Tuesday, November 24, 2009

STARDUST

Wow, the last 15 minutes is just %$#@# AMAZING, isn't it?

Seriously, best swordfight/chandelier/true love rescue in ... I don't know how long. Plus, Mark Strong bonus points.

(I know, I know, took me long enough.)

74 comments:

Matt said...

Yes, yes it did take you long enough.

I sat down to watch that movie without making the connection to Gaiman, so the dark humor came as a complete surprise. It was awesome.

DrGaellon said...

It's one of the few movies I've ever seen that I thought was BETTER than its literary source (I read the book after seeing the movie, and couldn't finish it, I was so bored). An outstanding movie.

Hugh Hancock said...

I really don't know how Stardust didn't get better press. Between that and Beowulf (which I also thought was really good) if it wasn't for Coraline, I'd assume there was some kind of Gaiman curse.

Mark Strong's learning the swordfight at the end without being able to see - just stunning. And the casting's fantastic too.

Unknown said...

DeNiro kind of ruined the movie for me. Badly miscast, and hammy.

Can you imagine how much more awesome it would have been if they cast Stephen Fry in the role?

John Seavey said...

I liked both the movie and the book in completely different ways, which I consider to be a pretty major freaking achievement.

(Although I think I slightly favor the book for having the other girlfriend be apologetic and more mature, instead of getting her comeuppance at the end.)

Cindy said...

I saw a prerelease and thought everything was great until the song they used for closing credits made it all come crashing down. I really need to watch it again and see if that was changed or if I just need to stop the movie before the credits start.

Mary Sue said...

I kicked myself also for waiting so long to see it, and then I became that annoying person at my office who runs around and demands everyone take it home and watch it.

@Tom See, I thought DeNiro made the film. He had too much fun spoofing, well, pretty much every other role he's ever played.

nolo said...

Count me among those who thought DeNiro was a blast in Stardust. Very fun film, and I say that as an inveterate curmudgeon when it comes to such things.

Katrina said...

Loved this movie.

@DrGaellon the text-only literary source isn't nearly as engrossing as the illustrated color edition with Charles Vess. You might enjoy that one more. They managed to capture some of that feel in the film, but I agree with @John Seavey - both are enjoyable in their own way for different reasons. I adore the battle with the unicorn that's missing from the film for instance.

Stefan Jones said...

I saw this in the theater and had a big stupid smile on my face for hours afterwards.

A worthy inheritor of the Fantasy Movie Pretty Damn Near Everybody Can Like title, held for decades by The Princess Bride.

My sister and her husband are very cautious about what movies they let my nieces watch. I mean, it's perfectly OK for them to watch Twilight and all of those horrible Disney Channel girly shows, but it took a major effort to get them to play the copy of Spirited Away I lent them.

Last winter I managed to get them to watch Stardust. The kids have watched it several times since. I've essentially written off that DVD. They're welcome to it.

@Tom: I love Stephen Fry, but I think DeNiro is better in this case because he's better able to pull off the Ruthless Pirate side of his personality.

Callie said...

Loved this movie. Didn't think I would - thought at first it would be a cheap ripoff of Princess Bride.

And the sword fight at the end is so much fun to watch! The little humorous bits throughout the movie made it that much more enjoyable.

Cam_Banks said...

My weekly D&D4E game is based on Stardust, or rather, what Stardust would have been like had Neil brought Guy Ritchie on as a director. But same idea of a town/settlement on the border of Faerie, noble intrigues, magical curses, etc.

Unknown said...

I haven't seen the movie, but have been a long-time admirer of the badly under-appreciated Mark Strong. Saw him years ago in "Closer" in the role Clive Owen originated. He's an amazing actor and a leading man in search of a leading man's role.

PCat said...

I had tons of cognitive dissonance the first time I saw the movie; I'd read the four-part illustrated book several times, and Charles Vess's illustrations had given me a very specific image of what faerie was like. When the movie got these "wrong" (such as Tristan's mom) it ruined my suspension of disbelief. I walked out of the theater knowing that I hadn't been able to give it a fair shot.

Seeing it a second time was much more fun! By then I'd separated the two in my mind, and the completely new ending was fun instead of awkward.

- Kevin

Red said...

Listened to the book on tape, read by Gaiman himself. Then I read the book with Vess's illustrations. Next will be the movie.

I try not to compare the adaptations to the original, because different mediums offer different tools for storytelling. So I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.

