TV and Movies

[LoriLori]

Just saw "The Young Victoria", a 2009 film starring Emily Blunt as Victoria.  It's fantastic!  The writing and acting are superb.  It tells the real story, how she fell for Albert as a teenager, how she never had eyes for anyone else, how Lord M. was just using her politically and she never loved him or had a crush on him.  It was only ever Albert.

I loved the movie.  And at the end, the credits, I learned it's written by Julian Fellowes and direct by Mark La Valee (who directed "Big Little Lies.")  I didn't even know Julian Fellowes had written a movie about Victoria.

I disliked the PBS series so much I quit halfway through.  It's written by novelist Daisy Goodwin from her historical fiction.  Emphasis on "fiction."  Victoria's story is not told honestly and that whole "downstairs" story is made up and stuck on like a barnacle.  The dialogue is atrociously stiff and most of it is false.

I don't know how this movie got by me but if you haven't seen it, I recommend you do.  It's historically accurate and of a very high quality. 

[Mz iMac]

I enjoyed the movie also.

[SharkE]

I bought it few yrs. ago.

[LoriLori]

Whoopsie, just read about it on Wikipedia and there's two things in it that didn't happen. 

Spoiler

Albert was not at the coronation and Albert did cover Victoria with his body when someone tried to shoot her, but the bullet only grazed him, didn't wound him

Still, it's mostly true.  A zillion times better than the PBS version.

[jaxs mom]

I loved the movie when it came out and I own it. I didn't even try watching the PBS series. 

[SharkE]

Nothing is as bad as the TV series they did on Henry the VIII with Jonathon Rhyls Myers. All that was , was smut. LOL  Henry never looked that good on his best day.  ROFL

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

[Mz iMac]

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@SharkE wrote:

 Henry never looked that good on his best day.  ROFL

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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According to historical records, Henry VIII was a very handsome prince & king when he was younger (teenager-40's).  If he looked like Jonathan Rhys Meyers for real, I would have been honored to be one of his jump offs.

He didn't get obese until he was near his 50's.

I have the complete DVD set/series of The Tutors.....

"I AM THE KING OF ENGLAND!!!!!!!"