Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
Reptileenbu
Did you people see the same film I saw?
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Paul Evans
I have tried and tried to watch and get into Beowulf, I stuck with Jekyll and Hyde and got into it, Beowulf is just missing that special something. I can't identify which particular age group they are aiming the series at. It has a wealth of acting talent, it boasts some pretty nifty special effects and some lovely film work, great monsters and wonderful set designs. The trouble is, it's becoming the same thing every week, it's lacking in imagination, there is hardly no character development to speak of, it's just lacking in any depth, I've watched each episode and not warmed to any of the characters. Surely no second series?It seems like it's wanting to fill the gap left by Atlantis, Doctor Who, maybe even Jekyll and Hyde. It's not for me. Maybe it will appeal to the 13-16 year old age bracket.4/10
spongeroom
At last we have a fantasy series that all the family can enjoy. Beowulf gets unfairly compared to Game of Thrones which it was never meant to be. Aiming it at family viewing has obviously resulted in restrictions on the degree of violence that can be shown and a total absence of nudity and swearing. The upside is my children and all there friends are able at last to watch and enjoy a swords and monsters series, after years of denying them access to GOT and its likes. I particularly like that the characters do not recklessly dive into action without a second thought (an all too common fault of this genre). There is a momentary pause as they try to comprehend the situation and how best to tackle it. To me this is a truer to real life than the Gung Ho hero who shows no appreciation of the consequences of his recklessness.The production values are top notch with the village of Herot physically built in the Dales of North-east England, making full use of a landscape little changed in 2000 years. Interiors look good too as do the costumes. The choice to set it Ii. The mythical Shieldlands allowed free reign with the costumes and the mix of races amongst the many tribes. The stories so far have been a good balance of intrigue, action and character development. Having just viewed episode 5 the factions vying for power continues to increase and events seen to be overtaking everyone's ambitions; there's a sense that everyone except the Queen, is on the back foot and reacting to events rather than seeing there plans come to fruition. The trailer for Episode 6 introduces another tribe to the fray and further shifting of alliances.To all those who still moan about Beowulf being GOT lite:It's easy to forget how slow the first season of GOT was. Mostly talking heads with swear words thrown in for shock value and nudity when the the viewer was in danger of falling asleep from all the exposition. Kill off a main character at the end of the season and you're done. Repeat each year with the odd set piece battle.I really enjoy GOT, but no way are my kids going to watch it; I have no qualms about them watching Beowulf.
wrusst
I think the main issue with the reviews and what I have heard seem to be comparison to Game of Thrones. I think its very harsh to review a show on a single episode but now we are on 3 I feel its starting to reveal more of its true nature.I am a GOT fan and admit the intro was a big mistake but if we judge this on its own merit and the fact its based for family popcorn viewing on a sat night it hits the mark.We seem to forget GOT s1 was very slow to begin with and a lot of story telling took place but here we are thrust into battle every episode. I think we need to view this for what it is easy but enjoyable viewing ona sat with the kids.It reminds me more of the Merlin series than GOT to be fair. They obviously used a lot of artistic licence and its fantasy so cant really be compared to vikings. If they used traditional heavy swords the fight scenes would probably have less flair and traditional Armour would have been a bit drab not really vibrant.It seems this production has gone more USA and relied on fun and monsters . To be fair I've seen worse CGI has no one seen the new Jurassic park? :) and the budget associated with that?
bunja-77202
I gave it about twenty minutes before I turned off, no connections were being made with any of the characters for me and I couldn't get a clear idea of what was going on with the storyline, I would compare this with stuff made on kick-starter like mythica, people on here say don't make comparisons with game of thrones, but when you think the acting on game of thrones is so good and mostly all of the actors are English Irish Scottish etc so its not like the British isles doesn't have a big talent pool to choose from. so I cant understand why we cant make a really good TV show to rival these American shows, the characters have to be likable and build a story , with Beowulf I cant keep concentrated I just found it annoying and turned off