Movie Review: Stardust
October 8th, 2007 by Maggie Adan, Editor-in-Chief, K-Zone
Posted in Media (Books, CDs, DVDs, Movies) | | 12 Comments »
Fallen Stars, Witches, Treacherous Princes (watch for Rupert Everett), Gay Pirates, a swashbuckling hero (with a British accent)… and seeing Sienna Miller get her comeuppance (I’m not a fan). Now THIS is my kind of movie. You know the ones made with a pinch of whimsy, a dash of pixie dust and healthy dose of romance. Stardust feels like today’s Princess Bride. (Please tell me you’re old enough to remember that movie.)
I think Stardust is an example of a novel that has successfully been translated to a movie. The heart and soul of the book is still there, but certain things were added and taken out for the story to work in film format. Apparently not an easy thing to do; it’s been a while since I’ve seen a novel-to-movie translation that really worked.
Fallen Stars, Witches, Treacherous Princes (watch for Rupert Everett), Gay Pirates, a swashbuckling hero (with a British accent)… and seeing Sienna Miller get her comeuppance (I’m not a fan). Now THIS is my kind of movie. You know the ones made with a pinch of whimsy, a dash of pixie dust and healthy dose of romance. Stardust feels like today’s Princess Bride. (Please tell me you’re old enough to remember that movie.)
I think Stardust is an example of a novel that has successfully been translated to a movie. The heart and soul of the book is still there, but certain things were added and taken out for the story to work in film format. Apparently not an easy thing to do; it’s been a while since I’ve seen a novel-to-movie translation that really worked.
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