but the brutality is on humans when Grendel goes off in his opening scene. heads ripped off, bodies torn apart, heads bitten off. i mean that hall scene was graphic by animated or real action standards. i just can't believe parents taking their kids who are of age and younger to see this. it was pure graphic in nature and i would frown on parents taking 8-10, even 12-13 to see this. even the pseudo-nudity and images that is just not something i could ever envision taking my child to see at a younger age.

Personally I feel Beowulf got away with a lot more than normal for a PG-13 due to the animated nature, which surprised me a bit due to the realistic nature of the animation...

You didn't fully read what you quoted from me, did you?

"If the violence is enacted on a monster, or has some other unreal element to it, like being animated, then it doesn't get as harsh a rating as had it been enacted in a more 'realistic' fashion."

I really thought I would love this movie but I thought it was horrible and the motion capture was just annoying.

Fans of this film might be interested in the Hardcover book "The Art of Beowulf" which is only $8.00 right now at Amazon. Considering the list price is $40.00 and you can get this for $80% off it is a pretty decent deal I would say.
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Beowulf-Ma...579405&sr=1-77

Best animation movie of 2007.
Loved the action and Jolie semi-naked.

Seems to be $26 now.... hmmm.

The Jolie nakedness is less impressive when you find out she was several months pregnant at the time of filming and that's not her body at all.

It is a animated movie so it couldn't be her body. Jolie is a real person not animated like Jessica Rabbit.

I agree I have a bet with my step son that the dvd they rented and we watched the other day was not pg-13, checked amazon and looks like there is both unrated and pg-13, but does anybody know which one they stock at redbox? I wasn't there when him and his mom rented it.

Also, as above, did they get away with so much b/c it was cgi? I would say some of the violence and sexual content would qualify it for an R.

PG-13. As mentioned, this being animated and a fantasy gives it more leeway as far as content.

Also, what Scott described above is the Unrated Cut.