Stardust

Saturday 3rd November, 2007 @ 9:18 pm

I went to see Stardust today in the cinema and was pleasantly surprised. I thought it looked like a quaint childrens film I found it far more adult, complex and enjoyable than expected.

I felt the plot tied really well together. The initially unlinked subplots came together nicely and not in a way that felt rushed on unnatural. Clearly the writer of the novel this was based on is very talented and I have a real desire to read some of his work. The majestic outdoor scenes were filmed in my native Scotland which I was pleased to recognise without having to use IMDB. The acting was great (especially Robert De Niro in an unusual role) with a mostly-British cast and the CGI really helped me to get engrossed in the world.

I find it impressive when fantasy or sci-fi films introduce you to a completely new realm whilst introducing a decent number of characters and still having a great plot which keeps you engrossed.

I’d really recommend you see this film if you haven’t already. If you have, what did you think?

Another bonus from the film was seeing the trailer for Philip Pullman’s ‘The Golden Compass’ film adaption. I’m definately seeing it the CGI looked incredible, the best I’ve seen in a long time. It also had fighting polar bears. Polar bears kick ass but armored polar bears? How can you not watch a film with armored polar bears?

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9 Comments »

Neil Gaiman is indeed talented, as a starter I can recommend “American Gods” heavily.

Comment by Ross — Saturday 3rd November, 2007 @ 10:17 pm

I agree, it rocks!

Comment by Albert Astals Cid — Saturday 3rd November, 2007 @ 10:21 pm

I was surprised when I looked up this movie in IMDB, I cannot believe it has so great rating (8.1).. But I must agree, De Niro was awesome!

Comment by NasaK — Sunday 4th November, 2007 @ 12:20 am

I haven’t seen the movie yet, I’ll probably get to that next weekend, but Neil Gaiman is indeed a very talented writer. I’ve read almost everything he’s written and it’s all very well crafted. I particulary recomend Stardust, American Gods and his graphic novels Sandman.

Comment by Tirpen — Sunday 4th November, 2007 @ 12:26 am

My review of Stardust was “It is a better Narnia than Narnia.” I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.

Cheers

Comment by Troy Unrau — Sunday 4th November, 2007 @ 5:45 am

Onestly I can’t say the movie is good, because I had read the original novel before, and I must say the movie is party close to the book for the first part, but, holy pizza, the second part is totally fictitious and meaningless.

If you really liked the movie, then please, please, please read the original book. You will find the movie really shitty

(sorry for my language, but I’ve been really unsatisfied with the movie;
…oh, and also I’m not native english writer, so sorry for my mistakes ^^;)

Comment by ZeD — Sunday 4th November, 2007 @ 7:45 am

If you are looking for something else to read by Neil Gaiman, my advice is to avoid “American Gods” like a plague. Go with “Stardust” (which is sufficiently different to still be interesting), “Neverwhere”, or “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch”.

Of course I see other people recommends “American Gods”, so your millage may vary. At least, if you read “American Gods” and hate it, try one of those other ones before giving up on him (especially the last as it is actually a joint work with Pratchett).

Comment by My2Bits — Sunday 4th November, 2007 @ 2:16 pm