Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822731417
Format: PAL
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: October 13, 2008
Running Time: 503 minutes
Sales Rank: 75
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2008

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk:
It’s a very welcome return for The Tudors in this terrific second season of the show, which picks up once more on the earlier years in the reign of King Henry VIII. And once again, it pulls few punches, by turns violent, passionate and dramatic. It’s absolutely not family viewing, but it does grab you by the collar and simply not let up.

What’s more, The Tudors is once again powered by arguably a career-defining performance by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. He’s quite superb as the young King, capturing the obsession of Henry VIII in his quest for a male heir to the throne. He’s matched by a strong supporting cast, too, particularly Natalie Dormer’s Anne Boleyn. And with lavish production values grounding the show, it’s a sumptuous, surprisingly edgy slice of historical drama.

That said, once again, the show takes some liberties with history, and inevitably attracts attention for doing so. But those liberties are taken for a reason. The drama is never less than compelling, and it’s worth cutting The Tudors some slack for the decisions it makes. After all, the end result is genuinely gripping and engaging television, and come the final credits on the ten episodes here, chances are you’ll be thirsting for more. For even though you may know how the story ultimately ends, The Tudors is ample proof that the journey there is really what matters. --Jon Foster




Rating: - Wonderful
As a history student in her final year at university, I can well understand why those who have a passion for history, and its accurate portrayal, may have problems with the liberties taken here. However, it's important to remember that Henry VIII was not always fat and old, especially during this period! In fact, in some of the very final scenes of the series, we can see how he will probably progress into being this more typical version, and I for one cannot wait to see if they can pull this transition ... Read More

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Rating: - great stuff
Yes it's a bit over the top and stretches the truth a bit. However, what a great romp. As for Jonathan Rhys Meyers being too good looking,I would like to remind the "historians" that Henry was once considered to be the "Golden Prince", and described as the most handsome in all of Europe.
It was only after his leg became too bad for him to ride and play sports did he become obese.

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Rating: - dreadful juvenile codswallop
What a travesty - history? What history? You might as well call the carry on movies history. Apart from that the acting is on a par with hollyoaks - all that trying so hard to be sexy - laughable. If you want to see great acting and some semblance of historical accuracy watch man of all seasons, or anne of a thousand days, and see how far tv/movies have dumbed down in forty or so years. I feel insulted that this rubbish is supposed to appeal to me, I'm not that stupid.

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Rating: - Spellbinding - I was glued to this, again!
I love this series. Accurate or not, it is compelling and fascinating. I think all of the characters are fantastic, and you feel what they're feeling, and almost feel a part of the action. After the first series of The Tudors I knew that much of the second series wouldn't be a surprise to me as Anne Boleyn's demise is one of the most famous parts of Henry VIII's story. However, I was still hanging on to every word, and every action throughout.

I was starting to grow a little tired of Catherine ... Read More

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Rating: - Great - but don't bother with the extra features!
Yes, there are some historical innacuracies but it makes little difference to the enjoyment of this hugely watchable and brilliantly done drama - due to all concerned, it's quality stuff.
The only thing that lets it down in my opinion, as a DVD, is the poor extra features offering. For some inexplicable reason these features start with several very short snippets starring 3 Americans, of all people, who waffle on offering empty opinions or stating the bleeding obvious whilst insisting on calling them ... Read More

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