Beowulf (2007)

Movie

Great movie. My husband has been looking for this movie, and was happy when I found it. Thanks again, Amazon! June 29, 2008

The Bottom

As the third (fourth, if you include 13th Warrior) attempt to movie-ize Beowulf, I was hoping for a heroic interpretation of the book. Why not let the ancient hero be a hero? They let Ironman be a hero, and that was a good movie. This one tanks for basically the following reasons: 1) absolutely no interest on the part of the scriptwriters in being faithful to the spirit of the book 2) yet another de-herofied Beowulf, by making him into a liar and a fake--I'll spare those of you who are thinking of renting this turd the details 3) third rate "gumby" computer animation. Shrek was better . . . And WAY more entertaining. If you're supposed to read Beowulf for one of your Lit classes and are thinking of watching this movie instead, spare yourself: Your professor will probably make a laughing stock out of you. Pity; The cover held so much promise. June 28, 2008

Eh.

I had high hopes for this movie.

Unfortunately, the CGI just wasn't up to it; it was almost good enough but not quite. And while I loved the bits that stuck true to the original - most of the beginning - the "plot twist" which took the movie away from the original epic poem was kind of depressing. If it were a normal movie taking place in Viking society with characters named other names and they ended it this way, that would be great; but once again someone had to go take a perfectly good classic and use the "brand name" to sell a story that bore only loose relation to the original tale. See the most recent "King Arthur" for another one of these unnecessary alterations. June 27, 2008

Beowulf the Romance Novel

How romantic. When I read the book, I thought Beowulf was just some hero who slayed a troll, a hag and a dragon. The movie brings out the romantic side of Beowulf. Beowulf doing battle in the nude. Beowulf getting passionate with a succubus. Beowulf having heart-rending marital problems with the queen and finding true love with a blond cutie. It puts you on an emotional rollercoaster ride that the original book failed to achieve. June 26, 2008

Fun Movie, Wonderful Animation

I was surprised to see the movie was animated. I had not known prior to purchasing it (guess I didn't pay enough attention). The animation was absolutely wonderful. I recommend the movie on that fact alone.

The story is based on an old, old epic of British literature. It's about a hero who slays monsters. Pretty basic stuff, but if you've read Beowulf you can't help but check this movie out. If you haven't read Beowulf, be warned -- it is a very difficult read due to the old English language it is written in / translated into.

I didn't think it was an award winning movie by far, but I thought it was fun to watch. Warning: NOT for the children! June 24, 2008

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