Not as bad as people say

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2008)

Honestly, I can't understand why people hate this movie so much. It may have something to do with the fact that it's half 3D and half live action, but I like that, it gives the film a more surreal edge, and makes it seem like a fantasy story. The characters aside from the main people kind of resemble the background characters of 'Shrek', which is a bit tedious sometimes, but some of the other characters look very good. For example, have you seen a comparison of Ray Winstons chest in the movie vs his real life belly? And giving Angelina Jolie stilettos on her feet (without shoes) is pretty neat.
The best of these effects however are used on Grendal, who is like an ogre/mutant/"Monstah"! as Beowulf would put it. What's really interesting about Grendal is that even though he's going around killing everyone, (when they sing it makes him mad, which I don't really understand) you really feel bad for him. What's even more interesting is that Grendal is played by Crispan Glover (Marty McFly's dad from back to the future, who is completely unrecognizable here).
One thing I really don't get though is, why did he die when Beowulf 'dis-arms' him? And why in the hell would Beowulf fight him naked? WTF?
But that doesn't really matter. It's still a good story, good movie and it's still better than 'The Polar F#cking Express' is. : P