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| Release Date: |
June 16, 2006 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
September 26, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Drama, Action |
| Running Time: |
103 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality. |
| Director: |
Sturla Gunnarsson |
| Writer: |
Andrew Rai Berzins |
| Cast: |
Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Benedikt Clausen, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert |
An epic tale based on the famous Old English poem, "Beowulf," which inspired Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". The medieval adventure, part fable, part horror story is loosely based on the 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem, "Beowulf," telling the blood-soaked tale of a Norse hero's battle with a great and murderous troll. Venting a life long grudge against the men who killed his father, monstrous troll Grendel embarks on a murderous campaign against a Danish settlement whose Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C+
Beowulf & Grendel, based on the Old English poem, takes a look
at man versus monster as the legendary hero Beowulf as he and his group of men
attempt to hunt down and kill the troll Grendel. An international cast filmed
in Iceland on what appears to be a very small budget - which is probably good
since the movie made less than $100,000 in U.S. theaters.
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User Comments & Reviews
kinda dissappointed, by dece
May 21, 2006
I read this epic poem in class this year and to see the trailer on what they did to this story i am kinda dissapointed. Like somebody said Grendels father is never mentioned, they talk about his mother and beowolf fights/kills her, he doesnt kill Grendel but he tears off his arm with his bear hands (for grendel to suffer and die slow i guess). He puts it on a plaque in a Hall or something like that, and Grendel isnt supposed to be a troll he is supposed to be a hideous looking monster a descendent of Cain from the bible story or whatever and now to see that they totally changed the story it sucks.
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