I went to see Beowulf again last night. And I liked it even more the second time. And that's not just because of the animated hooters worn by Angelie Jolie (let's be real for a moment: Jolie is a beautiful woman but her own wares do not come close to the cgi renderings of her beowulf character). I found the voice-over acting and the scene direction (director Robert Zemeckis) to be excellent. Pile that on top of what is already a many-centuries-old classic and truly fantastic 3D effects, and, well, I would advise anyone who has not seen this movie to go out and view it.

On the subject of 3D, typically I find 3D films to be a disappointment. Something about the 3D rendering is always off. The last 3D movie I saw was "Superman Returns" (a movie that was a clear homage to the original Chris Reeve movie, to the extent that it couldn't even step out of that film's shadow) which was shown in Imax theaters. It only offered partial 3D, meaning that some scenes were standard and some were 3D, an approach that, to my mind, sucks. But what sucked even more was the fact that the 3D visualization was not particularly good.

With Beowulf, the 3D was seamless, clear, and had none of the quality of prior 3D films that tends to make you feel just a little nauseated as you watch. Perhaps they've improved the technology, or perhaps the 3D tech just goes better with an animated film. But it was great, I have to say.

Also, worth noting is the fact that the glasses made available for this movie were the highest quality I've seen yet. Very comfortable. And that, in itself, may have made a difference in terms of sustained viewer comfort while watching this movie.