tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post4599218883166979370..comments2023-09-24T23:56:49.214+08:00Comments on The McVie Show, Season Thirteen: Is This The Film They Call “Beowulf”?joelmcviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271791181683397711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-7724641659708720232007-12-12T21:41:00.000+08:002007-12-12T21:41:00.000+08:00@NELZ: I found the movie intentionally funny (like...@NELZ: I found the movie intentionally funny (like you said, Beowulf's privates blocked by an elbow or a prop ala-Austin Powers). It wasn't the smoothest of scripts, yes, and the plot is quite rail-thin.<BR/><BR/>But when you knock the plot, you really are knocking the original Beowulf legend. It had a very thin plot line, the characterization was flat, and the whole story had gaping holes in them. If you read the companion book, you'll see how the two writers took the rail-thin plot and added their reinterpretation of things to fill in the gaps. Add to that the "demands" of delivering a Hollywood blockbuster, and I can understand why the final product is such. NOT Oscar worthy, yes. But my point lang naman is this: It's so much fun watching it in 3D. =)joelmcviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271791181683397711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-3097905791927509442007-12-12T15:54:00.000+08:002007-12-12T15:54:00.000+08:00I don't know about you, but I found the film unint...I don't know about you, but I found the film unintentionally funny in some parts (Beowulf's privates blocked by an elbow or a prop a la Austin Powers; Angie Jolie stroking his sword until it melted into silver drips). Camera angles were extreme, abrupt, and dizzying. Overall, I found the story quite thin, obviously the showcase was the battle between Beowulf and Grendel, and Beowulf and the dragon.<BR/><BR/>Neil Gaiman die hard fans will kill me for saying this, but I was never really impressed with his writing. It's all about the build-up, the character, but the plotlines are just so thin (or none at all -- "The Mirror Mask"). Sobrang foreplay, pero konti putok he he heNelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758199237106435507noreply@blogger.com