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A great film to watch.We had never heard of this version before but it is far better than the other versions of Elizabeth we have seen. Helen Mirren is fantastic and supported by an excellent cast.Very entertaining.
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Great show, brilliant value very happy customer
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Helen Mirren's performance is stunning in this, cementing her position as one of Britain's most charismatic and versatile actors. This film charts the life of another impressive woman, Elizabeth the first, during various tumultuous stages of her life. What is particularly brilliant about this film is the way in which Mirren so convincingly shows the anguish and difficulty of Elizabeth the First's reign, in an age where Monarchs had purpose, strength and challenging lives. The most convincing part of Elizabeth's struggle which Mirren has perfected is Elizabeth's dilemma when it came to balancing business and pleasure, or more specifically, balancing the greater good of the country with her sexuality and desires. This is part of what makes this film so fascinating and potent - for every women has the same dilemma in life, and at some point in her life, finds that logic and sexuality cannot always co-exist in perfect harmony. Being the nigh on perfect actress that she is, Mirren encapsulates this battle between business and pleasure with convincing aplomb. Elizabeth's various (apparently unconsummated) relationships with various men, including the Earl Of Leicester, are detailed here, as is her unique and impressive ability to reign supreme over all men, keeping them all in check and reverent to her impressive, assured authority. In portraying a unique and inspiring woman, Mirren absolutely dazzles, and truly brings the Elizabeth of the history books back to life, in order for viewers to investigate and celebrate the life of one of history's most impressive leaders.Read full review
Excellent Story linereasonable accurate; but the genre did not give over to the reality of the periond; especially with regard to the stench, raggedness of the people, the decay and short living of the average individual, and notwithstanding the total ignorance of the plebian society. The executions were glossed, so too the tortuaous scenes; giving hardly any reality to the extreme pain of the rack,disembowling and hanging, not too mention the castration technics, all of which were untouched. It does not show the many assasination attempts on Elizabeth, nor of the spy bereaux which Elizabeth utilise with Walsingham and Cecil Burley. There is so much missed to give an acredited review, but, in all, the DVD was entertaining....
I absolutely loved this film as it looks beyond the pomp & ceremony of Court life to tell the intimate story of Elizabeth's life as vulnerable & passionate and as a real woman facing the toughest of personal challenges. Extremely well acted, and a must for all fans of the Queen Elizabeth I. Very highly recommended.
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