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Beowulf (2007)
description written by member Zara:
In a time of heroes, the mighty warrior Beowulf slays the demon Grendel and incurs the wrath of its monstrous yet seductive mother, in a conflict that transforms a king into a legend.
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Beowulf Movie Review by Zara  (1/12/2008) |
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Eh.
I AM BEOWULF!
That's the catchy line that keeps getting uttered in the flick, a comical rendering by actor Ray Winstone, someone who looks NOTHING like the movie's rendition of him, unlike the other actors in the film. A portly c*ckney muthaf*cka (perhaps not, I'm uncertain... Xav?) who probably WISHES that he had...
(complete Beowulf review by Zara)
| Beowulf Movie Review by Matthew (12/17/2007) |
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I didn't buy "Beowulf" for one minute.
Director Robert Zemeckis, who built his career making enjoyable films like "Back to the Future", "Romancing the Stone" and "Forrest Gump", has been exploring the realm of computer animated films recently. He has even gone so far as to develop new technology so he can more...
(complete Beowulf review by Matthew)
Beowulf is bona fide bad ass.
Oh, snap. I can't submit that. Not enough words.
It's all you need to know, though.
I mean, Crispin Glover as Grendel? Why aren't you sitting in a theater right now instead of reading this?
The animation is jaw-dropping, except for whenever a human being is giving stationary dialog. Then...
(complete Beowulf review by Zombie Boy)
| Beowulf Movie Review by Jarrod (11/17/2007) |
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The previews for 'Beowulf' really fooled me, I have to admit. I thought it was live-action, which must certainly say something about the quality of the animation, some of the best I have seen, photorealistic, a more advanced version of what Robert Zemeckis used for The Polar Express. Of course, once I read about this, it...
(complete Beowulf review by Jarrod)
When I heard that Ray Winstone was cast as Beowulf and was only 5' 5", I wondered why. Seeing him act, I have no doubts that they knew what they were doing. The benefit of CGI and Motion capture puts a great actor in a mythic role. A perfect fit.
Another perfect fit was Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother. I mean she was...
(complete Beowulf review by B Movie Ben)
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