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…anything is possible. I simply love these ads. The McKay one takes the (cheese!) cake.

I finally got around to watching the film adaptation of Stardust. And given how much of a fan I am of Neil Gaiman’s work, I was not disappointed by the adaptation.

While I usually tend to be rather particular about adaptations of books that I like, this was a rare exception. The movie did take a couple of artistic liberties in differing from the book, but it felt like it was only adding to the spirit of the book. At the end of the day, Stardust is a fairytale (albeit for adults), and I thought that the movie portrayed that incredibly well.

And it was indeed quite a fairytale - a very funny one at that. The witticisms and the quips were hilarious, and I especially found Robert De Niro’s character to be extremely funny. The eclectic mix of characters was just perfect.

It was a rare mix of fantasy, romance (and funny romance at that - even the mushy parts kept cracking the audience up), comedy, adventure, action and suspense. Even for someone who had re-read the book at least a dozen times in the past few years, some parts caught me off guard.

This movie was perhaps the best movie I have seen all summer, and all year. And for those interested in watching this movie, I would strongly recommend that you read the book version of Stardust first - trust me, it is worth it.

After all, what is life is not a fairytale, hmm?