Posts Tagged ‘based-on-poem’

Beowulf (2007)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Ray Winstone | Robin Wright Penn | Anthony Hopkins | John Bilezikjian | Brice Martin | Sonje Fortag | Sharisse Baker-Bernard | Charlotte Salt | Julene Renee | Greg Ellis | Rik Young | Sebastian Roché | Leslie Harter Zemeckis | John Malkovich | Woody Schultz
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
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The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel’s mother, who begins killing out of revenge.

Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: Canada | Iceland | UK
Actors: Gerard Butler | Stellan Skarsgård | Tony Curran
Directors: Sturla Gunnarsson
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The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior’s battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. The monster, Grendel, is not a creature of mythic powers, but one of flesh and blood - immense flesh and raging blood, driven by a vengeance from being wronged, while Beowulf, a victorious soldier in his own right, has become increasingly troubled by the hero-myth rising up around his exploits. Beowulf’s willingness to kill on behalf of Hrothgar wavers when it becomes clear that the King is more responsible for the troll’s rampages than was first apparent. As a soldier, Beowulf is unaccustomed to hesitating. His relationship with the mesmerizing witch, Selma, creates deeper confusion. Swinging his sword at a great, stinking beast is no longer such a simple act. The story is set in barbarous Northern Europe where the reign of the many-gods is giving way to one - the southern invader, Christ. Beowulf is a man caught between sides in this great shift, his simple code transforming and falling apart before his eyes. Vengeance, loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine. A story of blood and beer and sweat, which strips away the mask of the hero-myth, leaving a raw and tangled tale.

Mulan (1998)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Miguel Ferrer | Harvey Fierstein | Freda Foh Shen | June Foray | James Hong | Miriam Margolyes | Pat Morita | Eddie Murphy | Marni Nixon | Soon-Tek Oh | Donny Osmond | Lea Salonga | James Shigeta | George Takei | Jerry Tondo
Directors: Tony Bancroft | Barry Cook
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Mulan is a girl, the only child of her honored family. When the Huns invade China, one man from every family is called to arms. Mulan’s father, who has an old wound and cannot walk properly, decides to fight for his country and the honor of his family though it is clear that he will not survive an enemy encounter. Mulan, who just got rejected by the matchmaker because she had set her on fire, decides to prove that she is worth something and steals away to fit her father’s place in the Chinese army. She prays to her family’s ancestors for protection and luck before leaving as a man in her father’s armor with her family’s horse. The ancestors awake and decide to send Mushu, a little dishonored dragon to aid Mulan in her quest. Weeks later, Mulan and the other troopers have survived the training camp and are on the way north to stop the huns. After being spotted and pursued by the enemies, an impass situation in the mountains forces Mulan to come up with an idea. But then, her real gender will no longer be a secret. She decides to risk everything in order to save China.

The Iron Giant (1999)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Jennifer Aniston | Harry Connick Jr. | Vin Diesel | James Gammon | Cloris Leachman | Christopher McDonald | John Mahoney | Eli Marienthal | M. Emmet Walsh | Mary Kay Bergman | Ollie Johnston | Jack Angel | Michael Bird | Devon Cole Borisoff | Rodger Bumpass
Directors: Brad Bird
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“Iron Giant” is based upon the 1968 story,’Iron Man,’ by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes. The film is about a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens a small town in Maine in 1958, only to find a friend named, Hogarth, that ultimately finds its humanity and saving the towns people of their fears and prejudices.