Good fun

Rating: 5/10 (9 January 2008)

I saw a bad copy of this film, so the animation looked like a computergame. I will definitely rent this when it comes out on DVD.
The story is simple but a good adventure. But being danish, I've never heard of Beowulf. But as I understand the myth is much more famous in England than here.
But still, there are things that I wonder why they can't get right, whenever they portray Denmark in foreign movies. First of all, we have no mountains here. This is a completely flat country with only big hills. But they don't come even close to real mountains. Secondly, we speak danish in Denmark, not English. I know this movie is made in the US, but they could at least speak with danish accents. It was the same problem with "The Prince and me". Appaerently the royal family in Denmark speaks English with a British accent and not danish. It just shows how little the Americans actually know of Denmark. The ones that have heard of our country, thinks it's the capital of Sweden.
But enough of that. Like I said I liked this movie, but I think it would have been much more entertaining and definitely much more impressive, if they had made this as a real movie. But I guess it would have been way to expensive to make. Or maybe it was because Ray Winstone who is old and overweight, could'nt have played the part as a young Beowulf.
Even though I saw a bad copy, I could still tell that animated actors still look fake. The technology hasn't improved since Final Fantasy.
Angelina Jolie was hot as Grendels mother. And she had a much nicer and curvier body than in real life. Impressive that they could take this bony actress and make her so sexy in an animated version.
But I have to wonder why they made this animated movie, when two real movies already has been made. The last one in 2005, from Iceland. And another one with Christopher Lambert from 1999.
I give this movie 5 out of 10. Maaybe I will rank it higher, when I see a good copy on DVD.