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Amazon.co.uk Review
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 physicalised 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 (more…)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Much better than some of the revues on here!
Knowing Beowulf received mixed revues when it was released I wasn’t expecting too much from this film, but I have to say my fears were unfounded – Beowulf is a much better film…
2.0 out of 5 stars
not arf bad
I watched the directors cut version of this film, having recently read the Heaney translation of the original story.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gaiman at his (almost) best and a visual stunner!
I truly can’t believe there are snobs that trash this movie because of its lack of fidelity towards the original story! Hello, this is the 21st Century.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining but not Extraordinary
Some of the effects in this film are incredibly realistic to the point where you’d almost believe it was live action film.
3.0 out of 5 stars
ENTERTAINING…
Look it’s no masterpiece BUT it’s enjoyable! The CG animation while still yet to achieve photo realism is excellent & it is action packed!
2.0 out of 5 stars
Distracting animation
The computer aided animation was distracting from the storyline making it very difficult to watch. the story was very difficult to follow anyway. Didn’t watch to the end.
3.0 out of 5 stars
More of an experiment than a real movie…
I still can’t understand why they used real actors and then animated them… The story is not bad but it only gets worse when they animate them.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Did not live up to potential.
The story in itself is based on legend, in a time where money making spin did not exist. However, this remake of an old tale has merits and major let downs.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring
This film tries to rip off so many others it’s unreal – DNO NOT BUY
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too late for truth?
One of the most enduring legends of all time and Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman feel that they need to engage in a bizarre re-write.