roddglenn
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StardustI got to see this last night and after a bit of an awkward start I actually really enjoyed it. At first it seems quite disjointed - like they've had to shoe-horn as much as possible from the book into it to the detriment of the flow of the story. But it settles down and turns into quite an adventure laced with a generous amount of British humour.
Claire Danes and Charlie Cox play the two main leads - they both give decent enough performances, but the real stars are the amazing ensemble cast around them. Robert De Niro (brilliant!!!), Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O'Toole, Sir Ian McKellen (narrating), Rupert Everett, Sienna Miller, Mark Strong, Jason Flemyng, David Walliams, Dexter Fletcher AND Ricky Gervais.
There's one or two nudge-nudge-wink-wink scenes that are wonderfully naughty and are totally Jane Goldman who co-wrote the screenplay. That Jonathan Ross is a lucky guy!
Overall an 8/10
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Catnapper
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It's stunning to look at with some wonderful effects that's for sure!
You get to see Robert De Niro in a totally different way too 
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roddglenn
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Very true lol he is excellent in it as well as Dexter Fletcher as his long suffering sidekick.
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Catnapper
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I loved Dexter's expressions.....all those rolling eyes  and fed up looks!
I didn't enjoy Stardust as much as I thought I would but it's one I'd buy on DVD cause I think after another viewing I'd like it more!
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roddglenn
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Yes, there's a lot going on - I missed a lot of the performances of the ghosts because that was going on in the background. Worth another watch definitely.
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YoUtAlKiNgToOmE
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This film was my fave of the year,totally different than what i was expecting.
A very enjoyable romp.
Hello all BTW. 
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Catnapper
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Hi YTTM
I thought Michelle Pfeiffer was very good in the evil role too.......the scenes at the end were spectacular and the ghosts were funny!
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roddglenn
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Hi, YTTM. Yes, Michelle played the evil witch very well.
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