Stardust movie. A Star Falls to Earth

I went to see Stardust in the cinema with my girlfriend last night. I had gotten to pick the movie we were going to see and I had picked American Gangster because an ad on the side of a bus told me it was every bit as much of an epic as The Godfather. The queue for it was certainly of epic proportions and the showing that we were going to see as well as the one after it were both sold out. It is the first weekend so I suppose it was to be expected.

The same thing happened us the last time we went to the cinema. On that occasion Michelle had picked Ratatouille to watch but that had been booked out as well. That time we just picked a film more or less at random that was showing and that was how we ended up seeing The Counterfeiters. It was set in a Nazi Concentration Camp during World War II and was filmed in German with English subtitles. We probably would never have picked that film out of a line-up if it wasn't for Ratatouille being sold out but I ended up loving the film and I had a great night.

So when we saw American Gangster was sold out we did the same thing again and picked a film that still had seating available. Michelle knew someone who had read the book and loved it and then saw the film and loved it too so we went to see Stardust.

I had no idea what the film was going to be about as we went into it but I ended up loving it too. The film is a wonderful combination of fantasy, romance, action, adventure and comedy. The narration by Ian McKellan starts off in the same fashion as at the beginning of 300 but it quickly turns into something less darker and more humorous than that film.

Some of my favourite actors and comedians pop up here in unexpected places. Robert De Niro is a pirate and Ricky Gervais is a fence.

Overall the film is just a joy to watch.