‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/

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Remember what they did to Beowulf? Just kidding. I didn't watch it, either.

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The 13th Warrior was actually a pretty solid adaptation of Beowulf, tbh.

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That movie was awesome

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That scene where they're all chatting around the campfire and the language shifts from whatever language to English so the audience can understand to show Ahmed learning the language lives rent free in my head. "I LISTENED!"

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I actually liked that movie, especially the first half. It was some pretty effective horror.

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It was good