SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

This is a joke. King Henry VIII was about 6'3' and weighed probably about 250 lbs. and had red hair. This Henry VIII looks like Elvis Presley. This should be a daytime soap where "all the men are good looking and all the women are beautiful". As Garrison Keilor would say.

I am a history fanatic. No, this show is not completely accurate but boy is it good. Sex, intrigue, politics, war, drama drama drama. The acting is superb! Well done!

Let me start off by saying that I respect others' opinions, and acknowledge that reviews are truly a matter of personal preference; opinion. I would also like to note that I am reviewing this series purely on its value to me as entertainment, and NOT its historical accuracy!I ran across The Tudors on Netflix a couple of years ago. I like "period" dramas and I love almost anything to do with the history of England. I watched the first episode and wasn't all that intrigued. After all, there is a sex scene just minutes in. I don't have a problem with this, but it seemed like it would be a sex series at first glance. But, by the end of the 2nd episode, I was hooked.I've seen a few reviewers mention bad acting, bad timing (flow of the story), etc.. I won't even delve into the historical inaccuracies argument since I didn't watch this series hoping to "learn" English history. Personally, I found the acting to be fairly well done.(Following are spoilers). Although I found the acting well done, there were moments here and there where I questioned the director's decisions. As an example, when London is celebrating and Anne is watching she says, "...and it's all for MEEE!!!" -was very overdone. I know the scene is supposed to be nauseating but it just felt odd. At times watching The Tudors, I found myself judging a scene that could have been left out, or at the very least, changed. There were a lot of missed opportunities on both writers and director's parts in its creation. With that said, I just can't nitpick The Tudors. It is difficult for me to find something I dislike about the series other than minor preferences; small things I might have done differently had I been a writer or director.I rated this series a 9 out of 10 stars for only one reason: it should have continued with Edward, Mary, and then Elizabeth's parts in the story after Henry's death. The title of the series was not "The Wives of Henry VIII"... it was "The Tudors". After watching the series finale, I desperately wanted to see more. I ended up watching the entire series several times instead. This could easily have had a long run of 10 seasons or perhaps even more if they were to follow Elizabeth's part in the story. It would have been a perfect series finale, ending it with "The Golden Years". Sadly, we're done after only 4 seasons!Some of the positives I'd like to mention about The Tudors (and more spoilers)... The sound and picture are simply perfect. The music is awesome and sucks you in. I want to mention one of the most brilliant moments in the series (and again I want to stress SPOILERS here): After the death of Queen Jane, the episode ends with the camera panning up and over Henry with Jane's body in the cathedral, and the theme music builds up with a heart-wrenching mix of instruments. It is one of the most powerful scenes I have witnessed in television. Her sad death together with that music PULLS the tears out of you. Absolutely BRILLIANT. And without going too far with spoilers here, the series finale ending was very similar in that respect.I must say, what a brilliant and fun series to watch. I enjoy reliving The Tudors, still to this day binge- watching it. I have yet to find a comparable series to replace it. One series comes close, Reign (focuses on Mary, Queen of Scots). But that one felt more like a series for little girls yet with rated R scenes. I've just had no luck finding anything to match The Tudors. Do yourself a favor, watch the first 2 episodes. And remember that reviews are a person's personal opinion, as this review is mine.

With a few exceptions, bad casting. They had very similar looks, especially the men. The real Henry had a colorful look. He wasn't consistently in black clothing. Katherine Howard...omg! Played like a stupid, shallow, over-sexed YouTube-r. Mannerisms totally 21sr century Women covered their hair. Bare heads would have seemed immodest. Some of the jewelry seemed right, but the headgear was too "Tots and Tiaras"