beowulf
November 19, 2007[warning: might contain some minor spoilers]
I saw Beowulf with Mau last night, and we agreed that the film was not really all that.
I don't think it was necessary to make the movie fully animated. It did give the filmmakers the opportunity to create some funky sequences every now and then, but I don't think any of it were substantial to the film. I really think it would have been a better film if it were done in live action, and they simply pumped it with all sorts of special effects ala-Lord of the Rings.
And what was up with the conversations of Grendel and his mom not having subtitles??? I mean, those were pretty lengthy sequences and they were - for the most part - incomprehensible. WTF were they talking about?!?
Also, Beowulf (the character) can be summed up pretty well with two things: 1) He usually has nothing better to say than "I AM BEOWULF!!!"; and, 2) He likes to take his clothes off a lot.
Damn, we should have just seen Superbad.
