Grendel

01-17-2007, 10:36 AM

Sucked!

How stupid was I that I thought they were actually going to use Grendel for "Grendel", huh?

I keep falling for shit like this.

wolf · 01-17-2007, 10:46 AM

Is this the movie with Angelina Jolie as Grendel's Mother? Of course it was going to suck. You should have known that going in.

Griff · 01-17-2007, 10:53 AM

Not Beowulf?

01-17-2007, 11:02 AM

Yeah, Beowulf, the SciFi one. Sorry.
Unrecognizable.

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2007, 11:04 AM

This one, I assume.

Shawnee123 · 01-17-2007, 11:05 AM

They made a movie of that? Is it a cartoon?

Yikes. They can't leave anything alone.

Edit: or this one?

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2007, 11:31 AM

The one I posted is the one from the SciFi channel. I almost never watch the SciFi Original movies, they're almost all bad.

That Neil Gaiman one, I'm looking forward to, though. I'm a fan of Gaiman, and I've got no problem with Jolie's casting. Jolie is doing the voice and motion-capture for Grendel's mother; I doubt the creature is gonna look much like her.

Shawnee123 · 01-17-2007, 11:45 AM

How confusing. They managed to make it since 700 AD (give or take) without movie-butchering and now everyone's jumping on the Beowulf bandwagon (which wouldn't be a bad user title.)

Trilby · 01-17-2007, 12:12 PM

as someone who was, until recently, intimately involved with the study of Beowulf and all it's intricacies, all I can say is:

I FCUKING HATED BEOWULF!

and, I rooted for Grendel.

Sorry the movie sucked. I know how that feels.

But, still, my idea of a Good Time is not listening to a bunch of egomaniacal

pat each other on the back because of this battle or that battle, playing wife swap via the auspices of 'peace keeping', whilst hoisting flagons of ale to their mustachioed lips and vowing to slay the coming dragon.

Or, maybe it IS my idea of a good time, I've forgotten.

Griff · 01-17-2007, 12:17 PM

I thought the movie had camp value.

Trilby · 01-17-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

I thought the movie had camp value.

Why? Did John Waters say it did?

Griff · 01-17-2007, 12:29 PM

They had a neat idea and none of the tools to pull it off. It was so awful it became interesting. Was Waters the filmaker?

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2007, 12:31 PM

Which one are you talking about? SciFi or the one with the Highlander?

Griff · 01-17-2007, 12:41 PM

Highlander.

01-17-2007, 01:41 PM

I am talking about the SciFi Beowulf.

01-17-2007, 10:36 AM	#1
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Grendel Sucked! How stupid was I that I thought they were actually going to use Grendel for "Grendel", huh? I keep falling for shit like this.

01-17-2007, 10:46 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Is this the movie with Angelina Jolie as Grendel's Mother? Of course it was going to suck. You should have known that going in. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-17-2007, 10:53 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Not Beowulf? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-17-2007, 11:04 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	This one, I assume. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-17-2007, 11:05 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	They made a movie of that? Is it a cartoon? Yikes. They can't leave anything alone. Edit: or this one? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-17-2007, 11:02 AM	#4
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, Beowulf, the SciFi one. Sorry. Unrecognizable.

01-17-2007, 11:31 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The one I posted is the one from the SciFi channel. I almost never watch the SciFi Original movies, they're almost all bad. That Neil Gaiman one, I'm looking forward to, though. I'm a fan of Gaiman, and I've got no problem with Jolie's casting. Jolie is doing the voice and motion-capture for Grendel's mother; I doubt the creature is gonna look much like her. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-17-2007, 11:45 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	How confusing. They managed to make it since 700 AD (give or take) without movie-butchering and now everyone's jumping on the Beowulf bandwagon (which wouldn't be a bad user title.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-17-2007, 12:12 PM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	as someone who was, until recently, intimately involved with the study of Beowulf and all it's intricacies, all I can say is: I FCUKING HATED BEOWULF! and, I rooted for Grendel. Sorry the movie sucked. I know how that feels. But, still, my idea of a Good Time is not listening to a bunch of egomaniacal pat each other on the back because of this battle or that battle, playing wife swap via the auspices of 'peace keeping', whilst hoisting flagons of ale to their mustachioed lips and vowing to slay the coming dragon. Or, maybe it IS my idea of a good time, I've forgotten. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum Last edited by Trilby; 01-17-2007 at 12:19 PM.

01-17-2007, 12:17 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I thought the movie had camp value. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-17-2007, 12:29 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	They had a neat idea and none of the tools to pull it off. It was so awful it became interesting. Was Waters the filmaker? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-17-2007, 12:31 PM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Which one are you talking about? SciFi or the one with the Highlander? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-17-2007, 12:41 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Highlander. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-17-2007, 01:41 PM	#15
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I am talking about the SciFi Beowulf.

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