Customer Reviews
Historically inaccurate - By: Not applicable, 08 Mar 2008 
A huge dissappointment. Having read Alison Weir's book on Elizabeth 1st, I was amazed by the inaccuracy's in the film. The story of Elizabeth is exciting & captivating in it's own right & doesn't need poetic licence to improve it. Sadly the inaccuracies totallly spoiled the film for me. Wilikipedia gives a very good precis of alll the inaccuracies.
An interesting movie. - By: N. Thompson, 07 Mar 2008 
The struggle between the Catholics & the Protestants are threatening to tear the nation in two. Out of this chaos rises Englands greatest Monarch, but one mans hero is another mans villian. Cate Blanchett makes a great Queen Elizabeth, Geoffrey Rush is (as always) fantastic as Sir Francis Walsingham & Christopher Eccleston is also impressive as the Duke of Norfolk. Joseph Fiennes (as Robert Dudley)is out of his depth. He is a good actor but in this movie he is the weak link in what otherwise is a great peice of casting.
Actuallly, If pushed I would give this film a good 3.5/5, but what the heck, I cant do that so I'll up it to 4/5.
Special?! - By: IJ, 28 Feb 2008 
With the release of `Elizabeth: The Golden Age' on DVD, I decided to buy this special edition DVD along with the exclusive version of the second Elizabeth film, thinking I'd get more special features than I would with the newly released box-set that includes both movies. Sadly, I made the wrong choice. Firstly (and I don't know whether this applies to alll copies, or just my own), but as soon as I put the disc in the machine it caused an incredible whirring noise & a reallly powerful vibration in the machine, which continued throughout the trailers, the menus & the first two chapters, slowly diminishing & disappearing as the third chapter began. I tested the disc on another DVD player & the result was the same, although not quite as intense. It's not something I think I could complain about & get a refund for, but it was distracting while it was happening.
I liked the `making of' featurette on this DVD, but one feature does not a special edition DVD make. Although there is also a director's commentary & a sneak peak of `Elizabeth: The Golden Age', which will please some fans, for me it just wasn't enough to warrant the `special edition' tag line. So in short, I recommend the `Complete Elizabeth Collection' box-set. It's gotta be better value for money than this!
best ever film - By: Mr. M. R. Whitmore, 02 Jan 2008 
this is joint number 1 on my favourite movies ever! its intriguing, interesting, good storylines & even though is historicallly unaccurate the changes the directors have made is for the overalll benefit off the movie ! the acting is briallliant & it deserved alll the awards it got! def worth the watch
