The costumes are awesome, the sets are fantastic, the storyline is wonderful.It just isn't history. It resembles history, and it has many similarities to what was recorded as happening, but it is missing a few important details.
The golden age had almost exactly all the same problems.
Wonderful entertainment, but don't base a history report on them.
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If you are looking at this double feature, I am sure that you have already watched both of these movies. Cate Blanchett does a wonderful job portraying Elizabeth I in various stages of her life. The costumes and sets are so beautiful and help to pull you into another world. The Blu-Ray transfers are amazing and the picture quality wonderful.Read Best Reviews of Elizabeth Double Feature (Elizabeth / Elizabeth: The Golden Age) (1998) Here
To all those reviewers who feel this film is in some way anti-Catholic, portraying historical truth does not make the "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," prejudiced. The Inquisition, Spanish, and otherwise, lasted for SEVERAL CENTURIES! All those nice people we watched in this movie would have been at best imprisoned, and at worst, put to death because of the Roman Catholic Church and it's allies in the Spanish government had the Spanish armada succeeded in it's mission.I enjoyed this film so much I actually watched it twice on the big screen! Something I have not done in a very long time. The acting, costumes, screenplay, cinematography and soundtrack are all fantastic! And, since this magnificent film is based on a true story it makes it all the more gripping!
If the Spanish Armada had been successful the United States would probably not exist! England would of ended up a Spanish colony like the Netherlands eventually did! And all of history would have been radically changed for the worse. At least in England they had the Magna Charter! Spain's legal system, on-the-other-hand, was an absolute dictatorship. A legacy that did not end until 1975 with the death of the dictator Fransisco Franco!!
Quite simply, being Protestant made you a member of a minority religion in Queen Elizabeth's day! Thankfully, in most parts of the world we have now grown-up and accept minority religions as a fact of life. But during Elizabeth's reign you were literally putting your life on the line. Something this brilliant film makes crystal clear, regardless if Queen Elizabeth was no saint!
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Cate Blanchett did a stellar portrayal of Elizabeth, the queen who launched England into years of prosperity. During her years in power, England became the worlds strongest sea power. Loved the period costumes.Save 42% Off
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