Danish warrior Beowulf comes to the kingdom of King Hrothgar to help him fight the monster Graendal. However, it turns out that he faces more than one monster in this reworking of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem. Read more
| Starring | Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurosson, Stellan Skarsgard, Ronan Vibert |
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| Director | Sturla Gunnarsson |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Danish warrior Beowulf comes to the kingdom of King Hrothgar to help him fight the monster Graendal. However, it turns out that he faces more than one monster in this reworking of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem.
| Starring | Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurosson, Stellan Skarsgard, Ronan Vibert, Rory McCann, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Elva Osk Olafsdottir |
|---|---|
| Director | Sturla Gunnarsson |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Oct 2007 Blu-ray: 24 Dec 2007 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
A great film that sticks quite closely the the original Anglo-Saxon saga.
The film is very atmospheric with great action sequences, brilliant costumes and props and a decent cast who really bring this Nordic tale to the screen with style. If, like me, you love Historical epics then make sure you rent this one then sit back and enjoy being transported through the mists of time to a legend and myth from the Dark-ages.
This movie had great scenary, a decent cast line-up, and the story line is based on a famous poem. These factors, however, were unable to save the movie from being woeful.
The movie is slow and extremely boring. Even the actors seemed uninterested in their roles (all exept the 'monster' who was given the task of acting like a 7yr old idiot, and appeared to enjoy it).
This movie is only intended for people who either like to concentrate on scenary (rather than watching the movie), or like to see supposedly drunken Danes lounge around...for both i would recommend going to a Scandinavian country instead