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Stardust (film)

Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, obviously. I enjoyed but wasn't enthused with Gaiman's work, so I only just got around to watching this at SHP. Conclusion: good humor, sappy romance. It also requires a certain suspension of disbelief regarding the plot; I don't recall Gaiman being so silly, but he may or may not have been. Moving on...

The Reduced Shakespeare Company's Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged

I get the feeling that this would be a lot funnier if I was more familiar with Shakespeare canon. I know Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, and Taming of the Shrew--that's barely a fraction. Also, the actors talk really fast. This would be a good film to show to non-native speakers as a fluency test; I'm native and I can only follow half of the dialogue.

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Date: 2008-08-02 09:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beteio.livejournal.com
I absolutely adore the RSC's version of Shakespeare, although they do talk abnormally fast. On the bright side, it usually makes sense the second time around (which is what I ended up doing one Thursday afternoon when I had nothing to do...)

Have you read American Gods? I'm trying to, but I'm maybe 30 or so pages in and it's surprisingly /boring/. Maybe my expectations are too high or something, but I haven't actually read one single funny thing yet. I'm also working on Monstrous Regiment (because the Brandywine Hundred library almost never has The Color of Magic) and I'm seriously fighting through it :(

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Date: 2008-08-02 10:33 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] talkstowolves.livejournal.com
American Gods isn't comedy or satire, it's a mixture of urban fantasy and American mythology. I just say this because I'm confused by the two comments that it should, for some reason, be default: funny.

Would you elaborate on what you found silly or disliked about Stardust? I'm curious.

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Date: 2008-08-03 11:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beteio.livejournal.com
Yeah, that's pretty much me right there.

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Date: 2008-08-03 02:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diatryma.livejournal.com
I don't remember American Gods being funny at all. Anansi Boys, yes, some, but American Gods was exactly like the cover: gray and grim.

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