According to what I read in a German review the movie is somewhat related*) to the Beowulf Saga for the first half, the second half is completely made up. And not very good, at that. Critics tore this to microscopic pieces in all the reviews I 've read so far.For everyone that didn't/doesn't like the movie, I would like to know how it compares to the written story?
I loved reading through it in English class. I don't think I'll be watching the movie because I can't see that being good. But is it possibly that you guys just didn't like the story to begin with?
*) if you can call it like that - Grendel is Hrothgar's son in this movie... and Beowulf later also has a child with Grendel's mother. I guess they had to justify Angelina Jolie's 3D model being naked somehow.