Stardust is a tale following the lovestruck Tristan through his adventure to gain his dream girl’s (Victoria played by Sienna Miller) heart. To do this he must bring her back a fallen star.

This entails sneaking past a gate keeper whose job it is to keep those who live in Wall on the right side. Unfortunately, though fast for his age, he’s already failed once in keeping a resident of Wall on the right side - Tristan’s father. Tristan manages to get through the gate and off to a very strange place indeed. With help from his mother Tristan finds the star but is surprised at what the star actually is, though this doesn’t stop him from trying to bring the star to his beloved Victoria.

He’s not the only one after the star however; three witches and a prince are also after the star as the heart of a star will keep a person alive well beyond their time. The star also carries a jewel that will proclaim the king of the land.

Stardust is a lovely story that is enjoyable, fun and the perfect fairytale. One person, however, steals the film even though there are loads of cameos. Robert De Niro will make you either forget how to speak or laugh until you cry, possibly both.

The main drawback is that this UK DVD (the US version has a “making of” but no commentary) lacks special features; the only thing on it is a audio commentary with Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman. Though it does lack in any fun features, the commentary is a lot of fun. They talk about the differences that had to be made taking the book to film as well as complaining endlessly (Vaughn) of having to do shots with only one of the 4 actors that should have been there. This causes Vaughn to be grumpy through the commentary but he lives.

The DVD is worth your money even without loads of features, Stardust is a definite winner and completely re-watchable.

Review by: Sabrina Peyton