The Other Boleyn Girl [Blu-ray]

starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mark Rylance See Larger Image List Price: $38.96 You Pay Only: $22.99 You Save: $15.97 (41%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396215269 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 10, 2008 Running Time: 115 minutes Sales Rank: 5034 Studio: Sony Pictures Related Items: The Bucket List [Blu-ray] Jumper (Special Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] Fool's Gold [Blu-ray] Vantage Point (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] Definitely, Maybe (Widescreen) see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Based on the best-selling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Eric Bana. Two sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson), are driven by their ambitious family to seduce the king of England (Bana) in order to advance their position in court. What starts as an opportunity for the girls to increase their family fortune becomes a deadly rivalry to capture the heart of a king to stay alive. Amazon.com: A tale of two sisters competing for the same king, The Other Boleyn Girl uses historical facts as window dressing for this work of fiction that is entertaining, if not wholly believable. Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) is the doe-eyed vixen ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Her shy sister Mary (Scarlett Johansson) has always been in Anne's shadow; Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary--the 'other Boleyn girl'--as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. With a pair of American actresses in the lead roles and an Aussie portraying their hunky object of desire, the English accents are all over the place in this period piece with a modern feel. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her 'daughters are being traded like cattle for the advancement of men,' it is Anne who ultimately throws her slight weight around to bully Henry into doing her bidding. When he begs her to give herself to him, Anne--wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque 'B' pendant on her neck--counters, 'Make me your Queen.' Is the audience really supposed to believe that Henry the VIII--the most powerful man in the land--would divorce Catherine of Aragon, separate from the Catholic church, and put England in upheaval simply because Anne refused to sleep with him until he jumped through all her hoops? 'I have torn this country apart for you,' he hisses at her before finally getting his way. Based on Philippa Gregory's bestselling novel of the same name, The Other Boleyn Girl features an attractive cast and a familiar plot with some icky twists. Kieran McGuigan's cinematography is breathtaking and is as crucial to setting the film's tone as the dialogue. Actually, it fares better: Lines such as 'Well? Did he have you?!' sound almost comical. But the sweeping shots of Henry's kingdom and the carefully framed close-ups of Portman and Johansson are breathtaking in their beauty and say what words simply cannot. --Jae-Ha Kim Get to Know the Cast of The Other Boleyn Girl (click on images to see more films from each actor) Natalie Portman (Anne Boleyn) Scarlett Johansson (Mary Boleyn) Eric Bana (Henry Tudor) Jim Sturgess (George Boleyn) Kristin Scott Thomas (Lady Elizabeth Boleyn) Beyond The Other Boleyn Girl Paperback Book On DVD The Soundtrack Stills from The Other Boleyn Girl (click for larger image) Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Reader's Digest had a hand in this? I recently watched this movie, and I have mixed feeling about it. While it is true that historical accuracy is stretched and the dialogue isn't exactly period, I enjoyed the performance given by the actors chosen for the role, and much of the movie on its own account. However, the movie generally is choppy, not unlike a Reader's Digest version of something longer...I am left with the notion that this DVD is actually meant for Prime Time Television, edited for time allotted between commercials, and so left me feeling cheated. I wonder if Justin Chadwick (the Director) just lost interest in the project. SO, not a movie to buy, but not too bad a rental for a rainy day. Rating: - The Other Boleyn Girl This was a wonderful film. Very true, historically. Well acted. Authentic costumes. Good character development. Well done! Rating: - A passionate and complex film. This is a beautifully acted, scripted, and directed period film. I know there are a number of inaccuracies regarding the historical elements in this film, but that's to be expected from Hollywood. I found the story riveting, the performances strong and convincing, and the plot, whether inaccurate or not, very believable and rather very likely. It is something of a revisionist's version of what had happened in King Henry VIII's reign in that Anne Boleyn was one of the most hated women in British history and often considered/described as the stereotypical gold digger, but I have always felt there was much more to the story than the tidbits of the bias history presented about her. This tale presents a very different view of Anne Boleyn, brilliantly portrayed by Natalie Portman of Star Wars Prequel Trilogy fame, who seems more a victim of her family's quest for power and influence which, quite frankly, would be a far more likely scenario than the concept of the independent, crafty gold digger that history seems to constantly portray her as. Sometimes a revisionist notion of history can seriously provide a more likely reality and I think this version does that. It was not unheard of for men in power to pimp their daughters out to their own advantage. Eric Bana makes a very convincing King Henry VIII and is perhaps one of the few who make him out to be something considerably more than the monster history seems to make him out to be. It is still an unflinching, ... Read More Rating: - Nice movie, not historically accurate I was so happy when this came out on film because I loved the book. The book this movie is based on is historical fiction so I knew it was not going to be historically accurate but this movie does take some facts and stretch them pretty far. So if your looking to learn something about Anne Boleyn don't go to this movie. But this movie is very entertaining and the costumes are perfect. You did get a sense of what it was like during that time period and what the two girls went through. There are some nice special features as well. Yes, this movie is historically inaccurate, but all movies are unless they are a documentary. So if you keep in mind this is a movie to ENTERTAIN you, then you will enjoy it. Natalie Portman does a great job as Anne Boleyn. Rating: - Off with her head !!! What a terrible film. Can someone please tell Natalie Portman that her 15 minutes were over a long time ago. Why does she keep trying the horrible fake British accent? It's almost as bad as Madonna's .... almost! And her acting, well it's about as bad as the accent. Scarlett Johansson isn't much better. Both of them are so out of their element it's frightening. As for the film, it's a total mess. It blows so fast through the historical events that you don't care one iota about any of the characters except maybe for the poor British actors in the film who had to go to their trailers every day and bang their heads against the wall trying to figure out how to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. More The Other Boleyn Girl [Blu-ray] Reviews Browse for similar items by category: By Theme - Drama - Genres - DVD - Video - Biography Love & Romance - Drama - Genres - DVD - Video - General AAS Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - Studio Specials - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - All Sony Pictures Titles Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - Studio Specials - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - Blu-ray Blu-ray - Formats - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - Drama

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