Author Topic: Beowulf (Read 3313 times)

jocelyn · « **on:** October 23, 2007, 07:04:33 pm »

Just saw a commercial for a movie coming out based on the epic poem Beowulf. I have no idea if it will be any good or not. It probably won\'t be able to do justice to the epic... but it is certainly a story that could become a fantastic movie. It is a poem, originally written in what has become known as Anglo-Saxon, or Old English. Some consider it to be the greatest complete work in Old English. It is about a Scandanavian prince who manages to kill a monster who has been terrorizing/killing the Danes. Of course, as in any epic, the hero\'s troubles extend long after his first heroic deed. I am curious to see what they make of this...

Spacey · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:13:36 pm »

read it in high school.

too bad I had little care for it then.

SlimPickens · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:29:55 pm »

Starring:

Angelina Jolie ... Grendel\'s Mother
Anthony Hopkins ... King Hrothgar
Ray Winstone ... Beowulf
Robin Wright Penn ... Queen Wealthow
Crispin Glover ... Grendel
John Malkovich ... Unferth
Greg Ellis ... Garmund, Golden Man

Spacey · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:31:54 pm »

Quote from: SlimPickens;165527

Starring:

Angelina Jolie ... Grendel\'s Mother
Anthony Hopkins ... King Hrothgar
Ray Winstone ... Beowulf
Robin Wright Penn ... Queen Wealthow
Crispin Glover ... Grendel
John Malkovich ... Unferth
Greg Ellis ... Garmund, Golden Man

Pretty good line up.

Nice to see Ellis getting other work.

Ray Winstone? WOOT!

SlimPickens · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:44:11 pm »

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Ray Winstone? WOOT!

I\'m not sure, but he\'s got 91 acting entries, in IMDB, that date back to \'76. Most recently, he\'s been in the departed. He\'s gonna be in the new Indiana Jones movie.

Spacey · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:52:52 pm »

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Quote from: Spacey;165529

Ray Winstone? WOOT!

I\'m not sure, but he\'s got 91 acting entries, in IMDB, that date back to \'76. Most recently, he\'s been in the departed. He\'s gonna be in the new Indiana Jones movie.

Are you ser???

You don\'t know who Ray Winstone is? How about the greatest actor ever, self taught, no thanks to his father,

SlimPickens · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:55:43 pm »

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You don\'t know who Ray Winstone is? How about the greatest actor ever, self taught, no thanks to his father,

:liar:

jocelyn · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2007, 08:04:56 pm »

Quote from: SlimPickens;165527

Starring:

Angelina Jolie ... Grendel\'s Mother
Anthony Hopkins ... King Hrothgar
Ray Winstone ... Beowulf
Robin Wright Penn ... Queen Wealthow
Crispin Glover ... Grendel
John Malkovich ... Unferth
Greg Ellis ... Garmund, Golden Man

Thanks for looking that up. Gives me a little more confidence in the movie.

Spacey · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2007, 08:19:18 pm »

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Quote from: Spacey;165533
You don\'t know who Ray Winstone is? How about the greatest actor ever, self taught, no thanks to his father,

:liar:

you sir, know nothing of film...

SlimPickens · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2007, 08:49:13 pm »

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Quote from: SlimPickens;165535
Quote from: Spacey;165533
You don\'t know who Ray Winstone is? How about the greatest actor ever, self taught, no thanks to his father,

:liar:

you sir, know nothing of film...

you sir, are correct.

Me! · « **Reply #10 on:** October 24, 2007, 12:34:50 am »

The adds make it look pretty good, not gonna rush out to the theatre (the theatre is pretty rare for me)

Igziabeher · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2007, 12:41:01 am »

so this is some sort of book or something?

weekapaug19 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2007, 08:09:13 am »

I read the book in high school which was actually pretty good. didn\'t know anything about a poem tho

jocelyn · « **Reply #13 on:** October 24, 2007, 02:45:18 pm »

It was originally written as an epic poem in Old English. Not all poems rhyme....

estahwhaddup · « **Reply #14 on:** October 24, 2007, 02:48:10 pm »

anyone else think it looks like a videogame? i wasn\'t sure if the actors were "real"