Beowulf and Grendel (DVD)

Description: Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy / Theatrical Release: 2005 / Suitable for 15 years and over / Director: ... more

Beowulf and Grendel (DVD) ... Sturla Gunnarsson / Actors: Stellan Skarsgard, Gerard Butler, Sarah Polley ... / DVD released 2007-12-24 at Starz / Features of the DVD: PAL

Newest Review: ... reason other than they are trolls. Grendel's father is murdered, and Grendel, who is hiding on the ledge of a cliff, is ... more

... spotted by the king but spared. Waiting until the warriors have left, Grendel, who is just a child, cuts his father's head off and carries it to a cave where he vows to avenge his father's death. Years later, having become a full-grown troll, Grendel tracks down King Hrothgar and the warriors responsible for his father's death, and starts killing them off one by one. Disturbed by what is happening and guilt-ridden by the death of Grendel's father who was murdered without reason, King Hrothgar sinks into a depress...more

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Beowulf and Grendel (DVD): An Epic Poem Brought To Life (457 words)
by - written on 27/01/09 (Very useful, 13 readings)
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Directed by: Sturla Gunnarsson Written by: Andrew Rai Berzins (based on the epic poem Beowulf - anonymous) Genre: Action - Drama - Adventure - Fantasy Country: Canada/Uk/Iceland Certification: 15+ Language: English/Latin/Icelandic Released: 8th October, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Gerard Butler (Beowulf) Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (Grendel) Stellan Skarsgård (Hrothgar) Sarah Polley (Selma) Gunnar Eyjólfsson (Aeschere) Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir (Sea Hag) Based on the epic Norse poem 'Beowulf', the story begins with King Hrothgar and his warriors hunting down a troll (Grendel's ... Read the complete review

Hero wanted to stab scary monster in the eye with sharp poin ... (773 words)
by - written on 16/07/08 (Very useful, 202 readings)
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BEOWULF & GRENDEL- A Review By Addy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "SPLENDIDLY ENTERTAINING" Mark Harris - straight.com Beowulf and Grendel is not a film made on the back of the animated Ray Winston and Angelina Jolie movie but has been available for the best part of three years now. Beowulf and Grendel is based upon an Anglo Saxon poem and this film is a film easily on par with other sword orientated films such as Kingdom of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom or Troy with the ever popular Brad Pitt. This feature for me has an added incentive inasmuch as that it stars Gerard Butler playing the heroic warrior Beowulf. ... Read the complete review

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