Beowulf (2007)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers (WGA):

Neil Gaiman (screenplay) &
Roger Avary (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Pride is the curse.

Plot:

The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Beowulf | King | Reward | Demon | Warrior

Awards:

12 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 4	12:00 PM	SHOW
Sun. July 5	5:35 AM	SHOW

Cast

Ray Winstone	...	Beowulf / Golden Man / Dragon
Anthony Hopkins	...	Hrothgar
John Malkovich	...	Unferth
Robin Wright Penn	...	Wealthow (as Robin Wright-Penn)
Brendan Gleeson	...	Wiglaf
Crispin Glover	...	Grendel
Alison Lohman	...	Ursula
Angelina Jolie	...	Grendel's Mother
Paul Baker	...	Musician #1
John Bilezikjian	...	Musician #2
Rod D. Harbour	...	Musician #3
Brice Martin	...	Musician #4 (as Brice H. Martin)
Sonje Fortag	...	Gitte
Sharisse Baker-Bernard	...	Hild
Charlotte Salt	...	Estrith

Also Known As:

Beowulf: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Beowulf: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
La légende de Beowulf (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Беовульф (Russia) [ru]
A Lenda de Beowulf (Brazil) [pt]
Beowulf (Greece) [el]
Beowulf (Czech Republic) [cs]
Beowulf (Slovakia) [sk]
Beowulf (Norway) [no]
Beowulf - Ölümsüz savasçi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Beowulf, la leyenda (Argentina) [es]
Die Legende von Beowulf (Germany) [de]
La leggenda di Beowulf (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Old English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Certification:

UK:12A | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M (re-rating) | New Zealand:R16 (original rating) | Taiwan:R-12 | Brazil:14 | Sweden:15 | France:Unrated (with warning) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43938) | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

ImageMovers

Trivia:

Screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary began writing the script in May 1997.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: There are no mountains in Denmark. The highest point in Denmark is 147 meters.

Quotes:

[first lines]
King Hrothgar: I want mead! Give me some mead, my queen!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-17)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

A Hero Comes Home

Easily one of the most male centered movies I've ever seen

And I loved it. The creators of this little gem have far more potent imaginations than I and I envy them that. What a rousing movie! I picked it up in DVD to fill up an evening while my wife was away and what a pleasure it was to get engrossed in this brilliantly told tale of courage and adventure. It took me about 30 seconds to get used to the animation. It will take you longer to get used to the idea that this movie actually does a better job evoking a bygone time than the literature on which it's based. That's amazing to me. Another surprise was that Ms Jolie's much ballyhooed nude scenes were more disappointing than I had expected. I found myself more entranced with Robin Wright Penn's Wealthow who is undeservedly undervalued as an indispensable part of this film's magical weave. Ray Winstone rings more true in the lead than anyone had any right to hope for, in my opinion. And then there's Anthony Hopkins and John Malkovich, both adding bits of irrepressible humanity to the mix. This is in sum a thoroughly enjoyable film and I don't hesitate to recommend it, but especially to guys who will have a richer appreciation of it all than I would expect the usual woman will.