Stardust [DVD] [2007]

I read the book first and although the film is a little different, it's awesome.The cast? Where do I start? Everyone who's anyone is there and the acting and effects are superb. Put it this way, it wasn't on Prime and I had to purchase it, and I'm glad I did. I have no doubt a second viewing will reveal some things I missed first time around, so I'll be treating myself again in about a week.If you like Neil Gaiman and entertaining films, what are you waiting for?

a great fun film. based on a neil gaiman novel with a far happier less brutal narrative than the book source. wonderful performances and, despite a few detours near the end, a great funny wise chaotic story. a star in human forms falls out of the sky and a very special young man goes out to find her. a great cast, plus many cameos, looked like they had great fun making this and you'll have a good time watching it. i promise.

I'd seen this film before and remembered enjoying the fantasy / comedy inherent in the plot. It's really a vehicle for hamming it up for a few of the actors. Robert de Niro and Michelle Pfeifer take full advantage. It does look as if they had a great time doing it and it wouldn't make a bad stage play or pantomime, for a cold winter's evening.

Amazing film... if you haven't seen this then I would really recommend. This is a real gem and lost one to me... for some reason I missed this film when it was released .. maybe because there were other good films out in 2007, or maybe because my children were young? Anyway we had a dreary Saturday afternoon with my son not feeling so well. I heard about this film after watching Music channel and Take That song came on. I saw background scenes and realised 'Rule the World' was from the film Stardust. I checked out on IMDB and saw the great ratings and feedback so I got the film.My son not feeling too good didn't want to watch it as he had not heard of it. So I said OK lets put it on for 10 minutes, if you don't like we switch off and put something else on... 5 minutes into it we were all engrossed ... We didn't even think about the 10 minute rule.The film is very funny. Some real great moments that you won't see coming! Panto v Discworld with some "adult" very suttle innuendo's but nothing tacky or offensive ... just like watching panto ;o)We would watch the film again and would recommend to all our friends. Honestly if you haven't seen it, it is a fantastic film :)

An enjoyable faerie tale film. Great, lighthearted performances and a fun experience from start to finish. However do not expect anything more than the remotest connection to the great book by Neil Gaiman, as even he agreed that there was no way to create a film version of his book (though I do wish they had realised that it could have been made into a successful series had they stayed true to the story - oh, well). Those familiar with the source material will see bits and pieces that are easily recognisable but others that were not in the book at all.Beautiful cinematography, especially the establishing shots of locations (filmed in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, and the Isle of Skye. Some parts of the film were also shot in Iceland. The natural scenery fits the story perfectly and adds an otherworldly quality to the film without the use of special effects. The effects used in magic scenes are well-crafted and not overdone.If you can separate it from the source novel, it is a truly enjoyable tale; a Hollywood movie reminiscent of The Princess Bride but without the annoying ethnic humour.I hasten to add that the book is amazing and well worth the read.

I had this DVD on a shelf for several months without watching it all the way through. I recall starting to watch it when I first bought it, but then gave up. Maybe I had been watching more strenuous movies or series such as NCIS or CSI-NY and these had made me resistant to the the mood for fantasy. Whatever the reason, I initially gave up on 'Stardust'.What a mistake.I have just watched it all the way through and was mesmerised by the story of multiple fantastic quests --- some good, some evil and some just downright hilarious. To enjoy this film you do have to surrender yourself to the hardcore world of a child-like fantasy world where evil witches and warring brothers challenge the confused feelings of love felt by a young man; first for a girl who has no feelings for him and then for a star-girl who initially loathes him but who then loves him. Throw into the mix a superbly comic Robert de Niro as a cross-dressing pirate and a band of comical ghosts, and you're part of the way to getting a vague idea of how rich this film is in both storyline and visual magic.Abandon the real world and open yourself up to the heartfelt warmth of this magical film.Oh - and full marks to Michelle Pfeiffer for having the guts to to gradually have her stunning beauty transformed into the hideous hag that she becomes as the witch whose powers eventually corrode her face and body into little more than a wrinkled bag of bones.