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Theresa
So I went to go see this at the theater last night. I know it is based off of a very old mythological story, however, the movie has strayed enough from the original tale that I am a little lost.

Ok...

so Grendal is Jolie's son.
Grendal is what? A decaying human? A dragon that is in human form? WTF?

Jolie has unsuspecting men give her children - those children are dragons. The dragons can only be killed by the soft spot. For some reason, a dragon is also a human, or can be turned into a human?

Jolie's deals with the men make them immortal... Given how long she has lived, I assume she is also immortal. Does this mean that Grendal was immortal, and could not be killed unless one of his limbs was removed? Was he a dragon at some point?

I think there was a part in the movie that they tell the "tale" of the dragons, or something... and I may have been tuning out at this point, so perhaps I missed it, but can anyone reiterate?
smakmagik
Is this based on Michael Crichton's 'Eaters of the Dead' ?
jonze234
that movie sucked. i suggest you take a couple shots of whiskey and forget you ever saw it.
jonze234
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Originally posted by smakmagik
Is this based on Michael Crichton's 'Eaters of the Dead' ?



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Originally posted by Theresa
So I went to go see this at the theater last night. I know it is based off of a very old mythological story, however, the movie has strayed enough from the original tale that I am a little lost.
smakmagik
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Originally posted by jonze234


Yeah, Crichton's book was based on an original manuscript as well. Just wondered if he was involved in the making of the film.
jonze234
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Originally posted by smakmagik
Yeah, Crichton's book was based on an original manuscript as well. Just wondered if he was involved in the making of the film.



i don't know, but i don't think he did.
Direct
Beowulf dies.
nchs09
i read the book in hs... they made a movie out of the book? :wtf:


bad mover i say.
eROs.au
I read a translated Beowulf (then again, who can read old english?) Beowulf doesn't die. Grendel and his mother do.
leph555
this movie will be

Theresa
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Originally posted by eROs.au
I read a translated Beowulf (then again, who can read old english?) Beowulf doesn't die. Grendel and his mother do.


Beowulf does die, both in the old versions, and the modern ones.

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Originally posted by leph555
this movie will be


I dunno, I thought it was a pretty good movie.

The graphics were not perfect, but pretty good. The storyline was good for the most part, aside from some of the parts I wasn't entirely clear on.
glass
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Originally posted by eROs.au
I read a translated Beowulf (then again, who can read old english?) Beowulf doesn't die. Grendel and his mother do.



Beowolf defeated Grendel and his mother. He later died with his fight with the fire dragon.
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