Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
by Ridley Scott

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
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Actor: Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Orlando Bloom
Director: Ridley Scott
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), DTS 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 194 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

DVD Reviews of Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)
Awesome. Some movies need a second watch to appreciate the details. This is the most honest and detail oriented movie I've ever seen about the Crusades. While it is fiction, the essence of the story is very real, and of course very entertaining. Its heavy handed, extremely violent and unforgiving, so it's not a surprise that the general public might not embrace it. But it is a rich movie, deep with perspectives, and I give it very high regards.

DVD Review: Hollywood political correctness in the 12th century
Summary: 2 Stars

As an avid reader of the medieval period I was excited to see that Ridley Scott was doing a film based on this subject. Boy did I have a hard time watching this movie.

The movie is about the crusades which were religious wars fought over Jerusalem, but its amazing that this movie completely sidesteps attitudes about religion of the timeperiod... If you can imagine current hollywood policital correctness set during the middle ages then you can imagine how this movie will go.

And is it any surprise that all the crazy religious nuts are christians and all the muslims are all honorable and good people that handle themselves with class? In real history there were good and bad people on both sides of the conflict.

The main theme of the movie seems to be that if you are a good person and do good deeds, then religion really doesn't matter. As a big reader of the middle ages, I don't believe the Christian leaders of this time would have ever thought this way. It would have been unthought of to think this way, or it would have been considered blasphemy and heresy.

Here are the good points;

The movie looks great, costumes look good, acting is pretty good and the battle scenes are well done. So, if your looking for a pretty looking movie with knights and swords set during the 13 century that completely gets the feeling of the period wrong this movie is for you.

I guess if your a casual fan that doesn't care about the movie getting the real point of the crusades right you might like this movie but if you want a story that is at all accurate to the attitudes of the times run far away from this film!

DVD Review: Must see!
Summary: 5 Stars

Note: This review is regarding the "Director's Cut" version of the film.

Very good movie. Excellent music composition. This movie truly brought out the essence of what a true knight/warrior should be. Definitely worth watching.

DVD Review: 3.5 stars = 4 stars...
Summary: 4 Stars

the first hour of the K of H BD is so-so. after that first hour - the picture quality jumps up considerably - a fact noted by a couple of online forums. great 3-D pop and revealed visual details.

considering all the extras, and the better-realized director's cut - this is a recommended buy!

DVD Review: FANTASTIC!
Summary: 5 Stars

[ASIN: B000EHSVQ4 Kingdom of Heaven - The Director's Cut (Four-Disc Special Edition) (2005)]

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Frankly, the Director's cut of "Kingdom of Heaven" is worth to watch and keep in your personal library, not only for the Medieval Ages' cinema fans, but also for those that look for real historic epic films of the Crusades. Historically, the movie is very close to real times, scenarios and customs, and shows the ideals and corruption of knights, people, state, and church of both the Christian and the Saracen kingdoms, and the irony of all called "Holy Wars".

In addition, this film is not only very interesting, well done, following a surprising plot, but also it is a lot of fun!

The only warning and caution, I would say, is that it should NOT be shown to children and teens. Practically, there are not sexual content; but the violent scenes, when fighting, require a more mature mind, like many other violent modern films.

Description of Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

Among the best directors of our time, Ridley Scott (Gladiator), contributes generously to this extraordinary Collector's Edition of Kingdom of Heaven. Featuring his Director's Cut of the film and hours of fascinating extras ? including a six-part tour from conception to completion of filmmaking ? this definitive set makes what Variety called a "genuinely spectacular" film even more so!

An epic marvel that's as beautifully acted as it is visually awesome, Kingdom of Heaven stars Orlando Bloom as Balian, a Jerusalem blacksmith who has lost his family ? and his faith. But when his father (Liam Neeson) shows him his destiny, Balian vows to defend his country, and in the process, falls in love, becomes a formidable leader, and steps forever into history

It's hard to believe Ridley Scott's handsome epic won't become the cinematic touchstone of the Crusades for years to come. Kingdom of Heaven is greater than the sum of its parts, delivering a vital, mostly engrossing tale following Balian (Orlando Bloom), a lonely French blacksmith who discovers he's a noble heir and takes his father's (Liam Neeson) place in the center of the universe circa 1184: Jerusalem. Here, grand battles and backdoor politics are key as Scott and first-time screenwriter William Monahan fashion an excellent storyline to tackle the centuries-long conflict. Two forward-thinking kings, Baldwin (Edward Norton in an uncredited yet substantial role) and Saladin (Ghassan Massoud), hold an uneasy truce between Christians (who hold the city) and Muslims while factions champ at the bit for blood. There are good and evildoers on both sides, with the Knights Templar taking the brunt of the blame; Balian plans to find his soul while protecting Baldwin and the people. The look of the film, as nearly everything is from Scott, is impressive: his CGI-infused battle scenes rival the LOTR series and, with cinematographer John Mathieson, create postcard beauty with snowy French forests and the vast desert (filmed in Morocco and Spain). An excellent supporting cast, including Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, and David Thewlis, also help make the head and heart of the film work. Many critics pointed out that Bloom doesn't have the gravitas of Russell Crowe in the lead (then again, who does?), but it's the underdeveloped character and not the actor that hurts the film and impacts its power. Balian isn't given much more to do than be sullen and give an occasional big speech, alongside his perplexing abilities for warfare tactics and his wandering moral compass (whose sole purpose seems to be to put a love scene in the movie). Note: all the major characters except Neeson's are based on fact, but many are heavily fictionalized. --Doug Thomas

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