My thoughts on the Beowulf movie.

[xiphias]

So,. the other day, temima and I saw the Beowulf movie, in IMAX 3-D.

I'm sure most of you have seen Hal Duncan's review of the movie, and, the thing is, while I cannot find a single thing to disagree with him about, I somehow feel that I enjoyed the movie more than he did

Comments

[gilmoure]

Haven't seen Beowulf yet; looking forward to it.

While there were a lot of things wrong with 13th Warrior, I do like the basic idea behind it, as a way of explaining how the Beowulf tale could have come about. Fun stuff figuring out such things.

[lizatakys]

Way, way fun. You can not resist, so don’t hold back. But what’s even more fun, is hollering your own family version that only you and the clan know.

[sashajwolf]

I like that kind of subversion, too.

[ckd]

So are you saying that Wiglaf is totally his cousin?

[xiphias]

Naw, naw. I don't think that Beowulf goes for the bear-type -- he's TOTALLY into the twinks.

[dichroic]

I rather liked it. It wasn't boring, which for me is the major factor in movies. (I am *not* a movie person!) It does not actually depart quite as far from the original (translation, I mean( as I'd thought, in my hazy high-school memories of reading it, and buried deep in the movie's website, Gaiman mays quite an intelligent defense of the changes he did make (movie website->About the Film->Production Notes). It basically boils down to "The story was written down after about 200 years of oral tradition and was written by monks; there are odd gaps which could be explained if the monks bowdlerized a bit. Here's one possible explanation that makes sense of the gaps." They're not claiming to have the One True Interpretation, just one not completely off-base.

[felis_sidus]

My thought on the Beowulf movie in IMAX 3-D: mutter, mutter, grumble...

A friend and I tried to see the show at the Reading store. Got there a little before 5, and the next two shows were sold out. We're trying again this Saturday, and this time we've gotten our tickets ahead of time.

[temima]

That would be a good plan--the one we went to was sold out.

Also, bring earplugs.

[felis_sidus]

My ears thank you for the warning!