Beowulf

So so so so SO excited!

BTW I think there was another thread devoted to this movie a while ago.

Looks very cool.

Ignorant question: it is animated, no?

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complete with kennings and gnomens?--s6

I've been looking forward to this, but the commercials... cripes, it looks cartoonish, like 300 did. Not my cup of tea in that case.

Shadow_Ferret said:

I've been looking forward to this, but the commercials... cripes, it looks cartoonish, like 300 did. Not my cup of tea in that case.

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I think it is, literally, a cartoon. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Hope it's better than 300, which I thought was borderline ridiculous.

cartoonish

how else are they going to do an armless troll and his doting mom?

Will Lavender said:

I think it is, literally, a cartoon. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Hope it's better than 300, which I thought was borderline ridiculous.

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You mean they took Angelina Jolie and rasterized her?

Same thing he did with Polar Express.

Trailers I've seen so far look like a movie made of computer-game cut-scenes.

Hope for the best, but not a lot of hope.

Hmm. I was lucky in not having to see Polar Express. I just assumed it was a straight forward cartoon. It would really be disappointing if Beowulf were a cartoon, too.

Looks awesome, and I saw the Red band trailer... it's rather bloody and sexual. But wow, the graphics look amazing (it's kind of weird all the characters except Beowulf look like the actors who voice them).

Ferret: it is a "cartoon" but very realistic (well, fantasy realistic). did you see Monster House? That was a good one, too.

I saw the trailer before Stardust. La la la, looks cool . . . what the. . . Ray Winstone doesn't look like that . . . OMG THAT WAS AN ANIMATED MOVIE!!!

I totally didn't realise it was animated until after the trailer was finished! That was kind of crazy. I am rather looking forward to this one!

Yeah, all you people complaining about "digital animation?"

Welcome to 2007.

/snark

I heard it was live action and then cg on top. I'm not really up to date on that type of stuff. I'll go see it, because it's Beowulf, but the movie I'm REALLY excited about this week is American Gangster.

beowulf

it is still taught in high school. the boys usually love it. the girls hate it--go figure. some of my boys bought swords from those phony ancient weapon catalogues. they couldn't bring them to school but they did great reports on 6th century weapons and ships and gore. kind of missed the christain message. they liked gawain too. if it is a cartoon i think taz should play hrothgar. --s6

Azraelsbane said:

I heard it was live action and then cg on top. I'm not really up to date on that type of stuff. I'll go see it, because it's Beowulf, but the movie I'm REALLY excited about this week is American Gangster.

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Nope, it's all motion capture much like what they did with Polar Express, but the technology is better now -- I hope they fix those "dead eyes" problems with PE.

blacbird said:

I'd bet 90% of the 12-year-olds who go to see this don't have a clue what it's based on.
caw

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Well, my seven-year-old will be in the 10%. He dabbles with reading the translation I have every month or so. It's a struggle for him, but he keeps at it.

maestrowork said:

Ferret: it is a "cartoon" but very realistic (well, fantasy realistic). did you see Monster House? That was a good one, too.

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No I avoid pretty much all cartoons unless I'm being forced to be the good parent. Or unless it's a classic like Jonny Quest or Scooby Do.

What's wrong with real actors and just a little CGI? I was just getting used to CGI! Now this!

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No I avoid pretty much all cartoons unless I'm being forced to be the good parent.

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Curmudgeon alert! I love animation and will love it until the day I die (of old age). Animation is not just for kids anymore (if Beowulf would be any indication).

I took an entire class on Beowulf in college (pre-requisite Old English) and loved it (and I'm a girl). I was excited about it until I saw the trailers. I like some CGI, but the people in this one, so far, look, as someone else said, like cut scenes in video games. I don't think I'll be going to see this movie but may watch it on PPV or if it hits one of the cable movie channels.

And something like Ratatouille is really best appreciated by adults definitely. Some of the kids in the theatre with me got kind of bored, but I thought it was one of the best movies of the year. Animation is definitely not just for kids anymore!

When does Beowulf come out btw?

Toothpaste said:

And something like Ratatouille is really best appreciated by adults definitely. Some of the kids in the theatre with me got kind of bored, but I thought it was one of the best movies of the year. Animation is definitely not just for kids anymore!

When does Beowulf come out btw?

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My bad, November 16th. My husband and I are going to it in IMAX 3D.

Well, if they could completely do away with the actors themselves, then we - the Writers - would truly rule the world.

Oh, and I guess a few computer programers, maybe.