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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

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Reviews Counted:162

Fresh:55

Rotten:107

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: This sequel is full of lavish costumes and elaborate sets, but lacks the heart and creativity of the original Elizabeth

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 12, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $16,264,475

Synopsis: Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy AwardŽ-nominated Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and... Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy AwardŽ-nominated Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance--The Golden Age. Joining them in the epic is Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing seafarer and newfound temptation for Elizabeth. Elizabeth: The Golden Age finds Queen Elizabeth I (OscarŽ-winner Cate Blanchett) facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II (Jordi Molla)--with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada--determined to restore England to Catholicism. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess (Abbie Cornish), to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy. As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham (Academy AwardŽ winner Geoffrey Rush), continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home--and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), he unknowingly sets England up for destruction. Elizabeth: The Golden Age tells the thrilling tale of an era...the story of one woman's crusade to control love, crush enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world. --© Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Rhys Ifans

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Jordi Molla

Director: Shekhar Kapur

Director: Shekhar Kapur
Screenwriter: William Nicholson, Michael Hirst
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jonathan Cavendish
Composer: Craig Armstrong, A.R. Rahman
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Feb 5, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary: Shekhar Kapur - Director

Featurette:

  • 1. THE REIGN CONTINUES: Making ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
  • 2. INSIDE ELIZABETH'S WORLD
  • 3. COMMANDING THE WINDS: CREATING THE ARMADA
  • 4. TOWERS, COURTS AND CATHEDRALS
 
 
 
 

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Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

odaje sve nedostatke i ograni%u010Denja olovnih vremena u kojima je nastao

Full Review Source: Index.hr | comment Comment
07/15/09
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Jeffrey Gantz
Jeffrey Gantz
Boston Phoenix
N/R

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Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/08
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Every shot, every costume is decadent with color, and every single twitch of Blanchett's face is imbued with meaning as she negotiates her way through her warring roles of being a woman and being a queen.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/23/08
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

As dumb as history gets.

Full Review Source: Mansized | comment Comment
05/24/08
Chris Laverty
Chris Laverty
Mansized

But saddled with this dopey script, [Blanchett] is stuck pulling a series of poses and wearing one ornate gown after another.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
05/01/08
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Blanchett is again director Shekhar Kapur's greatest asset. His weakness is his tendency to fall back on silly, melodramatic contrivance better suited to popcorn fare than to a believable meditation on Elizabethan England.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
04/10/08
Rossiter Drake
Rossiter Drake
San Francisco Examiner

Betrayal, war, love triangles and most importantly, Cate Blanchett proves to be able to capture strength, anger and sadness better...

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

This is an epic, to be sure, but it is also a melodrama, a soap opera of titanic scale and bluster.

Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette

A pedigreed romance, an excuse for Blanchett to bind herself in satin and channel Kate Hepburn.

Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly | comment Comment
02/21/08
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
I.E. Weekly

Figurinos, direçăo de arte e fotografia săo exuberantes, mas fica até difícil apreciar a performance de Cate Blanchett em meio a um roteiro tăo estúpido e ŕ direçăo "olhem-pra-mim-sou-Cecil-B.-DeMille!" de Shekhar Kapur.

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02/18/08
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A sequel, a costume fantasy, a romantic melodrama, a CGI war spectacular, a puzzling celebration of beauty over substance.

Full Review Source: SpoutBlog | comment Comment
02/04/08
Karina Longworth
Karina Longworth
SpoutBlog

Menos interesante y más rutinaria que la primera Elizabeth (de 1998), esta segunda parte vale la pena más que nada por otra brillante composición de Cate Blanchett.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
01/25/08
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

a muddle that subsumes [its] premise in a mighty attempt to be several things all at once, with an uneven delivery

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/24/07
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

... fearsome and passionate with its visual flair, but incredibly confused as to how it wants to address Elizabeth's life beyond what has already been realized.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
12/07/07
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" is a worthy sequel to "Elizabeth". Cate Blanchett delivers the same performance that earned her so much praise the first time around. The epic feel harkens back to Hollywood's Golden Age.

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11/19/07
Roger Tennis
Roger Tennis
Cinemaclips.com

Blanchett and the film powerfully embody the range of Elizabeth's mind and the force of her intellect, along with the necessary balance between moral scruple and realpolitik.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
11/17/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]
N/R

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
11/16/07
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