Originally Posted By greenbean So what does everyone think of Beowulf? I saw the trailer and was blown away it looks amazing and I am looking forward to seeing more and Jolie is in it she is so talented and looks amazing in this!
Originally Posted By Ursula I think it is going to be a fantastic movie that won't get very many rear-ends in the movie theatres. I think it may be too well done for the masses and I hate when the happens.
Originally Posted By thenurmis Is this a re-release? I remember a Beowulf movie coming out about three years ago, that didn't. It was around the same time as LOTR and the buzz was that it didn't want to face the comparisons
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Nope, this is a new adaptation with a screenplay co-written by Neil Gaiman, who also wrote "Stardust" and the excellent comic book series "The Sandman."
Originally Posted By greenbean Ursula I think it does look really good too. I think the fact that Neil Gaiman is apart of this is just exciting. He does some extremely good work. I feel like this will be a big one.
Originally Posted By JeffG >> "Nope, this is a new adaptation with a screenplay co-written by Neil Gaiman, who also wrote "Stardust" and the excellent comic book series "The Sandman."" << This is also an animated (motion capture) film directed by Robert Zemeckis. -Jeff
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Waiting for the rating on this one. My son read the book (well, an adaptation of it) and is dying to see it. The trailer looks great. Pretty heavy on the cgi though.
Originally Posted By greenbean Oh yeah, you can download this Podcast on itunes. Basically the filmmakers give us some insight to the decisions they made when it came to this film <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=262082826" target="_blank">http://phobos.apple.com/WebObj ects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=262082826</a>
Originally Posted By Ursula I always feel like I need to put a disclaimer on these things, but my opinions on this movie need to be footnoted by saying that my company is doing work on it and they are wonderful clients. I always fear that this skews me on liking movies. However, I'm not the only one who thinks this is a great movie, as my crews are also saying how good it is and they see a lot of uhm, well, not good movies in comparison.
Originally Posted By JeffG >> "Waiting for the rating on this one. My son read the book (well, an adaptation of it) and is dying to see it." << From what I've heard, it is pretty likely to be an R-rated film. It should at least be a solid PG-13. -Jeff
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Given Hollywood's need to market to the younger demographic, I would be very surprised if it got an R. For once, I would like to see a fantasy or sci-fi film targeted at adults and not with toys and merchandising as its guiding force. There are rumors that the IMAX version will be NC-17, but I find that an awfully outrageous prospect. (Though I would like to see it.)
Originally Posted By threeundertwo >>I would like to see a fantasy or sci-fi film targeted at adults and not with toys and merchandising as its guiding force.>> I was surprised that Stardust was PG-13. It was really pretty tame. Good teen date movie. Entertaining enough for adults.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror It looks boring to me. And the CG mo-cap... why bother? The actors look "deader" than their real life counterparts. This smells like a turkey, although like POLAR EXPRESS, it'll have some visual wow factor to it. Not enough to get a lot of people over the fact that the animation looks every bit like those interstitial bits that are produced for Expensive Video Games.
Originally Posted By greenbean maybe we are just talking about different things and I am looking at a different trailer, because from what I have seen the characters look almost real. I think the technology behind it all is far more advanced than it was when they did Polar Express. I personally am excited about this movie and can't wait to see it in 3-D which will be amazing. I really think they should do more movies in 3-D its really fun.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 You're right, greenbean, the characters did look almost real...which begs the question, WHY MAKE IT CG? Here's a recent quite from Nancy Baiman, a Disney animator with credits on Hercules, Treasure Planet, and others: "There is no point in imitating live action when you can do so much more in animation. Why settle for reality when you can create entire worlds?" So true.
Originally Posted By JeffG In this type of film, motion capture is likely being used primarily to allow the extensive special effects and complex set designs to be electronically generated and blend seamlessly. It is likely that they want the film to essentially look like a live action film, but with extremely believable effects work. Animation is filmmaking tool and there are many valid ways to use it. Not every animated film needs to be in the Disney or Pixar style. -Jeff
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 No, they don't all have to be in that style, and I certainly wouldn't want it that way. I just think this is one of those times where the animation is superfluous.
Originally Posted By greenbean I like the CG and think it looks amazing. I continue to be impressed with the film industry can do. I know one reason they do this is because you can get a pg-13 rating if its in CG versus a rated R one, which will give you a much larger audience reach. That said has anyone seen the newest red band trailer? well here is a link <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2s5O-c4U0k" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =K2s5O-c4U0k</a>
Originally Posted By greenbean The official website has been updated and they have several new features on it. It's worth checking out. <a href="http://www.beowulfmovie.com/" target="_blank">http://www.beowulfmovie.com/</a>
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Nope, this is a new adaptation with a screenplay co-written by Neil Gaiman, who also wrote "Stardust" and the excellent comic book series "The Sandman."<< I have to wonder how much of Gaiman's original screenplay is left. Didn't he write it in the 1990's?
