The Tudors - Season 2
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Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)Format: NTSC
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-30
DVD Reviews of The Tudors - Season 2
DVD Review: Season 1 vs. Season 2
Summary: 4 Stars
After this season's finale, I went back and became engrossed in season 1 again. The differences between the 2 seasons are minute, but I have to say that this season *slightly* disappointed me because it really "zoomed" through several events (things that took several years in real life are usually given only 1/2-3/4 of an episode). That being said, I still adore the fact that Jonathan Rhys Meyers's Henry VIII is so invigorating, seductive, and MESMERIZING on screen. Every time I watch the show, my mind is saying, "Wait a minute, Henry is about 38 right now. His abs should NOT be washboard. He doesn't look a day over 30!" But something about JRM's portrayal (his hard work, energy, and enthusiasm for the character) pretty much gets rid of all that I KNOW historically about Henry VIII. It makes me not care that his Henry doesn't have red hair and is only about 5'9 instead of 6'3.
I LOVED the season finale. Natalie Dormer gets such kudos for a riveting, emotional, fascinating, graceful exit from the show as Anne Boleyn. I wish the producers would find a way to slip her into any upcoming episodes, but with her distinctive face, that would be impossible. I admit that I find myself depressed over the fact that Anne B./Natalie D. is gone for good. There were so many superlative moments between she and Henry (main one would be their dance of the Volta-fantastic chemistry with no words even spoken).
This season rates a 4.5 star effort; it may get bumped to 5 if the DVD offers a smashing selection of special features.
DVD Review: Do Yourself A Favor and Rent This
Summary: 5 Stars
I will pretty much read, watch or see anything Tudor related. Some stuff is just okay, but others - like Seasons 1 and 2 of The Tudors - really outshines the rest. The casting is superb, the costumes are to die for, and the scenery is just breath taking.
Do yourself a favor and rent this. You'll be entertained for hours and wish there were ten more seasons.
DVD Review: Showtime? BBC maybe, both Excellent, Henry lives.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read the other reviews, and totally agree with them, very, very well done indeed. My only query is that the series seems to be done by the BBC, and probably the cost is shared by Showtime. Either way this is well worth seeing, the acting is nothing short of miraculous. Don't be upset by the historical questions, it really doesn't matter that much. Being educated in England, and having History crammed down my throat, for several years I thought that this series was very entertaining indeed. Henry VIII was well known to be a willful character, and very influenced by his entourage. You should try and see Keith Michell series, also well done by the BBC. This is also available from Amazon as "The Six Wives of Henry VIII".
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
DVD Review: Absolutely gorgeous vision of a crucial moment in history! Highly recommended.
Summary: 5 Stars
There will be spoilers here - a caveat. Please read on.
Meet Henry VIII as he was as a young man: a political rock star -- handsome, robust, wild, spoiled, and hot-tempered. Everything he wanted, he got -- except for that elusive male heir...
The Tudors (SII) is an absolutely gorgeous visual ode to one of the most controversial chapters in Western political history. The series itself is a dazzling celebration of Tudor-era music (a precursor to our own pop music), stunning costumes, lovely, lusty women and handsome manly men, breathtaking castles and Tudor manors. Season II is even more provocative, dangerous, and sexy than the first season. Bravo, Showtime, for producing such a lush, thoughtful, and beautifully produced series that is above all an intelligent meditation on the shifting nature of politics and the dangers of gross imbalances of political power.
I am a literary scholar who specializes in this period and I love the adaptation, despite some of its loose treatment of dates and persons. The series captures the tumultuous *spirit* of Henry's era. The series allows us to peer into this astonishing historical moment, the instant when England broke from the Church of Rome. The future of politics and the state of nations would never be the same. Another plus: Henry's queens are brought to life beautifully by Maria Doyle Kennedy (as the pious and determined Katherine of Aragon) and by the newcomer Natalie Dormer, who excellently plays the controversial Anne Boleyn as a fierce social-climber haunted by her past and troubled by her father's rabid political manipulations. Dormer's Boleyn has a look deep in her eyes that shows us that she knows, in her soul, that she is doomed. This is a testament to Dormer as a young actress; she shows us the "arc" of Anne Boleyn as Anne/Natalie matures from a young and ambitious mistress to-the-king to a neglected, then persecuted, wife and lonely mother (to Elizabeth I, future great queen). JRM is also splendidly original as Henry: brash, lustful, and temperamental. We can believe in his Henry's burning love for Anne as well as his eventual hatred for her and his willingness to have the mother of his child executed.
This series is in my opinion the finest vision of this time period, superior to A Man for All Seasons, Anne of the Thousand Days, the Elizabeth I series with Helen Mirren, and numerous others. This series has sparkle and spirit in addition to rich intelligence (evidenced by its well-composed screenplay), smart casting choices (though Joss Stone is still a question mark for me as Anne of Cleves), and sensational locations. Bravo!
DVD Review: Excellent Television
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only the highest praise for season 2 of The Tudors. I don't want to give away spoilers by going into the plot. Yes, it is history which we all pretty much know. But it is amazing to see it played out in front of you with 3 dimsional characters that make the facts take a life of their own.
The presentation is glorious. The scenery, costumes and all to do with the time period is breath taking and expertly done. And the acting is of the highest caliber.
I find complaints people have had with this season to be rather minimal. Anyone can take a masterpiece and have something with it that does not please them. For me everything about this show gives it an A +++++. King Henry and Anne Boleyn are the center here but all the other historical pieces are expertly put in.
I am amazed how the show manages to show history so true to fact, true to life and mezmerizing to view. Season 2 is an entity to itself and such ensemble acting is rare to find. View this and you will see only the highest quality television available, refresh your history knowledge and see the best acting out there.
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