Comments on: TMB’s Beowulf Review

By: Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:58:57 +0000

Which do you think is better? 300 or Beowulf?

By: Cedric Canierro

Cedric Canierro — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:54:26 +0000

for me its a live testimony that 3D movies got a future in the box-office

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:33:06 +0000

Did I miss something?

What happened to “No, Go, and Routh?”

By: ScreenRant.com

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:34:16 +0000

Kristina, yes, 3D definitely adds to the experience and pushes it from “good” to “great.” Phil’s description was great.

Vic

By: miles

miles — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:36:00 +0000

i am glad to hear that this is worth going to.

By: Phil Gee

Phil Gee — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:00:39 +0000

Ah, well i’m not complaining. I love the guy; i just find it a bit strange.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:52:09 +0000

@Phil Gee

Yes there is. Bush amended the Constitution.

By: Phil Gee

Phil Gee — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:41:08 +0000

I can’t imagine seeing Beowulf any other way than IMAX 3D. To me, the film was like an expensive simulator ride you would go on at a Florida theme park, except the seats don’t move.

But it was the most intense experience i’ve had at the movies for ages. It was the scariest film i’ve seen this year, and it was the loudest too (i was begging the characters to stop shouting and screaming but they wouldn’t). Plus, animation or not, the final set piece is the most thrilling i’ve seen this year. I had a blast watching the film but i’m not dying to buy the DVD because i think the experience will be severely lessoned.

By the way, is there some kind of rule in American film now that whenever you make some kind of historical/period epic, Brendan Gleeson must be in it?

By: donTom

donTom — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:31:41 +0000

John, i remember for a few months back you were not impressed with the 3-D hype when Katzenburg and others were talking about 3-D as the future of the movietheaters. Now that you have seen the first ‘real’ 3-d movie, did it change your mind. I could tell from your review that you were not too exited from the experince – but still, could it be the future?

By: Al

Al — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:10:43 +0000

Its great to see an animated film aim toward the mature audience for a change. I hope other studios will follow Beowulf example and do more of these type of animated films and not pigeonhole animation in the kiddy genre.