Stardust (Spoilers)

[GSHamster]

I went and saw this yesterday. I'm surprised there isn't a thread up already.

It's a good fantasy/fairytale, kind of in the Princess Bride vein. I enjoyed it a lot, but can't help but feel like something was missing. Just not sure what that something was.

Thoughts?

 

[Truth Seeker]

Honestly...a great cast and it didn't let me down.

 

[Klaus]

Saw the trailer prior to Transformers, and it totally turned me down.

 

[GSHamster]

Saw the trailer prior to Transformers, and it totally turned me down.

It's not really like the trailer. It's less actiony and more romantic.

 

[frankthedm]

It's less actiony and more romantic.

Ah, a chick flick. Thanks for the warning.

 

[joshhg]

Yeah, Stardust is one of the few Neil Gaiman books I won't (or haven't yet) read, because it is targeted to teenage girls. I've been told it is a great book, and it would make a good movie, but it just isn't what I want.

Still thinking about going and seeing it, just to boost ticket sales so they will make more Neil Gaiman movies.

 

[SteelDraco]

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm going to some time in the next week or so. But you have to remember - the story was written and intended to be a FAIRY TALE. That implies a certain target audience, and an expectation about the simplicity of the tale. Personally, I really like it. It's much simpler than most of Gaiman's books, but it's also quite enjoyable. It's light fare.

 

[GSHamster]

Ah, a chick flick. Thanks for the warning.

In the same way as The Princess Bride is a chick flick. It's actually really hard to describe what it is. It's ... a fairy tale, comes closest.

It's actually quite good, and worth seeing, imo.

 

[Crothian]

It was a really good book. I haven't seen the movie yet.

 

[SteelDraco]

In the same way as The Princess Bride is a chick flick.

Is this a kissing book?