I screwed up my resolution and didn't exercise on Saturday. Just because I went out to see Beowulf in IMAX directly from work. That was more important than the state of my fat ass, right? Right? I mean, Neil Gaiman, c'mon.
Okay, enough of the lame excuses, and onto movie reviewage. I give it two thumbs up. I thought the beginning was somewhat slow, but the last 2/3rds picked up appreciably. And it's probably worth bothering to see in 3-D, if that's an option for you, if for the dragon fight alone. My inner 14-year-old boy was sated, 'k?
xoxo
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Glad to have the review, because I want to see this.
Have you read the poem? If not, go get Seamus Heaney's recent and brilliant translation. Most of the translations inflicted on me were two steps the wrong side of dreadful, but Heaney breathes incredible life into it. And if you're *really* curious, each page of the translation faces the original in Anglo-Saxon. I actually know two people who can read Anglo-Saxon: they were English majors who stayed awake in class.
Actually, M-A not only has a copy of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf, she also has a copy of Heaney reading/performing it on the BBC (I think it's an abridgement, but on two CD's it should at least contain all the good sex and violence).
I should know, I gifted them to her.
Sadly, M-A had not yet totally immersed herself in Beowulf (though 3-D IMAX is kind of close to immersion), so has been unable to tell me how much Neil Gaiman deviated from the real story. Sadly I might have to break down and actually read it for myself. I was hoping for the executive summary.
Now if they want to do a 3-D version of the good parts of The Canterbury Tales I'll definitely be first in line. ;)
Yeah, sure, get on my case because I haven't done my homework. I've been working, cooking, Christmas shopping, exercising, blogging, and trying to keep up with my Netflix queue. Something's got to give.
Besides, what kind of gift is given with the expectation of a friggin book report to follow? I ask you. :-PPPPPPP
Hey, I gave you a gift where the whole book is read to you! How much easier could it get. :)
Besides, you had the option of, say, Alice in Wonderland or fairytales, and you decided to stay with the monsters, blood and gore... like that was a surprise!
So many things suddenly make sense...
LOL, I was just imagining the IMAX Miller's Tale. No monsters, but a lot else of what makes life worth living.
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