Stardust the movie came out in 2007. It stars Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Mark Strong, Kate Magowan, Ian McKellen.
Its not my usual genre, its fantasy, with kings and witches and lightening powered craft but overall its very good. I was picking up performances by Claire Danes through Netflix and this one jumped up. I think that Clair Danes will be one of the most noted actresses of this era. This movie does not disappoint. She plays a star. Not just a movie star, but rather a celestial star that can make the difference in who will be chosen as king. This movie comes complete with a greek chorus of departed king wannabees. Its also has a romantic element that get redirected. An interesting part has Ricky Gervais, of Office fame, getting stabbed in the stomach and turned into a screech owl whenever he tries to talk. Robert DeNiro plays a credible part as captain of an airship powered by lightening. An absolute phenomenal make up job is done to Michelle Pfeiffer as she plays the wicked witch who uses supernatural powers to make herself "beautiful" and to capture the essence of the star, a diamond like stone that turns to ruby and allows the hero to become king of the fantasy kingdom.
Also on the docket this week was Like Crazy a movie from 2011.
Like Crazy is a romantic movie of love separated by the Atlantic Ocean and a visa. He is a art student, furniture designer. She is a writer and eventually a fashion editor in England. They met while going to school in LA. The classic student visa ran out and she still stayed in LA. When she wanted to return to LA from England, she was turned down because of her visa violation. The story is about their separation and their reunions. At different times in this movie, both of them are convinced that the other is the "one". Finally the girl's father has had enough of the cost of fighting the visa infraction and the transatlantic flights and suggests that they get married.
This movie has beautiful California, and British scenery. This movie has a beautiful couple and the movie works until the plot tries to interject some complications.
It won the grand prize for drama at the Sundance Film Festival.
The cast members include: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead, Finola Hughes, Chris Messina, Ben York Jones, Jamie Thomas King, Keeley Hazell, Natalie Blair, Edurne Ganem. It falls into the netflix genera of Emotional, Romantic, Understated.
Overall, both these movies were good ones to watch.
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