So I am cleaning out my DVD collection not just anime. I purchased ELIZABETH AND ESSEX because it was part of the Errol Flynn collection.
The technicolor filming combined with breathtaking costumes and sets makes for a feast for the eyes. To bad the rest of the film doesn't hold up. I think I could have dealt with the over the top dialog performed in the most melodramatic style possible, if only, the music wasn't so obstreperous . It really overwhelms and interrupts the story. Of course watching all these very American and Tasmanian actors performing a story about an English Queen and Nobleman and not one hint of English accent, odd very odd. 2 Stars
Update: Based on the recommendation of a film historian that I respect (Jim Beaver) I tried watching it again. This time even the breathtaking costumes and sets could not make me sit through it twice. The music was just to loud, it may be a great theatrical score, but it is just too loud and intrusive for me and i like and watch old movies. I guess it is all a matter of taste.