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Beowulf - HD DVD Version (2007)

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Average rating: 62%
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Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, Angelina Jolie
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time: 110 mins
Certificate: 12
Collections: HD DVD
Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Languages: English
Released: 07/04/2008
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Brief synopsis of Beowulf - HD DVD Version

Using the same CGI technique as his film THE POLAR EXPRESS, Robert Zemeckis directs this adaptation of Beowulf and Grendel's legendary story. Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, and Ray Winstone voice the epic heroes and villains with a script from Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary.

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Sight and Sound

BEOWULF blends pre-modern storytelling and the latest virtual cinema technology... A major progression in the cinema of simulation

USA Today

As envisioned by director Robert Zemeckis, BEOWULF is a sight to behold: The landscape and visuals are powerfully sweeping

Rolling Stone

As humans battle monsters, Zemeckis springs so many pow 3-D surprises you'll think BEOWULF is your own private fun house

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Rated - 1 starsOVER RATED

A customer from wales , 16/04/2008

Thought it be a really good film on HD with great picture quality. The picture was good, but i put it on and turned it off within 10 mins. Really boring film!

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Rated - 4 starsHD at its best.

BennyHill from THE PAST [Highly rated reviewer] , 17/06/2008

This is a very good HD DVD, it looks great. Its full of blood and guts and lots of action. If you want to show of your HD DVD player then this film will. You can zoom in on the action at any time and it looks very good.

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Rated - 5 starsEnjoyable

A customer from Saltash , 17/04/2008

Far exceeded my expectations, HD sound & picture was top notch. The movie was not what I expected, very brutal & gory in places, there is a lot in the film that would have been censored if they had used real life actors, maybe the reason for using computer generated characters? The film style takes a little getting used to & the first 10 minutes or so feel a little uncomfortable, but after that initial few minutes the movie turns into a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Maybe not everyone's cup of tea due to the graphic violence, but I for one thought it was a great movie experience.

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Rated - 3 starsBeowulf

bimblam from Chandlers Ford , 21/05/2008

Average film with good computer generated graphics.

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Rated - 5 starsCustomer Review

A customer from UK , 23/06/2008

Did'nt expect too much from this but was pleasently surprised! Think Polar Express without Santa but with blood gore and the odd bit of digital bare flesh, I wonder if that was Angelina Jolies real body ?? lucky lucky Brad! Anyway only downers were Ray "whos the Daddy!" Winstones attempts to not speak cockney gore blimey guv I'm bleedin Barewolf aint I, gerrcha monstahh , got any Chaz an Dave?, and it would seem most of the rest of the cast were alumni of Ryan and Ronnie ( see 70s midday TV ) and came from Wales , thank you Nigel Wynne , angel from heaven , aka Sir Anthony of Hopkins. Anyhoo amazing graphics, shows HD off very well, good story and well worth a look see.

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Rated - 2 starsEveryone says it's great in HD...

A customer from Tyldesley , 28/07/2008

..so I'll do the same. It's great in HD.

Also has the distinction of featuring the first CGI cleavage that was distracting.

Other than that, poo.

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