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Beowulf (DVD) [1999]

DVD ~ Graham Baker|Christopher Lambert|Rhona Mitra|Oliver Cotton
2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Graham Baker|Christopher Lambert|Rhona Mitra|Oliver Cotton
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Entertainment in Video
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Nov 2000
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004YVFV
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 185,828 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
Somewhere in time Evil has spread in a castle and nobody is allowed to leave alive. One day Beowulf arrives and offers his help - but he has a dark secret...

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In an outpost somewhere in the post-apocalyptic future, evil itself has spread.

The outpost is put under quarantine, no one may enter or leave. Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the outpost.

He is allowed by the commander to enter and hunt the threat. But Beowulf himself also seems to have a dark secret.

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2.9 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not great, but definitely fascinating!, 13 Aug 2005
By A Customer
Let's say it at once, I have very mixed feelings about this film. Certainly it is not great, barely good to be honest, but it does have a couple of interesting qualities and thus is worth to be given a chance - I have given it three, and will keep returning to it...

I would broadly characterise the genre as "Action Fantasy". Very loosely based on the old Germanic Beowulf saga the story concerns a little community harassed by an enigmatic monster, picking off warriors one by one. Enter Beowulf, a mythical and mystical man who tracks the monster down and, finally, kills it. But, to everyones surprise, this is not the end of it...

If you know the Beowulf saga, you will hardly recognise it - only a few major elements have been fetched from it and then set in a different environment (Grendels mother, for instance, is NOT what you expect!!). The setting is very anacronistic - what about "knights" with public address systems... - but still not more weird than the original saga itself, really.

The acting is generally "acceptable" - seldom better, sometimes worse. Christopher Lambert does his title character reasonably well, while some other actors perform below par though, perhaps, never really bad.

Well, that doesn't sound so good, really - how come, then, that I am fascinated by it? I think there are two main reasons:
** The structure is well worked out. I guess it fits pretty well with the established cinematic story telling structures (Acts I, II and III; plot points where they belong; constant tempo; Good versus Evil; etc).
** The story is true to its setting, and the storytellers avoid one of the greatest pitfalls of all time: explanations. There are quite a few things that are never explained, not even with a hint, leaving them to your fantasy to work out.

Technically the film is good, though the special effects are somewhat dated.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good combat scenes, but somebody lost the script., 16 Sep 2000
By A Customer
Good combat scenes - Lambert always was good at it. FX are average - it's not Matrix, but I've seen worse. Unfortunately - it looks like somebody lost the script, so the plot is a little bit... uncomplete (for me).
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Turn off your brain and enjoy the action, 5 April 2001
By Brian (Aldershot, England) - See all my reviews
This is not going to win any awards for the dazzeling script, but for pure brainless action entertainment you can't go far wrong.
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2.0 out of 5 stars It's getting dark, too dark to see
I have to admit to being a fan of Christopher Lambert although I cannot say that for a lot of his movies, including this one. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Gerry O'neill

1.0 out of 5 stars not impressed
The copy i recieved was authorized for sale in usa and canada only, i live uk isle of wight so have not been able to view dvd. Read more
Published 5 months ago by M. A. Burrow

3.0 out of 5 stars Arthouse (or low budget) alternative vision of the Beowulf story
I must admit, I love this film, while acknowledging that it is not a great film. Christopher Lambert has a tendency to pick offbeat roles (such as The Sicillian) but they are... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dmitri M. A. Hubbard

4.0 out of 5 stars good film shame about the subtitles
i enjoyed this film and as promised it also had an english language option, unfortunately this also included german subtitles which i tried every which way to turn off but to no... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Anthony Parsons

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