Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright. The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, and later, Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
| Beowulf | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Graham Baker |
| Produced by | Lawrence Kasanoff Frank Hildebrand Mark Leahy Donald Kushner (executive producer) |
| Screenplay by | Mark Leahy David Chappe |
| Based on | Beowulf |
| Starring | Christopher Lambert Rhona Mitra Oliver Cotton |
| Music by | Jonathan Sloate Ben Watkins |
| Cinematography | Christopher Faloona |
| Edited by | Roy Watts |
Production company | The Kushner-Locke Company Capitol Films Threshold Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| |
| 95 minutes | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million (estimated) |
Beowulf is a 1999 American science fantasy-action film loosely based on the Old Englishepic poemBeowulf. The film was directed by Graham Baker and written by Mark Leahy and David Chappe, and comes from the same producer as Mortal Kombat, which also starred Lambert.
Unlike most film adaptations of the poem, this version is a science-fiction/fantasy film that, according to one film critic, 'takes place in a post-apocalyptic, techno-feudal future that owes more to Mad Max than Beowulf.'[1] While the film remains fairly true to the story of the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem (Hrothgar has an affair with Grendel's mother, and they have a child together, Grendel; Hrothgar's wife commits suicide).
Plot[edit]
The setting is a post-industrial castle that defends the border of an unnamed kingdom. It is terrorized by a creature named Grendel, who kills the castle's defenders, one by one. The stronghold is also besieged by a band of warriors who are attempting to quarantine it. After fighting his way past the besiegers, the warrior Beowulf offers his help to the castle's 'border lord', Hrothgar, who welcomes his help.
Hrothgar has a daughter named Kyra, who is loved by Roland, the castle's strongest soldier, but she does not return his affections. It is revealed that Hrothgar's wife (and Kyra's mother) committed suicide when she found out Hrothgar had an affair. The woman he had an affair with was actually an ancient being who had originally lived on the castle's lands. The affair resulted in an offspring, Grendel.
Beowulf and Grendel fight, wounding each other. Later, after recovering, they fight again and this time Beowulf rips Grendel's arm off with a retracting cestus. That night the castle celebrates as they believe Grendel is dead. Kyra declares her love for Beowulf and he returns her affection. Kyra tells him that she killed her previous husband after he abused her. Beowulf tells her that his mother is human and his father is Baal, 'God of darkness, Lord of lies'. This explains his tremendous fighting prowess.
While Kyra is with Beowulf, everyone else in the castle is killed by Grendel's mother. Grendel kills Hrothgar, after the truth of his heritage is revealed. Beowulf attacks and kills Grendel by stabbing him through the stump where his arm once was. Grendel's mother appears and attempts to seduce Beowulf as she had done Hrothgar. Beowulf sets the castle on fire, which kills Grendel's mother and completely consumes the building as he escapes with Kyra.
Cast[edit]
- Christopher Lambert as Beowulf
- Rhona Mitra as Kyra
- Oliver Cotton as Hrothgar
- Götz Otto as Roland
- Vincent Hammond as Grendel
- Charlie Robinson as Weaponsmaster
- Brent Jefferson Lowe as Will
- Roger Sloman as Karl
- Layla Roberts as Grendel's mother
- Patricia Velásquez as Pendra
Production[edit]
The production was filmed in Romania. The movie's end credits says: 'Filmed on location in Romania'. Location is the city of Rupea, in Transylvania.
Reception[edit]
Critical reaction to the film has been highly negative. The general criticisms for the film were the weak script, below-average acting, corny dialogue, deviations from the source material, and over-reliance on camp, although it was hailed for its production design. Danél Griffin of Film as Art said the film 'understands that liberties must be taken with the poem's characters to create a more cinematic experience, and there are moments that, even in its liberties, it reveals a deep appreciation for the poem, and a profound understanding of its ideas. There are other moments, however, that seem so absurd and outlandish that we wonder if the writers, Mark Leahy and David Chappe, have even read the poem.' Griffin added that 'Lambert is certainly effective', but concluded that 'clever ideas aside, the film is unfortunately mediocre at best. The set design and some of the revised storyline are both stupendous, but the overall experience makes for poor cinema.'[1]
Beyond Hollywood's review said that 'genre films don't get any sillier than this', but called the film 'above average'. The review praised the film's 'energetic action' and said that it 'excels in set design', but added that 'the techno (music) is pretty annoying.'[2] Calling the film 'a cheesy post-apocalyptic update of the ancient tale', Carlo Cavagna of About Film praised the film's action scenes but felt that Lambert and Mitra had no chemistry.[3]
Nathan Shumate of Cold Fusion Video Reviews also praised the film's action scenes, but felt it used all its good ideas in the first half, 'leaving most of the rest of the movie to die of attrition.' Shumate added, 'That's not to say that there are no effective scenes to be had, [but they] certainly can’t carry the full 90-minute running time. Perhaps it's truly impossible to come up with a definitive film version of this epic. But I wouldn’t want to make a judgement on that simply due to this attempt's mediocrity.'[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
The film's soundtrack mainly featured electronic and industrial songs from various artists and original score material by Juno Reactor's Ben Watkins. Android for pc windows 10 free. download full version.
Despite the many songs used in the film, a soundtrack CD was never issued.
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- Jonathan Sloate - Beowulf
- Front 242 - Religion (Bass under siege mix by The Prodigy)
- Pig - No One Gets out of Her Alive, Jump the Gun (Instrumental)
- Gravity Kills - Guilty (Juno Reactor remix)
- Juno Reactor - God is God
- Fear Factory - Cyberdyne
- Laughing US - Universe
- KMFDM - Witness
- Lunatic Calm - The Sound
- Junkie XL - Def Beat
- Urban Voodoo - Ego Box
- 2wo - Stutter Kiss
- Spirit Feel - Unfolding Towards the Light
- Mindfeel - Cranium Heads Out
- Frontside - Dammerung
- Praga Khan - Luv u Still
- Anthrax - Giving the Horns
- Monster Magnet - Lord 13
References[edit]
- ^ abDanél Griffin (2013) 'In Depth: Beowulf: The Movie(s)'Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Film as Art
- ^'Beowulf (1999) Movie Review'Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (February 11, 2005) Beyond Hollywood
- ^Beowulf (1999) review, Carlo Cavagna, About Film
- ^Beowulf (1999) reviewArchived 2012-07-30 at Archive.today, Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews, November 23, 2000
External links[edit]
- Beowulf on IMDb
- Beowulf at AllMovie
- Beowulf at Rotten Tomatoes
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Writers: Anonymous (epic poem “Beowulf”), Andrew Rai Berzins
Stars: Hringur Ingvarsson, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Country: Canada | UK | Iceland | USA | Australia
Language: English | Latin | Icelandic
Release Date: 9 March 2006 (Thailand)
Size: 480MB
Durations: 104 Minutes
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The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior’s battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. The monster, Grendel, is not a creature of mythic powers, but one of flesh and blood – immense flesh and raging blood, driven by a vengeance from being wronged, while Beowulf, a victorious soldier in his own right, has become increasingly troubled by the hero-myth rising up around his exploits. Beowulf’s willingness to kill on behalf of Hrothgar wavers when it becomes clear that the King is more responsible for the troll’s rampages than was first apparent. As a soldier, Beowulf is unaccustomed to hesitating. His relationship with the mesmerizing witch, Selma, creates deeper confusion. Swinging his sword at a great, stinking beast is no longer such a simple act. The story is set in barbarous Northern Europe where the reign…
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