The acting, with one important exception, was very good. I'm glad I saw that and not... what was the other one? Snow dogs in Peril? Oh, 'Eight Below'. 'Beowulf and Grendel' was actually about something, and not just 'based on actual events' - the usual witless excuse for a ...
Coming into Gardner’sGrendel, I expected to feel alienated from a creature who, inBeowulf, ravages the meadhall Heorot and kills the Danes. In his novel adaptation, Gardner turns Grendel into an engaging and sympathetic character who is both consciously funny and unwittingly amusing. He might c...
A Geatish hero who comes across the sea to rid the Scyldings of Grendel. Huge and exceedingly strong, Beowulf is cold and mechanical, showing little emotion or personality. In the climactic battle with Grendel, Beowulf appears to sprout wings and speak fire, prompting comparisons to the dragon...
Yet Another Beowulf Adaptation... Sooner or later I am going to read the poem, although I am fairly certain I won't like it, being a poem and all. But as movies go I've seen a lot. Beowulf with Cristophe Lambert, the movie that made shiny leather a thing of the past (by introdu...