Review of Beowulf & Grendel (2005) by Zeke S — 04 Mar 2013

Good Anglo-Saxon epic poem...

But bad movie.....!!

This review of Beowulf & Grendel (2005) was written by Zeke S on 04 Mar 2013.

Beowulf & Grendel has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jon K (142) on 13 Aug 2011

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By Hadley M (21) on 13 Jul 2010

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By Michael S (3,461) on 02 Jan 2010

When Renaissance fair and drama geeks decide to make a movie....but since I'm sort of both, I liked it...perhaps I should rephrase: I got through…

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By Bobby L (492) on 28 Nov 2009

Amazing cinematography. I really like how real everything seems and the absolute desperation we see in Rothgar before Beowulf shows up…

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By Shelly B (184) on 30 May 2011

Decent but not as good as I was hoping. much sadder then most versions…

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By Milena K (18) on 18 Aug 2012

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