What an awful movie. I was forced to watch this as part of a World Masterpieces class, and I must say that it does no justice to the EPIC that inspired it. While the scifi setting was an interesting way to update it, the execution of the aforementioned was horrible. Christopher Lambert, (of Highlander fame, Endgame was something I couldn't force myself to finish watching) who speaks as if he has a mouthful of dirt, delivers lines that make no sense. And while it's obvious that money was saved by having a trained chimp write the screenplay, that money didn't go into special effects. What's with the gratuitous use distortion to cover up the horrible Grendel costume? *Sigh* I can't recommend this movie to anyone, let alone someone who is fond of the poem Beowulf. Unless you liked Highlander Endgame or Mortal Kombat, but I'll leave it at that before I get all jaded and cynical. Oh. Wait. *Shakes head*
Review of Beowulf
