Stardust

[GregMcduck]

Hahahahaha!

What the hell was that?

[Junkyard]

So, you've watched it, and were unimpressed/confused by it? Please, my friend, elaborate.

[Sharktopus]

I love Neil Gaiman's work, but I'm not exactly jumping up and down to see Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer in anything these days.

[BathTub]

I have the book, been a long time since I've read it, but I will admit that the trailers did nothing for me.

[Tripe]

Plus it has Sienna Miller in it. And I'll happily avoid any film she's in, or at least wait till I can get it on a rented DVD.

[Hebs]

I have the book, been a long time since I've read it, but I will admit that the trailers did nothing for me.

I agree - I just couldn't get into the 'excited' mode.  Any movie that has so many celebrities must be compensating for a  crappy movie.

[GregMcduck]

Ok, so that it's clear, I did not like Stardust, and here are 20 reasons why:

1) Our two main heroes, Tristan (Charlie Cox) and Yvaine (Claire Danes) haven't half a brain between them. Tristan is the most clueless person to ever appear on the silver screen, and despite having watched the world for eternity in space, Yvaine couldn't drain water from her boots with instructions on the heel, and serves as nothing but as the damsel in distress. A more a-typical damsel then your typical Super Mario princesses.

2) Ian McKellen needs to replace Morgan Freeman as your go-to for narrations, but Ian was sorely underused here. When I needed to understand what was going on, he was nowhere in sight.

3) For those who think Robert De Niro has finally taken a semi-serious role again as an air pirate, think again. His role in Stardust is more goofy then Meet the Fockers and Shark Tale combined.

4) So, are the princes good guys or bad guys? They can't seem to make up their mind on that.

5) Just a personal irk, but there are way too many animal sacrifices going on.

6) Pointless Characters Vol 1: The Fortune Teller, The Scientist in the opening, the Bishop, the Two Witch Sisters.

7) So there are these candles and yeah whatever

In about two days time, Tristan changed from a helpless loser to a suave gentlemen who is also an expert swordsman.

9) It's a magic chain! Nobody can break it! Magic chain! NOT BREAK!.... oh, except to you, Mr. Unicorn.

10) Way too many sweeping mountain shots. Close to 20 minutes of pure LOTR-esque sweeping mountain shots.

11) Pointless Characters Vol 2: The Shopkeeper played by that guy from the UK "The Office", the Guard, the Goat Keeper after the 2nd act ("You! Come with me! We will ride around for an hour and then I'll just leave you! Don't ask me why I brought you in the first place!").

12) "Let's see, I could find my mother, whom I've always wondered about all these years, or I can find some star crap so I can get in bed with the hot chick down the street that doesn't really like me. Hmm, mom or hot chick? Hot chick." *lights candle*

13) It's a 150 years ago, but they have record players?

14) Peter O'Toole does not get a big enough part to get nominated and then not win an Academy Award again. Watching Peter O'Toole not get an Academy Award is the Hollywood version of watching a nerd get his books knocked out of his hand.

15) The soundtrack? You could swap it with the one for Narnia and I couldn't tell them apart.

16) "Well, I'm storming this castle full of evil women that I have to kill. Oh, look, a woman! What's that? You say you're my mom, even though I've never met you before? Well, hugs all around!"

17) I thought I had Matthew Vaughn's style pinned when he made Layer Cake. This is like, anti-Layer Cake. And now he's doing Thor? What's this Matthew Vaughn guy all about.

18) The whole film is basically a series of episodes, with only the tiniest of threads to put them all together.

19) So, girl gets chased by witch for the entire two hour film. She's cornered by the witch, and all hope seems lose, when "Hey, I forgot, I have this super special power was not mentioned in the first two hours, and it will blow up the witch but nothing else!" And then she uses it.

20) Did you just read #19? Yeah.

Spoilerfied by torgosPizza just in case people who haven't seen the movie yet don't want to have plot details mentioned.

[starfighter]

    You seem to have missed the point.  Stardust is fantasy.  The comparisons to The Princess Bride are apt, since this movie is going to have its own dedicated bunch of fans 10 or 20 years from now.  She's a fallen star for cryin' out loud.   You need to let your "suspension of disbelief" kick in and enjoy the action, comedy, romance for what it is and not try to apply real world rules to it. 
      Michelle P. was excellent.  It's nice to have her back in movies even if Hairspray isn't my cuppa tea.  It's great that guys like DeNiro and Gervais can shine in small supporting roles.   I'm not that familiar with this Sienna Miller that you have such a bug about. Was she the blonde? If so, she played a pretty little prick-tease. Not a lot of depth there, but there wasn't supposed to be.
      This really is an adult fairy tale that deserved a bigger audience during the same weekend that Rush Hour 3 proved to be a really worn-out concept whose better years are long gone.

[GregMcduck]

I don't think "suspension of disbelief" covers most of the things I mentioned.

[anais.jude]

I don't think "suspension of disbelief" covers most of the things I mentioned.

I am going to have to agree with you there, Mr. McDuck.

[PlayMSTie]

It was okay. There were some things I liked about it, but then there were some things that were just plain weird -- not in a good way, but in an over-the-top scenery-chewing way.

[gbeenie]

I just saw this last night. Completely delightful.

[Tripe]

I just saw this last night. Completely delightful.

Just as a matter of interest would you have liked Godfather II more if DeNiro had worn a frock?

I mean I would have.

[gbeenie]

I just saw this last night. Completely delightful.

Just as a matter of interest would you have liked Godfather II more if DeNiro had worn a frock?

I couldn't say for certain at this juncture. Try me. 

[mrbasehart]

Plus it has Sienna Miller in it. And I'll happily avoid any film she's in, or at least wait till I can get it on a rented DVD.

Really? Why? I saw her in Factory Girl a couple of months back and she was excellent.  I think unfortunately she's become known as someone for her sex life with Jude Law rather than her acting talent.