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Elizabeth - The Golden Age [HD DVD] [2007] | ![Elizabeth - The Golden Age [HD DVD] [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EOmksloML._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Shekhar Kapur Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Molla, Rhys Ifans, Cate Blanchett, Christian Brassington Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD
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Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 15228
Format: Pal Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Media: HD DVD Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 111 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582548082 ASIN: B0012OTRQQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: February 25, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Condition: Location LONDON, UK - Brand New and Factory SEALED Item Region - 2
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Good but not great May 26, 2008 Robert Smith (North Wales) As a HD disc the picture is superb, the colours are bright, detail sharp and the sound excellent. br / br /I agree with the other reviews that it was not historically correct and spent to much time trying to find a love interest br / br /The navel battle takes about 4 minutes of the film which is such a waste as the detail of the ships and battle scene is amazing. br / br /I think Cate Blanchett is a superb actress who plays her part extremely well, I don`t think Clive Owen was right for the part as Raleigh the part was too big. br / br /It is a good film only because Cate Blanchett is a superb actress.
Thirty Years Later May 22, 2008 Ford Ka (Planet Earth) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Elizabeth is back and she is... well... 55... You wouldn't tell from the movie, would you? Bearing in mind that average life expectancy was below 30 in her times, she was positively ancient... br /Well, you shouldn't be able to tell her age and generally too much knowledge of history will spoil the fun. When the movie started I decided to follow Coleridge's advice to "suspend my disbelief" and enjoyed it OK. br /You don't get a lesson in history here (a very general but shouldn't you have known before about the Armada?) you get a picturesque vision of history and as such it works. Some twists made me smile. I found it quite amusing that all Roman Catholics look ugly and their behaviour is rather irrational. A comment to the ending - Elisabeth left England in debts (although not bankrupt as Philip did) and the quoted "age of prosperity" led directly to the Civil War half a century later. br /Show it to your children - if it makes them interested in history, it's for the best. If they can remember only the date 1588 after the movie it's a sufficient reason to spend an evening together.
#2's March 13, 2008 C. Jones (Fife, Scotland) 9 out of 15 found this review helpful
Cate Blanchett is superb, but the film is flawed by not making more of the epic sea battle, which is rather ignored (Drake only appears for a few seconds, it's mostly Raleigh's film). I was left wondering quite how accurate the film was historically
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