I am Beowulf!!!

Rating: 7/10 (3 February 2008)

This is my very first review but of course not my first movie. I've seen it in 3D and it looks great that way. That said a movie is not becoming better when more effects are thrown in. This counts for the beginning which is a little dull. Sure, the movie needs intro and you will be drawn into the story once the monster arrives but the beginning is more to enjoy the first effects of the 3D glasses. 3D adds to the movie but in my view 3D has not to be the future of movie watching. Story and the way it is presented should be the main factor at all times. So when the monster arrives the movie begins and it's entertaining to the very end. I like computer generated movies and Beowulf is crafted very well. Motion Capture is an excellent method but the only thing I did not like were the stiff mouths of the woman characters. They were talking as if they had a visit to the dentist. The sympathy you will get for Beowulf will be mixed. He is not a flawless hero and he is quite full of himself but I like these kind of hero's as they stand above the average hero characters in other movies. This plays a main aspect when his weakness appears when confronting the mother of the monster. I think I would be weak too at the point when ultimate beauty seduces you! It's a mature movie and the sexual oriented scenes are not overdone. Beowulf has a body that wants you to stay away from Mac Donalds the next time and Angelina is the ultimate perfection of woman shape. Also if you want to see Anthony Hopkins bum then here is your chance. I don't believe the real actors would go that far but it is all done with taste. The last scenes are spectacular but the movie does not end with full closure. All in all the movie is good and entertaining!