Lady Jane
|
Our Price: $19.09 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $7.92 (click here) Category: DVD See more DVD releases |
|---|
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
Movie Reviews of Lady Jane
Movie Review: Impressive - Most Impressive
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember being transfixed by this film on cable as a teenager and years later, this film absolutely holds up. Being a History minor, I've since read that the love story was a bit exaggerated, but what a story. Bonham-Carter and Elwes as the principals are at their brooding and brilliant best.This film is a great DVD transfer.
I bought this film on VHS not too long ago thinking that it would be overlooked for DVD. It hasn't been and the transfer is simply beautiful. As a photographer I kept comparing this film with Cate Blanchet's 'Elizabeth' and thinking how drab it was in comparison - VHS comparison. This film on DVD rivals the beauty of 'Elizabeth' and will make an excellent addition to anyone's DVD library.
This bitter sweet love story is well-acted, photographed and pure escapism in the grand tradition that is well worth owning.
Movie Review: Bring out the tissues
Summary: 5 Stars
The acting is superb and makes you feel that you are part of the action. However you do feel like telling them what to do or say. The story is loosely based on a sixteen-year-old girl Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Garter) on the throne of England for just nine days in 1553, and how everyone tries to manipulate her.
The genealogy behind this can get quite complex but the story is strait forward. Naturally the costumes and scenery add to the movie. If there was any music I did not notice it.
For those who want historical accuracy, go watch a documentary. That does not make this anything less than great entertainment. It has religion for the religious, love fort the loveless, and teaches us to stick our neck out for our principles.
Did I mention that this is an engrossing film?
Movie Review: Lady Jane finally on DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have loved this movie ever since I first saw it at 15. It made me fall in love with Cary Elwes and Helena Bonham Carter, both superb actors who should get more credit (and more roles!). I love the story, although it is tragic, albeit romantic at the same time. It does not bother me that it is in some respect historically inaccurate. So is "Braveheart" and that is my favorite movie of all time. The important thing is this movie made me want to know more, and since first seeing it I have become obsessed with English royalty and history. It is also a very well acted, well written, and well directed historical drama with beautiful costumes. Highly recommended to those who love a movie that's well done.Movie Review: The Nine Days' Queen
Summary: 5 Stars
There must be some kind of requirement that you had to have fallen in love with this movie when you were a teenager, and I meet that requirement! I, too, saw this for the first time on TV and spent an entire summer obsessed with it, watching it over and over on the worn-out cassette I'd taped it on. I love the costumes, the sets, and the music; Helena Bonham Carter is wonderful and Cary Elwes is great! He's really an underappreciated actor, I think. I realize that parts of the story are inaccurate, but as a whole it is very entertaining and well done, and will give you a good idea of life in 16th-century England. I'm so glad this is finally on DVD!Movie Review: My views on Lady Jane
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this movie in VHS format. I simply loved it! Being a Renaissance/Medevial fan, I found the costumes just wonderful. Even though, the history books tell us that Jane Grey and Guilford Dudley weren't as passionate as the film depicted, I found the love scenes nice. I have read all the books about Jane Grey to know that she came from a time of abuse. Historians potray her as a "plain" girl with reddish hair. She probably looked after her great uncle Henry VIII. I can go on and on about this, but I won't. Just read up on the history and enjoy the film for what it is made for...entertainment.