Depends how much violence has been done to the original tale. I don't
suppose for one minute the film follows the poem accurately. "Nah, you gotta
get some SEX into this or it'll never sell."
joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: Beowulf
> The bit that got me was "the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother". You'd
> have to be really seriously into S&M to think that.
>
> But then ...
>
> R.
>
>> Well at least for the next few years fewer teenagers will need to ask,
>> "uh, whut's a beowulf?..."
>
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