Fanboy "Beowulf" review

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An ecstatic but completely unreliable fanboy review of Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf has appeared on Aint It Cool. The guy is calling the 3-D Paramount release "a fucking masterpiece...really epic... superb [with] Oscar-calibre performances ...one of the best animated films ever made...heart-pounding action sequences and a good dose of edge-of- your-seat scares (especially in the first hour)." Except he says if Beowulf had been a live-action film it "would have been nominated for Best Picture." Take high-school English much? His entire review is suspect because of this one grammatical wrongo.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 2, 2007 at 6:12 PM

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christian says ...

Best comment from the AICN talkback:

I'm inclined to hang out at the box office when this movie opens, just to hear everyone mangle the movie's title. "One for 'Bowie-wolf,' please!" "I'd like two tickets to 'Blowful,' please!" "When is the next showing of 'Bow-wow-wolf'?"

Posted by christian at November 2, 2007 6:39 PM

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Ian Sinclair says ...

Suspect? Every scene he talks about is in the script I have. I think he's legit - and just a tad excited!

Posted by Ian Sinclair at November 2, 2007 6:39 PM

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Wrecktum says ...

A friend of mine saw a Real D screening this week. He was very, very impressed.

Posted by Wrecktum at November 2, 2007 7:12 PM

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WinslowLeachtheComposer says ...

I will say this, Polar Express in IMAX 3-D was truly spectacular (the characters didn't even seem to look as squirrelly as the 2-D photos I saw); I've been recommending it to skeptical friends ever since, and doggedly insisting they see it when it comes around at Christmas time. I'm not surprised if this is, in 3-D, and at least, a visual sensation.

Posted by WinslowLeachtheComposer at November 2, 2007 7:12 PM

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truefaith says ...

If BEOWULF is anything like POLAR EXPRESS then I can see why it will be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar--much moreso than RATATOUILLE (which was very well done but hardly Best Picture material). POLAR EXPRESS was a masterpiece.

Posted by truefaith at November 2, 2007 7:56 PM

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Craptastic says ...

Just like you eating a salad at an arcade and complaining about it... what do you expect in terms of grammer from AICN?

Why even point it out?

Posted by Craptastic at November 2, 2007 8:13 PM

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Craptastic says ...

Are you serious, truefaith?

I can't even watch a commercial for Polar Express. Its much too creepy looking

Posted by Craptastic at November 2, 2007 8:18 PM

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Walter Sobchak says ...

The whole review is suspect because it was written by a drooling, comic book-worshipping, dorked-out, stand-in-line-for-a-week-to-get-an-iPhone AICN nerdlinger.

He's the kind of guy that sees a two minute trailer for a movie and declares with certainty "that's gonna be AWESOME!"

Posted by Walter Sobchak at November 2, 2007 9:18 PM

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Walter Sobchak says ...

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the graphic novel that Beowulf was based on?

Also, how did Beowulf get his powers?

Wait...don't tell me... I'll wait for the comic or the movie.

Posted by Walter Sobchak at November 2, 2007 9:27 PM

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Ian Sinclair says ...

Drew of AICN saw it too. It's another wild rave. He saw it the way I suggest everyone who goes to see it sees it : in IMAX 3D.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34678

Posted by Ian Sinclair at November 3, 2007 1:32 AM

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scooterzz says ...

i saw this in imax/3-d last night and, while it really is a remarkable visual experience, that wears off after about a half hour...you're then left feeling like you're watching a video game without the benefit of a controller or joystick.... much of the audience was laughing at dialog that was astoundingly bad....that first half hour, however, is pretty stunning...

Posted by scooterzz at November 3, 2007 5:08 AM

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Krazy Eyes says ...

Does anyone really give credence to anything posted at AICN anymore? Everyone there is either bought and paid for by the studio or a sycophantic fanboy who dreams of someday being bought and paid for by the studios. Thanks, but I'll wait for some real reviews.

Posted by Krazy Eyes at November 3, 2007 6:04 AM

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