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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES EAN: 0097361323145 Format: Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen Label: Paramount Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 26, 2008 Running Time: 114 minutes Sales Rank: 3360 Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: November 16, 2007 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel he incurs the undying wrath of the beast s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle throughout the ages immortalizing the name Beowulf. Academy Award® winner director Robert Zemeckis tells the oldest epic tale in the English language with the most modern technology advancing the cinematic forum through the magic of digitally enhanced live action. A stellar cast is led by Ray Winstone ( The Departed Sexy Beast ) in the title role. Joining him are Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins as the cursed King Hrothgar John Malkovich Robin Wright Penn Brendan Gleeson Crispin Glover Alison Lohman and Oscar® Winner Angelina Jolie as Grendel s mother.System Requirements:Running Time: 114 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: UNRATED UPC: 097361323145 Manufacturer No: 132314 Amazon.com: Spectacular animated action scenes turn the ancient epic poem Beowulf into a modern fantasy movie, while motion-capture technology transforms plump actor Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) into a burly Nordic warrior. When a Danish kingdom is threatened by the monster Grendel (voiced and physicalized by Crispin Glover, River's Edge), Beowulf--lured by the promise of heroic glory--comes to rescue them. He succeeds, but falls prey to the seductive power of Grendel's mother, played by Angelina Jolie... and as Jolie's pneumatically animated form rises from an underground lagoon with demon-claw high heels, it becomes clear that we're leaving the original epic far, far behind. Regrettably, the motion-capture process has made only modest improvements since The Polar Express; while the characters' eyes no longer look so flat and zombie-like, their faces remain inexpressive and movements are still wooden. As a result, the most effective sequences feature wildly animated battles and the most vivid character is Grendel, whose grotesqueness ends up making him far more sympathetic than any of the mannequin-like human beings. The meant-to-be-titillating images of a naked Jolie resemble an inflatable doll more than a living, breathing woman (or succubus, as the case may be). But the fights--particularly Grendel's initial assault on the celebration hut--pop with lushly animated gore and violence. Also featuring the CGI-muffled talents of Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs), Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), and John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons). --Bret Fetzer Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - LameGreat visuals, but a long boring film. Bought it based off hype, won't make that mistake again. Rating: - If you can get past the strobe lights during the Grendall attack, you might like it.At least you may find it intriguing. As an English Lit geek, I've always wanted to see Beowulf as film. I knew it would be gory, but I told my husband that he could turn it off during the attack scenes. He wanted to go into it a little further before giving up and I'm glad we did. Besides having an old classic remade into a movie, the making of it was even more impressive. If you didn't like the actual movie, go into the extra features and see how it was made...Impressive! Rating: - Great MovieThis is a great movie, the only thing was i had to change my blu-ray players settings in order to watch the movie. I found out that the movie will not play on the 24p setting you must change it to the 60p setting in order to watch it. Other then that I would recommend this, great graphics, digitally enhanced people and good special effects made it a good buy for me. Rating: - An Epic PerformanceThis was a fascinating, epic performance of perhaps the most thrilling epic poem in all of western literature. While the original poem is left far behind, with Grendel's mother posing as an evil seductress who tempts Beowulf with riches and fame if she will merely mate with him, the flavor of the original remains. Interesting to me was the juxtaposition of Christian imagery, with a reference to Jesus Christ which is not present in the poem, against traditional pagan mythology ... Read More Rating: - Angelina Jolie rules men even in digital formNot surprisingly, this movie is not very good. I wasn't expecting LORD OF THE RINGS here, or even DRAGON SLAYER, so I entered with low expectations. Some people think video games are better forms of entertainment and artistic expression than films. I'm not sympathetic to this view. Anyone who claims this is simply expressing an ignorant and sophomoric mentality. But watching BEOWULF I would say that sometimes a video game can be "better" than the movie. These days the line between some movies and ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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