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Jack wrote: I went to humor some writer pals who know Neil Gaiman. He did a great job on the script, basically. Pfffft.

Was surprised to see Gaiman as the screenwriter, as the trailer looked ridiculous.

Didn't see Stardust. Was it any good?

Jack wrote: the direct to DVD Beowulf that is actually pretty entertaining. .

The Christophe Lambert one? The prop/weapon design was whacked. Lots of fun.

I saw it and liked it. The 3d is a lot of fun, and it's a great story about what makes a man and a warrior and a king, and about the transition from the pagan-warrior culture to the christian culture. It's a fairy tale and, with the 3-d, enjoyable.

We got this (the CGI "Beowulf") from the library on principle, not wanting to waste a Netflix turnaround.
We were right.

What.

Utter.

Shit.

There is no way I will ever watch this film.

But to scratch the itch I rented "Beowulf and Grendel" from netflix a while back. It was a really entertaining little flick. Worth a rental just for the Icelandic scenery.

I really liked it. Maybe it was all the bad reviews that lowered my expectations. In fact, I liked it so much that I got a copy. As was said, the transition from pagan to Christian culture was nicely explained. And the whole hero journey thing got a major re-working that made me look at the original tale in a whole new light.

and Angelina puts Jessica Rabbit to shame.