Beowulf

  • 2007


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$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 63
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Average Rating 3.3/5
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1.5
And Zemeckis ridiculously kinetic, hyperactive camera keeps managing to catch angles where they dont look human at all. Av Club
1.5
Its hard not to feel that theres a wasted opportunity here, if the series could only decide what it wants to be a relatively light family adventure sh .. Den Of Geek
1.5
If you switch your brain off and just take it in as one of the most gloriously misguided, overblown spectacles of Dumb that youre ever likely to see, .. Den Of Geek
3.0
The irony inherent in using 21st century motion control technology to tell a tale approximately 1,400 years old is just one of many bizarrely entertai .. Austin Chronicle
2.0
But even as a mere convenient launchpad for some vertiginous, 3D assisted, man on beast heroics located in the eternally adolescent gothic/fantasy/hor .. Time Out
3.8
An epic adventure dating back to the year 700, the tale of heroism has been debated, explored, and CliffsNoted a thousand times over, but Im positive .. E Film Critic
3.5
If youll hate it, avoid it like the plague.If youll love it, get out and see it now because this isnt so much a movie as a visual experience that dema .. Cinema Blend
3.1
It is as bloody and violent as it needs to be to capture the essence of its Dark Ages source, and the monsters that the heroic warrior Beowulf must ki .. Ny Daily News
4.0
If you can make it an IMAX theater thats a bonus.Beowulf is the movie that cracks the 3D barrier folks. Screen Rant
2.5
Next step: dispatching crews of computer animators to paint on the costumes, props, caverns, castlescapes, and stormy skies. Philly
3.5
Its typical of the strange way Zemeckis mixes moments of high drama with low comedy. Philly
2.5
Its a crass animated boys adventure tale, taking no chances of leaving anything to the imagination. Sover
2.5
And theres something faintly depressing about such pallidly antiseptic daydreams. Tv Guide
3.1
Despite everything, the film still has its ridiculously thrilling moments. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
This is a visually rousing epic and a surprisingly effective reworking of a classic. Mark Reviews Movies
4.5
Visually one of the best ever movies created, the animation is top notch coupled with excellent sound effect and background scores. FilmiBeat
3.5
Instead of a dreaded English reading assignment, it is an enjoyable, thought provoking movie.It is a bit slow moving in places, but there are some goo .. Lariat
2.8
All of these are epic and thrilling.Its the in between scenes the talking, the arguing, the waiting around that fall a little flat, often spiced up wi .. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
As presented by director Robert Zemeckis, its an epic poem for the ages, a tale of heroism and hubris and uh Angelina Jolies breasts, as much justific .. News Review
3.5
Its seriously impressive (especially in large format 3D), and allows the performances to shine through tiny details of movement and expression. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Similarly, while the majority of the characters strongly resemble the actors playing them, Beowulf seems to have been modelled on Sean Bean rather tha .. View London
4.0
IMAX 3D may be a gimmick, but its a good one, perfectly suited to a film like Beowulf which also lends itself to performance capture animation. Film Journal
4.0
While Beowulf offers spectacle in spades and has a nifty if old fashioned story to tell, theres that matter of dramatic engagement. Film Journal
3.8
At its best, though, Beowulf dares to be absurd in ways that open the whole heroic quest genre to weird, playful scrutiny, and it occasionally takes f .. Boston
3.0
The effects can be spectacular, as with Gollum in Lord Of The Rings. Smh
1.0
At that point its all very exciting and silly, but at least its exciting. Mountain X
3.5
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3.5
Beowulf brings Anglo Saxon literature to life with a vividness hardly imaginable when I skimmed the Old English poem as a high school student. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
3.0
This audacious take on myth makes Beowulf a less perfect, but far more interesting, hero.Hes boastful, lies and is always ready to put the best spin o .. Daily Mail
3.8
The best news is that the film makes good on the promise of its technology. Ew
4.0
But brave Zemeckis takes them on again With Beowulf, a 3 D spectacle Like none before. Slate
4.0
Its not a reinvention of the wheel, but it raises the bar for what James Cameron is planning with Avatar. Empire
3.5
These give Beowulf considerably more depth than your average modern monster bashing tale. Eye For Film
3.0
Yet, for all of the movies sweeping action and impressive technology, theres still something substantially more heart quickening about flesh and blood .. Common Sense Media
4.5
The fight scenes and there are plenty of them are as exciting as anything youve seen in a movie all year. Movies
2.5
But the handling of this notion is tentative and glancing, and the real experience of the movie is in watching animated characters try to kill an anim .. Sf Gate
3.0
Its both exciting and flat, sexy and absurd.Motion capture (or mo cap) records the real time performances of actors and reproduces them digitally, in .. Bbc
4.5
You want to read Beowulf Get the book, Im not stopping you. You want bloody adventure with a brain, see the movie. Time
3.5
At the films end, you wonder: Is it anything.Or is it just another stupid human trick Washington Post
2.5
Its quite an experience.Because the pictures technical side is so extraordinary, it is truly saddening to have to write that Beowulf isnt a very good .. The Movie Boy
2.0
