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Went to see
Stardust for the second time last night -- first time was at ConGlomeration. It is a wonderful film with poor box office, so, if you like light fantasy very much in the Princess Bride vein, go and see it now. With witches, lightning pirates, fratricidal princes, elements of classic fae lore, and the occasional deus ex unicorn (I understand it was better handled in the book), it's well worth the price of a ticket if you're not expecting an effects-overdose summer blockbuster with ear-bleeding sound. One does have to wonder if Rich Burlew read the book, since the "Swashbuckler in an airship trains protege in swordplay" montage sequence
seems awfully familiar...
And the inevitable Things I Learned From Stardust
1)Strange women enslaved by witches should be approached (euphemism there) with caution.
2)It is best to define in advance where "Home" is.
3)Turning a man into a goat is apparently far more magically straining than turning a man into a woman, a goat into a man, and a goat cart into a large inn. I think there was a typo in the spell rules.
4)Never let them see you throw the runes.
5)Rule One applies to old men in English villages, too.
6)A horse drawing a heavy carriage can travel 60 miles in less than a day without ill effect.
7)Just because you'll arrive in the same condition you started doesn't mean you'll spend the voyage that way. Read the fine print.
8)Pirate Kings sometimes turn out to be Pirate Queens, if you etgay my iftdray.
9)Don't look out the window. Really.
10)Even if you're dead, you can still be a pervy voyeur.
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