Beowulf: 3D
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 19:12:44(keep in mind, I have not read the extremely long peom this is based from)
I saw this film Sunday, on little sleep, and in 3D. The movie is PG-13 and done in CGI. I feel if this movie would not have been CGI, it could have gotten a rating of "R".
I tell you, 3D has come a long way since Jaws 3: 3D, Friday the 13th part 3: 3D, and The Three Stooges: Spooks. It must be noted that people who would first watch Beowulf: 3D will most likely be distracted (at first) by the visual effects. It took me a while to "get over" the difference between this and the old school anaglyph (the one when you looked at had the red "shading" to it that you saw without glasses).
However, the 3D was wicked cool. There were a few instances when I would have sworn someone of the movie was right there in the audience. In fact, a part where a spear was being pointed towards the audience, it looked as if it was inches away from Jen's head. With some of the added sound effects, I felt the movie in a way not ever possible for me before, like an instance when someone ran into a tree. I actually flinched because it seemed "so real". So an excellent job on presentation.
Of course, a movie that only looks good with nothing else to back it is like a drop dead beautiful woman with no brains. You could only look at it so much before eventually, it gets old. Beowulf answers with a good story line and some excellently placed humor. A few of the character ties are done well. The relationship with Beowulf and his first man, Wiglaf, extremely excellent. I think this plays a key in the movie from their intro to the end credits. If it would not have been as solid as it was, the movie would not have been as powerful. To that, I do think Wealtheow's character was weak to the movie, more so regarding Beowulf's character.
Many parts are predictible, and some I should have seen earlier, however I did not. There were a few surprises that were snuck in. Also, Grendel's character surpassed Smeagol in "acting", motion, and preformance. If the two were up for an award, I would say give to Grendel hand's down. While he was not the best looking (in terms of quality, not actual looks), the acting was beyond excellent.
So overall, this movie is wonderful. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys action, even though remember I felt this movie would be R easy as live action (somewhat similar to 300).
I saw this film Sunday, on little sleep, and in 3D. The movie is PG-13 and done in CGI. I feel if this movie would not have been CGI, it could have gotten a rating of "R".
I tell you, 3D has come a long way since Jaws 3: 3D, Friday the 13th part 3: 3D, and The Three Stooges: Spooks. It must be noted that people who would first watch Beowulf: 3D will most likely be distracted (at first) by the visual effects. It took me a while to "get over" the difference between this and the old school anaglyph (the one when you looked at had the red "shading" to it that you saw without glasses).
Spoiler for Anaglyph image:
However, the 3D was wicked cool. There were a few instances when I would have sworn someone of the movie was right there in the audience. In fact, a part where a spear was being pointed towards the audience, it looked as if it was inches away from Jen's head. With some of the added sound effects, I felt the movie in a way not ever possible for me before, like an instance when someone ran into a tree. I actually flinched because it seemed "so real". So an excellent job on presentation.
Of course, a movie that only looks good with nothing else to back it is like a drop dead beautiful woman with no brains. You could only look at it so much before eventually, it gets old. Beowulf answers with a good story line and some excellently placed humor. A few of the character ties are done well. The relationship with Beowulf and his first man, Wiglaf, extremely excellent. I think this plays a key in the movie from their intro to the end credits. If it would not have been as solid as it was, the movie would not have been as powerful. To that, I do think Wealtheow's character was weak to the movie, more so regarding Beowulf's character.
Many parts are predictible, and some I should have seen earlier, however I did not. There were a few surprises that were snuck in. Also, Grendel's character surpassed Smeagol in "acting", motion, and preformance. If the two were up for an award, I would say give to Grendel hand's down. While he was not the best looking (in terms of quality, not actual looks), the acting was beyond excellent.
So overall, this movie is wonderful. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys action, even though remember I felt this movie would be R easy as live action (somewhat similar to 300).