The Tudors Reviews

Question:  What does the musician Prince and actor Jonathon Rhys Meyers have in common? 

Answer:  They both credibly display badass attitude while draped in fur, purple velvet and ruffles.  (That must be a challenge to say the least)

The Showtime miniseries, The Tudors, is an entertaining and passionate look at the life of King Henry VIII.  Rhys Meyers portrays the title character and inhabits his role completely and confidently.  Although there are grand gestures and explosive tirades, Rhys Meyers also exposes Henry's more tender and nuanced feelings.  At times, the king wears his heart...

 This is a story of King Henry VIII. A womanizer, a killer, not true to friends. This is intense, I love this, King Henry VII was a King who was married to a lovely lady, (Queen Elizabeth) ,had a baby (not a boy), had a lot of mistresses, fell in love with this evil mistress (Mary). Ends up dumping Queen Elizabeth for Miss Evil, marries her, divorces Elizabeth, has all the Catholics in a uproar, kills a couple of friends for not believing that divorcing Queen Elizabeth is wrong. Kicks the Queen out, for Miss evil's request. The King takes his daughter from Queen Elizabeth, and stores her in some...

The Tudors mini-series on SHOWTIME has been very entertaining and enjoyable to watch. My husband enjoys it also. I'm a big history buff so something of this nature is easy for me to tune into but I dont always stick around. The costumes in this film are very impressive to say the least each and every one is prettier than the next. While I will admit that the show doesnt always stick to the facts and I"m sure it's full of situations that never took place...but it works. It's very entertaining and close enough to the true story that it keeps you intrigued and waiting for more.

It was made to entertain...

'The Tudors is a surprisingly opulent Showtime series of the court and times of Henry the VIII. The acting is superb and the story is engrossing. The costumes and sets are richly detailed.

The only downside to this series is that it feels comfortable adding details that have no basis in fact. The story of the life of Henry the VII is interesting enough that it doesn't need to be altered. I hope that the writers will stop rewriting history and especially, stop combining the actions of two different people into one character because it mars what would otherwise be a perfect series.

I was hooked from the first episode of the Tudors! Great storytelling , beautiful costuming and scenery. I know it is not historically correct but an amazing show. The intrigue, plots and subplots going on are what kept me watching. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is mesmerizing as Henry VII .I cannot wait until the next season starts. I will miss seeing Natalie Dormer as Anne though.