By the way, have you read Gaiman's American Gods? Now, I picture Christian Kane (complete with that awesome hair) as Shadow. Somebody please make that movie!

Inconstant Reader said...

Went to see that when it was first released, whole family loved it, and I recommended it to *everybody*. But then it vanished from theaters immediately. Seemed to get very negative critical reaction as well.

Loved the book as well, but obviously they're quite different works.

And I agree with those who enjoyed DeNiro.

Sihaya said...

"(I know, I know, took me long enough.)"

That's okay; the fun people always come to the party fashionably late.

TMBF said...

I thought it couldn't hold a candle to the book.

But now I'm beginning to think they're both very different animals, and that the thing about Gaiman's stuff that always gets lost in adaptation is his tone.

Sean Hansen said...

Plus Robert Deniro as a gay sky-pirate(seriously). I'm fairly sure the man could make eating a sandwich fascinating.

Prankster said...

Yeah, I was disappointed by this, having read the book first. The book is hardly a classic, but it's genuinely romantic and poignant, something the movie seems to go out of its way to strip from the story, turning it into a mindless FX spectacle.

(SPOILERS)

The movie's biggest screwup is turning Victoria into a villain. The whole point of the book was that Tristran was a hopeless romantic who wanted to prove his love to her, and she saw sending him to retrieve a falling star before she would marry him as a perfect way to let him down easy, since she was already engaged. She had no ill intentions, and--and this is the important part--she never expected him to actually try and bring the star back, let alone succeed. The fact that Tristran then runs out and actually does it, meeting his actual true love in the process, is what makes the story surprising and touching.

The movie, weirdly, goes to great lengths to eliminate any of this nuance or surprise, becoming thuddingly predictable and incredibly boring, not to mention insulting to the viewer's intelligence. You could argue that Vaughn was pitching the story at a younger audience, but...why? The cool thing about the book, and much of Gaiman's work, is that it's pitched at a genuinely adult level, with complex characterizations and narratives that aren't easily resolved by killing the bad guy. But apparently the fact that this was a fantasy story turned these features into bugs.

It's one thing to see a good story be mishandled, it's another to see everything that made it good be methodically and deliberately removed. It's akin to what Zemeckis just perpetrated on "A Christmas Carol".

Tim said...

When, oh when, will this movie be put on Blu-ray? It's already beautiful on DVD, but would be STUNNING in high def. (There is an HD DVD version, but I have no player for that.)

Anonymous said...

I thought it was a piece of shit. But who am I? Just some anonymous jackoff on the internet. The fantasy world didn't seem internally consistent and none of the characters compelling.

Anonymous said...

For what it's worth, I agree with Prankster that the character of Victoria seemed to have been made more two dimensional for the movie.

Obat Keputihan Alami Untuk Ibu Hamil said...

This was a fantastic article. Really loved reading your we blog post. The information was very informative and helpful...

Anonymous said...

Penyakit ini umumnya muncul karena penderita mengejan terlalu keras pada saat buang air besar. Dengan mengejan terlalu keras, maka pembuluh darah di sekitar anus dapat melebar dan pecah menimbulkan infeksi dan pembengkakan yang berakhir pada masalah wasir atau ambeien tersebut.

Unknown said...

Penderita Penyakit kondiloma atau Kutil Kelamin yang telah terinveksi disarankan untuk segera melakukan pengobatan secepat mungkin sebelum Virus HPV penyebab kutil kelamin makin banyak berkembang biak di dalam sel darah makin lama dibiarkan akan memperparah kondisi organ vital karena kutil kelamin akan terus membesar sehingga terlihat seperti jengger ayam untuk penderita yang baru tertular kurang dari satu bulan biasanya akan lebih cepat ditanggulangi obat kutil kelamin Paling ampuh dari De Nature dan terbaik ada hanya di http://obatkutildikemaluan.blogdetik.com/ untuk mendapatkan informasi yang lebih jelas mengenai pengobatan kutil pada kelamin silahkan kontak langsung di nomer 0852 808 77 999 atau 0859 7373 5656 Bagaimana mengobati Ambeien itu sendiri. pengobatan yang terbaik untuk Ambeien adalah dari luar dan dalam sehingga Ambeien benar benar tuntas dan tidak akan kambuh lagi. obat Ambeien terbaik "Ambeclear dari De Nature" AlamiAdalah obat Ambeien herbal yang memang terbaik untuk mengobati Ambeien, dan sudah terdaftar di badan obat dan makanan (BPOM) dengan nomer registrasi POM TR: 133 374 041. terbuat dari bahan alami antara lain terdiri Daung Ungu, Mahkota Dewa dan Kunyit Putih.

