Spoilt by 3D? I think not!

Rating: 2/10 (26 December 2007)

CONTAINS SPOILERS ALL THROUGH. (Just in case I slip something and forget to warn you (;) Now I'm not one to complain, in fact I usually make the best of a REALLY bad movie but this was simply terrible!
I was told that Beowulf had "Spent all it's money on the first three minutes of the movie" If I didn't know anything better I would've agreed.
Firstly the nudity was something I DID not want to see. More like a 15 than a 12. I didn't understand why Beowulf couldn't just put on some normal clothes (not chain mail and stuff) to fight the thing.
Another thing it did was stick too closely to Todorov's narrative structure and it forgot to FLOW. It went from one monster to something really weird the next minute. Perhaps somebody forgot that film's flow. (Unlike this review. Yes, I do realise the review doesn't flow)
I was surprised that this was the first animation in which the characters could not act. Their tone of voice mentioned nothing but "I really need another hit movie on my portfolio".
The 3D was the only thing that I enjoyed. I quite liked how I was transported into Beowulf's world. I was glad that I did not attempt to watch the 2D version of this. But sometimes the 3d went fuzzy and I couldn't see anything without crossing my eyes.
Last and not least was the emotions created by the movie. I viewed Beowulf as a villain, not a hero, for slaying the big tree thing (Was it called Granald?) because of the sympathy created by Angelina Jolie's character and because it really was innocent and only wanted a bit of piece and quiet. The emotions created for the audience was all over the place.
Although I must admit I did like one part. The part before the film had started and there was a trailer for another film, which looked very good. Probably the best part of the ride, and thinking about it, it sounds pathetic. I'm not usually the one to critise but I want my money back.