Beowulf

Blu-ray Features:

Audio:

• 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus- English, French, Spanish
• 5.1 Dolby TrueHD - English, French, Spanish
• Subtitles - English, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

• Additional Scenes - 1. Grendel Runs Towards Herot
                               2. Hrothgar Awakened By Unferth
                               3. Scylding's Watch Escorts Beowulf
                               4. Wealthow Shows Beowulf the Sundial
                               5. Beowulf Boasts to the People of Herot
                               6. Beowulf Hammer's Grendel's Arm
                               7. Celebration and Seduction
                               8. Wulfgar Greet Beowulf at the Stockade
                               9. Beowulf's Day Unferth Finds the Horn
                               10. Cain on the Barrows (Original)
                               11. Cain on the Barrows (Alternate)  
• Featurettes - 1. A HERO'S JOURNEY: THE MAKING OF BEOWULF
                    2. IN THE VOLUME
                    3. THE VOLUME
                    4. T TIME
                    5. WHAT IS THE E O G?
                    6. LAY OF THE LAND
                    7. GIVIN' PROPS
                    8. SCANNERS
                    9. STUNTS AND RIGS
                    10. PLAN OF ATTACK
                    11. FIGHT ME
                    12. BABY IT'S COLD INSIDE
                    13. BEASTS OF BURDEN
                    14. THE ORIGINS OF BEOWULF
                    15. CREATING THE ULTIMATE BEOWULF
                    16. THE ART OF BEOWULF
                    17. A CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT ZEMEKIS

Interactive Features:

• Easter Eggs - 1. Coffee Break with John Malkovich

DVD-ROM:

• Weblinks

Product Description:

Director Robert Zemeckis mines the epic Old English poem for his latest action adventure to feature performance capture animation. The medieval tale was adapted for the screen by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avery, and no doubt it bears little resemblance to the text you studied in high school. So the story goes, King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins) and his people are being terrorized by the horrific monster Grendel (Crispin Glover). Hrothgar puts out a call to any brave man who can come and slay the monster. Enter Beowulf (Ray Winstone) and his brave band of soldiers. Beowulf is a mighty warrior, and he quickly dispatches Grendel, but in doing so he enrages Grendel's mother--played here by an extremely sexy and serpentine Angelina Jolie. Beowulf journeys out to lay waste to Grendel's mother as well, but soon finds his resolve tested by great temptation. His choice ultimately brings about a new curse--one far worse than Grendel--and he must live with regret, until the day finally comes when he is given a chance for redemption.

Zemeckis first utilized performance capture in the magical Christmas story POLAR EXPRESS, but one certainly shouldn't expect any dancing elves in BEOWULF. The film features enough gore and bloodshed to rival a teen slasher film, and in the 3D versions, the viewer is sometimes given the perspective of blood actually raining down upon them. However, if one can stomach the ooze and innards, the 3D effects are truly something to behold, as spears and dragons seem to soar mere inches from your face. No doubt poetry purists will have much to haggle with in this violent, sexed-up version of the tale, but teenage boys everywhere are likely to queue up multiple times--if not to see Grendel, then to eyeball his mother.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Animated Characters | Animated Worlds | Epic | Legends

Production Notes:

• Theatrical Release - NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Cast and Crew: