National Geographic - The Madness of Henry the VIII
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Brand: Warner BrothersDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: G75161
Studio: National Geographic Video
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- Icons Of Power Handsome, athletic, and beloved by his subjects, the young King Henry VIII had it all - then threw it all away in a reign poisoned by erotic obsession, willful cruelty and cold-blooded murder. Relive the splendor and decadence of the Tudor court as dramatic recreations and insights from leading experts reveal the stunning tale of the King's all-consuming passion for his Queen
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DVD Review: History Made Flashy
Summary: 3 Stars
Vince McMahon's XFL was supposed to be like the NFL, but flashier. This Henry the 8th documentary is meant to be "extreme" or "on steroids" or "from hell" too. The camera pulls up quickly to a character and freezes. Images fade to X-ray-like negatives. On a "proper" British subject, this work lacks stodgy British scholars. Those interviewed are all Americans. The titles of their books are emphasized over their academic institutions. One interviewee uses the B-word. This work was clearly glamorized to seduce Middle America into watching a documentary on a historical figure of which few in my nation would have interest.
Along these extravagant lines, the work was almost all cheesy reenactments, with very few paintings. The man playing Henry has the fakest beard I've ever seen.
It said Henry had an out-of-wedlock son (and you know what politically incorrect term the work used for the child). What happened to him? It says Henry separated Catherine from Mary. So who raised Mary? When the documentary refers to "madness," it speaks of Henry's despotism, vindictiveness, and bloodthirst. However, I heard he may have suffered from syphilis, thus creating his madness and shaky fertility, but that doesn't come up here.
Foucaultians could have a field day on this work. The common people loved Catherine and defended her. Power thus circulated from the bottom up. The work showed that the women and men around Henry were just as scheming and egomaniacal as he.
Watching this did make me feel icky. Henry was sooo nasty. He's a horrific leader such as Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, or Idi Amin.
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