disgusting, overrated, pointless

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The DVDs (5) are due to be released on 31 March. BBC Warner (if I recall). There is an item in the Sunday New York Times "Arts and Entertainment" section. Check the NYTimes website, under Television, under Arts. (URLs seem to not be allowed here!)NETFLIX has in listed already, with the following description:Explore the history of the English monarchy through the prism of Shakespeare's plays -- including "Richard II," "Henry IV," "Henry V" and "Richard III" -- with this 15-part BBC series that features many of England's top actors. Originally broadcast on television in 1960, the ambitious project includes performances by Robert Hardy, Eileen Atkins, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Julian Glover, John Warner and many others.

Anyone who enjoyed this series when first broadcast (I rushed home from school to see it) now is of a certain age so I can only add my comments to those asking for a DVD release to enable those of us to relive the memories of first transmission before it simply becomes a piece of unremembered TV archive history. If so many old TV series from the sixties and seventies can be released, why not this? Surely the rights clearances can't be that difficult. Most of the Shakespeare lines I can quote comes from this iconic series and I remember swapping them with my school chums as we tried to outdo each other's memories of the text. Peter Dews rightly deserved the credit for having the foresight to bring it to the screen. This surely was public broadcasting at its finest. Robert Hardy and Sean Connery fighting to the death - it's riveting stuff and from the beginning of the BBC Television's golden age. Come on BBC. Clear it and license it please. March 2009 So finally the DVD is here and congratulations to those who have made it happen. The picture quality is remarkably good and the performances every bit as good as the memory thought. Now all those who clamoured for it must buy it and relive those magic moments.UK viewers. Given the series was made in the UK by the BBC using British actors it's strange that the DVD release is not available there on Region 2 (Europe) DVD and can only be imported from the US and played on modified players. It seems hardly likely that there are major rights issues, perhaps the market was felt to be too small so why on earth wasn't it released 'region free?' so everyone could enjoy it?

As is true of so many, I loved this series and hope ! hope! hope! that it will be issued on DVD. It was far superior, in my view, to the subsequent Wars of the Roses. Please, BBC - make us happy and take our money! In addition to the fine actors mentioned by the others, I add Paul Daneman - unfortunately now dead - who was the perfect Richard III. When I read Shakespeare now, these are the voices I hear, the phrasing I remember. Daneman saying "So wise so young they say do ne'er live long" Or Jack May as the Duke of York - "Cold news for me, for I had hopes of France ..." Or Robert Hardy chuckling at the thought of old men remembering "with 'vantages" their deeds on St. Crispin's Day. I want to see it again!

An Age of Kings was my introduction to Shakespeare. I still have the viewing guide you had to mail in for. I remember the series as stimulating, exciting, and entertaining. I saw the broadcasts when I was in 9th grade...15 years old. That was quite an accomplishment for any TV drama. I have awaited a Video or DVD reissue for many years. Also a devote of the films of Akira Kurosawa, I have collected his works when issued by the Criterion Collection. I feel that An Age of Kings is certainly deserving of such loving treatment. What can we as individuals do to move the BBC or some other group to actually reissue a quality set of this series. Living outside the UK, a trip over to view the series is currently not feasible.