Part of this is because the film is animated, but its mostly because the story sucks. Bullz-Eye
3.2
Its a good looking film, unevenly paced.Gaiman and Avery deserve credit for making the Beowulf poem come full circle, but it is not the cinematic knoc .. Reeling Reviews
1.5
But this example of the latest advance in animation technology is sterile, synthetic, almost completely unengaging on a human level.Its animated but i .. Flickfilosopher
3.8
Beowulf is designed first and foremost as a visual spectacle of the first degree. ReelViews
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
3.5
But it fills the screen with imaginative action and it moves like a bullet. Seattle Pi
0.5
Unfortunately, what I will be paid is grossly insufficient recompense for having to sit through it without bolting, which would have been understandab .. Tony Medley
3.8
Its easy to see why: its an excellent script, and one that doesnt treat the source as gospel. Groucho Reviews
4.0
So is this the future of cinema.Beowulf is an excellent showcase for the advantages of computer generated animation. Cnn
4.4
Its worth noting, too, that the film improves substantially as it progresses into its comparatively enthralling third act, as Zemeckis transforms What .. Reel Film
3.1
Mind your monsters and dragons, lads, but be very, very afraid of women. The Star
2.5
The much hyped, animated adventure is more stylish than substantive, and it fails to impress the way it should. Deseret News
4.0
But this other worldly ness of the process enables our imagination to take flight and the films extraordinary craftsmanship allows it to soar. Urban Cine File
3.0
While the films mission to enrapture teenage boys (and other fans of grand adventure) is accomplished, Id have to suggest to Mr. Zemeckis that it may .. Varia Gate
4.0
Its a superb action flick that will have you wide eyed in awe at its effects, just dont go expecting any kind of literary discussion. Digital Spy
3.8
Beowulf can be a lot of fun to watch at least in the 3 D IMAX version I saw but its hard to forget for long that youre stranded in a waxworks netherwo .. New York Post
4.4
To call Beowulf an evolutionary (though flawed) leap forward in cinema may not be too great a compliment. Christianity Today
3.5
At the same time, the anxiety ridden warriors wonder if they should turn to Christianity for better luck in life, but decide that vice is more fun. News Blaze
4.5
Yes! Rock solid direction. The dynamic ups, downs, humor, and grit of the film are artfully managed to create a very sweet piece that builds smartly a .. Ross Anthony
2.5
21st century technology leaves this Robert Zemeckis adaptation of the old English epic poem sadly lacking in poetry. Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
Beowulf might be a movie, but you are in the theater to see the animated spectacle more than to admire any acting or storytelling. Waffle Movies
3.8
While not quite as epic as 300, its still one hell of a good ride. Movie Crypt
4.0
Its like what online avatars are doing to offline creators: zapping the pimples, ballooning the boobs and bulking the muscles. Beowulf is essentially .. Hollywood Chicago
3.3
The result is frustratingly uneven that never quite lives up to its promise. ComingSoon
5.0
But forget that: even if Beowulf was just a straight live action flick, it would remain great filmmaking and storytelling. Montreal Film Journal
4.0
September 21, 2018 Henry Jamess tricks and traps; how to read Anglo Saxon poetry; the modern context of USIran relations; dissent, protest, satire and .. Entertainment Times Online ..
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.1
But its imaginative, and it has the barreling forward motion and lurching thrills of a Dark Ages theme park, even when its exercising battle worn clic .. Chron
3.0
Beowulf is wildly silly and there are a few groanworthy moments, particularly when Beowulf strips off to fight Grendel nude, and various goblets and s .. Film Guardian
3.8
This has its ups and downs.On the one hand, you see a great deal more of Hopkins backside and in 3 D than you might wish to. Mercury News
3.8
Avary and Gaiman also tackle the corrupting influence of power; something the epic story has never been too concerned about. Scene Stealers
4.0
Given a brilliant fresh interpretation of a classic epic, does Beowulf the movie succeed Scifi Movie Page
3.0
700 A.D. is now 21st Century American 3 D. Its a hell of a transformation. The 3 D version of Beowulf the one you must see if you see the film is a wi .. Tony Mack
2.8
But the plasticine puppetry of the central figures still lacks that essential spark required to bring them to life. Flip Side Archive
3.5
Its immersive and strange and sometimes it threatens to overload you.Thankfully Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary have done a really good job with the story .. Future Movies
2.5
Im still not buying this motion capture animation crap.Theyre still not good enough. Can Mag
4.0
Beowulf is like nothing youve ever seen, but not for the reasons you think. Movies Ign
1.9
The epic poem does not put up any sort of grand facet to create the assumption that it is about more than what the written words indicate it is simply .. Cinema Phile
4.0
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4.2
This is one thoroughly enjoyable epic adventure about a race of Kings who do their thinking with the head that has a helmet rather than a crown. Movie Juice
3.0
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4.2
For all its charm and good looks, however, Beowulf lacks poetic accuracy, mass appeal and soul. Edge Boston
2.5
On the whole, Winstones raw performance in Scorseses The Departed presents a more compelling vision of pagan virtues and vices than does anything in t .. Style Weekly
1.5
In the role of a sulky courtier, a computer generated Cro Magnon jawed John Malkovich doppelganger parodies every past Malkovich performance. East Bay Times



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