I probably won't see Beowulf at all; or maybe on DVD if I've had a few drinks. A good rule of thumb for fantasy monster design is that if a DM couldn't describe it to her group of D&D players without wearing a bag over her head for the rest of her life, it may not be such a good design.

"So let me get this straight...we're about to fight something that looks like Angelina Jolie, but taller, naked but with no nipples, and with a tail and stiletto heels growing directly out of her feet?"

"But it looks like Angelina Jolie!"

"My character impales himself with his sword +3."