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London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the ...( read more 
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MCT:July 31, 2008Extremely good costume and fantastic acting from all the cast. Completely faultless. However I didn't find what should be an extremely interesting and gripping script, interesting at all. It dragged on and was confusing in places.
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MCT:July 30, 2008i thought the reprise made last year, elizabeth: the golden age, was much, much better, but still, this one was kinda good.
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MCT:July 29, 2008
Cate Blanchett should have won the Academy Award as best leading actress instead of Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in love... There's no comparison betweet these two performances!
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MCT:July 26, 2008
Lavishly produced and excellently acted, but somehow lacking real passion and suspense. Worth watching for Blanchett's performance, if nothing else.
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MCT:July 25, 2008
Incredibly disturbing how a film can go from this to Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Which, I'm not saying was in any way horrible, but not plot oriented, and doesn't follow through on any aspect of the plot, in my opinion.
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MCT:July 25, 2008
A great performance by Cate Blanchett in a solid period piece, but unfortunately, Elizabethan history is kind of dull. Oh, wait, no, it's not, only the ascension story is: the rest of her reign was called the Golden Age. Hmmmm, they should make a movie about that part of her lif-- oh, I see. Nevermind.
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MCT:July 23, 2008
IT WAS A GOOD FILM..GREAT PERFOMANCE BY CATE BLANCHETT..
GEOFFREY RUSH WONDERFUL ACTOR..BUT I DON'T LIKE LOVE STORIES...AND ENGLAND IS NOT MY FAVOURITE COUNTRY EXCEPT MANCHESTER UNITED FC.. -
MCT:July 21, 2008Charismatic, stubborn, emotional, dramatical, amusing and harsh. Elizabeth I was many things and Cate Blanchett manages brilliantly to capture her spirit at the early days of her regime.
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MCT:July 20, 2008Elizabeth - Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25...
plot - London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the ...( read more )throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in her court, on the battlefield, in the church, and in those closest to her. The male-dominated ruling class would appear to have the advantage, but Elizabeth will deploy whatever means necessary to keep, or take, what is rightfully hers. This young woman of intelligence and vitality will toughen herself into the imposing icon of legend...Elizabeth I. ..
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MCT:July 19, 2008
I thought it was very well done and real interesting.....but I didn't think it needed all the sex and nudity.
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MCT:July 18, 2008
Though this film has been made taking many liberties with history it was very entertaining. I loved all the costumes were very well down. It catched the spirit of the era.
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MCT:July 17, 2008
A great historic film with outstanding performances from the whole cast, specially Blanchett and Rush. I still prefere Shakespeare in Love much more to this, though.
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MCT:July 15, 2008
having a Queen such as her,must me very interesting...
and of course when she is young...:)
I wonder If they didn't remove(!) Diana...
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MCT:July 13, 2008
Drama! Passion! Cate hit the nail of everything Queen Elizabeth was and gives off one of the best performances ever! A story that could not have been told better!
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MCT:July 12, 2008
The production and special effects is minimal because this film relies soley on the abilities of the actors. Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush were amazing!
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MCT:July 5, 2008
A nice period piece. As you may notice I went to some older movies. Before I started to really watch movies, I had missed few because they just didn't look intreresting to me. But I did enjoy this and there was much more going on in the script and on screen then what was being said. The characters were more defined in this then any movie I've seen in a while.
Another Geoffry Rush movie and he was altitle on the scary side in this one and played it very well. Blanchett's oscar win was deservable in my opinon and stepped up near the end.
A movie that is worth watching, and all the little plots, and conspiracies, and plans to overthrow were nice. Added more to it. -
MCT:July 5, 2008
Cate Blanchett is such a wonderful actress!
