Review of Beowulf (1976) by James T — 17 Oct 2010

Good special effects but that is all it is.

This review of Beowulf (1976) was written by James T on 17 Oct 2010.

Beowulf has generally received positive reviews.

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By Brandon D (482) on 22 Jun 2014

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By Alex K (2,253) on 23 Dec 2016

It's fun yeah, but did they even read Beowulf…

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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 Ethan P (599) on 11 Nov 2015

Unfortunately, the CG characters were not quite realistic enough, and looked like zombies…

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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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