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Beowulf (2007)
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Reviews Counted:189
Fresh:133
Rotten:56
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Featuring groundbreaking animation, stunning visuals, and a talented cast, Beowulf has in spades what more faithful book adaptations forget to bring: pure cinematic entertainment.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Theatrical Release: Nov 15, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $82.2M
Synopsis: In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of... [More]
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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REVIEWS FOR BEOWULF
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Jul 7, 2010
The Old English poem ponderously, gracelessly expanded into an epic bore
Aug 25, 2009
It drops its epic posture and spews far too many double entendres.
Apr 23, 2009
700 A.D. is now 21st Century American 3-D. It's a hell of a transformation. The 3-D version of Beowulf -- the one you must see if you see the film -- is a wild roller coaster ride.
Feb 2, 2009
...the initially impressive visuals are ultimately negated by the annoyance of the technology.
Oct 18, 2008
A worthy cinematic adaptation, with interesting and provocative mythic ideas of its own, and suprisingly lyrical images to match. [Blu-Ray]
Aug 11, 2008
The bane of English majors for 1,300 years makes it back to the big screen, now with 75 percent more hostility toward Christianity!
Aug 7, 2008
The story contains plenty of action and great-looking graphics, but it hasn't much heart.
Jul 28, 2008
Throw on your 3-D glasses and prepare to have your mind blown away.
May 20, 2008
Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf is so rousingly entertaining that you'll feel guilty for not reading the epic poem all the way through when you were in ninth grade.
May 1, 2008
So much is right about Beowulf that one longs for the darker, grimier version that might have been in live action.
Apr 3, 2008
Robert Zemeckis' take on Beowulf is a marvel visually but eye-popping effects are still no challenge for good old-fashioned human emotion.
Mar 10, 2008
At the end of it all, if you take away the violence, the defiantly in-your-face nudity, and Angelina Jolie, you will find very little story underneath.
Mar 10, 2008
This is not the future of films, but it is a future, especially for the action genre.
Mar 4, 2008
While the film's mission to enrapture teenage boys (and other fans of grand adventure) is accomplished, I'd have to suggest to Mr. Zemeckis that it may be time to abandon this form of animation.
Feb 16, 2008
No doubt C.B. DeMille, another director with a knack for turning Hollywood stars into robots, would have been entranced.
Feb 1, 2008
Those who remember the 3000 line epic from 8th grade English will be pleasantly surprised to learn they've scrapped the original plot altogether.
Jan 29, 2008
It's a bland and lethargic piece of Hollywood tripe that not even the presence of Ray Winstone could salvage...
Jan 27, 2008
And one more bonus, the technology almost convinces us Angelina Jolie can act. Revolutionary, indeed.
Jan 18, 2008
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