD collection, just rent this. It's good, but probably won't have you craving too many repeat viewings over the years. I've seen so many ads for fantasy flicks in the post-Lord of the Rings era that just try too hard. They figure the grander the scale, the more satisfying the adventure. Oh how I long for the days of Princess Bride (not that there were many small scale movies like Princess Bride back then... but I can fantasize). Stardust is somewhere in the middle of the fantasy film spectrum. It isn't real close and intimate like Pan's Labyrinth (instant classic), and also isn't 4 hours long with 18 primary characters. Some of the camera shots get out of control. I don't need all the sweeping space-to-earth type shots in a story like this. Show me the journey, not an accidental blooper of Sputnik orbiting over Utah.So, what's Stardust about? Glad you asked. It's about a town in the horse-n-carria ... "
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Nice Try, But A Bit Too Sloppy ...
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"I wanted to like this movie - I really did. And it starts off great; you've got Ian McKellen narrating, cool camera effects and a princess held prisoner by a witch with a magical chain. And then the movie takes a serious nosedive. Much of the acting is subpar, there are plotholes aplenty, and the influences aren't so much referred to as ripped off from their sources (King Lear, MacBeth, The Princess Bride, etc.). There are some interesting moments, most notably Robert De Niro's entire performance (which nearly falls into the "subpar" acting I mentioned early, but he's so over-the-top it kind of works), Michelle Pfeiffer's comedic timing, and most of all, Mark William's Billy the Innkeeper character...what a great, fun, and funny role! Towards the end of the movie, I started to get extremely bored with the film and actually ended up playing Solitaire on my phone...not a good sign. Definitely made with children in mind. I don't know - chalk it up ... "
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A notable reference...
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"There was a small portion of a fight scene in the movie where it is moderately violent, but is funny at the same time. This is a notable reference to A Clockwork Orange (1971). "
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