“I am Beowulf! Do you like me?” That’s a quote directly from the new CG movie Beowulf, but not really. So, anyway, if you didn’t know already, Beowulf is in theaters and the reviews are out. Does Beowulf live up to the hype? Well, if you’re like me and you follow the crowd, the crowd is saying no, it did not live up to the hype.

Here’s some quotes from some movie goers like yourself, or critics:

Zemeckis has been seduced by the siren call of motion capture… Memo to Zemeckis: come back to earth! read it at News Week

Beowulf aspires to epic realm of 300 and the fantasy of Lord of the Rings but falls short of both. But it’s an intriguing novelty act with a few stirring scenes. read the full article here

Though the realistic-looking people still have dead, soulless eyes, Beowulf is still an improvement over Zemeckis’ creepy kids’ movie The Polar Express. read it at Combustible Celluloid

So, that’s what some of the critics are saying. I happen to agree with most of what they’ve said. But, whatever, I wasn’t really even looking forward to this anyway. Leave a comment and let us know what you think of Beowulf.

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