Unknown said...

cara mengobati kutil kelamin pada wanita tanpa harus menggunakan operasi cukup dengan menggunakan obat khusus kutil kelamin paling manjur dari klinik de nature manjurserta sangat aman untuk ibu hamil

Unknown said...

Penyakit kencing nanah bisa disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor seperti seks bebas, penularan, virus hpv, lingkungan, gaya hidup dan lainnya, Maka dari itu kita harus waspada dengan penyakit kencing nanah ini, karena penyakit kencing nanah sangatlah berbahaya, Namun untuk anda yang menderita penyakit kencing nanah, maka anda tidak perlu khawatir,

Unknown said...

Bagi anda yang sedang mencari obat herbal buat kencing nanah atau gonore, kami sarankan untuk memilih obat herba dari De Nature dengan nama Gang jie dan Gho Siah sebagai pengobatan alternatif tradisional alami untuk kencing nanah atau gonore.

Unknown said...

Berapa Harga untuk Obat Wasir Ambeien alami daun ungu AmbeclearAmbeien adalah gangguan atau penyakit yang terjadi pada saluran pencernaan manusia

Pengobatan Ambeien Wasir said...

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Unknown said...

Bukan hanya pengobatan medis saja tapi ada juga pengobatan rumah alami yang dapat digunakan untuk menyingkirkan penyakit kutil kelamin ini. Intinya, karena kutil ini muncul di daerah yang sensitif, maka anda harus mencari pengobatan yang terbaik pada kulit Anda dan jika diperlukan juga dibantu dengan tenaga medis yang professional. Sebab dokter akan menjadi sumber informasi yang baik untuk mengobati penyakit ini.

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

ayo belajar berhitung 1

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

MANTAB * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

obar herbal manjur alami said...

MANTAB * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *******

Unknown said...

Cara yang sering di lakukan untuk menghilangkan kutil kelamin adalah dengan cara pembedahah atau operasi, cara ini tentu memerlukan dana yang tidak sedikit. metode Pilihan pembedahan yang dapat Anda lakukan

Unknown said...

MANTAB * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **********

Unknown said...

Kenali penyebab penyakit kencing bernanah sehingga cara mengobati
penyakit kencing nanah dan infeksi saluran kencing nanah dapat dilakukan
dengan benar.

Pengobatan Ambeien Wasir said...

wkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwk

Unknown said...

Bukan hanya pengobatan medis saja tapi ada juga pengobatan rumah alami yang dapat digunakan untuk menyingkirkan penyakit kencing bernanah ini. Maka anda harus mencari pengobatan yang terbaik pada penyakit Anda dan jika diperlukan juga dibantu dengan tenaga medis yang professional.

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

Bismillahhirrohmaanirrokhim.... *************************

Unknown said...

Kadang disertai
dengan sakit saat kencing, perih, organ intim terasa panas menyiksa,
gatal,..

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

Bismillahhirrohmaanirrokhim.... *********************************

Unknown said...

Sekitar Vagina Tumbuh Daging, Berbahayakah? Kutil Pada Kepala Penis mirip bunga kol atau jengger ayam, Merupakan Penyakit Yang diakibatkan Oleh Virus.Kutil kelamin, atau disebut juga condyloma acuminata, adalah kutil atau daging berwarna kulit atau keabuan yang tumbuh di sekitar alat kelamin dan

obar herbal manjur alami said...

Bismillahirrohmannirrokhim ..................

Unknown said...

Obat Ambeien Resep Dokter Ambeclear dari De Nature Ampuh Tuntaskan Ambeien Sampai Tuntas

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

Bismillahirrohmannirrokhim ........................

Unknown said...

Ambeien bisa mengeluarkan darah(seperti invander salim yang terkena ambeien dan mengeluarkan darah)

Unknown said...

Sebelum kita membahas tentang pengobatan ambeien, dalam kesempatan ini
saya ingin menjelaskan sekilas tentang ambeien, agar kita semua bisa
memahami benar apa itu penyakit ambeien

Unknown said...

obat wasir, Adalah  Obat alami berkhasiat dalam bentuk kapsul yang berasal dari tanaman herbal seperti daun ungu, mahkota dewa dan kunyit putih, diberikan pada penderita jika penyakit masih dalam tingkatan stadium ringan

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

Bismillahhirrohmaanirrokhim.... ***************************

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

Bismillahirrohmannirrokhim ......................................

obar herbal manjur alami said...

