Search
Platform Selection
Celebrating 3 years in business!
Beowulf
Even though the plot might not be revolutionary, the look of the film certainly will be.
Review by Dack
Having nearly replaced cartoon animation, computer animated movies have been kid territory the past decade. With the exception of the highly underrated Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, It's never really made the jump to the adult world.Beowulf aims to change this, and even though the plot might not be revolutionary, the look of the film certainly will be.
Beowulf is loosely based on the classic poem of the same name. A fierce warrior, Beowulf (Ray Winstone) decides to go conquer a fierce beast tormenting a village. The film consists of two-acts, the first part concerning Beowulf attempting to slay Grendel, and the second depicting events fifty years later. The beast is of course, Grendel, played here by Crispin Glover, the man that you thought Zemeckis would never work with again after the infamous Back to the Future incident, but probably decided to when he realized he could make Glover into a hideous monster everyone fears (AKA, how David Letterman feels about him). Both Winstone and Glover play their roles well, specifically shown in a great battle in between the two. Other stellar cast members include the always-great John Malkovich as Unferth, and the always-hot Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother. Scenes with Jolie are some of the most revealing scenes I've ever witnessed in a PG-13 film. Although certain...details of her private ares are not shown, she is completely nude for a fair amount of time.
The story is always entertaining and interesting, although nothing revolutionary. The main draw to Beowulf is the sensational computer animation, which arguably (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within) is the best ever seen in a movie. As good as it is, though, it still does not mirror real actors. There are a few times I forget I'm watching a computer animated movie, but not many. This is the future of mainstream cinema, and although right now it may look stunning, the technology still has a quite a way to go before it replaces live action.
Besides being the newest launching pad for computer animation technology in adult movies, Beowulf is a throughly entertaining film that looks and sounds great. It's a film that's innovative in terms of technology, but not script.
Hey, Goober! Where's the 3D?!
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch Beowulf in its boasted 3D version, so this review is based on the 35mm standard theater version. Some shots I noticed were built for viewing in 3D, so it's possible that the cool-factor of the 3D is enough to boost this film's score higher.
Even though the plot might not be revolutionary, the look of the film certainly will be.
Review by Dack
Having nearly replaced cartoon animation, computer animated movies have been kid territory the past decade. With the exception of the highly underrated Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, It's never really made the jump to the adult world.Beowulf aims to change this, and even though the plot might not be revolutionary, the look of the film certainly will be.
Beowulf is loosely based on the classic poem of the same name. A fierce warrior, Beowulf (Ray Winstone) decides to go conquer a fierce beast tormenting a village. The film consists of two-acts, the first part concerning Beowulf attempting to slay Grendel, and the second depicting events fifty years later. The beast is of course, Grendel, played here by Crispin Glover, the man that you thought Zemeckis would never work with again after the infamous Back to the Future incident, but probably decided to when he realized he could make Glover into a hideous monster everyone fears (AKA, how David Letterman feels about him). Both Winstone and Glover play their roles well, specifically shown in a great battle in between the two. Other stellar cast members include the always-great John Malkovich as Unferth, and the always-hot Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother. Scenes with Jolie are some of the most revealing scenes I've ever witnessed in a PG-13 film. Although certain...details of her private ares are not shown, she is completely nude for a fair amount of time.
The story is always entertaining and interesting, although nothing revolutionary. The main draw to Beowulf is the sensational computer animation, which arguably (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within) is the best ever seen in a movie. As good as it is, though, it still does not mirror real actors. There are a few times I forget I'm watching a computer animated movie, but not many. This is the future of mainstream cinema, and although right now it may look stunning, the technology still has a quite a way to go before it replaces live action.
Besides being the newest launching pad for computer animation technology in adult movies, Beowulf is a throughly entertaining film that looks and sounds great. It's a film that's innovative in terms of technology, but not script.
Hey, Goober! Where's the 3D?!
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch Beowulf in its boasted 3D version, so this review is based on the 35mm standard theater version. Some shots I noticed were built for viewing in 3D, so it's possible that the cool-factor of the 3D is enough to boost this film's score higher.
  |
New on Marvel-Ous
- The Dark Knight - Movie Review
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Movie Review
- Hancock - Movie Review
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Movie Review
- Mongol - Movie Review
- Wall-E - Movie Review
- Wanted - Movie Review
- The Incredible Hulk - Movie Review
- The Happening - Movie Review
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Movie Review
Latest News
Affiliates
