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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 01:00 am |
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CleburneFan Member 
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As a fanatic for the TV series "The Tudors," about to start its second season in a week, I couldn't wait to go see "The Other Boleyn Grirl" based on a best seller by Philippa Gregory. The very first show of "The Tudors" actually deals in passing with the topic of King Henry VIII's having had a dalliance with Mary, Anne Boleyn's sister before he became smitten with his eventual ill-fated wife. The movie shows Anne played by Natalie Portman to be the elder sister, when, in fact, most historians believe Mary was actually the elder. Other than that glaring fact, I did not catch any errors of fact until I checked Google after the movie and found more. Mary is played by Scarlett Johannsen and King Henry VIII is ably played by Eric Bana. Although I really like Bana in other movies, I prefer Johnathan Rhys-Myers' passionate portrayal of the king in "The Tudors." He has so much more fire. Bana portrays Henry as a more remote character, colder and a calculating user for fun and gain. One thing the movie shows is what a hard row women had to hoe in those days. They were little more than livestock with no will of their own. Even so, ambitious and courgaeous women such as Anne Boleyn knew how to use the system to get what they wanted. That said, as Anne well discovered to her sorrow, men still did very much have the last say. The movie does deal primarily with the conflicted relationship between the two sisters when Mary comes to believe Anne stole Henry's affections away from her. But it also shows that Anne believed Henry was actually supposed to be hers all along. Some might think of this movie's emphasis on the two sisters' relationship as a sort of historic chick flick, but I felt it had so much more to offer. Besides Hubby really enjoyed it. We were both struck by how differently "the Tudors" portrays the main characters and how the movie did. What remains the same are all the court intrigues, manipulations, spying, betrayals, dishonesty, shrewdness and cruelty that was typical of those times. I highly recommend this movie to those who have an interest in this period of history and especially to those who enjoy "The Tudors."
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 01:37 am |
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Dixie Girl Southern Belle 
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i want to see this movie it looks pretty good
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 01:48 am |
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CleburneFan Member
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it really is, in my opinion.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 02:34 am |
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susansweet Member 
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Fan, did you see The Elizabeth film too ? I wondered what you thought of it. I never seem to go to the movies anymore. I always wait til the DVD and then sometimes forget it . These both interest me . Susan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 01:57 pm |
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CleburneFan Member
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Susan, yes, I did see it. Funny, I don't know why I didn't post a review. Must have been a busy time. OK, the movie is definitely worth checking out on video. It has much of the pomp and circumstance of the first installment. I love, love, love Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh. If I were the director and writer, I would have exploited this part of the story more. Owen was kind of wasted in his part. He is such a talented actor and I had hoped he would be the new James Bond. (That said, I really like the off-beat new James Bond too.) Blanchette was so passionate in her reprisal of this role, but, honestly, Susan, I kept feeling as if I had seen the same movie before. For history buffs this movie and its predecessor absolutely do belong in their film library, but I doubt that the movie will convert many who are not already history buffs into becoming avid fans. That period of history is one of my favorite. I try never to miss movies that depict those times. There aren't enough that do, perhaps because the costumes are so expensive and so darned uncomfortable to wear. I pitied Cate Blanchette in some of those rigs. In short, definitely check out that video...if only to see Clive Owen play the coolest Sir Walter Raleigh ever.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 03:08 pm |
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susansweet Member
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I love Clive Owen so I will look for it in video. Thanks for the review. Susan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13th, 2008 11:16 pm |
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CleburneFan Member
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Anyone here think it is time for a first rate movie about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert? Oh, another comment about Sir Walter Raleigh. Most paintings I have seen of him make him look rather foppish. Clive Owen is anything but foppish.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14th, 2008 02:22 pm |
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David White Member 
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You know, I wanted to like that first Elizabeth movie but thought it paled in comparison to the old BBC miniseries with Glenda Jackson. I passed on the second one as a result.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14th, 2008 02:45 pm |
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CleburneFan Member
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Glenda Jackson was superb in that role. I have never forgotten that movie though it has been many years. Another superb portrayal was Helen Mirren's role in the HBO (or BBC) movie about Elizabeth I. Both these actresses showed the queen as thoroughly tough in a ruthless time when men ruled women, not the other way around.What a remarkable woman Queen Elizabeth I was! No wonder movie after movie has been made about her and the actresses who portray her have the role of a lifetime. Hasn't every one been nominated for an Oscar or even won it?
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