We rented the movie Stardust tonight and it was a REALLY good. The movie is a fantasy starring Michele Pfeiffer, Robert DeNiro, and Claire Danes. It has a very classic fairytale feel to it There is a light campy humour to it (maybe a little Monty Python influence). The movie is based upon a graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman and is really a brilliant love story/adventure.
With Stardust I now have the perfect completion of a trio of brilliant, like-minded fantasies. The other two include – Ladyhawke (also starring Michele Pfeiffer along with Rutger Haur, and Matthew Broderick) and The Princess Bride. All three are great movies worth watching. The movie is PG-13 for a reason because of hints of pre-marital sex…but thankfully there is nothing lewd or crude and no nudity or poor language.
These three movies are the kind of movies that develop strong cult followings and generally don’t do as well critically. That being said you can read some reviews of Stardust at the followings sites:
Harnessing Chaos 