 "Scheming princes, wicked witches, flying pirates, celestial love, a pure-hearted hero, all in a magical land. What more do you want?" raves Today's Gene Shalit for Stardust, an epic tale starring Claire Danes with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. In hopes of wooing a beautiful girl (Sienna Miller), Tristan (Charlie Cox) promises to bring her a falling star. But he's in for the adventure of his life when he discovers the star is actually a celestial beauty named Yvaine (Danes). When an old witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) attempts to steal Yvaine’s youth, Tristan must protect her at all costs, in this magical family adventure that will make you laugh out loud and believe in love again. Storyline: The passage from this world to the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold is through a breach in a wall beside an English village. In the 1800s, a boy becomes a man when he ventures through the breach in pursuit of a fallen star, to prove his love for the village beauty. The star is no lump of rock, it's a maiden, Yvaine. Tristan, the youth, is not the only one looking for her: three witches, led by Lamia, want her heart to make them young; and, the sons of the dead king of Stormhold want her because she holds a ruby that will give one of them title to the throne. Assisting Tristan are his mother, the victim of a spell, and a transvestite pirate of the skies. Will Tristan win his true love? Written by Cast Notes: Charlie Cox (Tristan Thorn), Ian McKellen (Narrator [voice]), Bimbo Hart (Young Scientist), Alastair MacIntosh (Victorian Academic), David Kelly (Guard), Ben Barnes (Young Dunstan Thorn), Kate Magowan (Slave Girl - Una), Melanie Hill (Ditchwater Sal), Sienna Miller (Victoria), Henry Cavill (Humphrey), Nathaniel Parker (Dunstan Thorn), Darby Hawker (Grumpy Customer), Frank Ellis (Mr. Monday), Peter O'Toole (King), Mark Strong (Septimus). User Comment: songbrd427 from United States, 2 August 2007 • Why are the previews so blah for a movie that is so awesome!! Everyone should know what an excellent movie this is. It is engaging and funny from moment one, original, and well-acted. I wish the movie was doing itself as good press as it deserves! For anyone that loved The Princess Bride, Labyrinth, and other truly funny and original fantasy adventure, this is one of the great ones. Robert DeNiro is hysterical. Relative newcomer Charlie Cox is an incredible leading man. Claire Danes is fantastic as always. Michelle Pfiefer is making quite a splash with her recent returns to the screen. There are also a lot of wonderful moments from minor characters...even down to facial expressions. Summary: Previews do no justice.... IMDb Rating (03/14/15): 7.7/10 from 191,134 users IMDb Rating (12/06/07): 8.1/10 from 24,148 users
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