I thought this was suppose to come out October 16. Guess I was wrong. This seems a little too early. And this got descent reviews. Well at least okay reviews.

That was quick - I wonder if "The Golden Compass" will be as quick.

Very entertaining movie that picks up as the movie goes on...

More vibrant cover, looks much closer to the theatrical poster and looks a lot better. I already have the DVD on preorder but now I can't wait for this release.

I want to see the back cover of the box... what's the deal Paramount? You gave us the back art for "Next" and "Shooter", but not this title? What gives?

The revised artwork is much closer to the theatrical poster and looks less photoshopped, very nice!

PS- Post 400!!!

Wow!  The colors are much more vivid and there's a much better quote on the cover now.  I'm really glad they got rid of the tagline, too.

A HUGE improvement over the original artwork.  

Slightly revised artwork added...

I wish it had more extras. They could at least put a commentary track or something on there.

But the movie was extremely enjoyable, so I'll probably want it anyway.

Fantastic! This is going to the top of my Christmas Wish List!

Oh, and one more thing. Is it really neccesary to put variations of the word "magic" on the cover two different times?

Not a big fan of the artwork. I liked the theatrical poster better. And come on - Cox carries this movie, and you can't even put his name on there along with Danes, Pfeiffer, and DeNiro? I understand you need big names up there to appeal to the masses, but at least put his name at the end - he was fantastic in the lead!
I'll probably pick this up as a stocking stuffer for the wife - we both really liked it but she loves the book as well and it's more her thing.
I was solidly entertained and really enjoyed the film. Sure, I had some problems with it (especially the ghosts, who got old after about 1 minute), but overall it was one of the better movies of the summer.

I have not seen it but that dvd cover plus Robert De Niro and Michelle Pheiffer makes it a blind buy


Phieffer looks hot in that cover.

moviewizguy wrote: I can't believe people were watching usless trash instead of this. This was one of the best films of this year! You gotta be kidding people! Only less than $30 million in the box office and its budget was like $80 million?! what's wrong with you guys?! Such a great film doesn't deserve this.

It is sad.  People were too busy flocking to Rush Hour 3.  Pathetic.

While I would have preferred the regular theatrical poster, the coverart is actually very very nice and sticks to the poster close enough.  Just be happy that it isn't a bad cover from left-field.  Can't wait to pick this up, but I would have loved a 2-disc edition (and I won't be surprised if there is one to come).

Kaya Savas wrote: Awww, no HD-DVD from Paramount? After such a fiasco you'd think they'd announce HD-DVD off the bat with every single film now.

 . . . come back to the blu side  . . .

Every single New Release by Paramount will debut on HD DVD. Why wouldnt Stardust be one of them?

No, Paramount would not make the same mistake again on going back to the 'Blu side'. Blu-ray is ughhh.

Horrible cover.  Reminds me of some Merlin style televised nonsense or some such s**t.  Wouldn't mind seeing the film though.

They should've used the full-blown one-sheet artwork, the sunset-lit style artwork looked very pretty and less generic than the artwork for the DVD. And another usage of the blown-up Photoshop heads! Michelle Pfeiffer does have a leading role in the film, but Robert DeNiro's role is basically a glorified cameo.

Good flick; I quite enjoyed it. Very pretty to look at.

Artwork added...

Eraserhead wrote: This movie looked really, truly terrible. I don't know how anyone here was able to even sit through the whole thing.

Why do people who haven't seen a film make remarks like this? Comment on the trailer all you want. And I agree with you that it was terrible and didn't do the movie justice at all. But thankfully I went with my gut and listened to the glowing reviews. Turned out to be the best film of the summer for me. I was hoping word of mouth would help but it's not. And it pains me to see c-r-a-p like "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" making 10 times at much at the box-office. I agree this movie will do better on DVD and maybe become a classic like "The Princess Bride", because it deserves it. It's a wonderful film.

I absolutely loved this film.  And I was feeling horrible about how it's doing in the box office until I read that The Princess Bride was huge box office bomb and didn't grow popular until it was out on video.  I'm hoping that this film will share it's fate.

If you want a fast DVD announcement, look no further for the announcement for "Black Snake Moan" and "The Ice Harvest" -- those were announced two weeks after the movies were released in theaters (as well as "Surviving Christmas" and "From Justin to Kelly" ). However this movie is holding up much better than any of those.

For those expressing their desire to go see it, go do so! Going to a bargain matinee is much more cheaper than buying a used DVD or using Netflix to see it, provided the prices are reasonable.

I think Paramount is just announcing it to spur more people to see it before it goes out of theaters. And besides, more interest in the movie might encourage Paramount to include more extras, hopefully a commentary.

Interesting - Most of the best films this summer have come out in August: Bourne Ultimatim, Superbad, Simpsons Movie (technically late July) and Stardust.

Can't wait for this one on DVD. Shame about the middling box office, but it seems to be holding fairly well.

Blue-Kal-El wrote: Already? I so wanted to see this in theatres!!!

You can and it's still playing nationwide. Just see it, support the future careers of Pfeiffer, DeNiro, Cox and Danes!

Although comparisons to "The Princess Bride" seem out of sorts, because it's much less jokey and more serious than the former.

Already? I so wanted to see this in theatres!!!

Awww, no HD-DVD from Paramount? After such a fiasco you'd think they'd announce HD-DVD off the bat with every single film now.

 . . . come back to the blu side  . . .

I just got back from this and I was very pleasantly surprised.  A pretty fun movie, and it was actually quite humorous as well.  I certainly wouldn't buy the DVD, but I'd recommend the film.

elle_driver wrote:  (i.e. to be the next Princess Bride)
I mean nothing by this, but did people actually think that this would be the next Princess Bride, as a mass? I wonder...

Still, even with the quick DVD turnaround, Paramount should've put more extras on the DVD. Heck, even the earlier duds such as "Shooter" and "Black Snake Moan" both got an commentary and this doesn't? An utter shame... unless the making-of featurette and blooper reel are entertaining, this seems like a disappointing platter of extras.

Oh well, it's worth it for me just for the movie itself -- and since it'll be released the week before Christmas, I know what to put on my wishlist.

In Release:   19 days / 2.7 weeks

wow


i'll prolly rent it or something - does look kinda intresting

Cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MUST BUY!!

Very good and entertaining film that deserved to do better at the box-office. Definitely getting it on dvd.

Whoa that was fast! really really fast!

It's much better than the trailers are letting on. Think of it as "The Princess Bride" meets "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" with a dash of "Hocus Pocus" and "Willow" thrown in. And Charlie Cox is a much more charismatic hero than, say, Orlando Bloom.

I loved this film -- a nice and intelligent throwback to the '80s style fantasy films. DeNiro and Pfeiffer stole the show, obviously and Pfeiffer is still hot even in her late 40s. And a great score by Ilan Eshkeri too.

And this film is still playing in 2,000 theaters nationwide, so go see it before it goes out and hits the second-run theaters (it's doing much better than "Black Snake Moan" but that's faint praise considering the budgets for both movies are vastly different). It needs all the monetary support it can get, but the DVD extras look pretty paltry -- no commentary by Matthew Vaughn or Neil Gaiman? And this should be released in HD as well.

Damn that was very quick. Glad I didn't see that one in theaters.

Damn Paramount!
This is quick!

Just came out early this month...

It's a shame that people chose Rush Hour 3 over this.  This truly is one of the better films of the summer.  Heck of a lot of fun.

And its still in theaters too!