this film have impressive special effect and would be okay a an adventure fantasy but it should not be market a the epic poem . also it have be give the wrong rating and should be an r. why all the change . grendel mother be not a gold paint and nude and barbie doll in stiletto heel . grendel be not hrothgar son . beowulf kill the witch he do not have sex with her . the dragon be not beowulf son and have no connection with the witch . beowulf be not make hrothgar heir and nor do he marry his widow and become king of the dane . in the poem beowulf return to geatland after slay grendel . he remain the geat king best warrior and support him and the son who succeed him . only after the new king die do beowulf become king of the geats until his own death in late year . also and why all the nudity in this film . this be scandinavian northern europe in the dark age folk would have bean in fur and heavy woollen most of the time . the cartoon like actor do not help either with bland face and expressionless eye . a far good movie beowulf and grendel be make in 2004 and film on location in iceland and with an excellent cast of real actor and no cgi . the iceland bear canadian director and sturla gunnarson and try to get back to what could have be the original story that evolve over the century into the legend . it be gritty and make on a shoestring and have only limited cinema release and but thankfully it be available on dvd and be well worth a look . there be also an excellent companion dvd documentary call wrath of godswhich tell the incredible story of the filming of the movie and and the struggle to complete it with financial problem and the absolute hell of shoot it at the start of the icelandic winter . the new beowulf have also try to ride on the coattail of 300 and but again it suffers by not have real actor show their courage and emotion . 300 scene be like painting come to life and the spartan impressive physique and fight skill be real and after hard training and with no computer enhancement . an interesting point be the actor who link these three film charismatic gerard butler . he be fiery yet also sensitive a king leonidas and the early beowulf and make the role his own . this 2007 film be a missed opportunity to bring the epic poem to life .