Despite its faults, Stardust should at least be accounted a partial success - and certainly more than a failure.
Stardust (2007)
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller
Screenwriter: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman
Producer: Matthew Vaughn, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Neil Gaiman
Composer: Ilan Eshkeri
Producer: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Matthew Vaughn
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 12, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
- Subtitled - French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Bloopers
- Deleted Scenes (5)
- Featurette - GOOD OMENS: THE MAKING OF STARDUST
- Trailer - Original Theatrical Trailer
Reviews
There's a shameless romantic streak here, quite welcome in a boy-targeted genre that usually insists battles are cool and love is for wimps.
A wackily surreal, primary-coloured fairytale from a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.
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Vaughn pays scant attention to the niceties of a well-told story and buries his shekels in a sparkling cast.
A film with true cross-generational appeal, Stardust is as satisfying as any of the summer's tent-pole blockbusters, and certainly more magical.
Great special effects, terrific scenery and a few good performances are dragged down by a sluggish storyline.
An uneven but entertaining romp that occasionally over-exerts itself. At times this Princess Bride wannabe feels more like The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen 2, but it’s worth catching for Pfeiffer.
You could call it a cousin of ‘Time Bandits’ or ‘The Princess Bride’, but it lacks the former’s originality and the latter’s heart.
There's fantastical fun to be had here, but be sure to check cynicism at the door.
Patchy but great fun, peppering plenty of black humour into a sweet if silly fairy-tale romance.
Hugely enjoyable fantasy adventure with a witty script, strong comic performances, several wonderful gags and genuine chemistry between its two leads.
Massively pretty to look at, Stardust bursts with (original novel) author Gaiman's trademark invention.
Like The Princess Bride meets Time Bandits with its quirky humour and unashamedly romantic plot.
There was just enough connection between Claire Danes and Charlie Cox that happily ever after is exactly what I wanted.
On the surface, Stardust looks like a cheesy little fluff fantasy. In many ways it is. Yet at the same time, it's also the most fun I've had with a film since watching the first Pirates of the Caribbean.
Primo contemporâneo de A Princesa Prometida, o filme também traz referências óbvias a Macbeth e Rei Lear em sua agitada trama, revelando um senso de humor eficaz e com toques sombrios que o transformam em uma mais do que bem-vinda surpresa.
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