Goldberg74

I read Adam Tyner's DVD review of Beowulf (Director's Cut) at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=32457 and I agree whole heartedly with his review of the film, however...

... I would like to know the differences between this version and the Theatrical version.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can answer this.

Supermallet

I couldn't tell any difference between the two, to be honest. It seemed exactly the same as the theatrical version.

TheMovieman

I tried to clock it (like I did with Zodiac), but the differences are fairly minimal. In fact, there's only 28 seconds difference between the DC and theatrical versions. The biggest difference is during Grendel's assault where they've added more blood and gore. There's also extra shots that would be considered sexual inuendos. But all together, it probably would've (or did) land the film an R rating.

sodblog

Was this movie any good?

Giles

I asked this in another 'Beowulf' thread - but the audio (standard dvd) seems restrained, the sound levels seem set way too low... how is the sound comparing the standard DVD to the HD-DVD version?

Adam Tyner

You could try clicking on the review link at the top of this thread for one opinion.

ceeece

I liked it. It's got a very minimal story, but it has lasting moral implications. The animation is spectacular except the horses seem a little stilted and there's no "life" behind the eyes...especially Grendel's mother.

The monsters are top notch. The voice acting is great. There's a stellar cast. The end battle is worth owning this disc alone. Very exciting sequence.

The special features are a little weak. But the making of featurette is very interesting. The picture quality is outstanding (even for SD), the sound is pretty good too (but not DTS).