tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post6764027077146165455..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Stardust – A Movie ReviewKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-78592651180024389852008-12-13T21:57:00.000+00:002008-12-13T21:57:00.000+00:00I enjoyed it. Nothing award winning but fun.I enjoyed it. Nothing award winning but fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-49294929438042667332008-12-05T19:05:00.000+00:002008-12-05T19:05:00.000+00:00Hi Kruel 74 (is that your real name?) I particula...Hi Kruel 74 (is that your real name?) I particularly liked Gaiman's American Gods... 'want to read the new one over Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Celtophilia: I can expect quite a lot from fairy tales. Why, in little red riding hood, I thought Granny and The Wolf were going to...<BR/><BR/>Linc, Linc, Linc, you weren't supposed to come back til Sunday when we're doing topless darts! Come on down with your tattoos and such just beware of who might influence who. You might fly home with a song from Cabaret in your head and a book of earyl ninteeth century love poems. Howillyalikedemonions? eh? :)<BR/><BR/>Dear Reggie: I'm glad that you're glad that I liked it. Really glad.<BR/><BR/>:)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-1247040956858569872008-12-05T16:18:00.000+00:002008-12-05T16:18:00.000+00:00The boyfriend and I saw saw this in the Cinema whi...The boyfriend and I saw saw this in the Cinema while I was still living in Dublin and we loved it. I still haven't bought it on DVD though... I'm so behind!<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked it Ken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-41005179431671719162008-12-05T14:20:00.000+00:002008-12-05T14:20:00.000+00:00Ken, Ken, Ken -- first showtunes and now this?! I ...Ken, Ken, Ken -- first showtunes and now this?! I loaded my suitcase with hard liquor, porn and a rusty tattoo gun I found in a park near by house. Should get there early Saturday morning - try to meet me at the airport if you can - I'll be the one being escorted off the plane - see you soon.<BR/><BR/>/LOVES the Princess BrideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-36625824444475319012008-12-05T13:08:00.000+00:002008-12-05T13:08:00.000+00:00I kinda liked Stardust, but not enough to see agai...I kinda liked Stardust, but not enough to see again or anything. I'd say your review is pretty much dead on. I'm not a huge fan of De Niro anyway, and he almost kept this one from being any good at all. It was only funny for the first minute and a half or so, and then got more tired by the second.<BR/><BR/>Still, it's a fairy tale, so how much can you really expect out of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-6406443544489808022008-12-05T06:42:00.000+00:002008-12-05T06:42:00.000+00:00The film was okay but still haven't read the book ...The film was okay but still haven't read the book although I read a lot of Gaiman's. Anansi Boy is good and hope if ever it becomes a movie, it will be good...Legal Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859476049440029616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-59243969973536126922008-12-05T00:21:00.000+00:002008-12-05T00:21:00.000+00:00Hi Haley, I loved the Princess Bride too but I'm a...Hi Haley, I loved the Princess Bride too but I'm a big William Goldman fan anyway.<BR/><BR/>Susan: If I could find a DVD that would encourage my eldest to end up in the back garden with a football, I would buy the whole damn shelf of them! :)<BR/><BR/>Matt: Big Fish it is then, might not be tomorrow but v. soon. :)<BR/><BR/>Connect... your experience counts for a lot with these things. Not falling asleep is good too.<BR/><BR/>Øyvind: Lemony Snickett was quite good, I liked the bit with the train the best, I thought it went a little downhill with Carey's subsequent characters.<BR/><BR/>Cellobella: We have Princess Bride and the OBH in common so. :)<BR/><BR/>Daisy, I think you would like it, there is something pleasantly feline about Michelle (see pic). Don't you lover the way the pic matches the header... I do!! :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks Dave, you are too kind, send me a postcard if you like :P<BR/><BR/>Jena :PRINCESS BRIDE, you've got to!<BR/><BR/>You should see it Hope, Bob won't ruin it for you - he actually gives all it a good shot but he carried too much baggage from his earlier iconic roles to carry it off, possibly it was not his fault.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-799259322024031392008-12-05T00:07:00.000+00:002008-12-05T00:07:00.000+00:00Ironically, the very reason I've never rented it w...Ironically, the very reason I've never rented it was Robert DeNiro...whose work I love but the scenes with him in the trailer were awful! So you're saying if I can um...run to the bathroom without pausing during his moments, I'll possible like this one? :)<BR/><BR/>"Big Fish"...one of the most oddly amazing movies I've ever watched. If you can suspend the adult need to whisper, "There's NO way!" then it sucks you in and takes you on quite the ride!