Stardust (DVD)

This star-studded family movie has been tagged as the 'The Fairy Tale That Won't Behave'. It performed excellently at the box office, and has recently been released on DVD, where it is performing well again. It is a fantasy tale of adventure and magic , directed with flair, acted with fun and accompanied by great music. It is the ultimate in 'feel-good' films - a modern day treat for any who watch it, young and old. The Plot The film is set in a world of fantasy. Tristan Thorn is in love with the beautiful Victoria, who promises to wed him if he brings her a star by her birthday. In searching for the star, Tristan has to travel into a part of the ...  Read the complete review

It's been a good year for film, franchises revived, big screen blockbusters, small low budget gems. I have seen more movies in 2007 than any single year, and I have found myself so many times writing "This is my film of the year!" Now thankfully with a few days of the year left I can again say about Stardust that this IS my film of the YEAR! Stardust is a film I kept putting off, not for any dislike, but simply because I felt I might enjoy the movie and that personally I feel it was released at the wrong time. I suspected that Stardust would be a Christmas film, and having just finished watching it, I feel my original view was correct. ...  Read the complete review

I have not written many movie reviews simply because there are plenty of people writing on here that do a really great job in this category and to be honest I really don't get the time to sit and watch many films. I mainly end up seeing films with the kids and having 2 boys aged 9 and 11 they are not really anything a women would really be into! Last year there was a lot of films that my boys really wanted to see, 2007 seemed to be a really good year for kids films we had Shrek 3, Harry Potter, Transformers, The Simpson's movie and Pirates of the Caribbean. Lucky me I got to see them all! Then I saw adverts for this film and really fancied seeing it but as it ...  Read the complete review

I was invited to the cinema with my mum and sister today and had little else to do so went along with them. When I asked about the film they replied 'Stardust' as if I had heard of it before. (NOTE: THIS IS A 'FILM ONLY' REVIEW AS IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED ON DVD THE FILM -------------------- The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn and is based on Neil Gaiman's Novel 'Stardust'. It is a fantasy film and if I had known the basic plot before being invited along I would not have bothered…that aside however the film is truly remarkable and features high in my 'favourite films' list. PLOT -------------- At first the scene ...  Read the complete review

(Also appears at ShaunMunro.co.uk) Director: Matthew Vaughn Cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Robert DeNiro, Ricky Gervais, Ian McKellen, Sienna Miller, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mark Strong Release Date: August 10th, 2007 (US), October 19th, 2007 (UK) Certificate: PG-13 (US), PG (UK) From its sage introduction (narrated by Ian McKellen), Stardust appeared to be little more than typical fantasy fare, telling a quaint tale with a dash of special effects and "charm", and in many ways this is true, although the appearance of deadpan humour mere moments into the picture grabbed my attention, I must admit. As much a change ...  Read the complete review