"Stardust" - a little gem

[Sciroccology]

(I did a search and there was a thread about this film ages ago, but it quickly degenerated into a discussion about the breastage of Ms Clare Danes...)

I recently picked up a dirt-cheap HD DVD drive for my 360 and trawled the net for some (ludicrously) cheap HD DVDs to go with it.

Saw "Stardust" on Play.com and ordered it. Thing is, I actually thought it was a completely different film - some sci-fi romp about a journey to the sun or something. When it arrived I read the blurb on the back and thought "Fairy tale? Falling star? Witchcraft? This ain't the film I thought it was!"

But, I put it on anyway (just to test the picture quality, you understand - which was stunning, by the way) and was instantly drawn into this brilliant little film. Sat there for the entire duration, totally engrossed by it. Funny, clever, touching and with some brilliant little cameos (Robert De Niro was fantastic as the fearsome - but secretly gay - pirate and Ricky Gervais was, well Ricky Gervais).

And I will also admit to getting a little misty-eyed by the end - the "being obsessed by the unobtainable and missing what's right in front of your eyes" message was spookily relevant.

So, thoroughly recommended for a very enjoyable hour-and-a-bit's entertainment.

[Jon C]

So, no David Essex then?

[phumy]

Blu-ray is better!!!

[trooperiziz]

Sciroccology said:

Saw "Stardust" on Play.com and ordered it. Thing is, I actually thought it was a completely different film - some sci-fi romp about a journey to the sun or something. When it arrived I read the blurb on the back and thought "Fairy tale? Falling star? Witchcraft? This ain't the film I thought it was!"

You were after "Sunshine", sunshine.

[bob1179]

I first saw this film by accident too (actually it was on a flight back from Kazakhstan) and the plane was full of construction folk. I found it really entertaining and really enjoyed it.

The funny thing was that we were descending into Schipol during the last five minutes and you could see the look of anger on all the blokes faces as the pilot talked over the final bit of the film...

I too bought it on DVD...

[zippy500]

Top film Stardust. And the Pfeif looks well cute in it, when in young mode of course, not wrinkly mode.

[Monki]

top film Probably one of the best to come out in the past decade, films seem to have lost that "magical" touch in recent years.

[Oilchange]

Claire Danes

[MentalSarcasm]

Fantastic film.

Especially since the young Dunstan is played by Ben Barnes

[xiphias]

Very good film. Once you start watching you can't stop.

[Emmapuma]

I've seen this film but i was very ill at the time and so didnt pay much attention to it. keep meaning to watch it again as i have it on dvd! from what i remember it was good!

[Bill Carr]

Great movie. And Sunshine is pretty good too (ref the earlier post)

[Eric Mc]

I doubt it will be confused with the David Essex film (and song) of the same name.

Does it use the old Nat King Cole song anywhere in the soundtrack - which is one of the greatest popular songs of all time.

[Motown Junk]

Jon C said:

So, no David Essex then?

That'll be the day!

[onomatopoeia]

It's a very good film, but then it's based on a Neil Gaiman story so you would expect it to be.

Have a read of the book, while the same in most important ways the ending is a little different. Plus you get the fabulous illustrations by Charles Vess.

[s111dpc]

Excellent film.

[Tom_C76]

Not seen the film, probably not watched a film all the way through for at least a year, but Neil Gaiman is a cracking writer. Never fail to get engrossed in his works. American Gods is amazing, but really dark in places.

TC

[dxg]

It's a great film. I love how the star's glow ebbs and flows with the plot.

[Yugguy]

Aye, we saw this a little while back and enjoyed it too.

[Lordbenny]

I bought it this afternoon on DVD (£7.99 Woolworths) purely off the back of this thread! I thought it would be good to watch with my 9 year old daughter.