DVD Review: 'Beowulf' Unrated Director's Cut

Beowulf
Unrated Director's Cut
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Starring Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn
Paramount Home Video
Available: Feb. 26, 2008

"Are you the one they call Beowulf?"

In the film, based on high-school required-reading epic poem, the Danish King Hrothgar is forced to shut down his mead hall Heorot after the monster Grendel attacks and kills the King's subjects during a celebration there. The town lives in fear of Grendel's return. Many warriors come to rid the King of his bane, but fail. That's when the Geat warrior Beowulf arrives with the promise to kill the monster. What happens next sets Beowulf's life on an unexpected path, leading to a confrontation with Grendel's mysterious mother and a battle with a dragon, all of which have dire consequences...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Brett Ratner to Take Over 'The Wolf Man'?

THR reported on Tuesday that director Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) had dropped out of the Universal Studios classic horror remake, The Wolf Man, because of "creative differences" and a dispute over the film's $100 million budget.

The studio plans to replace the director by week's end, though it's unknown whether the film will begin shooting in the UK as scheduled in a few weeks and if it will meet its planned release date of early 2009...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Movie Review: Beowulf

Beowulf
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Starring Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn
Rated PG-13

Before the dissection begins, allow me to give you my overall generic gut-instinct first-impression sentiment: Beowulf is an amazing movie that's visually stunning and highly engrossing; I totally recommend it, especially in IMAX 3D. I preface my review with this simple statement because no matter what else I say about the movie in the next 800 or so words, I know damn well that when Beowulf comes out on DVD, I'm going to own it and when Beowulf airs on cable television, I'll watch it every time it's on just because it's on ... because it's entertaining.

But Beowulf is no ordinary film. It's controversial not for its violence and nudity or any artistic liberties taken in translating the sixth-century Old English poem onto the big screen. Nope, it's causing a stir because it's an animated movie that refuses to accept that its an animated movie, therefore, the audience can't accept it either...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

GoD Geeks Gear Up For 'Beowulf'

For months now, a bunch of us here at Geeks of Doom have been chatting it up together about the highly anticipated Robert Zemeckis-directed feature film Beowulf, which hits IMAX 3D, digital, and conventional theaters everywhere tomorrow (with select showings tonight).

The performance-capture film has a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary based on the Old English poem and stars Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie.

While that cast and crew is quite impressive, it seems like most of us have some apprehension about the use of performance-capture technology to create the entire film. Here's some of our thoughts:...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Beowulf' in IMAX 3D Opens Friday

Beowulf, starring Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, and Robin Wright Penn, opens in IMAX 3D, digital, and conventional theaters everywhere this Friday, November 16, 2007.

For IMAX theaters showing the film, see the listing here after the jump of theaters by country and state...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Beowulf' TV Spots

Three new TV spots are now online for Robert Zemeckis' upcoming epic Beowulf, which hits theaters everywhere November 16, 2007.

The film, which stars Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Alison Lohman, and Crispin Glover, will also be available in both Digital and Imax 3D...check out the TV spots after the jump at Geeks of Doom

Second R-Rated 'Beowulf' Trailer

The Beowulf official site has posted a second R-rated movie trailer in the Restricted Access section.

To gain access to the new section, there's an age verification prompt which only works for U.S. users (so they say...wink, wink...90210...nudge, nudge).

In the main all-access portion of the site, a third official podcast has been posted which contains an interview with one of the film's stars, Robin Wright Penn, who plays Queen Wealhtheow...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Beowulf' to Debut in IMAX 3D, Too

The IMAX 3D version of Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf will be released on November 16, 2007, the same day the standard version of the film hits conventional theaters. The movie will be released internationally within three weeks of the domestic launch.

Beowulf, with a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, will be digitally converted into IMAX 3D and re-mastered through IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Previous reports stated that the IMAX version could appear on nearly 1,200 3D digital-cinema screens when it debuts.

The performance-capture film is based on the Old English poem and stars Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie.

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