WEBmikey: Stardust : 2 of 5

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Stardust : 2 of 5
8.15.2007 6:52 AM \| Link	Since I'm generally a movie lover who finds a way to enjoy practically everything, I sometimes think something's wrong with me when my opinion goes against the crowd. But even though most critics (as well as my pal Matt and his visiting friends) enjoyed Stardust, I just found myself wishing for it to end! In the style of The Princess Bride (which I wasn't too crazy about either), this is a semi-serious fantasy adventure with a huge dose of farce added in, and that's my main problem with it. I love totally goofy movies, and I love fantasy movies, but when they are mixed together it just seems unfaithful to both genres. I'm completely fine with jokes and comedy relief, but seeing De Niro prance around as a gay pirate while I'm supposed to be concerned with the rest of the plot is just too much. I would much rather have seen the entire film as farce (in an Airplane style)! That's enough of my ranting, but I have to mention a few other annoyances. There was far too much CGI simply for the sake of CGI (crazy camera sweeps that really didn't add to the excitement), and the final battle at the end of the movie was way too long (every time it seemed it was over, there was always "one more thing" to sit through). As far as good things to say, some of the funny scenes were genuinely funny, and the production is generally well made. Truthfully, I can't think of anything else good to say - WEBmikey just has to be a rebel on this one! Labels: movies


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