Product: Beowulf (1999)
Rating: 2.0
Beowulf films
I liked the 13th Warrior, at least they tried to recreate the world that actually existed, but in reality it was based on a novel by Michael Crichton called Eaters of the Dead, not Beowulf. Making a film version of Beowulf in the time it existed would be possible, but with no help from the poem. It's images of lands and places are sparse. The original poet liked to describe the insides of rooms, gold, gifts, weapons, battles and skirmishes, but the setting is very sparse, the filmmaker must supply his own image of the setting. I agree however, that this was not the setting the film needed, it suffered as a result. F/X can't make up for poor writing, nothing can, which is exactly why you shouldn't see this film. I was disappointed that Chris Lambert would condescend to play such an empty role in a film that is like a small child with anemia, there's not much hope for it.