New movie - Stardust

Supercow · 1 Sep 2007 at 10:40

Really looking forward to this.
Haven't seen any good fantasy/adventure movies in a while and im hoping this one turns out well.

Anything fantasy/adventure out at the moment thats any good?

bledd · 1 Sep 2007 at 10:44

i came across this on the ricky gervais website, looks a little strange, but i'll use my ugc card to go and see it

NokkonWud · 1 Sep 2007 at 12:44

Is this the one Jonathan Ross' wife wrote?

dafloppyone · 1 Sep 2007 at 15:04

seen it... its alright

Burt · 1 Sep 2007 at 16:05

I thought it was pretty good! Saw it at the Edinburgh Film Festival incase you're wondering.

Converge · 1 Sep 2007 at 17:45

NokkonWud said:
Is this the one Jonathan Ross' wife wrote?

It is indeed

manveruppd · 1 Sep 2007 at 19:09

Can't be, it's a novel by Neil Gaiman, so unless he's had a sex change and married Jonathan Ross my guess is she simply wrote the screenplay adaptation...

Beowulf coming out soon, also written by Gaiman - guy's finally getting the big screen recognition he deserves! (Guy who wrote the Sandman comics and the novel American Gods if you don't know)

Musicofthemind · 2 Sep 2007 at 10:23

I saw this movie about a month ago when i was in America..
I wasn't really expecting much but i have to admit that i enjoyed it..

nice to see RG in it as he made me laugh out with all the yanks not knowing who he is i was made to look quite the fool lol

good movie!

C64 · 3 Sep 2007 at 04:46

Jonathan woss's wife wrote the screenplay.

delta555 · 3 Sep 2007 at 05:18

I've been waiting for some more movies based on Gaiman's books. I will probably watch this one later in the week (In the US at the moment on holiday)

krooton · 22 Oct 2007 at 13:11

Very enjoyable film, if a bit slow to start.

Porbably my fave of the year so far, almost like The Princess Bride 20 years later, but not quite as good

v0n · 22 Oct 2007 at 13:48

It's floppy, partially because some of the cast is running on fumes (Claire Danes, could she be any more absent minded in this movie) but mainly because main character was miscasted. It was Heath Ledger/Orlando Bloom type of role, which was given to away for pennies to unknown actor with highly annoying facial expressions. The kind of guy you would mock on corridor for being prima donna of school ballet, before he takes on "trendy" metro licked look with hair neat comb over from back to front and a bit of glitter foundation to highlight his eyes. The kind of guy your mum would like your sister to go to prom with - the safe choice - clearly non outed gay, but not yet a raving queen. The 5th member of a marginal boyband, the one who's name no one remembers but will sort of reckognize few years later in some Strictly Ballroom Dancing compeition thanks to permanent teletubby facial expression. That's the lead in Stardust.

CHokKA · 22 Oct 2007 at 14:23

v0n said:
It's floppy, partially because some of the cast is running on fumes (Claire Danes, could she be any more absent minded in this movie) but mainly because main character was miscasted. It was Heath Ledger/Orlando Bloom type of role, which was given to away for pennies to unknown actor with highly annoying facial expressions. The kind of guy you would mock on corridor for being prima donna of school ballet, before he takes on "trendy" metro licked look with hair neat comb over from back to front and a bit of glitter foundation to highlight his eyes. The kind of guy your mum would like your sister to go to prom with - the safe choice - clearly non outed gay, but not yet a raving queen. The 5th member of a marginal boyband, the one who's name no one remembers but will sort of reckognize few years later in some Strictly Ballroom Dancing compeition thanks to permanent teletubby facial expression. That's the lead in Stardust.

I have no idea why, but something tells me that you didn't really like the guy that plays the lead part?

I'm off to see this on Wednesday and I'm really looking forward to it. I have been waiting for a good fantasy film with a decent story and this seems to be it.

Meridian · 22 Oct 2007 at 16:44

manveruppd said:
Beowulf coming out soon, also written by Gaiman

How old is he - Beowulf was written in the eighth century. I assume you mean "Turned into a comic by Neil Gaiman"?

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~J~ · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:40

Saw this a bit ago, one of the worst films I've seen all year. Absolute rubbish.

Dano · 23 Oct 2007 at 16:36

Saw it this morning, thought it was a great movie, one of the better ones I've seen this year. Bob DiNero was awesome in it and the lead was just fine, I'd rather have unknown's in place of famous actors for the lead most times though.

CHokKA · 24 Oct 2007 at 15:35

~J~ said:
Saw this a bit ago, one of the worst films I've seen all year. Absolute rubbish.

Care to elaborate on this?

Supercow · 24 Oct 2007 at 21:10

Hmm guess im gonna just have to go see for myself if i like this or not... think I will

MrWhippy · 24 Oct 2007 at 21:36

just been to see this. loved it. one of the best films i have ever seen, top 5 probably.

a real original, fantasy, fairytale, adventure, feel good movie.

recommended.

can't believe it isn't being marketed more.

~J~ · 24 Oct 2007 at 22:26

CHokKA said:
Care to elaborate on this?

I just didn't like the story to be honest. I tried, really I did, the bit where he jumped over the stone wall for the first time I expected to have so much more. (I'm trying not to spoil it for those who haven't seen it).

The scene where the princes were trying to get the upper hand on each other I thought was really poor. The king's acting was awful.

I know loads of said it, but it just reminded me of The Princess Bride, and a poor version of it.

It did pick up a bit towards the end, especially with RDN appeared, but the first hour I was bored, restless and just felt like I was waiting too long before anything interesting happened.