film, though they say it well reflects the problematization of "black-and-white morality" "in our postmodern, post Vietnam, post-9/11 era." Commenting on the movie's proposed similarity between Beowulf and Grendel, they say, "although the film is cringingly hokey and melodramatic, it effectively illustrates the idea of the aeglaeca—that Beowulf and the monsters may have more in common than we care to admit." References External links 1999 films 1999 fantasy films American fantasy action films American science fiction action films 1990s English-language films Films based on Beowulf Films based on European myths and legends Films based on Norse mythology Films shot in Romania Films directed by Graham Baker Films produced by Lawrence Kasanoff Films about shapeshifting American post-apocalyptic films American science fantasy films Dimension Films films 1990s science fiction action films The Kushner-Locke Company films Succubi in film American monster movies 1990s American films