Customer Reviews
Twilight of the Virgin Queen 
2008-07-31
This is a great show!! I love the fact that this show is both accurate and interesting. Elizabeth is my FAVORITE historical figure and I Love it when I find a show that does her justice!!
Helen Mirren is a great Elizabeth. She captures everything from Elizabeth's confidence and intelligence to her frustration and pervasiveness so perfectly. I love her! I wasn't so sure about Jeremy Irons as Dudley, but after a couple of viewings his performance has grown on me.
What is so great about this show is that it takes place during the last years of Elizabeth's reign, which means we see some of the events that made Elizabeth a legend (like the death of Mary, Queen of Scots and the defeat of the Spanish Armada). But these events aren't changed for the sake of Hollywood, they are depicted accurately and honestly. And if you LOVE Elizabethan history as much as I do, then I'm sure that you can appreciate that!
Elizabeth I 2008-06-30
A wonderful movie. Great acting, costumes, and didn't want it to end. Glad it was in 2 discs. Gives you a breaking point. Loved it.
"Elizabeth I" 2008-06-16
Excellent, absolutely excellent. Helen Mirren's portrait of Elizabeth Tudor from age 43 to her death at 69 is as deep and nuanced a performance as I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a few actresses do Good Queen Bess (Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench, Bette Davis, et. al). Jeremy Irons is fantastic as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Hugh Dancy is impressive as Leicester's stepson Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, though for me it was a bit hard to accept a twentysomething Devereaux flirting with a fiftysomething Elizabeth near the start of the story and later attempting sex with her after Leicester's death. Elizabeth in later life was so unattractive that I don't think the real-life Devereaux would have tried either approach. The costumes and the sets are as close to authenic as they can possibly get. One humorous note, though. At the start of the film, when several characters are in a hallway, look closely at the candle behind them in a wall niche; it's actually an electric light with a yellow, flamed-shaped bulb!
IMPRESSED 2008-04-07
thank you for your fast prompt service. I received my DVD 2 days before it's scheduled arrival date. It was packaged great for a DVD. I would use this store again.
Not historically accurate but Mirren is worth watching 
2008-03-29
Misleading if you need something for a history write-up. But Mirren is the definitive Elizabeth T. I enjoyed this DVD.
Elisabeth I, two-part movie 2008-03-28
Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons star in Elizabeth I a two-part HBO Films miniseries event that explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I (Mirren) in the latter half of her reign offering a personal look at her allies her enemies and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world. Part 1 explores Elizabeth's tempestuous relationship with the Earl of Leicester (Irons) as it survives a French suitor war treason and illness. Part 2 follows Elizabeth through her later years during which she had an equally passionate affair with the young ambitious Earl of Essex (Hugh Dancy) who had been raised ironically by his stepfather Leicester. In the end Elizabeth I sheds light on one of the most popular members of the monarchy who held absolute power over everything... except her heart.Running Time: 211 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359333521 Manufacturer No: 93335
bought for someone who does not have a credit card 2008-02-20
I buy some movies for a woman who does not have a computer nor a credit or debit card, so I have no idea what this movie is about, and do not care.
Eye Candy 2008-02-14
This double-disc dvd set is beautifully packaged. The movie itself is very long but visually lush and beautiful-the costumes, interiors and exteriors. The acting is superb. I do not recommend this movie for younger viewers because some scenes are graphically gory-beheadings, violence. The storyline got a little confusing to me, so I will have to watch it again.
I watched this a while ago, so I do not remember everything. What I do remember is that Queen Elizabeth, played by Helen Mirren, had a myriad of lovers. The older she got, it seemed, the younger they got. Anyway, like I said, the film is very long and the older Elizabeth got the more scarier and creepier she started to look. At one point, her hairline and wigs practically started at the middle of her head, and her face was covered in a white powder. After a while I began to think, will this old bag die already.
Elizasbeth 1 2008-02-08
We rented this video initially whilst waiting for the DVD to purchase and rate this as very good movie. The first film made many years ago with Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth was very good, but we feel that this movie is even better. The acting by Helen Mirren surpasses that of Glenda Jackson and that speaks of the quality of acting. A movie worth seeing and purchasing!
Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! 2008-01-31
Absolutly wonderful in all ways. Writting, Acting, Direction, plot and Special f/x. Horriable torture and head chopping scenes~ but horriable in the way that it seemed too realistic. Thank goodness we don't chop off heads any more. Helen Mirren was fantastic as Elizabeth. I bow down to her.
