Review of Beowulf (1976) by Shawn T — 19 Jun 2012

Animation so good it feels deceptively real at times.

This review of Beowulf (1976) was written by Shawn T on 19 Jun 2012.

Beowulf has generally received positive reviews.

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By Vadim D (535) on 01 Jun 2014

The visual and animation are groundbreaking, but also a little creepy and remind you of the style used in video games as opposed to film…

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By Matthew L (1,720) on 18 Oct 2014

Beowulf is pointlessly violent and just downright boring. Don't waste your money…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 10 Apr 2014

What a waste of time and money. They should have just done a live action version. Would have come out a lot better…

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