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Summary: ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING!!
Review: Totally engrossing series. Would recommend it to anyone with an interest in Henry. It is so interesting watching the transformation from a young king in love to someone who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.Incidently, the first disc was labeled correctly but had the content from disc 2 on it. All I had to do was email the company and I had a correct disc in my hands two weeks later at no charge.
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Summary: Great Series -- Poor DVD Transfer
Review: I won't comment on the landmark TV production -- it remains as fresh and engrossing as when I first saw it 30 years ago. The big disappointment here is that BFS Video has chosen to squeeze the series onto 3 single sided DVDs -- over 2 1/2 hours of video per DVD. The result, sadly, is that the picture quality is compromised by compression artifacts that reduce it to VHS quality. Compared to (say) "I, Claudius", of similar vintage but presented on 2-sided discs, this transfer is really below par. If you don't have this series, get it, as you'll enjoy it regardless of the quality issues. If you have it on VHS, stick with this, as the DVD is not worth it.
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Summary: great
Review: I fell in lust with keith Michell after seeing this and in love with Henry VIII and Tudor history!
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Summary: A Great British Drama
Review: The BBC really know how to produce great drama , and this series was amongst the best . The idea of having different authors to produce each of the episodes or plays , whilst keeping the same actors , was an inspired one , as it keeps the series fresh and interesting. Keith Mitchell truly is the definitive Henry VIII (not the only time he's played this role) , and it's difficult to see how anyone else could carry off the role with the same style. For anyone interested in British history , or historical drama , this dvd is a must , as although the series rarely deviates from the same few locations , you certainly get a good feeling of what it must have been like to live in Tudor England. I really cannot rate this drama series too highly , and if you too enjoy it , I would recommend Elizabeth R which was produced in a very similar style (also by the BBC) and brilliantly acted out by Glenda Jackson amongst other great British actors.
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Summary: Very Impressive
Review: This is an impressive series. You can almost sympathize with Henry VIII in his plight for an heir. Before watching this, I never understood what would have brought him to go from wife to wife. This is a definate must for any Tudor fan. The series was well shot, and acted. Even though this was shot over 25 years ago this set holds up well.
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Summary: How could such an interesting period be so boring?
Review: Considering that few periods of history are as intriguing as the Tudor era, and that Henry's wives and his relationships with same are the stuff of which an entire library could be filled, the company which produced this series should receive a medal for originality. They managed what one would think impossible: reducing all and sundry to tiresome bores, with dialogue so banal that one would think the king and queens depicted were as lively as those one would find in a deck of cards.
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Summary: The 3 DVDs of Henry VIII
Review: The Six Wives of Henry VIII is great on DVD. Keith Michell (in his best performance prior to Mark Antony in Julius Caesar or Dennis Stanton on Murder, She Wrote) should be knighted. To the person who got duplicate discs I humbly apologize, my set is complete. I also have I, Claudius on DVD. Now it's time for Elizabeth R to come out.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: If you can afford this buy it. These videos cover the political intrigue and the six marriages of Henry VIII. They show his feelings and those of his wives. I loaned this set to a young man (age 10) to help him with a school report. The movies really helped bring what he had been reading together. Keith's portrayal of Henry VIII is fabulous. Each video is about a different wife. And each one is written by a different play write.
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Summary: something is wrong with my set
Review: For some reason, my disc 1 and disc 2 have exactly the same contents as disc 2, although they have different CD labels and cases. Seems like a manufacturing problem, it *might* be an entire production batch. From the advise of Amazon, I am returning the DVD set and getting a refund. Too bad I would have liked to watch this from the start. From what I have seen so far, I would rate the Audio-Video quality around 2.5 stars.
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Summary: Absolutely the best ever.
Review: this was, i must say, an absolutely brilliant series. i only wish there were more.
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