Elizabeth: The Golden Age

I went to see Elizabeth: The Golden Age today (by myself of course) and I was not disappointed. It's very rarely that a sequel eclipses it's predecessor and I'm sure the other five people in the movie theatre were pleasantly surprised as well. Even if the movie had any bad qualities (I suspect that maybe some extremely conservative Catholics might take offense to the nuanced suggestions that King Philip and some Jesuit 'missionary' were kinda out there) I got to look at Clive Owen for over two hours. I am of course biased since Queen Elizabeth I of England is by far the most intriguing female historical figure of all time (second is Boadicea). Oh, hell! Queen Elizabeth IS the most intriguing human historical figure of all time...