The Tudors - The Complete First Season
by Alison Maclean, Brian Kirk, Charles McDougall, Ciaran Donnelly, Steve Shill
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Actor: Callum Blue, Henry Cavill, Henry Czerny, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam NeillDirector: Alison Maclean, Brian Kirk, Charles McDougall, Ciaran Donnelly, Steve Shill
Brand: RHYS-MEYERS,JONATHO
Producer: Charles McDougall
Producer: Benjamin Silverman
Writer: Michael Hirst
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Mono; Spanish (Dubbed), Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 556 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Showtime Ent.
DVD Reviews of The Tudors - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: 'An Epic Saga"
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Tudors" is unlike any television show ever broadcast. The series is wonderfully produced with a huge budget, the acting is worthy of Oscars, and the story, although told before, is presented here fresh and is excitingly original. This 10 episode series dramatizes the life of King Henry VIII of England and his attemmpts to have a male heir for his dynasty as well as the international problems that beset him. The first season details the King's attempts to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon, and his lust for Anne Boleyn. The series is racy with many explicit sex scenes, but what makes "The Tudors" work are its strong scripts and the acting by its leads, most notably Jonathan Rhys Meyers who portrays Henry not only as a hungry sexual predator, but a man who loves his country and his people. The series won many Emmy nominations, most notably one for Meyers, for his soaring portrayal. "The Tudors" is beautifully produced, with amazing costumes and sets that add to the lustre of the series. In all four seasons worth of episodes will been made with seasons 2 and 3 available on DVD (season 3 comes out on DVD in early 2010). DVD Review: Wow - Drama to spare
Summary: 5 Stars
For those who missed it on Showtime, this was a really in depth look at the England of the time and the politics of religion. The costumes were gorgeous the writing was smart and the acting was superb. I'm a big fan of Jonathan Rys Meyers and he lived up to my expectations here. He doesn't really look like my preconceived notion of Henry VIII but he more than made up for it by getting the attitude and arrogance just right. The rest of the cast was also amazing - Anne Boleyn, Cardinal Woolsey, Thomas More, Catherine of Aragon - were all played intelligently and beleivably. Left me eager to catch up on Season 2 and 3. DVD Review: Tudors 1st season
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Cable TV at its best! The acting is simply awesome and the costumes ....so many of 'em all different just blow my mind. The scenery in Ireland simply breathtaking with green green green everywhere.Mr Meyers make for a perfect King.....only Peter O'Toole (in his younger years) could have done better. The actrees who played Catherine of Aragon looks the part of a Queen....she is sensational. There is sex, as in Season 2, but done quite tastefully though quite graphic. I liked this better than Season 2. though both are well-worth the money.. BUT the variety of outfits just blows my mind.DVD Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the first season just to see if I would enjoy it, I could not get the second season fast enough! Now I must wait for the third. So far it seems that each season deals with a different wife. The story is compelling, the actors are great, costumes and scenery are fantastic. This is an amazing trip through history, very well written and beautifully acted. There is some violent scenes and it is not for children as there is alot of sex in it. If you don't have showtimes this is an excellent gift to receive or to give. There are hours of enjoyment that you can spread out over days or cuddle up for the day.DVD Review: A contemporary view of Tudor England
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to agree with the previous reviewers about the historical inaccuracies in the series but overall if you are not going to watch it for it's historical accuracy watch it as a very entertaining soap opera based on facts of Tudor England. The acting is top notch, JRM is wonderful as Henry VIII even though he doesnt look a bit like him. He exudes the necessary emotion, intelligence and ruthlessness that makes us over time believe he truly is Henry. All the other actors of this season have the same aura of credibility. The costuming is opulent and modern....however its modernity does not detract from the period authenicity but gives it a current cutting edge flavor....Overall I love it
Description of The Tudors - The Complete First Season
The Tudors presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40 year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon to the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves in to Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in England.The Tudors: The Complete First Season may cover the same subject matter as the 1970 BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, but in every other respect it is a different idea of historical drama. Sexy and violent, The Tudors envisions Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) as a young man of both passion and ambition, driven by boundless sexual energy and the desire to establish a legacy early in his monarchy. When he isn't sleeping with any available beauty--heedless of whose daughter or wife a lover might be--he's getting fired up about going to war with France. He is amenable, however, to alternative ideas, including the counsel of his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill), who wants his king to sign a treaty of universal peace with all of Europe. Henry's fiery temperament endangers such a move, but Wolsey persists in hopes of gaining France's support for his own, possible ascendance to the papacy. His ambitions are not to be, however, and his fortunes go downhill as Henry's desire to wed Ann Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) puts Wolsey in the position of petitioning Rome for a hearing on the legitimacy of Henry's marriage to Queen Katherine.
Henry's shrewd alliance with the king of Spain is also testament to his desire to have more influence over European affairs. But his even greater desire for another woman proves an obstacle there, too. Over the course of the ten episodes on The Complete First Season, Henry's confidence grows as a monarch while his self-interest undercuts his better judgement about making a difference to Europe's progress. While the series makes the historical events rich and captivating, it also makes Henry's love life a voyeuristic delight, full of candlelit flesh and romps in the royal bed. Some of the most fascinating characters in the show are those who figure out the link between Henry's libido and his exercise of power--including Boleyn's own father (Nick Dunning), who encourages Ann to keep up the good work. Sheesh. --Tom Keogh
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