Beowulf

December 2, 2007 | Reviews, Movies

When it comes to movies I’m a huge fan of fantasy and mythology.

When it comes to myths you can’t get any more classic than the epic poem, Beowulf.

When I found out that Beowulf was going to come to the Imax, in ‘proper’ 3d (glasses and all), I knew I had to go and see it.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis (Polar Express, and Back to the Future) and starring a proper Londoner - Ray Winstone - along with a bunch of other well known actors, Beowulf is a big budget movie using some pretty unique technology.

Like it’s technological predecessor, Polar Express, Beowulf is a 3d animated movie (think Toy Story… then turn up the realism) and uses full body motion capture for 90% of the animation. They used the actors who voiced the characters to perform the physical roles, giving an extra edge to the realism and coherence …