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Thus far, Beowulf has done quite well in theaters and has gotten some pretty good reviews. By request, here’s a place for all of you PittWatch readers to leave your own personal reactions to the film and share your opinions after seeing the film. I haven’t been able to see it yet, unfortunately, so until I get the chance I’ll enjoy reading your thoughts.
Be warned though, before you venture into the comments here. If you’ve read Beowulf (I loved it, one of the best English assignments ever), then you’ll know most of the story, but if you’re not familiar with it, there may be spoilers within the comments, so be careful if you don’t want someone spilling the beans!
Go forth, comment, tell us what you thought!
(The photo, which is from here, shows Angelina Jolie during the filming. So cool!)
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I have both read the poem and seen the movie Beowulf. I liked the movie a lot better than the book. There were a lot of changes made going from the poem to the movie, but i think they were needed. I like having Angelina Jolie in the movie as Grendel’s mother, even though her character wasn’t in the poem as much as she was in the moive. It showed women having a bigger role in the movie than the poem and i liked that a lot! (go women!) I liked the movie because of the changes and wish the poem had been more like the movie.
i read the book for class and believe that it was one of the worst poem/books that i’ve ever read. it was boring and i didn’t understand it. then my class watched the movie and it became a little clearer to me, but according to my classmates, the movie was changed a lot from the poem. overall, even though the movie wasn’t the best, i liked it SO much better than the slow paced, boring poem
I Saw The Bewulf. It was Very interesting And very good Specific The grendel Mother Part
i like the part when beowulf met grendel’s mom (angelina jolie).
im you’re avid fan
ur so fantastic….you’re my idol
WOW!! Saw the IMAX 3D version today! WOW!! Stunning, amazing digital magic, the fine hairs on her face, the water rivulets running down his body, the camera angles and cinematography, the colors, sound track! Did I meantion his abs?! GO SEE IT! Pay the bucks, it’s worth it!
I definitely love it! i love the moral of the story, the music score, the visual effects, the naked sexy angie as the super seductive she devil, and i LUST the beowulf character very much! oh gawd! that beowulf is super hot! hotter that leonidas in 300. i know the real ray winstone does not look like that. but they create an imaginary hot character. and i lust it soooo much! especially the way he stares at the queen. sooo bloody hot!
i did not read the book, but i think that grendel’s father was sir anthony hopkins’ character. is that rite? my conclusion is angie’s character always teases the new king to give her a son so that she can give birth to another monster.
and i like the way grendel’s mom coming out from the water! super.duper.sexy!
Thanks for the news Ligaya.
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Just love it! The visual effect is stunning (I watched the HD 3-D), great action and the flow is smooth. You almost forgot this is an animated film towards the end, but the glassy eyes give it away, it is animated afterall. The scene with Angie emerging from the water is heart throbbing, and the music is great…Grendel’s mom is beautiful, a little more girlish than Angie, but I do think Angie is prettier in person. It’s a great 3-D movie, an enjoyable experience!
I saw the movie just yesterday, and I agree with you, Angie was great and I loved the 3D and special effects. But I think it was a little too bloody: wouldn’t bring a kid under 10 to see it. However, she was amazing and I wish she had a little more screen time.
Sherry, I’m new at Pittwatch, and I wanted to tell you that your blog is fantastic. Congratulation.
My mom and I watched it on digital 3D last weekend and it was really something else! We loved it! Kudos to all the cast and crew!
Variety, By Dave McNary:
TOP STORY
‘Beowulf’ wins overseas box office
The animated re-telling of the epic poem, handled by Warner Bros. internationally, has cumed $48.5 million overseas for a combined worldwide total of $105 million. With little competition on the action front until “I Am Legend” opens in mid-December, “Beowulf” should remain a decent draw for several more weeks with openings next frame in Australia, Brazil and Japan.
“Beowulf” easily conquered the foreign box office, dominating the weekend with $26 million at 5,400 playdates in 43 markets for its second straight international victory.
“Beowulf,” which more than doubled its foreign run, scored best in its Russian launch with a first-place $4.3 million, 20% better than “Van Helsing.”
