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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:27am

I can't believe there isn't an official thread for this film. (I didn't want to post in the "Beowulf Nudity" thread.

I really enjoyed this film--especially in 3D Imax.

Anyone else seen it yet?

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:28am

how do you think it plays in 2-D jerby?

....but the world goes 'round

Updated On: 11/22/07 at 02:28 AM

Well I did wonder about that because it was so stunning in 3D. And some moments seem created just for 3D--though not goofily so like Jaws 3D or Friday the 13th 3D.

I did enjoy the story, so I suspect it would be good in just 2D.

ETA: That sounds so naive. Of course, the story is good. lol I mean to say I liked the way it was told.

johnraymondbarker.com

Updated On: 11/22/07 at 02:30 AM

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:33am

I would feel like I was missing something if I watched it in
2-D.
I'm praying the dvd comes in 3-D.

....but the world goes 'round

re: Beowulf

Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:35am

I would think they could release these 3D versions on DVD--especially if in HD. I have a 42inch HD tv so I bet it would be kickass if they did.

johnraymondbarker.com

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:39am

They have released some DVDs in 3-D, but not of this caliber.

Well, not really of any caliber, in fact it was an awful remake of Night Of The Living Dead, but it was fun.

....but the world goes 'round

re: Beowulf

Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:44am

Yeah, I saw it in 3D at an IMAX theater too. Loved it.

Grendel was fun. Well, by fun...I mean, disgusting-looking. It worked. And then Angelina. My goodness.

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:44am

Yeah--I think the 3rd Spy Kids film did that. And the Nightmare on Elm Street that had 3D did--I own that one lol. It's the red and blue so it's only ok. That 3D didn't seem to work so well on TV--but it wasn't so cool at the movies either.

This new kind is so amazing. Didn't Captain EO at Disney World premiere colorless 3D? That was in the 80s and it's come a long way.

They say 3D will happen more and more to deter piracy.

johnraymondbarker.com

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:45am

and also to get people to go to the movies instead of waiting for it to come to home vid.
Have you heard about Avatar?

....but the world goes 'round

#10

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 2:46am

Only of and that it's Cameron's long overdue follow up to Titanic, not counting the docs. Could be amazing. Any word?

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#11

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 3:05am

just that it's supposed the next coming of christ

....but the world goes 'round

#12

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 3:11am

Speaking of Christ, did anybody else notice that, right after the king said that Christ would not be worshiped to help their land against Grendel, there was a scene with a huge portrait of J.C. right behind the action?

#13

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 4:22am

Avatar? The Saturday morning cartoon who looks like an anime character? I thought M. Night Shyamalan was doing that one.

yr ronin,
joey

#14

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 11:10am

Seeing it tonight...in 2-D.

#15

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 11:28am

Cruel - if you can, get to 3D Imax. I LOVED it in 3d, I'm not sure it'll hold up quite as well in 2D.

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

#16

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 12:12pm

"I'm not sure it'll hold up quite as well in 2D."

Nope, it's nothing in 2-D. Sort of like missing a deer instead of killing it.

"This thread has just crossed over to BEST THREAD OF THE DAY land. It might have won the BEST THREAD OF THE WEEK award, were it not for stupid deer."
RobbieJ

"This is almost as good as the deer thread.
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"Ugly people shouldn't mate"
AngryDeer

#17

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 12:27pm

You're an idiot and a coward.

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

#18

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 12:27pm

My English class went last week. I missed it--took the day off as I was directly post-root canal and not feeling great, but from what everyone said (this class read the epic poem earlier this school year) it was a travesty, had nothing to do with the original plot of the text, and was glammed up and completely re-vamped to be glitzy Hollywood fluff. Which makes me very sad.

"I can't figure out what kind of life this is, comedy or tragedy, I just know it's showbiz. And what if I don't agree with the lines I have to read? They don't pay me enough, the way I see it."

#19

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 12:33pm

i have zero interest in this movie but i do enjoy the Idina song they play during the credits :)

#20

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 12:33pm

My AP English class is doing that, too, Geek. We know it won't stay true to the poem, but it'll be a fun outing, I'm sure.

#21

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 12:59pm

Yeah, I think the content of the actual poem is all played out within the first half of the movie. Or somewhere around there.

#22

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 1:03pm

You know--Shakespeare took classic stories and adapted them, changed them and fluffed them up, too.

I don't think the filmmakers are claiming, not desire their film to be a direct translation, nor the Cliff Notes version.

ETA: And by "fluffed" I mean embellished, not dumbed down.

johnraymondbarker.com

Updated On: 11/22/07 at 01:03 PM

#23

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 1:11pm

"You're an idiot and a coward."

No sir, YOU are. You have a girlfriend who makes you look dumber than you already are.

How is sex in a parking lot?

Murderer.

#24

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 1:21pm

I won't lie--a faithful theatrical adaptation of Beowulf sounds like the world's most horrifying idea (although I love the new literary adaptation).

yr ronin,
joey

#25

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Posted: 11/22/07 at 1:21pm

Oops.

yr ronin,
joey

Updated On: 11/22/07 at 01:21 PM

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