So I bought Beowulf last night, and was happy to see it was only 14 bucks. Thought cool it is supposed to be a pretty awesome flick with some cool effects and all that. God....what a train wreck! They did it all on computer, but used real actors as models (???) Anyway I have seen cheesy cartoons on cartoon network that had better computer generated stuff. It was kinda jerky and childish looking. I mean Toy Story had a better flow than this thing did. And the story...Well not sure what to say about it. I know it is one of the first written stories, so its an old tale. Based on true classic literature. They could have updated it a little. Made it easier to follow and understand. I couldn't even understand what some of the people were saying. We wanted to put on subtitles at one point until we realized they really were speaking English.
I love literature and respect the classics, but if you are going to make a movie from something classic you either have to do a blow out job at it or you have to re-invent it into your own vision. (this from the person who thought Romeo and Juliet was the most painful movie she had ever sat through. The one with Leonardo that is.) Still, if it wasn't going to be spectacular they could have just done a real movie with crusty old actors as it should have been.
So that is my opinion. Don't buy it, rent it, order it, borrow it, or even waste your time watching the commercial that makes it look awesome. It will leave you disappointed. :)
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I thought that looked pretty good when it was at the movies! Thanks for saving me the wasted rental! How did it look on your new TV?
The TV rocks, Just the movie sucked and it was not done good and it was obvious.
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