Danny T loses all credibility with Beowulf.

[rivenstyle]

I just had to register and post after watching the Beowulf segment on today's segment. I usually disagree with Jeff but now I must seriously question Danny T's "movie cred" at this point, after seeing how passionate he was about a movie that can be summarized by one word: mediocrity. I'm not going to even mention Alex because he's usually wrong about most things anyway.

Beowulf, one of your top movies. Really? Better than 300. Really? Epic, perfect for CGI, tragic hero, Really? I'm thinking that Imax 3d = rose tinted glasses.

I love how Danny couldn't answer Jeff's very valid question: What was Beowulf's mistake? And that Alex's answer was "that he banged..." Seriously, try to come up with a good answer to that and then say with a straight face that this movie somehow presents a compelling "dilemma" and conflict. This lying douchebag saves the village from a problem he caused and dies. What a tragic hero.

Danny: "We learn from his mistakes." (You seriously think this?)
Jeff: "What was Beowulf's mistake?"
Danny: "Ummm, Oedipus."

Uh yea.

And epic? 90% of the movie took place in two sets: The mead hall, and a cave that was barely bigger than the hall. Most people seem to agree that the only good scene was the whole dragon thing, but that could have easily been done in a live action film with CGI. There's no reason that this movie was completely CGI. Where were the sweeping setting shots? At which point did he face overwhelming odds?

I used to value Danny's opinions about my movie choices, what a shame.