In a French frame held down by a public transport strike, “Beowulf” put the bite on $2 million in its launch. It won in Mexico with a $1.9 million opening, stayed in first in South Korea with $1.4 million.
Yes I agree, we need more screen time for Angie. She is so mesmerizing and her voice is powerful. Great IMAX movie. My husband said, these oral stories were recorded by monks during old English folklore era although the setting was Denmark.
Klara thank you for the info.
I agree with everyone about this film. We saw it 3D at the local theatre because we couldn’t make it in time to an IMAX.
Angie just didn’t have enough screen time. There was an incredible tangible energy in the air when she was on screen. Don’t get me wrong the other actors were just as brilliant but Angie was electrifying. Lit up the screen, ;) NO PUN intended.
Cheryl, if I remember right, the digital mapping of Angelina was done before she performed her part. She was 4 months pregnant when she did the performance of Grendel’s mother.
(I posted this in an earlier Beowulf thread & thought it belonged here. I also posted an update after I watched it again a 2nd time.)
Nov 16, 2007 at 10:47 am
These are just my first impressions from the 9:30 pm show – full house (there was also a midnight show). OH YEAH, definitely worth seeing in 3D, and the IMAX 3D is superlative. Does the movie/story work? A resounding yes. You don’t have to know the classic story, and if you do know it – it’s interesting to see the changes the scriptwriters made. The first half is a little slow because it’s setting up the last half – which is a more than satisfying payoff. The movie asks: what is a hero?, what is a monster?, what is human? It’s very moving. My highlights: sheet of water in the opening credits, the running joke early on, Grendel’s mom, the DRAGON. The final action sequence must be seen to be believed.
Angelina has limited visual screen time, as does John Malkovich, but she is present throughout the movie either with her voice or characters talking about her. And her character is as key to the story as Beowulf. At the first sight of Angelina emerging from the pool (a la Marlon Brando in Apocalypse now and many movies since), the 75% male audience were moaning and cheering. It was really quite funny. With every reveal from her face to her breasts to her pelvic area to her heels and finally to the whole digital Angelina, dripping in chocolate gold, the fanboys reacted. Her face is Shiseido perfection. Angelina’s performance was spot on, literally pitch perfect. Totally seductive, not evil, it’s her words as much as her appearance that mortal men find impossible to ignore. It’s their souls they willingly hand over as she exploits their weaknesses and becomes the agent of their downfall. (I thought that this must be what anti-Angelina 8ers believe Angelina the person to be.)
Sir Anthony is magnificent as always, Ray Winstone heroic, and Crispin Glover as Grendel is as pitiful as he is monstrous. Brendan Gleeson, Beowulf’s second in command, gives a wonderful performance. Beowulf looks nothing like Ray Winstone, Grendel’s mom looks totally like Angelina, and we recognize Sir Anthony’s & Malkovich’s faces & voices but they have different bodies from their own, Robin Wright Penn & Alison Lohman look nothing like themselves.
Motion-capture and 3D: The 3D is incredible/magnificent. At first, it was like looking at those toy stereoscopes (can’t remember their names – senior moment). Then it became naturally 3D like our real world. The switch from 2D to 3D is going to be like the change from silent movies to talkies. The motion capture is about 80-90% there. Some of the characters are a little stiff and not realistic, others Like Angelina we could swear was real not digital, galloping horses need improvement.
I think are awards worthy: animation, stirring musical score.
I agree to all the fans who made comments about the movie.It is really an amazing movie, make it more amazing because our Angie is there though in a small part but it makes a lot of difference to the story. She is really so beautiful, I give her credit for her performance. My husband & I watched it last week in 3-D, we drove 45 minutes to see it, I plan to see it again, it is entertaining but not recommended for a very young ones. The movie is doing good here in the States & overseas.Congratulations to the casts & crews of Beowulf.
I went to see the film and it was a masterpiece! I agree that i wish we seen more of Ange in it but all of the performances were ace! Couldn’t have asked for more really! Just can’t wait for it to get to DVD now! Angelina is one amazing woman