54 out of 55 people found the following review helpful:

Inspired

Dare2Love from , 13th June, 2009

If you thought that historical dramas were dry and boring, think again! This exceptionally well written, filmed and performed film, presented through the eyes of saxons, gives an astonishingly authentic feel to what it must have been to live through the terrible year of 1066. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the succession (we'll never really know but certainly the Norman accounts were biased) Harold was a remarkable man as were the men that he fought and died with. There are some minor historical liberties taken, but overall I would say that this should be shown in every school in the country. Utterly compelling throughout!

9 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Mel Gibson should have done it.

A Customer from Loughborough, 4th July, 2009

As an educational piece for schools this might be considered quite good. I would certainly have been more entertained by this than trawling through the text books and listening to a monotone teacher. On it's own I thought it was a little weak and needed a bigger budget for it to appeal to a wider audience.

6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Patronising drivel

A Customer from Europe, 7th July, 2009

'A customer from London' has it exactly right, making this film poor. To make matters worse, the director's wibblings are patronising in the extreme. Don't waste your time feeding this DVD into your player. If you want an insight into 1066, Get Simon Schama's 'History of Britain' and view the episode 'Conquest'.

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Bad acting

Splunge from , 14th August, 2009

Pretty unimpressive from the start. Bad acting made me switch off 20 mins into the film

2 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Brilliant, thought-provoking production

TimBeckerley from , 11th July, 2009

I'll make no bones about it. I'm 'Angel-cynn'; Anglo-Saxon blood has run through my family's veins since at least 940 AD. So I greeted this series with great anticipation - and was not disappointed. It was so refreshing to see these tumultuous events portrayed through the eyes of the common man. The translations from Anglo-Saxon, the authenticity of the village, the clothing, the weapons....all created a sense that this production was a labour of love. The impending tragedy is made more poignant by the fact that these low-born men, these un-sung heroes fought and marched from one end of the country to the other before meeting their terrible fate. Forget criticisms of low-budget production: even Hollywood can't create a cast of thousands these days. This is a heart-felt drama portraying the great kinship these warrior-farmers had for each other, yet it's also brutal, desperate and bitterly ruinous for an entire nation. A very high recommendation from an old Saxon scribe. Tim 'Bicanleag' (Bicca's clearing)

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MOOSNAN from from BRIGG, 20th November, 2009

HATE FILM WITH SUBTITLES.SO FROM THE START DID NOT ENJOY THIS FILM.

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A Customer from Weymouth, 3rd November, 2009

I made a bad choice. The film was too gory for me to enjoy but it does show the violence of war. My mistake

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carlosfandango from , 2nd November, 2009

If you are extremely bored and have given up self harming yourself then watch 1066 it will finish you off. Pure dirge

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A Customer from Leicester, 25th October, 2009

I was expecting something really interesting and gripping, but switched it off half way through. Great if you like this sort of thing but not for me.

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jj1984 from , 24th October, 2009

didn't realise that this was not a film but a 2 part series by channel 4, however was interesting and factual to watch