In the late nineties and early 2000's, there was a rash of books and movies about Beowulf. At least that's when I read and saw some of them. The ones I liked best were John Gardner's Grendel, and this Michael Crichton-spawned movie. The worst one was a "sci-fi" take.
I wasn't surprised that "The Thirteenth Warrior" was not popular. Whatever prompted studios to make such films is what was surprising. I wonder what percentage of the population would admit to having read Beowulf. "I had to read it in college." I had to read a lot of things in college, and some of them I hardly even cracked a book on. Paradise Lost, for example. All you have to do is listen to lectures and take notes, and read what you like. I liked Beowulf, and Vladimir Kulich as Buliwyf was a work of art.
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I liked it - there were a lot of clever things you don't often see in movies. I liked the way the Arab warrior learned the Viking language, for example.
I read Beowulf and liked it. Don't remember seeing Thirteenth Warrior.
I liked, "Can I give that thing to me daughter?"
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Mom, did you watch this recently? If not, maybe it could be our next movie night. I'll bring the KFC. :)
Great! I only saw the last few minutes of it on TV a couple of days ago. I loved the Vikings.
What makes a good double feature with Vikings? I wouldn't mind seeing Master and Commander again - it's been a while.
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