Angelina Jolie Beowulf Interview
November 13, 2007 by Sherry
This video interview is awesome. Angelina Jolie speaks in an interview about Beowulf, as well as everyone’s favorite topic lately, her life as a mother to her and Brad Pitt’s awesome kids. I’m so excited about the release of Beowulf that I need videos like this to tide me over until I can see it!
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These are just my first impressions from the 9:30 pm show – full house (there was also a midnight show). OH YEAH, definitely worth seeing in 3D, and the IMAX 3D is superlative. Does the movie/story work? A resounding yes. You don’t have to know the classic story, and if you do know it – it’s interesting to see the changes the scriptwriters made. The first half is a little slow because it’s setting up the last half – which is a more than satisfying payoff. The movie asks: what is a hero?, what is a monster?, what is human? It’s very moving. My highlights: sheet of water in the opening credits, the running joke early on, Grendel’s mom, the DRAGON. The final action sequence must be seen to be believed.
Angelina has limited visual screen time, as does John Malkovich, but she is present throughout the movie either with her voice or characters talking about her. And her character is as key to the story as Beowulf. At the first sight of Angelina emerging from the pool (a la Marlon Brando in Apocalypse now and many movies since), the 75% male audience were moaning and cheering. It was really quite funny. With every reveal from her face to her breasts to her pelvic area to her heels and finally to the whole digital Angelina, dripping in chocolate gold, the fanboys reacted. Her face is Shiseido perfection. Angelina’s performance was spot on, literally pitch perfect. Totally seductive, not evil, it’s her words as much as her appearance that mortal men find impossible to ignore. It’s their souls they willingly hand over as she exploits their weaknesses and becomes the agent of their downfall. (I thought that this must be what anti-Angelina [h-word] believe Angelina the person to be.)
Sir Anthony is magnificent as always, Ray Winstone heroic, and Crispin Glover as Grendel is as pitiful as he is monstrous. Brendan Gleeson, Beowulf’s second in command, gives a wonderful performance. Beowulf looks nothing like Ray Winstone, Grendel’s mom looks totally like Angelina, and we recognize Sir Anthony’s & Malkovich’s faces & voices but they have different bodies from their own, Robin Wright Penn & Alison Lohman look nothing like themselves.
Motion-capture and 3D: The 3D is incredible/magnificent. At first, it was like looking at those toy stereoscopes (can’t remember their names – senior moment). Then it became naturally 3D like our real world. The switch from 2D to 3D is going to be like the change from silent movies to talkies. The motion capture is about 80-90% there. Some of the characters are a little stiff and not realistic, others Like Angelina we could swear was real not digital, galloping horses need improvement.
I think are awards worthy: animation, stirring musical score.
I just posted a review of Beowulf from yesterday’s 9:30 show. It’s under moderation.
Wow ligaya, you lucky girl. Thanks for the beautifully written review. Roger Ebert gave it 3 stars and liked it as well.
Another award for AMH: http://www.winfemme.com/
Kudos to our fav couple.
Thank you Ligaya for the wonderful review of Beowulf! I can’t wait to see it but I have to wait until Sunday. I will be working this Saturday on a proposal and I don’t know what time I’ll get done. I wish there’s an Imax theater near my place.
Thank you Ligaya for the review. My son who is 15 yrs., my husband and I will see it tomorrow at our IMAX here in Irvine. It sounds very enchanting. Beowulf is one of my son’s assigned reading in English as a sophomore now so I told him I can’t remember the premise because I read it in high school and that was a long, long time ago. I could hardly wait. Thanks for the post Sherry!
Thanks Ligaya on all fronts.
Unfortunately as long as Brad and Angie remain happy and are moving forward regardless of the hatred poured their way, the “inventions” will continue. They need to sue at least one or two of these inventors to make them think twice.
Am very happy that People retracted their story (torn trousers), but its already flown across the world and TOO late. None of those who passed it on will retract their reports.
Okay folks. My family and I just saw this movie. The IMAX was packed and this movie was awesome. Ligaya, thank you for the review. Angie was the most powerful character even though her screen time was brief. I guarantee you will love this movie.
My husband and I saw the 445 show and I agree Angie was the cherry on a pretty impressive cake. Everyone was blown away by the effects. I can see why she felt shy about implied “nudity”, everyone else had odd camera angles and clothes to cover them up. She didn’t. She had given permission on good faith, I guess.
The screening room was full. Lots of couples and a few older movie goers, not so many teens. There was a couple of young guys next to us who proclaimed to the whole cinema; “That’s Brad Pitts wife!”, when she first appeared. LOL.
Children First - Thank you for the video, I do miss their little faces (quite a bit truth be told, smile) I have seen your video a few times.