Beowulf (2007)
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- Synopsis
- Inspired by the epic Old English poem of the same name, director Robert Zemeckis's digitally rendered film follows the Scandinavian hero Beowulf (Ray Winstone) as he fights to protect the Danes from a ferocious beast named Grendel (Crispin Glover)....
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- Director(s)
- Robert Zemeckis
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 114 min.
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Critic Reviews
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Zemeckis springs so many pow 3-D surprises you'll think Beowulf is your own private fun house.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Beowulf is a solemnly gorgeous, at times borderline stolid piece of Tolkien-with-a-joystick mythology.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
Not all of it works - and not all of it works the way the target audience of jacked-up young males might want it to - but the movie is hugely provocative fun, and I'm pretty sure that's on purpose.Read the full review
Headlines
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Sony Converts Old Movies to 3D for Blu-ray - When Will it Stop?
02/04/10 Someone really has to explain this addiction to 3D. | Cinematical.com -
Give It Up!
02/02/10 Imagine an R-rated version of a Disney Channel movie musical, and you're ready for the funny, frothy mix of pep, pop and wink-wink naughtiness that is "Give It Up!" | Variety -
Winstone Broke Ribs On Beowulf Set
01/20/10 British actor Ray Winstone got so carried away filming his own stunts for 2007 movie Beowulf , he broke his ribs during a fight scene. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
The Geek Beat: Our Heroes Haven't Always Been Bad Boys
01/19/10 This is the origin story they'll be using. | Cinematical.com -
Mel Gibson Wants You To Hear Real Viking Language
01/17/10 Love him or hate him, you have to admire Mel Gibson and his quest to explore the dusty world of dead languages. | Cinematical.com -
Evolving with technology
12/17/09 With the release of James Cameron's "Avatar" today, the helmer introduces new motion-capture technology that would seem to make the job of stuntmen obsolete, but in fact, the opposite has resulted. | Variety -
Publicists to honor Zemeckis
12/14/09 Hollywood union publicists have tapped Robert Zemeckis to receive a lifetime achievement award. | Variety -
Avatar
12/12/09 More than a dacade ago, the King of the World had an idea. | New York Post - New York NY -
Butler plays diverse, dangerous
12/04/09 Gerard Butler has made a career out of confounding his critics. | Variety -
Bloody 3D sequels planned
12/01/09 Hollywood is moving forward with a pair of unlikely 3D sequels. | Variety
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