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The Other Boleyn Girl
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DVD detailsActor: Natalie Portman Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 115 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-06-10 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Other Boleyn GirlDVD Review: BLU RAY VERSION Summary: 5 StarsBLU-RAY VERSION IS WORTH BUYING. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MOVIE, OTHERS ALREADY HAVE. BUT, NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE TELL YOU IF IT IS WORTH UPGRADING FROM YOUR REGULAR DVD TO BLU-RAY. THIS ONE IS WORTH IT. COLORS ARE STUNNING AND SOUNDS GREAT.
DVD Review: Good movie Summary: 4 StarsThis movie is beautiful and heart-breaking to watch. It's too bad it doesn't stay truer to history, but I guess that's the way Hollywood is.
DVD Review: The Other Boleyn Girl Summary: 5 StarsTwo sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious Father and Uncle to advance the family's power and status by courting the affections of the King of England. Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life--and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the King. Initially, Mary wins King Henry's favor and becomes his mistress, bearing him two illegitimate children. But Anne, clever, conniving and fearless, edges aside both her sister and Henry's wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, in her relentless pursuit of the King. Despite Mary's genuine feelings for Henry, her sister Anne has her sights set on the ultimate prize; Anne will not stop until she is Queen of England. As the Boleyn girls battle for the love of a King--one driven by ambition, the other by true affection--England is torn apart. An enjoyable movie with an entertaining angle on a hard-to-resist period of history.
DVD Review: Missing Something... Summary: 4 StarsI absolutely loved this movie, however there were scenes missing. I first saw this movie on TV. It was more than 2 hours long. Then when I purchased the DVD it was a lot shorter. I was really disappointed. I don't undersand why there is no option to view or purchase the movie with all the scenes included. These missing scenes were not part of the bonus features on the DVD either. But overall I enjoyed the film.
DVD Review: Great Henry VIII Movie! Summary: 5 StarsI bought The Other Boleyn Girl for my daughter for Xmas. We both saw it in the theater and both loved this movie. At a great price and as usual delivered promptly. Great movie to pop in and watch again & again on a rainy or boring day! The costumes, story, love sceenes all make for a great movie to add to a collection. I watch the Tudors and think this version was just as entertaining! The actors were wonderful!!
Description of The Other Boleyn GirlBased on the best-selling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Eric Bana. Two sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson), are driven by their ambitious family to seduce the king of England (Bana) in order to advance their position in court. What starts as an opportunity for the girls to increase their family fortune becomes a deadly rivalry to capture the heart of a king to stay alive. A tale of two sisters competing for the same king, The Other Boleyn Girl uses historical facts as window dressing for this work of fiction that is entertaining, if not wholly believable. Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) is the doe-eyed vixen ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Her shy sister Mary (Scarlett Johansson) has always been in Anne's shadow; Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary--the "other Boleyn girl"--as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. With a pair of American actresses in the lead roles and an Aussie portraying their hunky object of desire, the English accents are all over the place in this period piece with a modern feel. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her "daughters are being traded like cattle for the advancement of men," it is Anne who ultimately throws her slight weight around to bully Henry into doing her bidding. When he begs her to give herself to him, Anne--wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque "B" pendant on her neck--counters, "Make me your Queen." Is the audience really supposed to believe that Henry the VIII--the most powerful man in the land--would divorce Catherine of Aragon, separate from the Catholic church, and put England in upheaval simply because Anne refused to sleep with him until he jumped through all her hoops? "I have torn this country apart for you," he hisses at her before finally getting his way. Based on Philippa Gregory's bestselling novel of the same name, The Other Boleyn Girl features an attractive cast and a familiar plot with some icky twists. Kieran McGuigan's cinematography is breathtaking and is as crucial to setting the film's tone as the dialogue. Actually, it fares better: Lines such as "Well? Did he have you?!" sound almost comical. But the sweeping shots of Henry's kingdom and the carefully framed close-ups of Portman and Johansson are breathtaking in their beauty and say what words simply cannot. --Jae-Ha Kim Get to Know the Cast of The Other Boleyn Girl (click on images to see more films from each actor)  Natalie Portman (Anne Boleyn) |  Scarlett Johansson (Mary Boleyn) |
| |  Eric Bana (Henry Tudor) |  Jim Sturgess (George Boleyn) |  Kristin Scott Thomas (Lady Elizabeth Boleyn) | Beyond The Other Boleyn Girl  Paperback Book |  On Blu-ray |  The Soundtrack | Stills from The Other Boleyn Girl (click for larger image)
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