Henry V
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Actor: Brian Blessed, Fabian Cartwright, Ian Holm, Patrick Doyle, Richard BriersBrand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-18
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Henry V
Movie Review: ...shall think themselves accurs'd they did not watch (this DVD)
Summary: 5 Stars
"This story shall the good man teach his son; and Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, from this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
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A review close to this one remarks that teachers should put down their books and show this movie to their students instead. I can not agree more. Please attend:
SHAKESPEARE PLAYS WERE MEANT TO BE SEEN & HEARD, not -read-! Iambic pentameter is a difficult enough meal to acquire a taste for, as heard. To -read- it is the height of boredom. And reading a script of any sort (which Shakespeare's plays -are-) is deadly dull.
Henry the 5th is one of the true gemstones in the bard's treasury, and Kenneth Branagh should be rightly hailed as a genius in his directing & performing of any of Shakespeare's works.
If you hate Shakespeare, give one of Branagh's movies a try, and if only one, chose this one. You won't be sorry.
Summary of Henry V
He ruled a massive empire...and fought a mighty war! Kenneth Branagh Paul Scofield Derek Jacobi Ian Holm Emma Thompson and Judi Dench star in this heroic action-packed epic based on the timeless play by William Shakespeare. "Magnificent passionate and steeped in powerful emotion" (The Washington Post) Henry V is a "stunning" (Leonard Maltin) Oscar?-nominated* adventure that takes its place amongst the greatest war films of all time.Having recently been crowned King of England Henry (Branagh) commands a massive invasion to assert what he believes is his legal right to the throne of France. But a mighty army stands in his way and the young monarch must rely on untested reserves of courage and cunning as he personally leads his outnumbered forces into a desperate battle for the honor and glory of the British Empire.Special Features:Collectible BookletOriginal Theatrical TrailerSystem Requirements:Running Time 128 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616850126Very few films come close to the brilliance Kenneth Branagh achieved with his first foray into screenwriting and direction. Henry V qualifies as a masterpiece, the kind of film that comes along once in a decade. He eschews the theatricality of Laurence Olivier's stirring, fondly remembered 1945 adaptation to establish his own rules. Branagh plays it down and dirty, seeing the bard's play through revisionist eyes, framing it as an antiwar story. Branagh gives us harsh close-ups of muddied, bloody men, and close-ups of himself as Henry, his hardened mouth and willful eyes revealing much about this land war. Not that the director-star doesn't provide lighter moments. His scenes introducing the French Princess Katherine (Emma Thompson) are toothsome. Bubbly, funny, enhanced by lovely lighting and Thompson's pale beauty, these glimpses of a princess trying to learn English quickly from her maid are delightful.
What may be the crowning glory of Branagh's adaptation comes when the dazed, shaky leader wanders through battlefields, not even sure who has won. As King Hal carries a dead boy (Empire of the Sun's Christian Bale) over the hacked-up bodies of both the English and French, you realize it is the first time Branagh has opened up the scenes: a panorama of blood and mud and death. It is as strong a statement against warmongering as could ever be made. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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