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Stardust Reviews

2007

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Director Matthew Vaughn (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) takes his experience with credible crime capers and applies it to the fantasy genre in this charming but not too precious adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. The many threads of the story intertwine seamlessly, unfolding at an unforced pace that complements the movie'.. Read more

Starring	Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
Director	Matthew Vaughn
Genres	Action/Adventure, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Matthew Vaughn's magical fairytale is a guaranteed LOVEFiLM favourite... read more »
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  Simple the worst film ever
  
  Simple the worst film ever! Narnia, Lord of the Rings are so much better! What was DeNiro thinking off! Don’t waste your money and time on it! Simple ... read more »
  
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  - nc55
  - 6 reviews
  - Canterbury
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 15:36
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  Good laugh
  
  Really enjoyed this 1. Love scifi and my 7 year old liked this 1 too. We are big Claire Danes fans and she was great in this 1. As was Robert De Niro. He had us... read more »
  
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- - ADSTADIE
  - 6 reviews
  - 31 May 2012 at 09:48
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  massively underated!! a grown up fairytale
  
  just love this... such clever story telling with a couple of different stories overlapping eachother for there to be four or five diferent happy endings. ... read more »
  
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- - charliebelle
  - 8 reviews
  - 25 Apr 2012 at 22:57
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  Film Heaven - Almost
  
  OK, its not Empire Strikes Back or Zulu, but this is a close to film perfection as it comes I reckon.
  
  I am surprised that the fella (looks like it) ... read more »
  
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- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 231 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Apr 2012 at 19:26
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  Loved the Stormhold landscapes filmed on the Isle of Skye
  
  Mildly entertaining fantasy film. A bit weak at time bit still an enjoyable watch. I particularly enjoyed the scenery in this film as the magical realm of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 Mar 2012 at 21:05
- - 7
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  Amazing!!!! would watch again and again!
  
  I loved this film it really is amazing! makes you enjoy Take that rule the world song tons more. Beautifully pieced! Good watch.
  
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- 1092592
- - a customer
  - 15 Feb 2012 at 09:46
- - 6
  - 0
  Good family fun
  
  If you come into this with an open mind you will enjoy it. Nearest equivalent is Princess Bride, or the middle ground between Lord of the Rings and Monty Python... read more »
  
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- - Copey007
  - 33 reviews
  - Wolverhampton
  - 09 Feb 2012 at 18:07
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  - 3
  star dust
  
  stardust is a bit differant very slow alot of big scenes not much story line for lengh off film not the worst film ive seem but wouldnt see it again
  
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  - 24 Jan 2012 at 11:10
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  Family fantastic!
  
  If you like Willow you will love this. I have two kids we watched this one Saturday night we all loved it. I might even watch it by myself.
  
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- - Bluejuice
  - 18 reviews
  - Ringwood
  - 19 Jan 2012 at 23:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Thoroughly enjoyed it!
  
  Great feel good film. Really good fun. Liked the plot. Lots of laugh out loud moments. Robert Di Niro was very funny, and the ghosts! I would say this film is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 11:10
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  Stardust Details 2007
  
  I loved this film on lots of levels. It was entertaining, well acted, great sets, a mixture of fun, sadness, thought provoking, mysterious, romance - - it was ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Dec 2011 at 20:02
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  Simple the worst film ever
  
  Simple the worst film ever! Narnia, Lord of the Rings are so much better! What was DeNiro thinking off! Don’t waste your money and time on it! Simple ... read more »
  
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  - nc55
  - 6 reviews
  - Canterbury
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 15:36
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  Brilliant stardust...
  
  Sometimes you can put the greatest talent you can find together in any film and things just don't gel, this is a fantasy film and has double the possible ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 22 Oct 2007 at 09:02
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  THIS STAR STUDDED MOVIE OUT SHINES THE REST
  
  I went to see this with my nine year old daughter expecting the worst.
  
  I wanted to see the Halloween remake, but seeing I was restricted to nothing ... read more »
  
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- - MAVERICK
  - 56 reviews
  - Knottingley
  - 25 Oct 2007 at 01:13
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  - 2
  A little piece of magic
  
  When I went to see Stardust, I had limited expectations but I was to be very pleasantly surprised. With a return to wicked form by Pfeiffer and a fabulously ... read more »
  
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- 486384
- - film fan
  - Edinburgh
  - 20 Oct 2007 at 08:57
- - 27
  - 4
  Lame
  
  Not quite sure where all the glowing reviews have come from. I'm amazed this seems to have done so well as not only is it a botched mess of a film which ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 27 Feb 2008 at 12:08
- - 22
  - 0
  The new Christmas movie!
  
  I wasn't expecting much when my friend suggested we go and see this film, but I came away thinking that I had been totally caught off guard. It is one of ... read more »
  
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- - Andy Wrench
  - Cambridge, England
  - 31 Oct 2007 at 20:16
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  Catch A falling Star
  
  But not this one. Mess of a movie . Good actors hamming it up badly. Two leads who could not even rise to that level. The effects were Ok but nothing ... read more »
  
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  - Lanark
  - 03 Mar 2008 at 15:50
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  stardust
  
  this is shockingly bad, appalling direction, lousy script, generic music playing all the time to no real effect, terrible acting - Sienna Miller get a day job... read more »
  
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- - tooshoes
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 12 Apr 2008 at 08:32
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  - 4
  Tripe
  
  Don't unless you are under 6 or forced to watch it!
  
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- - a customer
  - North Shields
  - 11 Apr 2008 at 16:35
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  Stardust - A dream of a film
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I went to see this with my 2 kids and my mother, looking for a couple of hours of pure escapism and this film ABSOLUTELY delivered.
  
  The journey from ... read more »
  
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- 488606
- - Teri
  - England
  - 27 Oct 2007 at 14:46

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Critics' reviews
- Matthew Vaughn's magical fairytale is a guaranteed LOVEFiLM favourite... read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
  - LOVEFiLM
- Sophisticated in its execution, it is a movie that possesses a child's whimsical sense of wonder that propels the action, coupled with an adult sensibility that gives it emotional heft
- 258227
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:31
- STARDUST is a beguiling pastiche of storybook magic... It's the closest the movies have come in a while to the nudgy, knowing fairy-tale enchantment of THE PRINCESS BRIDE
- 258226
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:31
- Pfeiffer and Strong ensure the story boasts some great bad guys, and Vaughn certainly knows how to make it all look great
- 258225
- - Empire
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:31
- Thereâs a lot of seductive qualities in this knowing, pomo, digitally assisted, widescreen, family oriented fairy... read more on Time Out
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- - Wally Hammond
  - Time Out
  - 23 Sep 2011 at 06:33
- A steady stream of star cameos buoy the narrative and Gaiman's source material is well served by the script writers
- 258231
- - Uncut
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:31
- Lush and whimsical... Brimming with charm and CGI and full to bursting with Proppian folktale staples
- 258228
- - Sight and Sound
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:31

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  Director Matthew Vaughn (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) takes his experience with credible crime capers and applies it to the fantasy genre in this charming but not too precious adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. The many threads of the story intertwine seamlessly, unfolding at an unforced ...

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  Director Matthew Vaughn (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) takes his experience with credible crime capers and applies it to the fantasy genre in this charming but not too precious adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. The many threads of the story intertwine seamlessly, unfolding at an unforced ...