(Date Posted:10/13/2007 11:10:01)
It was pretty, for sure. The costuming and sets were gorgeous. And of course Cate Blanchett is a perfect Elizabeth. Geoffrey Rush was good, too. It might have been good if maybe the writers had used a history book once or twice ...
Some of my favorite parts:
I LOVED Mary Stuart's Scottish accent.
The two of us who went to see it were giggling way before the Spanish Armada showed up. One more reference to Raleigh's 'shining colony' in the New World and we probably would have been evicted. I think we were the only ones in the theater that knew what became of the glorious Roanoke. Snort.
We tried not to be TOO obnoxious during the suspenseful battle scene, but it was tough. I mean, I was just relieved that Raleigh was there to help poor, doddering old Drake manage that battle -- since Frobisher and Hawkins didn't even bother to come. I mean, what WOULD England have done if the dread pirate Raleigh had not been there to light the fireship?
And I ALWAYS bring my horses up on deck during a sea battle ... especially in hard weather. It's tough without a crane, but we manage.
And it only occurred to us after the movie was over ... but what type of trees were those that the Spanish were cutting down to make the ships? We think we remember pine (!) but we're hoping we're wrong. Otherwise, it's no wonder England won. I don't think pine would make very good ships.
I could go on and on, but I want to save some for others.
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