Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
The astounding saga of one of history’s most extraordinary rulers, Tutankhamun, his rise to power and his struggle to lead Egypt to glory, while his closest advisors, friends and lovers scheme for their own nefarious interests.
This is by far one of the best mini-series I have ever seen. Ben Kingsley was great; but, he always is. Avan Jogia, who I had not heard of, did a really fantastic job portraying Tut. The guy is a natural. In fact, there wasn’t an actor or actress in that series I was not impressed with. I watched it on Spike, with all the TV ads. I purchased it for my Instant Video on the Kindle, and I have ordered two of the 3-dvd sets due out in October. I got one for my neighbor and one for myself. I plan to watch these over and over. Everybody did a truly wonderful job. The scenery, the costumes and the acting were all top notch!
– Betty Petronzio
Spike tried to follow a tried and true recipe that HBO has used very successfully. Pick a mysterious and fantastic time and place. Put some young, attractive people and have them unfold a great story as they have a lot of sex and violent fighting. We’ve all seen how incredibly successful their “Game of Thrones” is.
They also struck gold with “Rome” and other epic sagas like “The Sopranos” and “True Blood.” Unfortunately, Spike didn’t follow all the little details of HBO’s recipe that has yielded such a delicious array of guilty pleasures.
They didn’t have a strong cast. Oh, they had one classic blockbuster star, Ben Kingsley, who said his words bravely but looked like he was depressed to be there. The title actor and his queen would have been quite at home in a soap opera set in a Hollywood poolside but they were utterly out of their league. In no way could they compete with James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano or Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo or Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse.
They didn’t have enough romance. Oh they hinted at it but no really good nipple bearing with flashes of fur that all the geeks crave.
Worst of all, they didn’t have the writing. There was never a mystery. At every step Tut had pretty much one choice and he followed that choice, without humor and with little joy or imagination. I’m not criticizing it for utter historical inaccuracy. That is expected and is forgivable. I’m criticizing it for being so predictable and boring. Here, King Tut was not a part of ancient Egypt but was such a painfully 21st century Generation X’er.
It wasn’t a bad miniseries. It was just such an ordinary one.
-Renaissance Man
Saw a promotion for this series on a cable channel and decided to watch at least the first episode of three to see if I would like it. Well, I watched all three and couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. The whole production was magnificent from the sets to the story and the acting. The young man who played Tut was awesome as was the rest of the cast. The drama and action scenes were all extremely well done. Very believable.
I am now waiting for this to be released by amazon. I’ve pre-ordered it and can’t wait to get it.It is that good. I’m a history buff and need this in my library of videos.
Very highly recommended.
– Classic George
I chose to watch this program when it was aired mainly because of Sir Ben Kingsley, but before the first episode of this miniseries was over, I was totally drawn into all the characters’ stories. The title character, played by Avan Jogia, is beautifully written and acted. He may be Pharaoh, but he’s deliciously and warmly human — flawed and tragic but clever, kindly and someone with whom you can identify — and you find yourself wishing you could go back and change history. Very powerful. And his co-stars, including, of course, Sir Ben, fill the screen with enormous talent. Many of them are familiar to people who watch Game of Thrones, but even if you haven’t, you will not forget them. Without commercials, each episode is about an hour and a half long. Good for a long evening of entertainment, or easy to break into three segments to fill the weekend. Either way, if you haven’t seen this, I encourage you to do so. It’s well worth the time.
– Angel’s Mom
DVD Wholesale Main Features :
Actors: Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Sibylla Deen, Alexander Siddig, Kylie Bunbury
Directors: David Von Ancken
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: October 6, 2015
Run Time: 270 minutes
