Beowulf

Now, I'm a big fan of anything Lord of the Rings, RPG games, and, definitely, epic poems.
So, upon seeing the movie trailers of Beowulf, and having read a considerable amount of the poem/book, I was, in a word, pumped about seeing this movie.
So, on my birthday, we picked up my friend in town and headed for ye olde movie theater up yonder. My friend had been wanting to see this movie too, and had been telling people at school about how he was going to see it that afternoon all day, so when we finally sat down--me, my friend, my sister and my parents--we were psyched about seeing it.

From the main theme, I was hooked...that is to say, before the king came in wearing a loose toga that, to my mother's great shock, fell off several times, only to be caught just before revealing "anything".
I, personally, loved the first fight seen, though. Grendel, the monster, attacked so suddenly I hung at every screech he emitted and grinned as he threw people into he wall. Until...the second attack of Grendel. In this next assault, the "hero", Beowulf, strips before the Queen's, (and we viewer's), eyes.

The dragon scene...well, it sparked my imagination. This part was done very well. One of the only good parts, in my opinion.


I don't mean to reveal this movie's entire plot to those out there reading this who haven't seen it yet, but this movie is revealing enough as it is, so I doubt I'm risking anything.


Anyway, this movie's fight scenes, (in general), are great. If all the nudity and profane words and topics have been edited, I would have enjoyed this movie immensely. As it stands, though, this movie would be best viewed with a large green Pillow of Purity, and a TV guardian.

I give it the O.A.M.R. of one star, just for the last fight scene.