An epic poem of epic proportions, an epic poem that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write Lord of The Rings.. Another epic Hollywood flop?

But lo! It is not so! :D

While other medieval fantasy movies flunked (Eragon), Beowulf was an attention grabber that did not dissapoint. Ok maybe I was a wee bit disappointed that there was only two fight scenes, instead of three which I’ve come to expect after reading the wikipedia entry of the poem. I mean, who wouldn’t want to see Angelina Jolie brawl to the death with some hairy muscular dude?

The movie is in full 3D using motion capture technology, with awesome lighting and textures which made the whole movie actually look almost (well not really) real. It was all very well rendered and the characters looked real and almost like their real life counterparts. The music in the movie also adds to the atmosphere and its epicness.

The storyline and characters were deep and involving, providing great atmosphere where the movie actually seemed like something that was historically accurate, depicting the growing influence of Christianity at that time. It might have even implied the Christianization of the Scandavians, or at least depicted the growing influence of the Christian Rome. The story was a little shorter than I would have liked, but at almost 2 hours long it was well worth it.

Great fights, great believable characters, great story which moved at a wonderful pace, great music, great visuals.

Great movie. 4/5 for me :D