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Henry VIII Reviews

2003

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Ray Winston brings history's most beguiling monarch to life in the Emmy award winning adaptation of Henry VIII Read more

Starring	Ray Winstone, Helena Bonham-Carter, Sean Bean, David Suchet
Director	Pete Travis
Genres	Drama

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  Extras
  
  This disc only contains extra footage.
  
  Could not find the second part of the film on this disc
  
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  - DEAN PYATT
  - Manchester, England
  - 13 Sep 2005 at 18:16
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  Henry VIII
  
  What a brilliant film. I enjoyed every minute of it. Ray Winston was great a Henry VIII. Its shown as it probably really happened.
  
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- - Sills
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  - Huddersfield
  - 20 Sep 2011 at 09:26
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  Henry VIII
  
  I enjoyed this film. A good representation of the period and great acting. One of the best films I've seen of the Tudors.
  
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  - Somerset
  - 22 Jan 2011 at 21:13
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  Tudor VIII
  
  I think this film is very good, it is easy to pick things up. I've recently become very obsessive with the Tudor times. This helps me to understand the time... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 16 Sep 2010 at 19:56
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  Henry VIII
  
  i saw this on tv and loved it ray winstone is really awesome as henry , so i rented it to watch again i have since purchased it , a dam good investment :)
  
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  - Canterbury
  - 29 May 2010 at 19:34
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  Introduction
  
  I enjoyed this series very much. It did take a while to get used to Henry VIII having a strong cockney accent though! The cast is an array of famous British ... read more »
  
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  - Cardiff
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 22:51
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  The best Henry VIII film I have watched!
  
  This two part drama on Henry VIII was fantastic! Ray Winston plays the role perfectly and I had to watch both two hour episodes back to back as I was that ... read more »
  
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- - Tulaney
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  - 12 Dec 2009 at 14:43
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  Henry V111
  
  Ray Winston, in my opinion, is the best Henry V111 that I've seen and I've seen quite a vew over the past years. I would recommend this movie to anyone... read more »
  
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  - Pershore
  - 08 Nov 2009 at 22:16
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  Henry viii
  
  I really enoyed this drama partly because I have an interest in Tudor history. Although this drama isn't all historically correct I found Ray Winston's ... read more »
  
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  - Ellesmere Port
  - 13 Aug 2009 at 22:16
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  henry viii
  
  Great, missed this when it was on TV but have just watched the DVD and really enjoyed it.
  
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  - Telford
  - 04 Feb 2009 at 15:09
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  The actor!!!
  
  good film but very rushed. try to put over 40 years in 2 hours! however gave the 4 stars purely because the actor playing Henry is the best fit for the role i ... read more »
  
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  - Woking
  - 07 Jan 2009 at 21:52
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  Extras
  
  This disc only contains extra footage.
  
  Could not find the second part of the film on this disc
  
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  - DEAN PYATT
  - Manchester, England
  - 13 Sep 2005 at 18:16
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  This is just a bonus disc
  
  The two episodes of Henry VIII are on Disc One. This is just a bonus disc, and fairly poor quality at that. It just contains some interviews with key cast ... read more »
  
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- - Bina007
  - London
  - 06 Oct 2004 at 09:29
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  henry viii
  
  the second disc for this film is bonus features. i didn't know this and ordered disc 1 and 2. it's ok if you like bonus features though.
  
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  - england
  - 03 Feb 2007 at 20:29
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  DISC 2
  
  Disc 2 was not delivered straight after disc 1 and it only had EXTRAS on!!! Where is the second part of the movie????
  
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- - Simon Phillips
  - England (London)
  - 22 Sep 2006 at 11:31
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  Not very accurate.
  
  A good piece of entertainment but not very accurate according to the history books. Henry is made to look like a very unfortunate, unlucky husband when in fact... read more »
  
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- - Peakey
  - Staffordshire
  - 02 May 2005 at 20:36
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  Henry - 8 Audience - 0
  
  This is another of the overly 'hyped' 'costume dramas' that prove you needn't have a clue about history to make a television programme that ... read more »
  
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  - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
  - 25 Feb 2005 at 18:33
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  Was Henry VIII an Essex boy????
  
  I rented this mainly to see Helena Bonham Carter - after seeing her mesmerising performance as Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd, I was intrigued with the thought of ... read more »
  
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  - The West Country, England
  - 26 Nov 2008 at 00:05
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  FANTASTIC!
  
  This is a wonderful portrayal of Henry VIII. Goes more into his personal life than the politics of the day to make a story worthy of any blockbuster film! It ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 16:35
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  excellent recommended
  
  stan winston is suberb as King HEnry VIII, keeps the part alive.
  
  recommend to anyone. only fault is it could have been longer
  
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  - scotland not for long!
  - 02 Apr 2006 at 19:13
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  Excellent
  
  Ray Winston is really convincing as Henry - totally contradictory and self-centered - very enjoyable
  
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  - Wiltshire, England
  - 03 May 2006 at 18:22

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