Beowulf

O.K.
This was not Beowulf. It was wrongly titled.
I don't have anything against the CG animation, I do appreciate high quality CG work such as this, it has its place, and is an interesting phenomenon within itself.
However, taking an ancient piece of literature and turning it into this, well, that's just not right. I would rather it been titled something else and thought "Hmmm...this is a lot like Beowulf," than thought that they wrecked the piece. There should have been some hint that the story was drastically altered.
I DO get what they were getting at. I'm sure they meant for viewers to see it as the 'story behind the story'. I would very much have liked it had they entitled it 'Beowulf:What Might Have Been' or something like that, though it doesn't roll off the tongue very well. Just something that hinted to it not following the book.
I guess I just like to know what to expect. If it is titled 'Beowulf' I want to see a really cool movie that follows the story as it originally is. I know. I know. The book itself is really vague about how the situation comes about, and there's that huge gap in the middle. Well, OK. I guess somebody had to improvise.

Either way, I like Beowulf and Grendel better, the one with Gerry Butler. :) Less gore, real action. And, well, Gerry Butler.

Kate Rusby - The Wild Goose

This is such a beautiful song.

DIA's Morbid Mustang

Introducing: The Denver International Airport 'Mustang'. The ugliest sculpture I have ever seen. I can't believe they (or shall I say, taxpayers) paid for this! The artist that created it was killed by it when piece of it fell on him, and I think that is enough bad juju (not to mention the bad juju you get just looking at this piece of 'art' from hell) that we should have banned its display. It isn't a Colorado artist. It does not 'embrace' the spirit of Colorado. It's frightening and distasteful, in a town that generally has good taste. I think it should come down. Many agree with that idea. Maybe, someday, it will. Until then....avoid the airport!!!! The horse from hell stare you down with his glowing LED lit red eyes. Thank God they talked the artist out of the lasers.

Denver does have some great sculptures, though. Here are a few of the most popular, though there are hundreds of them around town.

One of my favorite is the dancing people outside of the Denver Center for Performing Arts. We've visited them several times, and have enjoyed dancing with them, listening to the music that plays from little speakers around their feet.

There is the recent (last year?) Big Blue Bear in front of the convention center. The kids love that one of course. I think it is very appropriate.

The girls are also big fans of the horse on a chair, outside the Denver Library, downtown.

Then there is the 'Articulated Wall', or as the girls call it, 'the stack of french fries'.

I like it. It is bright and colorful.

Denver is full of art and creativity. My favorite, being the art nouveauist and pre-raphaelite fan that I am, is the statues in the City Park. They are very beautiful, yet I could not find any pictures of them. I will have to take some myself.
We also love the sculptures around Colorado Mills, the pioneer woman and Colorado wildlife. Then there is Golden, and Boulder and all of their art. A city of beautiful art! But this blue horse.....it is not welcome.