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Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

lovettstough I like the show but it really is half historically accurate and half historically inaccurate. King Henry VIII was never the rightful blood heir to the throne of England and neither was his father. King Henry VIII father killed the former king thus stealing the throne which makes him a thief which makes King Henry VIII a thief as well. I have researched it & some sources try to say technically this and that and the other but King Henry VIII and or his father were never rightfully blood heirs to the throne of England. Lord Buckingham was the rightful blood heir to the throne of England. King Henry VIII was childish and a thief.

Kirpianuscus a series about its nuances and force and price and obsession. so, a series about solitude. impressive, seductive, wise mix of politics, romance, religion and revenge. the basic virtue - Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII. Not only for the great performance - for many of us, out of British civilization, Henry VIII is first a portrait by Holbein, but for the new perspective about a king who seems be so well known. his Henry is a Renaissance man. alive , dominated by passions, vulnerable, brave and hypocrite. and the second virtue of series is the remarkable recreation of atmosphere, using a great cast , the right tools for discover the roots of events, the costumes and the script as keys to a world who has , in same measure, the status of popular history and the ingredients of a good reflection about fundamental social themes .

insertnameplease-65016 think the series is interesting, fascinating and exciting. But sometimes there are too many sex scenes and scenes I find unnecessary. I understand that these scenes exist in order to create suspense but it doesn't really work for me. Some moments are also a bit dramatized, and that makes things a bit too cheesy. There are also a number of historical anachronisms but they are not too obvious. What I find unfortunate is that the main actor doesn't really look like the real Henry looks the eighth. He isn't red-haired and not so big and wide. The story is well and clearly structured. The actors play their role well . As they say in the intro: ".. To get to the heart of the story you have to go back to the beginning" And they do. From The meeting with Anne Boleyn to the divorce from Queen Catherine. The major and minor events during the reign of King Henry are addressed in the series. The costumes in The Tudors are made very well and the designers of the costumes deserve a 10 out of 10. In the end, I recommend watching it for people who like dramas with romance and suspense.

BoomerDT I've noticed that some of the reviewers have criticized "The Tudors" for historical inaccuracies…all I can say is that to expect filmmakers to honestly and accurately give a historical account of a story is like expecting a defense attorney to make an accurate accounting of the facts for his suspected client.I don't know much about the historical truths behind "The Tudors" so I just sat back and enjoyed the 4 seasons, which covers which I guess to be about the final 25 years of Henry's reign as King. This series would either soar or sink on Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrayal of Henry as the cruel, gluttonous, self-indulgent and perpetually horny King. We get to meet all 6 of his wives, plus a seemingly endless entourage of mistresses, as Henry has his problems separating love from lust. The most interesting of his lovers is Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, the sexy and ambitious siren who, pushed by her power hungry family, ultimately convinces Henry to break from the Roman Catholic church.Plenty of sex and violence in this one. The various tortures and methods of execution from this period of time are absolutely mind-boggling as some incredibly devious and sick minds could really come up with creative ways to punish and execute human beings. Some very good acting performances…Henry Clavill as Charles Brandon, Henry's loyal friend; James Frain as Thomas Cromwell; Nick Dunning as Thomas Boleyn, Anne's scheming father and Sam Neill as Cardinal Woolsey, among the many fine performers. Many characters and plot lines are introduced over a 4 year 38 episode series, some are a bit inconsequential but all in all this is a solid series. In any case if you find an episode dragging, just hang around-some will be having sex with someone soon enough. Or getting their heads chopped off.