Beowulf trailer begs the question: Good game, or another movie tie-in?

Looks like it could be a reasonable hack n' slash game. Nice graphics too.

brb guys, holding my breath!

I would like for both the movie and the game to be awesome, but i'll believe it when I see it. Until then i'll just believe they're just going to ruin my favorite epic of all time.

this whole thing makes me so sad about this ....thing....they have done the poem. As an English major, I just cannot trust the damn thing.

Angelina jolie as grendal's mother trying to seduce beowolf?


What???!

I'm with topgear -- as an English major, I cannot support, condone, or be happy about the rape of Beowulf.

You know ... that's a good point. Game or no, Beowulf will still be on my bookshelf in all it's glory.

I can't really explain my sentiments, except to say that I have unnatural affection for the story. Intellectually, I know that there aren't any reasons for the game not to be made, but emotionally, I feel that the original poem is somehow cheapened.

Damn you and your logic! How am I supposed to defend my irrational attachment to abstract notions now?!

lol

Don't worry, I am having a hard time with it too, trust me ;)

I guess from now on, when people eye my book collection and come across my hardcover limited edition Beowulf, instead of being suitably impressed, they will say "Dude, whats with this book? That movie sucked, lol"

1) All you English majors should check out Icelandic Sagas. In Njal's Saga (The Burning), Skarp-Hedin slides across a frozen river and axes a man in the face, sending his teeth clattering across the ice. He collects his teeth and keeps them in a pouch at his waist that jangles as he walks. S-H's dad Njal takes the victim's son as his own, so the little boy grows up with his father's teeth banging around, worn by his big brother. And the trash-talking! it's unbelievable. "You would be better employed picking out of your teeth the bits of mare's arse you ate before you came here--your shepherd saw you at it, and was amazed at such disgusting behavior."

2) I was a Russian major, so I can't believe I'm getting on this first. Dtoid, I love you--but let's try not to misuse "begs the question," at least not when there are so many English majors around.

I don't really give a shit if it pisses on the original, the trailers for the movie are looking pretty rad to me so far. If they can serve up a video game adaptation on par with Return of the King, I'll be happy.

Fun fact: The amazing book Grendel was actually adapted into a shitty, psychodellic Australian cartoon called "Grendel, Grendel, Grendel!".

Another fun fact: Reading Beowulf is outside of the context of summery is like driving screws into your urethra. Seriously, much as I love me some monomyth, that shit ain't pretty.

OH! I hope I get to button mash a bunch of times during the swimming contest! That would rock.

@Papapishu: I saw that movie in high school Literature class. High point: seeing the polygonal breastices of Grendel's mom. Trippy cartoon nudity FTW!

@Duby: My friend, about your "begs the question" crusade: despite what they tell you, sometimes one man cannot make a difference.