Stardust (Spoilers)

[freyar]

Just saw it yesterday; wife and I both liked it. Not quite as good as The Princess Bride, but definitely good. Honestly, I wasn't that thrilled with the one Gaiman book I'd read and just figured he was too grim and gritty for me, but maybe I'll go find Stardust somewhere.

BTW, the theater was pretty full yesterday afternoon.

 

[Particle_Man]

There is a teenage girl inside me, fighting to get out?

For the record, I am a 35 year old male and I liked the movie (and the graphic novel it is based on). Haven't read the print novel that came between the graphic novel and the movie.

I was a little sad that the prophecy angle wasn't nearly as prominent as in the book, but you can't have everything.

 

[Archetype]

LOVED IT....best D&D movie....EVAR!

Heh, don't know what all the Romance Kooties reaction is all about.

Stardust had more genuine Dungeons & Dragons elements than most movies *intended* to be a D&D/fantasy action movie:

* an awesome Eberron-style Pirate Air Galleon, using some House Cannith apparatis as "lightning bolt collectors."
* village Commoner levels up, takes Swashbuckler Prestige class.
* Baleful Polymorph used often and correctly.
* a spellcaster who knows how to phrase a limiting geas spell.
* duel-wielding pirate swordplay (and a TWF dagger witch).
* everyone and his brother (literally) using some form of Runic Divination to navigate around the world like a magical GPS system.
* multiple Burning Hands spells used to good effect, with "saves for half damage" even...LOL
* a unique Undead Voodoo swordfight unlike any other I've seen...
* and so on...

I also think that this was the best movie of Summer 2007, and am glad I jumped in to see it on impulse. (And you *have* to see it just for De Niro's character...priceless.)

 

[Pyrex]

Sky pirates, witches, magic, swordfights, ghosts, and humor - I couldn't have asked for much more.

I'm with you there, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Is it going to go down as an instant classic of modern cinema? Probably not.

Is it as good as The Princess Bride, which it's constantly compared to? Probably not, but time will tell.

Is it going to end up on my 'frequently watched when home on rainy days' DVD shelf next to The Princess Bride? Absolutely.

 

[WayneLigon]

Loved it. I liked it a lot better than Princess Bride, actually. Seeing Robert de Niro do a flaming airship pirate is worth the price of admission.

Interesting trivia: the guy who plays Tristan's dad at 18 during the first scene is the guy who will be playing Prince Caspian.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I also am putting it in the best movie of the year category. I am also normally not inclined to see movies and have really high standards. The last movie I would rate as a 10 was RotK. This one I give a 9 to and I think offhand that there are only about a half dozen movies in the last 5-10 years that rate that high with me (with the LotR movies being 3 of them).

I agree that there was some spark missing which would have made it a 10 but still overall has just about everything.

Not sure what all the hate for Claire Daines is about. I thought she was extremely atractive (more so than normal) and the perfect casting for her role. I do agree that Michelle Pfeiffer has also definitely maintained her looks.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Random question

Since I may not get a chance to see it till DVD... does the star turn into a chunk of rock when she passes the Wall?

 

[Klaus]

For those of you who read the novel, what changed/got removed?

 

[Shayuri]

Since I may not get a chance to see it till DVD... does the star turn into a chunk of rock when she passes the Wall?

[sblock]Sort of. A lock of her hair turns into mineral dust. "Stardust," it's called by whatsherface the evil superficial girl. Hence the title, I guess. But the star never actually goes over the wall in the movie.[/sblock]

On reading all the reviews, I dunno. I guess I just don't know how to pick 'em. First Transformers, now this. My ego is shattered. I...I'd better sit down.

 

[WayneLigon]

Since I may not get a chance to see it till DVD... does the star turn into a chunk of rock when she passes the Wall?

She doesn't. Tristan cuts off a lock of her hair while she's sleeping to show his former would-be ex-girlfriend that at least he did indeed do what he said he'd do, and goes over the wall. Some byplay, then she says his handkerchief is just full of stardust. He opens it, letting this grey glitter cascade out. He realizes what this means and runs like the wind back to the Wall. She's just about to cross over the wall when she's stopped by Tristan's mom.