Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far.
The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939).
The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff.
The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man.
Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'.
Roger Philip Mellor
这不就是性转版本的“地狱之刃：塞娜的复仇”…这种北欧神话风格还真是挺怀念 众神低语…果然北欧人均精神病
光怪陆离的北欧中世纪，这导演每次都能把让人惊喜
也不能说电影拍的不好看，就是不太喜欢，看了一点看不下去了
梁朝伟倾情演绎思念亡妻的深情丈夫和误信诈骗电话的独居老人
为了冰岛的绝美风光加一星吧，谁看了不更想去呢
哈姆雷特原型的北欧神话故事，偶尔的长镜头、美好肉体看得让人索然无味，先说说100分钟前后的那个牙箍是怎么回事？
没看之前，以为会是仔细架构野蛮神秘的北欧童话，结果到头来又是大家跟在莎翁屁股后面玩了五百多年的王子复仇记那套，唯一算是自以为是的反转，就是想救之人就是万恶之源，在层层特效虚构的所谓神话之下，硬生生蹭女武神的热度，完全无视从头到尾见到到无聊的剧情，到头来能跟北欧人粘上关系的，貌似只有恶劣的生存环境造成的脆弱的人伦关系和利益链条了，真心没劲的故事……
肯定是没有达到预期的，这个剧本太普通了，里面的打斗戏也像是没有武术指导，毫无美感。导演的风格依旧，多处场景设计美得窒息，依旧加入了很多导演拿手的神话体系增色不少。整体还是值得看的。
作为莎翁原型故事的原型，拍口耳相传的folklore故事，神神叨叨的豪横调度和怎么横移推拉也不怕露怯的长镜，不但是有带投资了之后的任性，更有栩栩展开历史画卷重温导演悚人民俗美学的意谓，在那个土鳖懊恼特土鳖的戏剧核心上，真是现实不得不往预言上靠，这么一看，所谓现实主义神话传说，那不就是民俗吗......
也不能说电影拍的不好看，就是不太喜欢，看了一点看不下去了
本片如同一部徘徊在戏剧舞台与影像诗之间的3A游戏CG，这一点尤其是体现在接受巫师的预言击败亡灵夺得黑死剑的部分
非常罗伯特风格、非常莎士比亚。服装设定细节很棒了，包括Valkryra的“牙套”，很多人可能觉得可笑，但实际上冰岛和Gotland考古发现就是这样的。导演考古和神话结合非常棒了。
天呐，太好看了。我被震撼了。我已经很久很久没有看过这么精彩的电影了！！！干净的镜头，强大整场控制，还有神来之笔，实在是太优秀的电影了！！！导演是何方神圣，我要去了解一下。
在这冰寒之地，要不做奴隶劳作，要不做领主杀戮，要不闲着没事打P，无限轮回转换
全片最赞的场面居然是开头攻城时的长镜头，既然已经如此风格化处理了，其实不如再大胆一些，干脆做成下一个《斯巴达三百勇士》。
搞的好像很大气，充满原始感，不过个人感觉有点长，多少会有一些无聊。
梁朝伟真的太帅了，而且完全不是那种纯反派，文武也是个爱妻号，可惜有因必有果. 陈法拉太美了. 居然还有元华. 剧情和bgm简直精彩，本来带着偏见去看的，看完就觉得这不是欧美片，是合拍片的感觉，满满的中国元素，结合太极的以柔制刚，水元素也是玩666. 最后神龙大战，中国龙打败西方龙.
一如所料的黃皮白骨毫無懸念已經悠悠然成為一種正統猶如美式中餐也是可以真香，故事推展還是難看的那種, 但在漫威英雄的骨架上已經懶得吐槽，那些胡亂擺放的東方奇幻好像也尷尬得看出一些樂趣了, Speed的公車戲+古惑仔+怪獸電影, 武打戲也是之前英雄們拿不出手的, 演員都喜歡沒料到有塔矢亮哈哈哈哈, 能看梁朝偉就是享受不好意思說但劉思慕我也愛, 回想一下一切還是很扯很想扣兩星, 但在這個後薩諾斯的漫威宇宙其實想怎麼扯就怎麼扯...(剛剛發現Tim Roth有回鍋abomination哈) (屁股雞也很可愛)(還有張曼玉海報)
经典永流传，但还是注入点新鲜的东西吧！
血腥王子复仇记，几段巫师游戏的音乐听得我真想来说：刀先放下，来盘昆特牌吧
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