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icepixieI went to see Stardust today. It was excellent, although of course not quite as good as the book (but what is?). The book was rather obviously more adult than the film--particularly Tristran's and Ivaine's bickering--but whatever. First of all, even though I've read the book twice, I have absolutely no memory of the lighting-catcher ship and its flamboyant captain. Was this in the book? Perhaps I should read it again. (Oh, darn.)
I also don't remember Ivaine shining the witch-queen to death against all laws of physics and logic, but that's okay.
Preeeeeetty pretty scenery. Although I expected the market to be more colorful, but whatever. It was still largely a really pretty movie. And the ghosts cracked me up. All in all, I'd say it was an excellent adaptation, far better than most I've seen. Yay!
I also don't remember Ivaine shining the witch-queen to death against all laws of physics and logic, but that's okay.
Preeeeeetty pretty scenery. Although I expected the market to be more colorful, but whatever. It was still largely a really pretty movie. And the ghosts cracked me up. All in all, I'd say it was an excellent adaptation, far better than most I've seen. Yay!
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Date: 2007-09-02 02:02 am (UTC)I've read the book twice, I have absolutely no memory of the lightning-catcher ship and its flamboyant captain. Was this in the book?
The ship is there - when they escape from the witch-chick, they wind up on a cloud, and the ship "rescues" them. However, the captain is decidedly NOT flamboyant, at least not the way I remember him!
Preeeeeetty pretty scenery.
I read something about that - it was the Scottish Highlands and Iceland, primarily. Which dude, totally explains it. I can't find the site that talked all about it, though. *pout*
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Date: 2007-09-02 05:41 pm (UTC)It's definitely one you should see ona big screen to appreciate the full glory of the panorama shots and the special effects.
The ship is there - when they escape from the witch-chick, they wind up on a cloud, and the ship "rescues" them. However, the captain is decidedly NOT flamboyant, at least not the way I remember him!
Yeah, I can't say as i remember any cross-dressers in the book...
I read something about that - it was the Scottish Highlands and Iceland, primarily. Which dude, totally explains it. I can't find the site that talked all about it, though. *pout*
Wikipedia says most of it was filled in the western highlands and on the Isle of Skye, with the village scenes being shot somewhere in Hereford or Hertford or somewhere in the midlands. I didn't notice anything about Iceland, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of it was filmed there.
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Date: 2007-09-02 04:18 am (UTC)I loved the adaptation, though. Gaiman was actually a producer on the film, the director and screenwriter are friends of his, and he was in on the process the whole time, making suggestions and checking things over. He and Charles Vess both loved how the film turned out...so I've got no problem loving the book and film in different ways. *g*
(Especially the ending. I'm enough of a sap, part of me does love the film ending possibly more than the beautiful-bittersweet of the books. Though that actually has less to do with the flying-to-the-sky bit and more to do with the fact that they got to have a family in the film....)
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Date: 2007-09-02 05:43 pm (UTC)And I was thinking the ending was basically the same as the book, with the exception that I don't remember them becoming stars at the end. No?
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Date: 2007-09-03 04:04 am (UTC)no subject
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