There’s just something about Robert DeNiro in drag that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. 
It was a big hit here last night.
Yes, that was a surprise. DeNiro doing the cancan.
I enjoyed the movie.
Charmingly ridiculous fairytale. The dead brothers were fun.
I really enjoyed it.
I much preferred it to “Enchanted”
And yes, I vote for the Dead Bro’s ~ hilarious!
M
I liked it, and will probably buy it on DVD. I think I would have liked it better if I hadn’t read the book first, I had trouble separating the two.
Claire Dannes was luminous, in every sense of the word. 
I love Neil Gaiman, he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I recommend folks give him a try.
I love Gaiman’s stuff, too. Thoroughly enjoyed both the book AND the movie, which rarely happens. Most of the time a good book is butchered into a very disappointing movie.
I was sure that would be the case here, since it’s a fairytale and uses so much imagination, but somehow it worked for me!
My daughter explained it as “Pirates of the Caribbean, Ella Enchanted, Hocus Pocus, Princess Bride and then some.?”
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but I still prefer the original graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess (one of my favorite illustrators).
Particularly amusing are the first words out of the fallen star’s mouth:
And there was a voice, a high clear, female voice, which said, “Ow,” and then, very quietly, it said "> f*ck,> " and then it said “Ow,” once more.
Yes, I have to admit, that’s one of the scenes I was disappointed with. The original script was much better.
For the Gaiman fans: YOU MUST READ AMERICAN GODS. Just… just incredible.
I’ve enjoyed everything of his I’ve read but in particular Sandman: The Dream Hunters. Its listed as a comic on his website but it is in hardcover and Amano Yoshitaka’s artwork is wonderful. It’s especially good if you are interested in Things Japanese.
Sandy
The one illustration that Amazon shows looks like Klimt was an inspiration. Nice stuff!
couple things…
Was Anansi Boys a sequel to American Gods?
And..an animated feature of Coraline is coming out this summer or fall…Dakota Fanning is the voice of Coraline.
I really enjoy Neil Gaiman…and I was really shocked with how well they pulled off Stardust…wish it was better received.
I think it was poorly advertised, personally. I went into the film knowing nothing about the graphic novel and…frankly…was a bit disappointed by the film as a stand-alone entity. (I LOVE fantasy, but I tend to be very picky about it.) I’m reaching the point where I don’t trust trailers anymore. Going into the film with an open mind is always better.
I ought to seek out the graphic novel now, give it a good read, and THEN watch the movie again. Perhaps then I’ll appreciate it more.
We’ve all seen stardust, because each and every one of us is made of stardust. Literally.
I don’t know. Soy sauce, as everybody knows, is made from squashed little black Chinese beetles. I’ve seen soy sauce (yummy), but I haven’t seen the little black beetles, because they filter the stuff before they ship it and they don’t put a picture of the beetles on the bottle.
Whatever it is you have there, I’ll have a pint of it too. 
They use the crunchy leftover parts to make Grape Nuts cereal.
Grape Nuts smells and tastes like chicken feed.
chicken feed is a lot cheeper
ah, cheaper 
I finally got around to installing the required software to watch netflix movies at work and watched Gaiman’s A](http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Films/A+Short+Film+About+John+Bolton/%22%3EA) Short Film About John Bolton during lunch. I had thought it was a real documentary and was a bit confused at first, but quickly settled in an enjoyed it.
I’ve also been a fan of John Bolton’s work since the 80’s, so it was doubly fun.