Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Beowulf posters...anyoen got em yet?

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Posted by Frank Dubrois (Member # 3042) on 07-13-2007, 02:54 AM:

We are apparently supposed to have these posters and display them (according to the company) but we haven't seen one yet. Anyone receive these posters?

Posted by Christopher Duvall (Member # 284) on 07-15-2007, 10:35 AM:

We had the standee put up this last Thursday.

Posted by Shane Cooper (Member # 2510) on 07-29-2007, 09:17 PM:

We received the standee as well, but no posters. The footage I saw looked pretty interesting though...

Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 07-30-2007, 04:57 AM:

We have the standee up in one of our hallways. I also saw the trailer online and I must say it looks good. They people don't look like plastic people like the kids did in Polar Express.

I'm curious if this is going to be Rated R, because comingsoon.net has an R-rated international trailer and shows a little more of Angelina Jolie's character.

Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 07-30-2007, 09:59 AM:

Real 3D or faked 3D... anyone know?

Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 07-30-2007, 10:30 AM:

My theatre has the Standee's, but, no posters yet.

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 07-30-2007, 02:21 PM:

We have the standee, too. The women like it.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 07-30-2007, 11:32 PM:

The new movie trailer was posted on Apple's Quicktime trailer park site late last week. The official Beowulf website also got updated to actually have some content.

This is an all CGI movie and it will have true 3D content. At first glance, it looks like Robert Zemeckis took the criticism he received from The Polar Express to heart and worked more diligently to make the human CGI characters look more human rather than dead looking or like lifeless mannequins.

Still, I find the first movie trailer to be a bit disturbing. I mean it looks good. But the characters actually look like the people who are voicing them -especially Angelina Jolie. It's a CGI version of her as Grendel's Mother. Ray Winstone is fatter in real life, but as Beowulf, it looks like a younger more muscular version of the guy.

Some people might think this sort of thing is pretty cool. However, I have to ask, "what is the point?" It's kind of an art thing. If you're going to make a painting or drawing look completely photo-realistic, why not just take a photograph with a camera? Artificial, creative types of mediums can add something extra that reality cannot. At any rate, I'm very likely going to watch this movie when it is released in November. God knows, I'd like to see a more visceral, entertaining version of this tale than the boredom I had to endure studying the epic poem of Beowulf in high school. I'm sure Beowulf is worthy of more devoted appreciation. But this, combined with all those damned sonnets from Shakespeare put me in a bad mood when it came to senior English class.

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 07-31-2007, 01:58 AM:

It's technology-driven,in my opinion. "Look what we can do with this neat software".
I agree it is silly to have animation appear too realistic.

Posted by Jared Thornton (Member # 3580) on 07-31-2007, 03:46 AM:

quote: Kurt Zupin
I'm curious if this is going to be Rated R, because comingsoon.net has an R-rated international trailer and shows a little more of Angelina Jolie's character.

According to one of the films writers (Neil Gaiman) they are aiming for a PG-13 which he admits will be tuff to achieve but possible, there are plans for an unrated DVD.

Link to San Diego Comi-Con interview, warning link contains spoilers:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/07/26/comic-con-preview-20-minutes-of-beowulf-3d/#more-3799

As far as posters go our theatre hasn't received any but we have had the standee for about a week.

Posted by Blaine Young (Member # 3992) on 07-31-2007, 03:28 PM:

We have 20,000 large popcorn bags that we're using as a promotional tie-in. The front and back do not have reference to the movie title - and it's only when the bag is opened do you know what movie it is for. The images have been somewhat disturbing to the general populace going to see "Ratatouille" and we've had a number of complaints.

Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 08-01-2007, 04:33 AM:

We also have the bags, I'll try and grab a picture tomorrow at work.

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 08-01-2007, 02:37 PM:

Are the bags sanctioned through National CineMedia? All of ours are, but I haven't seen Beowulf bags yet. (doesn't mean they are not on the way...)