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 Post subject: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 4:26 pm 
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Anyone seen it yet? i did and it ROCKED!!

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 4:55 pm 
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I will probably not go and see this just because I read the book and the book was really good and looking at the previews for the movie, it doesn't seem like it would follow the book very much.

The promo posters at the movie theater had three phrases I don't remember what they are but they had very little to do with the story that I read.

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 5:24 pm 
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One of the worst adaptations in movie history.

If you've ever read the ACTUAL epic, it's almost completely different from the movie. I hate how they portrayed Hrothgar as this drunk and Beowulf as this pompous jerk. They didn't even get Grendel and Grendel's Mother right! Not to mention the time sequences are completely off.

I AM BEOWULF! we get it already...

WTF with casting Angelina Jolie as Grendel's Mother? She's supposed to be this huge, disgusting, scary, ugly beast, not a sexy, naked woman!

Grendel attacks when everyone is asleep! DUH!

Terrible. I heard the director read an abridged version of Beowulf as well.

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 6:04 pm 
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I saw it without any previous knowledge of the book or story with a couple of friends.
First I didn't realize it was all animated, second I thought they didn't build up the story good enough and therefore I felt no suspense thirdly from watching the previews I would imagine the fight scenes to be as cool as the ones in 300 but for some reason it was not as appealing to me.

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PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 6:05 pm 
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I completely agree with blackmage. I read the novel in British Literature this year, and just from the trailers, I can tell the movie fails at an unbelievable level.

Grendel's mother is supposed to be a hiddeous monster. I don't know if you can possibly mess the novel up more than this movie has.

Also, Beowulf does not get down with Grendel's mother in the novel. Hell.. freaking.. no..

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PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 6:20 pm 
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*inches even closer to a crusade against Hollywood*

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 10:47 pm 
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*inches even closer to a crusade against Hollywood*

I'll join.

*waits for a "THIS...IS...BEOWULF!" combo meme to sprout forth from the Internet*

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 4th, 2007, 11:14 pm 
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Andrey wrote:
Eadwulf wrote:
*inches even closer to a crusade against Hollywood*

I'll join.

*waits for a "THIS...IS...BEOWULF!" combo meme to sprout forth from the Internet*

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 5th, 2007, 9:01 am 
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I saw it in 3D. /win.

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 5th, 2007, 10:02 am 
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devilman501 wrote:
Andrey wrote:
Eadwulf wrote:
*inches even closer to a crusade against Hollywood*

I'll join.

*waits for a "THIS...IS...BEOWULF!" combo meme to sprout forth from the Internet*

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THIS... IS... BEOWULF!!!



Still too young to use memes, sorry.

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PostPosted: December 5th, 2007, 1:39 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 6th, 2007, 12:15 am 
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Since I haven't read the novel, I didn't think it was too bad. But I think that Angelina Jolie part was a bit overdone. Didn't really tie up many loose ends either, he just kinda..died..
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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 6th, 2007, 12:18 am 
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Flying Aero wrote:
Since I haven't read the novel, I didn't think it was too bad. But I think that Angelina Jolie part was a bit overdone. Didn't really tie up many loose ends either, he just kinda..died..

It's not a novel, it was an "epic" - which means really long poem. Unless the novel is some kinda abridged version of the poem.

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 6th, 2007, 12:51 am 
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Still too young to use memes, sorry.

300 was already a meme before it came out :-s I would like to see the movie. I really don't care as long as it's a Photoshop nerd's dream, I'll see it. Artificial life ftw!

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 6th, 2007, 7:41 am 
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Whoever said he died earlier, kind of ruined the movie for those who havent read the book etc...

anyway, yeah. They messed it up. Waste of money. *slaps a fail on this movie*

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PostPosted: December 6th, 2007, 2:37 pm 
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dragoon 1138 wrote:
Mord wrote:
Still too young to use memes, sorry.

300 was already a meme before it came out :-s

I thought he was referring to devilman, not the movie. :-s
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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
PostPosted: December 6th, 2007, 2:43 pm 
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well i liked it....just didnt like beowulf fighting naked

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 Post subject: Re: Beowulf
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That actually happened. Funny what they chose to keep and what to toss.

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PostPosted: December 10th, 2007, 7:39 pm 
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Blackmage172 wrote:
That actually happened. Funny what they chose to keep and what to toss.

Ohhhh... :-s

OHhHhHhH..... :)

OHHHHHH! :D

Oh........ :shock:

When I saw the trailers I thought it was animated.. hmm
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well i liked it....just didnt like beowulf fighting naked


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