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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-10-07 11:53 PM
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Just saw an ad for 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' and got crazy goose-bumps.
"I will strip Spain bare if you dare to try me!" - an annoyed Queen

Holy shit. That comes out on Friday. Can't wait. If this movie is as good as Elizabeth, it is going to kick a totality of ass.

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In her will, Mary I had left Philip her claim to the English throne; under force of the threat from Elizabeth's policies in the Netherlands and the East Atlantic, Philip set out his plans for an invasion of England. In April 1587, Sir Francis Drake burned part of the Spanish fleet at Cádiz, delaying Philip's plans. In July 1588, the Spanish Armada, a grand fleet of 130 ships bearing over 30,000 men, set sail in the expectation of conveying a Spanish invasion force under the command of the Duke of Parma across the English Channel from the Netherlands.

Elizabeth set out to join her troops wearing little armour over her dress and no guards to accompany her, only pages. Despite the complaints on her safety, Elizabeth addressed her troops with a notable speech, known as the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, in which she famously declared, "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too! And I think it foul scorn that Spain or Parma or any prince of Europe should dare invade the borders of my realm".

The Spanish attempt was defeated by the English fleet under Lord High Admiral Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, aided by inclement weather. The Armada was forced to return to Spain, with appalling losses on the North and West coasts of Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England#Conflict_with_Spain
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libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-10-07 11:57 PM
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1. Sounds awesome
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-10-07 11:57 PM
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2. i can't wait for it to come out
it looks awesome
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 12:00 AM
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3. Sounds like some good adult entertainment.
I will have to check this movie out.
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zonkers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 01:02 AM
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4. Thanks for the background. Same director as Elizabeth. Blanchett is a fine
actress.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 01:17 AM
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5. She seems a bit butch ...
:hide:
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 10:37 PM
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15. Just the way I like her
:loveya:
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 02:08 AM
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6. "The Protestant wind" and "The Virgin Queen"
The daughter of probably the coolest English King ever: Henry VIII.
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Scout Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 12:01 PM
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7. Did you see the Helen Mirren movie about Elizabeth I ?
I just got it from netflix and watched it. Job well done, excellent work by Helen Mirren.

I also like the Cate Blanchett movie, and will probably go see this sequel.

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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 03:43 PM
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13. Mirren is splendid.
Her take on the Tilbury speech is absolutely brilliant. Blanchett does the young Bess well, but Mirren for the mature woman.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 12:07 PM
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8. Definitely the coolest English Monarch
besides Henry II.
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 01:07 PM
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9. If she actually got out
"strip Spain bare" without needing 25 takes, then Cate truly is the greatest actress of our generation!
:rofl:

Seriously--saw the trailer too--it looks magnificent.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 01:08 PM
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10. Looks like it could be a good one
there have been some good movies out in the past month or two - unfortunately, I've yet to see any of them.

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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 01:48 PM
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11. Oh, looking forward to this one
If Platrow hasn't bared her boobs yet this year, maybe Cate has a shot at the Oscar.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 02:00 PM
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12. I'm jonesing to see the movie based on that one CGI shot of the Armada alone.
Looks like it's going to be killer! :bounce:
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 09:55 PM
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14. total Anglophile here, eagerly anticipating this film. I LOVED
"Elizabeth"

and the Glenda Jackson miniseries
and the Helen Mirren one

Great Queen, Great Stories, great Actresses to play her
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Turn CO Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-11-07 10:53 PM
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16. Agreed; it looks great! Will have to watch the 1st one on DVD
for the warmup.

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