12 November 2007

Gaeth a wyrd swa hio scel

On Beowulf.

Oh dear, look at this:
Director Robert Zemeckis not only deploys 21st century movie technology at its finest to turn the heroic poem into a vibrant, nerve-tingling piece of pop culture...

It gets worse:
The gruesome violence and male and female near nudity -- about as bold as a PG-13 rating will allow -- mixed together with ribald humor make "Beowulf" a waggish bit of postmodern fun.

'A waggish bit of postmodern fun'? One of the greatest works of English literature?

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