The Complete Elizabeth Collection - Elizabeth/Elizabeth - The Golden Age (Box Set)

Advantages: All 20 movies from the start to end of brosnan
Disadvantages: none

...Since i was a child i have been introduced to the well known character of James Bond. From Sean Connery through Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and the most recent being Daniel Craig. This collection was a must for me as it has all films up to current except the most recent Casino Royale. This collection consists of 20 ultimate edition films which have been digitally restored from their original quality also including a bonus disc. The box set starts with: Dr No.(Sean Connery)1962 James Bond goes investigating looking for the killer of a double 0, but on his trail to Jamaica he uncovers something even bigger. With the help of Felix Leiter and Honey Rider they embark to stop the evil scientist genius who is using energy waves to affect US space launches. From Russia With Love(Sean Connery)1963 Bond is sent... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic clothes, great architecture
Disadvantages: A bit too creative in its intepretation of history

...FILM ONLY - this one shouldn' t be out on DVD for quite a while. Spoiler warning - get real! If you know any history at all, then you know the plot of this film. Any historical film assumes that the viewers know at least a bit about the story. Although it should be said that there's not a lot of evidence that the scriptwriters did. Please don't go too hard on me for any 'plot' revelations - I think they are necessary and you can be expected to know the key bits. ******************************** Elizabeth the Golden Age is a wonderful feast of frocks and soaring ceilings - fab architecture, atmospheric floaty fabrics, great wigs, gorgeous gowns and very little evidence that the writer/director/whoever actually gave a damn about any kind of historical accuracy. Cate Blanchett is back again reprising a role that established her... Read review

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Advantages: Splendid turn by Glenda Jackson; brilliant scripts; historical accuracy; sumptuous costumes; compleat DVD set (Region 1).
Disadvantages: Off with your silly head!

...and times. Originally presented as a sequel to the equally excellent 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII', 'Elizabeth R' begins with fifteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth (or Lady Elizabeth, as her title was to be when her father declared her a bastard), already having lost to the bloody axe her mother, Anne Boleyn (wife no. 2), at age three, and her stepmother, Kathryn Howard (wife no. 5), at age eight. Her last stepmother, Catherine Parr, would take an interest in Elizabeth's welfare and education, welcoming all of Henry's previously banished children to court (including Mary Tudor, later Mary I [daughter of wife no. 1, Catherine of Aragon], the sickly Edward, later Edward VI [son of wife no. 3, Jane Seymour], and Elizabeth). For some nine hours on three digital video discs, we are treated to six fabulous episodes that take us through Elizabeth... Read review

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