Not at all the rendition I was hoping for, in fact, this movie made no sense in setting, and in plot. It left way too many plot holes, and the story behind Beowulf changes dramatically and not in a good way. I enjoyed the 2007 rendition much better. To elaborate, Chris Lambert's speaking role was severely savaged by under-writing and his performance was knocked off course by the horrible (but hot) acting of Rhona Mitra. The acting as a whole was terrible, and the plot did nothing but spiral downward the entire way.
Beowulf bandwagon movie. In other words, someone's attempt to confuse people so they go to this one instead of the better CGI version of the story. This particular film is, craply, set in the future (oh what a surprise and such an original approach!).
It's useless - don't bother wasting your time and money on this.
Do the washing up instead.
½ star because I couldn't give it 0, the system doesn't allow it. Terrible adaptation of the ancient Beowulf saga. This is another one of those stories which just doesn't make it as a movie. The original document with the story is in the British Museum in London and that's where it should stay.
This movie sucked. It tries to do some sort of futuristic/dark ages mix thing which it does not pull off well at all. It is loosely based on the original tale. I try to forget that this exists.
better then the new one due to the good story and very entertainting film lambert suits the role very well shame his not a big name in the acting world very underated.
Predator goes medeivial. Very entertaining movie, perfect for those hangover sundays when you just want that stupid historical violence. The movie in itself has virtually nothing to do with the actual legend of Beowulf. + very weird outdated techno/metal soundtrack.
grendels mom was pretty-crazy as hell but pretty.the acting was pretty bad i don't know if it was the writing but the characters were all over the place. boo! yuck
Christopher Lambert should have known better than to be in this awful adaptation of the classic story. Not even a half-naked Layla Roberts could save this turkey!
Beowulf translates the ancient epic poem of the same name into a postapocalyptic Road Warrior-style future, in which a military outpost is being invaded by a monstrous, blood-thirsty creature. Drawn hither by the evil emanations comes B...
Im von feindlichen Truppen belagerten Schloß des Barons von Sigriz treibt das Monster Grendel sein blutiges Unwesen. Krieger Beowulf soll das Monster töten und bekommt es dabei mit bösen Geistern, rachsüchtigen Fanatikern und finsteren Geheimnissen zu tun ... Nach der Beowulf-Sage, dem frühgermanischen Heldenepos aus dem 6. Jahrhundert, inszenierte Graham Baker ("Spacecop L.A. 1991", "Barbaras Baby - Omen III") einen düsteren, opulent ausgestatteten Action-Knaller mit Anklängen an "Highlander" und "BraveheIm von feindlichen Truppen belagerten Schloß des Barons von Sigriz treibt das Monster Grendel sein blutiges Unwesen. Dämonen, Stahl und Schwerter!
My favorite of any Beowulf movie. Lambert makes it look super sexy. It's definitely more, hip? and cool than just ranting and raving in words that don't make sense to me. And the chick is totally hotness.
As much as I like Christopher Lambert, this treatment of Beowulf was nothing short of blasphemous. The anachronistic approach to sets and props was marginally interesting, but there could be nothing more inauthentic to the cornerstone of English literature than reducing Beowulf to the son of a demon, a man without family or friends. This runs contrary to the heroic ideal espoused in the original tale and cheap special effects are not enough to redeem the director's shameful hatchet job.
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