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« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2007, 02:50:43 pm »
Yeah it definitely does. That\'s what made me think it may be bad.
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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2007, 03:05:01 pm »
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It was originally written as an epic poem in Old English. Not all poems rhyme....


now that\'s confusing, who thought of that?

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« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2007, 08:56:59 pm »
strangely enough, Im reading the Seamus Heaney translation for Medieval History class right now. its really good. something very fascinating to me about archaic literature music and art. i guess thats why im a history major. the thought of cheating and seeing the movie hasnt even crossed my mind. im so proud of myself.:biggrin:
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« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2007, 09:51:21 pm »
I love grendle. I model myself after him. Don\'t care for his mom though.
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« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2007, 01:24:26 pm »
Has anyone seen it? I saw a "Canadian Film" version of this on an Air Canada flight a few years back and even low budget and done by hockey lovers, it was a sick movie.

I am not quiet sure what I think of the whole thing being done in CGI. Maybe the director is trying to do something with fantasy/reality with real film/CGI, but, eh, I dunno.

I am probably still going to go see it, or at least DL it.
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« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2007, 01:31:07 pm »
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Has anyone seen it? I saw a "Canadian Film" version of this on an Air Canada flight a few years back and even low budget and done by hockey lovers, it was a sick movie.

I am not quiet sure what I think of the whole thing being done in CGI. Maybe the director is trying to do something with fantasy/reality with real film/CGI, but, eh, I dunno.

I am probably still going to go see it, or at least DL it.


It is supposed to be some new form of 3d from what i have heard / read
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« Reply #21 on: November 12, 2007, 05:19:49 pm »
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strangely enough, Im reading the Seamus Heaney translation for Medieval History class right now. its really good. something very fascinating to me about archaic literature music and art. i guess thats why im a history major. the thought of cheating and seeing the movie hasnt even crossed my mind. im so proud of myself.:biggrin:


Yep that is the translation I read. Didn\'t read it for school though... just read it because... well... I don\'t know why really.
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« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2007, 07:18:50 pm »
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strangely enough, Im reading the Seamus Heaney translation for Medieval History class right now. its really good. something


Yep that is the translation I read. Didn\'t read it for school though... just read it because... well... I don\'t know why really.


Speaking as the token Saxon (apparently my family are listed in the Domesday Book as "minor yeomanry"!! ;)), Beowulf is one of the greatest works written in any language and the translation by Seamus Heaney is not just a translation, but THE translation to read.

As for the cast in this, it\'s a real pity this is animated and not live action - Ray Winstone is probably the nearest Britain has ever had to a De Niro. He would bring just about the right amount of grit to the role, without sinking to caricature. He has a fantastic acting career, starting in things like Quadrophenia and the Sweeney, a show to which he might indeed return for the new film version. Also watch out for him in the new Indiana Jones film. One of my favourite roles of his was in the TV drama Vincent, shown last year in the UK.

I don\'t go to see animated films in the cinema as a rule, but with Neil Gaiman (co-author with Terry Pratchett of Good Omens and author of Stardust and the excellent Anansi Boys and American Gods) also having written the screenplay, this has some potential and I may make an exception.
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« Reply #23 on: November 12, 2007, 08:45:10 pm »
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Speaking as the token Saxon (apparently my family are listed in the Domesday Book as "minor yeomanry"!! ;)), Beowulf is one of the greatest works written in any language and the translation by Seamus Heaney is not just a translation, but THE translation to read.


It makes me very happy to hear someone as enthusiastic as I am about Beowulf. :D :D :D
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