13 April 08 | tags: neil-gaiman, reviews |
Stardust
Maybe it's just my inner rabid fantasy fan and Neil Gaiman acolyte, but, even though the critics had prepared me to dismiss Stardust as a less-than-worthwhile film, I really liked it. I didn't expect to. I expected to like it in spite of itself, but feel a bit ashamed about it. Not so. I think it was a perfectly respectable fantasy film, a decent interpretation of the novel, and a lot of fun. I even liked Claire Danes! A lot! And deNiro's foppery (I don't think I'll ever get another occasion to use that word in the blog, so I'm going for it now) didn't annoy me as much I was told it would.
I'm honestly perplexed that this wasn't more popular. Is it just my personal inclinations showing, or did anyone else really like this?
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a.real.girl | 18 April, 02:51 AM | #
I’m with you. I really liked it, but went in thinking I would not. Also, I saw it in the theatre last summer, and came out wish there was more of that sort of movie in the summertime, maybe to off set all the explosions on every other screen or something.