Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

amsinawze I googled for 'TV shows that have been canceled' and out pops Beowulf. The main character on the poster looked a bit like Faramir, and after reading some positive comments on various sites, I was convinced to give it a try. Told myself to keep an open mind; and given that it's only 12 episodes, it shouldn't take very long to finish it right? Well, I was pleasantly surprised. Nevermind that it is nothing like the original material, the premise was enough for me to go on to the next episode, and then on. I found it entertaining. You just have to look beyond the CGI (but it isn't really that bad, I have seen worse- 1st episode of Grimm comes to mind ) and the source material. In regards to the latter, just consider it Beowulf re- imagined and you'll be fine. It deserved better and in my opinion is way better than Merlin, which could never get pass an episode.

memagz-23499 I do like the show. It is an ancient epic saga (a fantasy if you will), and I consider it well done in it's class/category. Sure a bit of artistic license was taken and really besides the 3 major adventures written in the Beowulf who knows what he did during his full life! It's a STORY! In regards to the issues of other reviewers there seem to be with woman in strong roles and people of different ethnic groups, there have been times throughout history where woman have been highly important figures in their societies AND there has been evidence of different ethnic peoples found in the Scandinavian countries. SO what if it's a bit more in the show than we think may have existed... The acting is good, yes I have seen better in some cases but I have seen worse on shows which have stayed on for more than 1 season!!! I liked it at any rate and hope to see a season 2.

Jumberly Is someone getting paid to come up with ideas like this? Surely, over a coffee the stupidity of the idea might have sunk in?I one good piece of news is that there won't be a second series...Because, someone had to pay for this and now they've seen where their money has gone.Perhaps in the future they could ask some tramp in the street for ideas, surely that's cheaper than paying the morons who conceived this?There doesn't seem to be a plot. The actors clearly know the script is poor and when not speaking just mill around a lot. CGI is OKish (should be better).

mrpablo86 I've only watched the first 2 episodes and can't continue. I have no idea what is going on in this series, and it really bugs me that there's not historical context. Who were the Thanes, for example? Costumes are pretty good as well as the sets but the acting is pretty over the top and unbelievable. Maybe it's supposed to be, a lot of the same genre has over the top acting (think Hercules The Legendary Journeys or Xena: Warrior Princess) . Just seems like a waste of time for me. And Beowulf is one of my all time favorite stories, I'm still waiting for it to get it's just desserts. I doubt it will happen with this series. So disappointing.