Beowulf (2007)

Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, some guy as the hero whose name I don't know.

I couldn't help but compare this to another Beowulf that had been made in recent years (about which I haven't posted yet, but should) and I know it's not fair to compare (should stand on its own and all that) but I just can't stop myself.

Actually, instead of comparisons, let me just talk about the movie's strength: the 3-D CG . . . I didn't expect to go to the 3-D version but on Turkey Day my wife and I headed to the theatre and even though it was on 15 of the 50 screens, the 3-d was the only one starting when we got there (got rooked for $11 a ticket too! sheesh!)

but, graphically-wise, it was worth it . . . 2 hours of spears and flames and droplets of CG blood flying off the screen at our virtual eyes (no wait! our eyes are real - the blood is virtual - OK, got it) and I liked the fact that when Beowulf became king that during his reign there was a scene in which people were acting out his adventures and speaking in the original Old English in which Beowulf was written. That was a nice homage to Mr. Anonymous writer of our English culture's original epic.