i have be interested in see outlander ever since i hear it describe a a fantasy re telling of the beowulf legend . it do not disappoint in this regard . from begin to end and outlander be an action pack genre mash up that manage to make beowulf more fun than any retelling in recent history ( include the 13th warrior ) . all of the above have be say and there be some thing to keep in mind before view outlander . first and the film be not historically accurate . anybody who go into a film that feature alien and spacecraft in it advertising and expect a faithful historical reproduction of beowulf will be disappoint with outlander  rightfully so and i might add . a lack of historical accuracy in a film that showcases spacecraft and alien . how unexpected . second and outlander be an action movie first and everything else second . this be the case and some law of physic have be suspend in pursuit of entertainment . anybody go into outlander expect to see a detailed and painstaking and recreation of real world physic or a seminar on the chemical property of whale oil will be just as disappointed a the aforementioned history buff ( and and again and rightfully so ) . outlander have never claim to be a history text or a physics class and it ( unsurprisingly ) fail at be both of these thing . outlander be and on the other hand and an entertaining piece of action cinema . if the idea of viking fight alien sound like fun to you and go see outlander . if youre look for a historical docudrama or recreation of viking age warfare and go see something else .