Comments on: Beowulf (2007) http://www.badmouth.net/beowulf-2007/ Look, Ma! No pants! Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Melissa http://www.badmouth.net/beowulf-2007/#comment-118693 Melissa Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:17:04 +0000 http://www.badmouth.net/beowulf-2007/#comment-118693 I agree on every point here, except the humour. I found it juvenile and very often inappopriate ("Oh no! My crotch!"). It ruined the entire film for me. I was also a little put off by all the technological tricks -- many of the extra fancy shots seemed extraneous, done simply because they could be. I found it distracting, but I could have forgiven it if the slapstick crap hadn't kept me rolling my eyes. The "brave" elements worked for me. The disgusting monstrosity that was Grendel, the use of (at least something like) Old English, the quieter moments where the film just sat there and let us soak in Denmark 507AD without worrying about advancing the plot yet... I would have loved the film if it maintained this bold dignity throughout. I agree on every point here, except the humour. I found it juvenile and very often inappopriate (”Oh no! My crotch!”). It ruined the entire film for me.

I was also a little put off by all the technological tricks — many of the extra fancy shots seemed extraneous, done simply because they could be. I found it distracting, but I could have forgiven it if the slapstick crap hadn’t kept me rolling my eyes.

The “brave” elements worked for me. The disgusting monstrosity that was Grendel, the use of (at least something like) Old English, the quieter moments where the film just sat there and let us soak in Denmark 507AD without worrying about advancing the plot yet… I would have loved the film if it maintained this bold dignity throughout.

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