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-15506402809249140522008-12-04T20:34:00.000+00:002008-12-04T20:34:00.000+00:00Meh...lol... if you recommend it, then it will be ...Meh...lol... if you recommend it, then it will be worth watching.<BR/><BR/>I didn't even watch princess bride, perhaps this christmas vacation, I will.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing, Ken.<BR/><BR/>Btw, I tried something at Gewgaw,..lolJena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-2573691055743130122008-12-04T14:44:00.000+00:002008-12-04T14:44:00.000+00:00I don't honestly think it would be my sort of film...I don't honestly think it would be my sort of film. Nevertheless, your review makes me feel I'd like to see it, which can't be bad. Well done, in fact.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-61207424140040694992008-12-04T13:58:00.000+00:002008-12-04T13:58:00.000+00:00That sounds like just the sort of movie I would en...That sounds like just the sort of movie I would enjoy!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412703583921658038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-31508781391864084002008-12-04T13:57:00.000+00:002008-12-04T13:57:00.000+00:00Like The Princess Bride?? It lifted whole section...Like The Princess Bride?? It lifted whole sections of The Princess Bride... that whole thing about the pirate having to have a fierce image blah blah.<BR/><BR/>And TPB was better... well it IS my favourite movie ever so I'm a little biased.<BR/><BR/>But... I didn't mind Stardust.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-52262550564180218262008-12-04T09:31:00.000+00:002008-12-04T09:31:00.000+00:00A very good sign if they ask us to pause it. :) Th...A very good sign if they ask us to pause it. :) They seldom do. I look forward watching this one but I think ours are too young yet. <BR/><BR/>The last time they asked us to pause a film we watched 'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'. They love that one.<BR/><BR/>We're gonna watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Saturday, we're reading the book for them these days and they wanted to see the film afterwards.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice review.<BR/><BR/>Oh and writes down Big Fish on the todo-list. :) Thanks Matt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-40660880189271546322008-12-04T02:00:00.000+00:002008-12-04T02:00:00.000+00:00From my experience, asking to pause the movie is a...From my experience, asking to pause the movie is a very good sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-47757954210836473572008-12-04T01:52:00.000+00:002008-12-04T01:52:00.000+00:00Nice review, and thanks for the links and the tip ...Nice review, and thanks for the links and the tip of the hat....love Michelle Pfeiffer, and you're dead-on about Claire Dane.<BR/><BR/>I spent Monday 12 noon-4:30 am at my friend Vicki's house...After discussing American politics, Inside Government, catching up on everything, lunch and dinner, we watched DVDs all night... A triple feature: Stardust, Big Fish, and then 3:10 to Yuma.<BR/><BR/>Vicki was so-so on Stardust, but she doesn't like fantasy and computer generated effects. Her husband Larry however loved it and even Vicki said it's a great movie to watch with your kids!<BR/><BR/>Now, if you haven't seen Big Fish, starring Ewan McGregor, Jessica Lange, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Albert Finney, Helena Bonham Carter and more, that's the next movie you have to rent for Friday night!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-38287800652742707742008-12-04T01:34:00.000+00:002008-12-04T01:34:00.000+00:00Sounds good, just when we're collecting new DVDs f...Sounds good, just when we're collecting new DVDs for Christmas. I still want to read the book before seeing it, loving Neil Gaiman as I do. <BR/><BR/>Pausing's a good sign... wandering off to get ice cream and then ending up in the back garden with a football would have been less good.<BR/><BR/>Think I'll be getting it.<BR/>Thanks!Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-72728465049289864812008-12-04T01:30:00.000+00:002008-12-04T01:30:00.000+00:00A friend gave us the Stardust DVD as a gift. My hu...A friend gave us the Stardust DVD as a gift. My husband and I were both "meh" going into it, but found we really enjoyed the movie. We're big "Princess Bride" fans, and I think it was fair to compare the two. Now I just need to finish the Stardust book that same friend gave us.Haley Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374809490325504149noreply@blogger.com