Beowulf

[winterbadger]

Between these reviews and it being written (in part) by Neil Gaiman, I might actually change my mind and give this a try.

http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2007/11/beowulf-comments.shtml
http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/henrygee/2007/11/19/bigging-up-beowulf
http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/reviews/2007/beowulf.html
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/07mv233.htm

Comments

[magaidhbhan.livejournal.com]

Mm.

You've probably read my opinions of it on my own blog, so I won't reiterate -- and don't get me wrong, I definitely think you should see it if you're so inclined -- but I feel like I should warn you of one thing.

I'm a big fan of Neil Gaiman, but he reeeeeeeally disappointed me on this one. I thought that the script was the weakest part of the thing -- some of the lines just made me want to crawl under the icky popcorn-and-soda-sticky chair cringing.

It's interesting; it's an interesting idea, and it's thought-provoking. But did I like it? Meh.


But yes. Do see it! Then we can get your side of it, too! :)

[winterbadger]

Among other things, I've just read his 'alternate' (at this point probably third or somethingth) Beowulf story in Fragile Things (titled The Monarch of the Glen and introduced as written partly because he love the north of Scotland--gee, did I read that one first?), which makes me curious to see what he did with the film version. But I consider myself warned..