tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post8967049427826046576..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Postcard from NYC: Beowulf is everywhereCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-77752509184233197392007-10-29T22:13:00.000-04:002007-10-29T22:13:00.000-04:00Re: Angelina as Mama Grendel - what could be more ...Re: Angelina as Mama Grendel - what could be more monstrous in the eyes of Hollywood than the woman who broke up America's Sweethearts, after all?<BR/><BR/>I'm still hopeful about Neil Gaiman's involvement as a writer and producer but the Zemeckis side has me skeptical. "Life is like a box of...Danish?"Rachel K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08721628601602839555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-43403192109284553992007-10-29T19:00:00.000-04:002007-10-29T19:00:00.000-04:00The Medieval club from University is going as a gr...The Medieval club from University is going as a group. Safety in numbers and all that, plus a increased chance of people understanding any cheap shots we take at the film.History Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253687974407447459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-68555791898962528702007-10-27T15:00:00.000-04:002007-10-27T15:00:00.000-04:00I don't see the mother-son family resemblance, to ...I don't see the mother-son family resemblance, to be honest.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, we need to remember that both Grendel and Mrs Grendel snr. are Danish. The filmmakers clearly have this in mind: they've clearly modelled the latter, in this poster, after Queen Margrethe II. The former looks very like Daniel Agger, the Liverpool defender.<BR/><BR/>Can't <I>wait</I> for this film, incidentally.Rachel Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09514816247989239714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-39157060175952683102007-10-27T12:59:00.000-04:002007-10-27T12:59:00.000-04:00MKH declines to comment on Angeline Jolie's "reali...MKH declines to comment on Angeline Jolie's "realisticness" [great word, by the way], but I do not: Angeline Jolie is not realistic in real life as a "woman"; therefore, as Grendel's mother, she is just perfect. Frankly, no special effects or whip/snake tail were necessary. She is already scary. Seriously.Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-56370460726212097252007-10-26T21:21:00.000-04:002007-10-26T21:21:00.000-04:00everyone knows two things of course...that the two...everyone knows two things of course...<BR/><BR/>that the two marketing slogans of the film are "pride is the curse" and "evil breeds pain"? they were on my most recent popcorn bag. <BR/><BR/>2) zemekis directs the film. looks like this time, we're really going "back to the future."dan remeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011645541207076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-54583726936598806382007-10-26T17:37:00.000-04:002007-10-26T17:37:00.000-04:00Karl> Oh my. Though I have to point out -- actuall...Karl> Oh my. Though I have to point out -- actually your students are that young. First Knight probably isn't even on their farthest horizons. <BR/><BR/>Unless they're really into medievalisms.... <BR/><BR/>Eileen> <I>So now I'm supposed to believe that Grendel is, like, the formaldehyde baby of the beautiful lamia/woman in the other poster? Or perhaps the victim of a premodern exposure to nuclear fallout?</I> Yes. Obviously. To both. I love the second possibility. <BR/><BR/>JJC> wow. and I'd almost gotten over my troll induced nightmares. <BR/><BR/>For my part: I've never imagined either one. It's my <I>Signs</I> theory of monsters, named for and derived from the <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286106/" REL="nofollow">M. Night Shyamalan</A> movie of the same name. It reads in part:<BR/><BR/>Once you see the really lame-looking CGI alien, the movie turns from suspense to comedy. <BR/><BR/>I like my monsters more immaterial. Particularly when it comes to movies. Though, if they're really using the same effects they used for Gollum -- should be pretty realistic, at least. Whatever that means these days. Angelina Jolie's realistic-ness? I'm not commenting.Mary Kate Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892991966276345782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-41771184750345602892007-10-26T13:00:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:00:00.000-04:00It's weird, I always did picture Grendel's mom as ...It's weird, I always did picture Grendel's mom as a voluptuous lamia with a whip for her pony tail. Grendel, I thought, would resemble<A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-HALLOWEEN-1986-DAM-TROLL-w-Outfit-Orange-Hair_W0QQitemZ120175149043QQihZ002QQcategoryZ1206QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting" REL="nofollow"> this</A>.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-58993611401421187582007-10-26T09:23:00.000-04:002007-10-26T09:23:00.000-04:00So now I'm supposed to believe that Grendel is, li...So now I'm supposed to believe that Grendel is, like, the formaldehyde baby of the beautiful lamia/woman in the other poster? Or perhaps the victim of a premodern exposure to nuclear fallout? Actually, all kidding aside, I think the rendering of Grendel is perfect: I feel like I've been waiting a long time for someone to render him/it like this. Grendel's mother, though? Well . . . whatev.Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-193078801462514802007-10-26T06:54:00.000-04:002007-10-26T06:54:00.000-04:00Where will you be on November 16th? Hmmm. Calendar...<I>Where will you be on November 16th? </I><BR/><BR/>Hmmm. Calendar says "Norma, 8pm." Not entirely sure what it means. It's either a movie or an opera. Or a mob hit.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll be holding out for either the <I>Yde et Olive</I> or <I>Perceforest</I> films. But I'm reminded of last week, first day of teaching BĂ©roul, when a student said the story reminded her of a movie she'd seen "a long time ago." I'm pretty sure she meant <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0375154/" REL="nofollow">this one.</A> Surely my students aren't <I>that</I> young!Karl Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353370018006849747noreply@blogger.com