Beowulf Sucks
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I’m probably one of few fantasy fans who thinks Beowulf is a crappy movie. It’s a movie that believes it is out of the uncanny valley, but it’s firmly on the upward slope about half way. The characters were straight out of a wax museum, and the animation wrenched me out of the movie constantly along the ride. I was completely unable to suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy the movie. And, literary fallacies aside, it was pretty boring with rare interruptions of good action, and the “plot” jumped around every time there almost was one.
Clearly, this person did not see Beowulf in Imax 3D. The 3D version of it is really impressive.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
So the 3D makes it worth it? I’ve been leary as I feel like the previews I’ve seen on TV makes it look like the animation on the CG is kind of jerky and unrealistic. I’m also a bit worried about the quality of the script/faithfulness to the text etc, though I’d be willing to let that slide if the movie is fun/pretty enough.
Jordan, Dave Ely and I went to see No Country For Old Men yesterday (which was amazing by the way), but debated seeing Beowulf in 3D instead. Perhaps that should be next on our list…
November 19th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Yeah, definitely see it in 3D. It is really unlike any other movie experience.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Ok, I’ll put that on my list of things to do soon! Thanks for the recommendation!