beowulf

this is an animated film that exclusively uses motion capture technology to create its visuals.  based on the old poem, its an interesting retelling of the tale with some minor updates courtesy of a screenplay written by neil gaiman.  though it doesn't look that great now, this was cutting edge at the time and blew me away!  and it was even in 3D- a good two years before 'avatar' would popularize it and make it commonplace.  i found this movie to be riveting and very well done.  the grendel was fittingly terrifying, and the stuff about the mother and the cycle that continues was an interesting twist on the source material that it justifies its existence.  the idea of taking the newest technology to one of the oldest stories is an interesting one as well!