We got Stardust in from Netflix kind of on accident. I had been interested in watching it, but I hadn’t intended on seeing it yet. Needless to say, I didn’t keep an eye on my queue, and in it came. However, it ended up being quite a pleasant film, and if anything I was mad at myself for not renting it sooner.
Stardust is a romantic/fantasy/comedy movie, and definitely reminded me of The Princess Bride in terms of how it is presented to the viewer. The basic plot is that a star (that for whatever reason is human) falls from the sky, and everyone wants a piece of it. The protagonist Tristan wants to bring a star to the local woman he has his eyes on to prove his love for her. Some witches want her because, in this fantasy world, witches eat the hearts of stars in order to regain youth and magical power. There are also two princes who are attempting to get the star, because whoever has her necklace will become King. Tristan gets to her first, and attempts to escort her back to his town while avoiding the wily witches and greedy ruthless princes. As might be expected from a romance movie, along the way Tristan falls in love with the star, which eventually leads to a happy ever after.
There are some pretty big names among the cast. Michelle Pfeiffer plays the main witch who is tracking down the star. But more notably is Robert De Niro, who plays Captain Shakespeare, a cross-dressing pirate who’s ship flys around clouds collecting lightning. I love it when serious stars play these ridiculous roles. I liked when Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) played the gay cowboy in Be Cool, and seeing De Niro prance around in a women’s corset was just as entertaining.
I dont really want to give away much more of the plot, but I highly recommend the movie. Sure, on some levels its a sappy romance story. But so was The Princess Bride…and that was one kick-ass movie (whoever doesn’t agree is a freakin tart!) Do yourself a favor and give this movie a rent with your honey. Neither of you will regret it.
