Stardust!

[believeinlife]

Saw Stardust this weekend and it was uh-mazing.  It's a really refreshing change from the action movies and comedies that have come out this summer (although those are good too - Transformers and Knocked Up FTW!), because it's a really sweet fantasy romance.  It takes all the usual fairytale elements - wicked witches, scheming princes, a dashing hero - and uses them to tell a unique story about a fallen star.  There are some great humorous moments, including Robert De Niro in the greatest role evah.  There's a love story, but it's not overly sappy AND, even better, the romantic leads are BOTH pretty cool (shocking, I know).  The witch is creepy and deliciously evil.  And the special effects are really well done, but they don't overwhelm the story.  Oh, and it's based on a novel by Neil Gaiman, who is a god among men, and he really likes what they did with it (fyi, it's not a strict adaptation of the book).

So...everyone should go see Stardust and wonder at it's awesomeness.  And then see Superbad.  But see Stardust first.