Beowulf

[matty]

I saw this last night, and was disappointed. They changed the story, but frankly the story isn't so hot to begin with, so that didn't bother me too much. The animation is pretty awesome, especially the gold dragon.

Some complaints:
1. Grendel's Mother (Angelina Jolie) is conceptually very awesome. Very good "take" on demons. But look at her feet--why the hell is she waering heels??? I don't think heels were very common, even among demons, in 500 AD. And the demon's sole tactic for seducing men seemed to be a set of outrageous titties. Granted, this would work against almost every straight guy I know, but Beowulf is supposed to be a great hero. If Odysseus can resist the sirens, shouldn't Beowulf be able to resist the demon boobs?
2. Try to count how many times the name "Beowulf" is said. "I am Beowulf!" "You are the mighty Beowulf!" "I'm gonna kill you, Beowulf!" I would bet that every 7 minutes, somebody said Beowulf, and most of the time it was Beowulf himself.
3. What's Beowulf's deal with getting naked? Not that I mind, but a couple of times it seemed very out of place and awkward. If I were hanging out with Beowulf, I might occasionally have to say, "Dude. Why are you naked?"
4. Bad acting.
5. Very boring when not battling monsters.
6. Too easy to make fun of/Not aware of how silly it is.
7. Sound effects were a little over the top. There's a scene where Beowulf strokes the cheek of his wife, and it sounds like sandpaper rubbing together.

That's all I got. Anybody else see it? Agree/disagree?

[matty]

OH YEAH. And every time the Queen gets out her little harp and starts singing, just bury your head in the sand until it's over. My date had to stop me from committing suicide. Twice.

[mrjohnchimpo]

is Beowulf said as much as the word "Sparta" or "Spartan" is said in 300?

[matty]

It's a close one, but I'd have to say Beowulf was said more often. And it's said in a fashion very reminiscent of "Sparta," to the point that towards the end of the movie, the guys sitting behind us said "Sparta!" every time someone in Beowulf said "Beowulf."

[mrjohnchimpo]

http://www.markforrester.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/sparta.jpg

[slam]

And the demon's sole tactic for seducing men seemed to be a set of outrageous titties.

this is why i want to see it in 3D at the imax. hubba hubba!

[zero2056]

I watched last week.

1) The addition of heels to Jolie's character was hilarious, as was the strategic positioning of other objects in front of what would have been full frontal on Beowulf.

2) The concept of Grendel and how he was conceived as well as the second dragon I found interesting.

3) Other than that, I thought the movie was ok. I think if you go see it you REALLY need to remember that you're watching two of the cheesiest hollywood genres there are 1) Fantasy 2) Animated Fantasy.

If you're expecting 5 star, two thumbs up, so on and so forth, then apparently you haven't watched nearly enough B-rated fantasy :)

It was pretty. I was drunk. I was entertained.

:D

[cuscus]

I didn't think it was amazing, but it was pretty, and it was entertaining. The thing I got from the movie, is hope for better fantasy films. The animation looked good, and there are much better fantasy stories than can be told through that form of media. Without technology like this, fantasy geeks will forever be stuck with shitty animation, or the endless hope that Peter Jackson will decide to do more fantasy films.