History sorta repeats

Rewatched "Elizabeth" on DVD (got it Reepicheep at Borders), then quick marched to the Randwick Ritz for the late session of "Elizabeth: The Golden Age". Do you rate the first fillum? It's surpassed by the sequel in scope (the Spanish Armada!) and - I reckon - the complexity of emotion Cate Blanchett evokes in the role of the queen.