Stardust

[juldea]

First off - spoiler-free post.

Stardust is awesome. It literally inspires awe. I have enjoyed it more than any new movie in a long time. It is not perfect, but it is very, very, very good.

It is a fairy tale. It is fluffy. However, it is also funny and clever. It is a movie that children can be taken to see, and they will be confused at some points when their parents crack up but they will not see anything they shouldn't - violence included. There are fights and murders, but nothing horrendously gory happens.

About 15 minutes into the film, after all the plotlines had been introduced, I turned to alexx_kay and said, "I figured out how the movie ends," and I was right. However, watching the movie get to that point was a pure joy.

Go into it as you would your first viewing of The Princess Bride and I don't think you'll be unhappy.

Comments

[flyingindie.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you said something, because I couldn't tell from the preview whether it would be good or totally blow 99 balls. It looked like it could go either way.

[tkitch.livejournal.com]

I'm 98% sure I got the punchline from the flippin previews on TV, but I still want to see it, it looks good.

This is definately a good recommendation.

[christhegeek.livejournal.com]

I describe it as "The Princess Bride as Terry Gilliam would have done it." And I LOVED it. So very, very much.