Bismillahhirrohmaanirrokhim.... ************************************

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

Bismillahhirrohmaanirrokhim.... ************************************

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

1111111111111111111111111

Obat Keputihan Herbal Alami said...

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

111111111111111

Unknown said...

manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur manjur

Anonymous said...

Wasir atau dikenal juga dengan ambeien merupakan salah satu jenis penyakit

Anonymous said...

Wasir atau dikenal juga dengan ambeien merupakan salah satu jenis penyakit

Anonymous said...

yang sangat mengganggu. Ambeien atau wasir ini muncul..

Anonymous said...

yang sangat mengganggu. Ambeien atau wasir ini muncul..

Anonymous said...

yang sangat mengganggu. Ambeien atau wasir ini muncul..

Unknown said...

شركة رش مبيدات بالدمام

شركة مكافحة حشرات بالدمام

شركة مكافحة الصراصير ببقيق

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بعنك

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بالجبيل

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بالقطيف

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بالظهران

شركة مكافحة الصراصير براس تنورة

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بسيهات

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بالخبر

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بالدمام

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

obat ambeien wasir paling manjur mengobati penyakit wasir ambeien tanpa efek samping terbuat dari bahan alami herbal seperti daun ungu mahkota dewa kunyit putih

Anonymous said...

Assalamualaikum wr.wb, Salam Sehat semuanya. numpang komen ya gan.

Unknown said...

 Apabila menemukan ada daging atau seperti Kutil yang tumbuh di area kemaluan atau alat ...

Anonymous said...

Penyakit kulit adalah penyakit infeksi yang umum, terjadi pada orang orang dari segala usia. Gangguan pada kulit sering terjadi karena ada
faktor peyebabnya, Antara lain yaitu iklim, lingkungan, tempat tinggal,

Anonymous said...

Obat Kencing Nanah
Obat Sipilis
Obat Herbal Kutil Kelamin
Obat Kencing Nanah Manjur
Obat Kencing Nanah Paling Ampuh
Obat Kencing Nanah Pria
Obat Kencing Nanah Wanita
Obat Kencing Nanah Alami
Obat Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Obat Kencing Nanah Di Apotik
Obat Kencing Nanah 3 Hari Sembuh
Penyakit Kencing Nanah
Penyakit Kencing Nanah Pria
Penyakit Kencing Nanah Wanita
Penyakit Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Gejala Penyakit Kencing Nanah
Gejala Penyakit Kencing Nanah Pria
Gejala Penyakit Kencing Nanah Wanita
Gejala Penyakit Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Ciri Ciri Penyakit Kencing Nanah
Ciri Ciri Penyakit Kencing Nanah Pria
Ciri Ciri Penyakit Kencing Nanah Wanita
Ciri Ciri Penyakit Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Tanda Tanda Penyakit Kencing Nanah
Tanda Tanda Penyakit Kencing Nanah Pria

Anonymous said...

Obat Kencing Nanah
Obat Sipilis
Obat Kencing Nanah Manjur
Obat Kencing Nanah Manjur
Obat Kencing Nanah Manjur
Obat Kencing Nanah Manjur
Obat Kencing Nanah Paling Ampuh
Obat Kencing Nanah Paling Ampuh
Obat Kencing Nanah Paling Ampuh
Obat Kencing Nanah Paling Ampuh
Obat Kencing Nanah Pria
Obat Kencing Nanah Pria
Obat Kencing Nanah Pria
Obat Kencing Nanah Pria
Obat Kencing Nanah Wanita
Obat Kencing Nanah Wanita
Obat Kencing Nanah Wanita
Obat Kencing Nanah Wanita
Obat Kencing Nanah Alami
Obat Kencing Nanah Alami
Obat Kencing Nanah Alami
Obat Kencing Nanah Alami
Obat Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Obat Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Obat Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil
Obat Kencing Nanah Ibu Hamil

Unknown said...

Obat Kencing Nanah
Obat Herbal Kutil Kelamin
Obat Sipilis De Nature
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Alami
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Alami
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Alami
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Alami
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ampuh
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ampuh
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ampuh
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ampuh
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ibu Hamil
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ibu Hamil
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ibu Hamil
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Ibu Hamil
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Di Apotik
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Di Apotik
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Di Apotik
Cara Mengobati Kencing Keluar Nanah Wanita Di Apotik