Stardust part II

I saw Stardust. I am still unsure of what to think. I enjoyed the movie -- I can certainly say that. I hope that others go to see it because I think they will enjoy it too. It was silly at times. The humor was definately not typical comedy humor. It was more that it was so absurd and so random that it took you by suprise. There was also the subtle love story. It was by no means a dumb romatic comedy. The romance part of it was totally acceptable (there are plenty of movies that contain unacceptable amounts of romance -- these movies should be destroyed). There was also a whole lot of adventurous aspects to the story, which was pretty cool. Overall, it was a really good movie. Stephanie, who is not an over the top Neil Gaiman fan like me, loved the movie. I, of course, am more than familiar with the story of Stardust as I have read the book at least four times. Thus, the changes made for the movie version pre-occuppied me every once in a while. I tried to ignore it and just enjoy the movie, which worked for the most part -- but there were a couple of changes that were very drastic and made me stop and look around the theater with a "what?" expression on my face as if Neil was going to be sitting there with the same expression. The biggest change from book to film is the ending. And that change also made for the best movie going experience I have ever had (the previous best was when I saw The Fellowship of the Ring and the entire theater cheered when Aragorn killed the huge orc that had killed Boromir). At the end of Stardust, there was a collective "huh?" "what?" "hmpf" "erm" "uh" and a "but that's not how it ends" from yours truly. As the theater began clearing out you could hear the discussions and explanations. Clearly, the audience consisted of many Neil Gaiman fans who had brought their not-yet-Neil Gaiman fan friends. The ending to the movie was definately not a Neil Gaiman ending. Still, the movie was great and I definately enjoyed it, but the book was better. Such as it always is.