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OT - Beowulf
The movie "Beowulf" (sp?) came out on DVD this week. Has anyone seen it, and is it worth buying?
Part II - kid friendly or no? I love sword/action flicks. My son (9) has seen most of them with me - I cover his eyes if it gets too gory. My concern is more with foul language and adult themes - especially nudity. He's starting to ask questions!!!
Part II - kid friendly or no? I love sword/action flicks. My son (9) has seen most of them with me - I cover his eyes if it gets too gory. My concern is more with foul language and adult themes - especially nudity. He's starting to ask questions!!!
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There have been so many movies about Beowolf in the last few years that I may or may not have seen it. The one I best remember had some tall foxy blond chick playing the queen or princess of Iceland and she was one BAD swordfighter.
Let me know how it goes.
There have been so many movies about Beowolf in the last few years that I may or may not have seen it. The one I best remember had some tall foxy blond chick playing the queen or princess of Iceland and she was one BAD swordfighter.
Let me know how it goes.
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Jay, I plan on buying it. It was rated R. I didn't see it in the movie theater but since the DVD is in the directors cut, I imagine you should preview it anyway to see when to be prepared for some eye covering. Anjela Jolie is bound to give an eyeful
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Hey Ysabel!
There's a good place for online movie reviews. Below is the link to the one on Beowulf. You can search their sight for their input on a wide variety of movies. I'm sure you can read between the lines and figure out what's going on in their reviews. For example, I'd like to see their review of Colombia sometime, based on their notes on "sexual content" - they'd probably rate the whole country as pretty raunchy. Anyway, for what it's worth, here you go. I've found their reviews helpful in the past.
http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/m ... 003505.cfm
There's a good place for online movie reviews. Below is the link to the one on Beowulf. You can search their sight for their input on a wide variety of movies. I'm sure you can read between the lines and figure out what's going on in their reviews. For example, I'd like to see their review of Colombia sometime, based on their notes on "sexual content" - they'd probably rate the whole country as pretty raunchy. Anyway, for what it's worth, here you go. I've found their reviews helpful in the past.
http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/m ... 003505.cfm
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...is that the movie about one of those .50 caliber AR upper's...?The movie "Beowulf" (sp?) came out on DVD this week. Has anyone seen it, and is it worth buying?
Sorry; couldn't resist .
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You need to work on your Wagnerian mythology, that one was an adaptation of Siegfried...crs wrote:Kid;
There have been so many movies about Beowolf in the last few years that I may or may not have seen it. The one I best remember had some tall foxy blond chick playing the queen or princess of Iceland and she was one BAD swordfighter.
Let me know how it goes.
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Re: OT - Beowulf
Go to screenit.com and they will not only give you a review of the movie but tell exactly how many times they use the F bomb and every other cuss word, and they will identify and describe every semi-nude/nude and sexual scene; in short you will not have to read between any lines - if its bad (including "imitative behavior") they will tell you about it. It is the best parental screening sight for movies that I've found. It cost $20 a month, but is well worth it. Just how many times do you want the F bomb shouted throughout your house?Ysabel Kid wrote:The movie "Beowulf" (sp?) came out on DVD this week. Has anyone seen it, and is it worth buying?
Part II - kid friendly or no? I love sword/action flicks. My son (9) has seen most of them with me - I cover his eyes if it gets too gory. My concern is more with foul language and adult themes - especially nudity. He's starting to ask questions!!!
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FWiedner said "You need to work on your Wagnerian mythology, that one was an adaptation of Siegfried..."
OK, so I remembered the blond Valkerie but not the guys - so sue me.
OK, so I remembered the blond Valkerie but not the guys - so sue me.
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Re: OT - Beowulf
Ysabel Kid wrote:. . . My concern is more with foul language and adult themes - especially nudity. He's starting to ask questions!!!
If he's starting to ask questions, it's time to start explaining, and frequently talking about the subject of the sexes. I guarantee you that it's a hot topic on the schoolbus, in school, and with friends after school. Fact is, in a couple-few years he's facing puberty and "sexual maturity." Do him a favor and tell him what it's all about. IMO, the best way to handle it is to answer questions as he brings them up, and ask if there is anything else he wants to know. You likely talk to you children frequently about drugs, and IMO the same should be done regarding sex.
From whom do you wish him to learn -- you, or schoolmates?
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Hey Guys,
This is the version that's highly computerized....not quite animated, and not quite real-life.
Angelina Jolle has a role as the mother of the monster.....she didn't know what the final product would look like, and after seeing it told her family not to go see it!
FYI....
This is the version that's highly computerized....not quite animated, and not quite real-life.
Angelina Jolle has a role as the mother of the monster.....she didn't know what the final product would look like, and after seeing it told her family not to go see it!
FYI....
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I doubt if even the mammalian protuberances of A.Jolie contribute much to this epic poem. My favorite translation from the Old English is from JRR Tolkien. While I expect it would be hard to find a copy, I would highly recommend reading this aloud with your boy, letting him read every other page - I recall no "racy" passages.