I enjoyed Stardust The Movie as a movie, but it was lacking in all the wonderful little Gaiman details and subtleties that made the book so cool.
There's supposed to be a scene where a lion and a unicorn fight to the death. I mean, come on! How cool would that have been if they'd kept it?? I'd pay money just to see that!
Also, the movie ending was such a disappointment. The book ending was full of that wonderful bittersweet poignancy that Gaiman is famous for. The movie ending was just like "ACTION ACTION ACTION OMG NAO WE'RE BOTH STARZ 4EVER!!!"
The original story was a conventional fairy tale turned on its ass with little bits of subtle brilliance, and it doesn't underestimate its audience. Goddamnit, hollywood.
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Date: 2008-03-22 10:03 am (UTC)There's supposed to be a scene where a lion and a unicorn fight to the death. I mean, come on! How cool would that have been if they'd kept it?? I'd pay money just to see that!
Also, the movie ending was such a disappointment. The book ending was full of that wonderful bittersweet poignancy that Gaiman is famous for. The movie ending was just like "ACTION ACTION ACTION OMG NAO WE'RE BOTH STARZ 4EVER!!!"
The original story was a conventional fairy tale turned on its ass with little bits of subtle brilliance, and it doesn't underestimate its audience.
Goddamnit, hollywood.