| Stardust (Matthew Vaughn, 2007) - Ahh... how refreshing it is to see that Hollywood is still capable to produce such wonderful, fun, classic fantasy epics such as this one. It has everything - comedy and wit, broad overtones, epic filmmaking, great effects and acting, wonderful characters and concepts, and all packed in an immensely entertaining package. That said, it is depressing to see that films like this, reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz or The Princess Bride, don't have the power to make enough money in the box office for studios to justify further production. This film's box office failure is a bad sign for out-of-franchise fantasy films, which is a shame because Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and many others have some other fantastic fantasy works just itching to be made into fantastic films with the right budget and talent. And after the Harry Potter series is over and PJ delivers his two Hobbit movies, it looks like we won't have any quality fantasy movies to look forward to in the near future. And that's a shame. RATING: 8/10. |