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Summary: Great in IMAX - the DVD is so-so
Comment: I saw Beowulf at an IMAX theatre in 3D and it was an amazing experience. The CGI and the 3D process was near-perfect and enhanced the film greatly. The DVD is a totally different experience.
The story, based on the epic poem but is not a word-for-word transition to the screen, becomes more of a focus on the DVD since all the visuals are toned down. Purists will have a problem with Beowulf on this level. This action-packed film does not work on the small screen - especially if it is in 2D.
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Summary: Wish There Was a Way to Give this One a Zero
Comment: To each their own, something that applies very aptly to this 'title'. 'Beowulf' the great ancient classic of one of the greatest Norse warrior/cheiftans is a story that has been done a few times but never done well. And this film does not veer from that formula, by failing in the essential re-telling of the classic tale. I realise that a movie like this can not mirror the story-telling 100%, but to bastardize the story so greatly is a great dis-service to this epic poem.
The writers or who ever adapting this tale must of been on good drugs or had someone re-tell the story because making Beowulf a dishonest failure is not what this story should have been. Beowulf is one of the greatest heroes ever, and I've read the story and written many an essay on the subject for university, I love the story, so seeing this film was like getting kicked somewhere not too fun. Yes, the major characters are there, and nope none of them are played that well Grendel is made into an odd looking creature that sounds like the Swedish Chef's bizarre son that was hidden away for about 40 years. Grendel's mother, is made into some sort of seductress, perhaps the only reason for that is as a selling point, because Grendel's mother is a swamp hag and very much the mother of a hideous creature like Grendel, and oddly she turns into a dragon, something that has never happened in the book or any translation that I've ever read. Yes there is a dragon in the original tale but it was nothing more than a dragon not some mystical sexy witch. I know that with such an ancient story like Beowulf some liberties will be taken in the re-telling, it is derived from a verbal tradition, things change, and of course someone wants to make it their own version, but this film is the failed attempt at re-inventing the wheel.
Sure the visual aspect can be considered somewhat interesting, but the story still falls flat with poor acting, a story that isn't done properly and does not adhere to the original theme of Beowulf being the greatest in a tradition that exhalted their heroes. I half expected Uwe Boll's name to be passing by at the credits, I wouldn't even suggest this title as a rental, read a book or look into Beowulf and Grendel with Gerard Butler, that one is actually very interesting.
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Summary: A remarkable film, for animation.
Comment: For an animated movie, this was a remarkable film. It tells the story of Beowulf in dramatic fashion and I appreciated seeing this classic tale, that I have often heard referenced indirectly but had never read. It makes one appreciate heroic, Nordic story telling, with it's many monsters and ironies.
Animated charaters in a drama takes a little getting used to, especially with the celebrity actor voice-overs. The facial expressions are still not quite what we expect from humans, but they are getting closer every year.
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Summary: worse movie
Comment: The movie could've followed the true story that was written about Beowulf. The graphics were okay but not really a movie that I would want to puchase.
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Summary: A must see classic tale
Comment: Great 3d effects come alive in blu-ray presentation of this movie. The tale of Beowulf is a must see for all of Northern European extraction. Only slight flaw is some may think Angelina Jolie is not appproiate for a role in this tale, due to her liberal anti-white politics.
Summary: Great in IMAX - the DVD is so-so
Comment: I saw Beowulf at an IMAX theatre in 3D and it was an amazing experience. The CGI and the 3D process was near-perfect and enhanced the film greatly. The DVD is a totally different experience.
The story, based on the epic poem but is not a word-for-word transition to the screen, becomes more of a focus on the DVD since all the visuals are toned down. Purists will have a problem with Beowulf on this level. This action-packed film does not work on the small screen - especially if it is in 2D.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wish There Was a Way to Give this One a Zero
Comment: To each their own, something that applies very aptly to this 'title'. 'Beowulf' the great ancient classic of one of the greatest Norse warrior/cheiftans is a story that has been done a few times but never done well. And this film does not veer from that formula, by failing in the essential re-telling of the classic tale. I realise that a movie like this can not mirror the story-telling 100%, but to bastardize the story so greatly is a great dis-service to this epic poem.
The writers or who ever adapting this tale must of been on good drugs or had someone re-tell the story because making Beowulf a dishonest failure is not what this story should have been. Beowulf is one of the greatest heroes ever, and I've read the story and written many an essay on the subject for university, I love the story, so seeing this film was like getting kicked somewhere not too fun. Yes, the major characters are there, and nope none of them are played that well Grendel is made into an odd looking creature that sounds like the Swedish Chef's bizarre son that was hidden away for about 40 years. Grendel's mother, is made into some sort of seductress, perhaps the only reason for that is as a selling point, because Grendel's mother is a swamp hag and very much the mother of a hideous creature like Grendel, and oddly she turns into a dragon, something that has never happened in the book or any translation that I've ever read. Yes there is a dragon in the original tale but it was nothing more than a dragon not some mystical sexy witch. I know that with such an ancient story like Beowulf some liberties will be taken in the re-telling, it is derived from a verbal tradition, things change, and of course someone wants to make it their own version, but this film is the failed attempt at re-inventing the wheel.
Sure the visual aspect can be considered somewhat interesting, but the story still falls flat with poor acting, a story that isn't done properly and does not adhere to the original theme of Beowulf being the greatest in a tradition that exhalted their heroes. I half expected Uwe Boll's name to be passing by at the credits, I wouldn't even suggest this title as a rental, read a book or look into Beowulf and Grendel with Gerard Butler, that one is actually very interesting.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A remarkable film, for animation.
Comment: For an animated movie, this was a remarkable film. It tells the story of Beowulf in dramatic fashion and I appreciated seeing this classic tale, that I have often heard referenced indirectly but had never read. It makes one appreciate heroic, Nordic story telling, with it's many monsters and ironies.
Animated charaters in a drama takes a little getting used to, especially with the celebrity actor voice-overs. The facial expressions are still not quite what we expect from humans, but they are getting closer every year.
Customer Rating:
Summary: worse movie
Comment: The movie could've followed the true story that was written about Beowulf. The graphics were okay but not really a movie that I would want to puchase.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A must see classic tale
Comment: Great 3d effects come alive in blu-ray presentation of this movie. The tale of Beowulf is a must see for all of Northern European extraction. Only slight flaw is some may think Angelina Jolie is not appproiate for a role in this tale, due to her liberal anti-white politics.