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Will big-budget film do 'Beowulf' poetic justice? -

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It began as a pagan poem told around shadowy campfires about a hero fighting the monster Grendel, the monster's mother and a dragon.

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Bah

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Nov 15, 2007
 
"300 For Vikings". Ptui.
smwtwo

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Nov 16, 2007
 
I love it but have to read it aloud to really get the most out of it. The richness of the alliteration, the kennings, etc. make it worthwhile. So much better than xbox...
jim

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Nov 16, 2007
 
A Beowulf movie? Now kids won't have to read that book in school either.
beowulf sucks

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Nov 16, 2007
 
Beowulf is the perfect example of why the striking writers should be fired and replaced with an infinite number of monkeys and an infinite number of typewriters.
Wang Chung

Hicksville, NY

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Nov 16, 2007
 
"Will big-budget film do 'Beowulf' poetic justice?"
No.
nickel mountain

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Nov 17, 2007
 
Grendel, John Gardiner's novel based upon the Beowulf tale, is one of the best books written in the '70s.
Pandra

San Diego, CA

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Nov 17, 2007
 
jim wrote:
A Beowulf movie? Now kids won't have to read that book in school either.
That's good news. We certainly don't want students reading in school.
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