The Other Boleyn Girl | 
 enlarge | Actor: Natalie Portman
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Running Time: 115
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: COLD21450D
UPC: 043396214507
EAN: 0043396214507
ASIN: B0012QE4Q2
Theatrical Release Date: February 29, 2008
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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Two sisters contend for the affection of king henry viii. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/25/2008 Starring: Natalie Portman Eric Bana Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Justin Chadwick
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A tale of two sisters competing for the same king, iThe Other Boleyn Girl/i 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, iThe Other Boleyn Girl/i 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. i--Jae-Ha Kim/i ppspan class="h1"strongGet to Know the Cast of iThe Other Boleyn Girl/ibr(click on images to see more films from each actor)/strong/spantable align="center" width="75%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_Portman.jpg" border="0"brNatalie Portman (Anne Boleyn) /td td width="33%" img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_Johanssen.jpg" border="0"brScarlett Johansson (Mary Boleyn) /td /tr/table ppspan class="h1"/spantable width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_Bana.jpg" border="0"brEric Bana (Henry Tudor) /td td width="33%" img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_Sturgess.jpg" border="0"brJim Sturgess (George Boleyn) /td td width="33%" img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_ScottThomas.jpg" border="0"brKristin Scott Thomas (Lady Elizabeth Boleyn) /td /td /tr/tablebr/ p p span class="h1"strongBeyond iThe Other Boleyn Girl/i/strong/span table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1416560602.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br Paperback Book /td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0017APPSE.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br On Blu-ray /td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0012X6FXU.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br The Soundtrack /td /tr /table /p p span class="h1"strongStills from IThe Other Boleyn Girl/I (click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p tr align="center" valign="top" td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_1sm.jpg"br /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_2sm.jpg"br p /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_3sm.jpg"br /td/td tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_4sm.jpg"br p /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_5sm.jpg"br /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_6sm.jpg"br tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_7sm.jpg"br p /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_8sm.jpg"br /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/TheOtherBoleynGirl/OBG_9sm.jpg"br /td/tr/table
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 A good 2 1/2 hour film butchered to two hours December 4, 2008
Look at the thirty minutes of out-takes and deleted scenes in this DVD's extras and you'll see that many of the best, explanatory, and touching scenes (mostly involving Mary Boleyn) were chopped out. All because some idiot wanted to keep this film to two hours.br /br /What remains is visually breath-taking, thought-provoking, and intense. Cinematography is outstanding. This film stayed in our thoughts long after my wife and I left the theater. Philippa Gregory, in many of the DVD's extras, gives much commentary and describes the film as "beautiful."br /br /I agree that this film is best approached as a stand-alone movie. Through the decades, generations of readers have expressed their disappointment at films based on the book. GONE WITH THE WIND was not as good as its book. When it was released, THE WIZARD OF OZ was considered mediocre and unlike the J. Frank Baum book on which it was based. br /br /Still, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL should be seen, if not in this version then in its British version. Why? Because of Anne Boleyn's historical significance. If not for Anne, there would be no Queen Elizabeth I. If not for Elizabeth, there would be no push for English colonization and no English-speaking North America. Then you couldn't read this review, because I can't speak French!br /
Moving all the way to the end. November 28, 2008
I am not big on these type of movies, but I have to say this one moved me.
 Appalling mediocrity November 28, 2008
After watching for a couple of weeks, at the rate of one episode per night, Michael Hirst's TV series The Tudors" The Tudors - The Complete First SeasonThe Tudors - Season 2, I was appalled by the bad acting, the awful dialogue and the general lack of artistry of this movie. Only the lighting of some interiors, deftly imitated from Vermeer, and a few pretty --yet trite-- open air scenes earns it a second star with me. Otherwise, it can serve only as a foil against which one can better appreciate Hirst's apt and often incisive dialogue, as well as the incredibly lively and attractive acting of Rhys Meyer and Dorman as Henry and Ann (not to mention the splendid performances of the actors who impersonate Wolsey, Thomas More, Catherine of Aragon, the Earl of Wiltshire, and almost every other significant character). Historical accuracy might not stand high in the minds of the authors of either production, but where the soap opera succeeds in providing a quite impressive view of power struggles in 16th century England (and Europe), the present movie does not make it even as a sordid sex story.
Reader's Digest had a hand in this? November 23, 2008
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.
 The Other Boleyn Girl November 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a wonderful film. Very true, historically. Well acted. Authentic costumes. Good character development. Well done!
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