The movie was very interesting and informative (though I shall have to do some reading to verify the information). It showed the barbaric brutality with which catholicism murdered anyone who didn't follow the catholic religion, for one thing. It shows how religion was basically the ruling factor in the government of the time, and how it almost kept Elizabeth from becoming queen. -
MCT:July 4, 2008
Based on histroy of course this is a good story and well told. Blanchett's work is always good and this hasn't missed that mark either.
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MCT:June 29, 2008
Cate Blanchette is brilliant in this movie. She plays Elizabeth with varying emotions and the end when she proclaimed herself to be the virgin queen with her face in white was cool.
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MCT:June 25, 2008
In this daring tale of plot and intrigue, a host of British (and Aussie) talent band together as director Shekhar Kapur exposes the instabilities of the early years in the reign of the eponymous monarch. 'Elizabeth' is a film of conspiracy, fluid in pacing and boasting some of the most bold and potent direction in the usually melodramatic genre of period-dramas.
Instead of conveying the standard romantic affairs or raging battles, 'Elizabeth' has a screenplay set in the Royal Courts that is far more intelligent and tense; Kapur's focus is the whispers in between the shadows, the lurking eyes in dark corners and the flickering lights of corridors. Such a taut plot is aided enormously by a dedicated sense of time and place; everything, from the dialogue to the costume, oozes authenticity.
Cate Blanchett dazzles as the young Queen, embodying the role with depth and vigour until the actress disappears beneath the strength of the character she creates. Supporting turns from Christopher Eccleston and Joseph Fiennes are also very good, but Geoffrey Rush impresses most as sinister yet loyal Walsingham. The actors bounce their lines off one another with thespian skill and Kapur's inspired montage sequences articulate a true love for the era; it's so easy to get lost in the smoke, music and theatrical displays he conjures for the most intense and gripping scenes.
'Elizabeth' is not the usual period drama; in fact period-thriller is a more suitable term. The script is suffused in ambiguity and metaphors, and the film is engaging in action and conversation. Kapur has put together an elegant, mature and confident film, a fantastic thriller on every level. -
MCT:June 20, 2008
Although the history has been altered a bit, it is still the best British history film that I have seen.
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MCT:June 12, 2008
Cate Blanchett plays Queen Elizabeth I in a fresh, modern way that commands your attention and should have won her an Oscar. For some odd reason Gwyneth Paltrow won it for a lesser performance in Shakespeare In Love. Shekhar Kapur reinvents the historical drama with his visual imaginations -- the film looks like Indian tapestries and English history got merged together -- and casting choices -- Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Kathy Burke, Joseph Fiennes, and Fanny Ardent all in a stuffy historical drama? Perish the thought. Luckily, this isn't a stuffy historical drama. Elizabeth feels modern as a person. She's not quite the strong and regal monarch we all know from the paintings and stories, but she's on her way to becoming that icon throughout this film. The amount of court intrigue, political maneuvering, back-stabbing, and violence makes this feel like a 15th century Scorsese film, and that's a good thing.
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MCT:June 9, 2008
Beautiful film. I?m told this movie is not historically accurate, but I refuse to believe it happened any other way because the story is fascinating. We think of Elizabeth I as a monarch?this movie shows the Elizabeth pre-Queen and early Queen before she made herself look like an albino. (Which I really don?t understand, btw?) I vaguely remember learning about this time period in school and it seemed drab which is why, even though people are saying it?s false, I refuse to believe the love lost, the betrayal and the rise of such an icon had to have happened just this way; it?s what makes the movie fascinating. She was 25 years-old when she took the throne. Twenty-five year old women today can barely take care of themselves (myself included), nevermind run a country!
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VadersRoseposted 376 days ago -
Cate shouldve had the oscar that year...not gwenyth 'i cant act' paltrow...so cant wait for the sequel to this in October...its in my all time fave movies!!!
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If any of you can find clips from the movei please let me know. I have looked up and down for Vincent Cassel's scene with the dress, Blanchet's quote after and the assassination scene in Italy (?) with Rush's character and the boy "apprentice". No luck! :(
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