Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Movie Beowulf: 2007

I want to share with you all a film I watched last night, "Beowulf".
This is the 2007 production directed by Robert Zemeckis. See notes
below.

If you have not seen this movie I encourage you to rent, borrow or steal it.
It's that unique. In fact it's "An Astonishing Experience", but the making
of the movie; the technical aspects behind the filming just blew my mind.

I often think of myself as a stage director who could make the transition
to the film with a little effort. Not so if this is where they are going.

Anyway, get it, watch it and let me know what you think.

I should warn you that it's for mature audiences.

NOTES FROM WIKIPEDIA
Beowulf is a 2007 performance capture action film based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was created through a motion capture process similar to the technique used in The Polar Express. The cast includes Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Alison Lohman, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Brendan Gleeson, and Angelina Jolie. It was released in the United States, Canada and the UK on November 16, 2007, and was available to view in IMAX 3D, Real D and standard 2D format.

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