http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:02:16 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/07/095359.php#comment-699640 watched Beowulf recently, i appreciate the fact that it gives me at least a pseudo-education in ancient literature (i was never forced to read Beowulf as a kid) 699640@blogcritics.org Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:02:16 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/07/095359.php#comment-690696 Oh, there were things about the movie that I liked, too, Kevin. I thought the script could have been stronger, so I was disappointed by that. And even the SFX would have been better if they hadn't been so obviously angled to exploit the 3-D gimmick (how will that translate to the DVD, I wonder?). Certainly, the CGI visuals were *amazing.* But I like a movie that makes me think, too. As far as weak women being "natural"--ask your mother what she thinks of that point of view, Kevin! Given that women raise all the kids--if it was "natural" for them to be *that* helpless, the human species would have been extinct before discovery of fire! 690696@blogcritics.org Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:42:07 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/07/095359.php#comment-690556 I still like this movie. 690556@blogcritics.org Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:19:23 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/07/095359.php#comment-688599 Good movie. Stereotypical of women being helpless in these types of movies is just describing a part of nature. 688599@blogcritics.org Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:09:05 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/07/095359.php#comment-678616 I had been pondering this movie given the hype about its use of CGI. Sounds like the movie was created more for the awe of special effects. I prefer a classic done the old fashion way--and with good plot structure and character development. Excellent review. I liked the details you picked out. The depiction of women for example and historical authenticity. Historical details are a must for me. I was planning on passing on seeing this film to begin with. I definitely will do so now. 678616@blogcritics.org Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:01:57 EST