Thursday Thirteen #4: Stardust Edition

I should disclaim that I haven't actually seen the movie yet. I really wanted to go last weekend, but it just didn't work out. I have high hopes for this weekend, though. Thirteen Reasons You (And I) Should See Stardust This Weekend The book is wonderful. And while I know that The Movie Is Not The Book, I still also know from the book that this is a wonderful story with wonderful cast of characters, who are played in the movie by an equally wonderful cast of actors. It's a gorgeous movie, which I can tell from the previews and the web site. It should be, seeing as how the look of the film was designed by Charles Vess, who also illustrated the Stardust graphic novel. The role of Yvaine was originally offered to Sarah Michelle Gellar, who purportedly turned it down because the shooting schedule required her to spend too much time away from Freddie. That's not really a reason to go see the film, but let's all pause for a moment to ponder how AWESOME she would have been, and sigh. Despite a not-so-great opening weekend, it's mostly getting good reviews. It's also getting a lot of positive comparisons to The Princess Bride. I didn't really think that when I read the book, but I can definitely see how they compare. Two words: Rupert Everett. If you don't go see it, God will kill Fred the Unlucky Black Cat. Just kidding. Or am I?!!! He'll kill Cabal instead. Okay, that's not true either. Or is it?!!! Beyond being an amazingly and enviously talented and imaginative writer, Neil Gaiman is, by all accounts, an amazing person, to boot, and he deserves not to have his pets killed off because you wouldn't go see his movie to have a lot of success in Hollywood. He's also written many other wonderful things, several of which have already been optioned and lying around in screenplay limbo for years and years, and if this film does well, it will increase the chances of those other projects ever seeing the light of day. Two more words: Michelle Pfeiffer. Maddy Gaiman will give you a stern look until you go. See? What else are you going to see this weekend? Superbad? Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Frigga 2. Nancy Bond 3. Holly 4. Kuanyin 5. Carolan Ivey 6. Spacy Tracie 7. Susan B. 8. So Lost 9. Pat J. 10. Denise Patrick See links to more Thursday Thirteen in the comments!

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