after have see the canadian or icelandic or british 2004 production of beowulf and grendel and which i think brilliant and stunning and i approach this the first of 3 new beowulf movie due out this year with trepidation . as soon a i hear viking and saw the horned helmet and i groan . these be migration era swede and dane and not viking ( they come later ) . and even the viking never wear horn on their helmet ( horn make it easy for your enemy to knock your helmet off and then brain you ) . then there hrolfgar palace and which look like a set for a movie about greece or rome and not 6th century denmark . the sword and armor look like prop leave over from early film set in various historic period . i spot weapon that might have be use by crusader in kingdom of heaven and and one character be even wield a windlass steelcrafts reproduction movie sword from beowulf and grendel . beyond the basic plot of the original epic poem and the writing be dismal and the act totally wooden and unconvincing . the big yuk be a secret weapon crossbow and complete with sight scope and explode projectile and that look like something buy from iraqi insurgent . the special effect monster and his mom be so on steroid that beowulf could never have tear off an arm and a he do in the poem . thank the god for bazooka crossbow . i could go on and but i would not .