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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543206538
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 11, 2005
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 22371
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 06, 2005
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Description:
From Ridley Scott, the visionary director of Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, comes this spectacular epic of courage, honor and adventure. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, who, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut
While I loved the origianal theater version of Kingdom of Heaven, the Director's Cut is superior in many ways. Many questions are answered and the character development is filled out. The theater version completely cut out the Queen's son just to make the movie shorter. If you liked the theater version, I highly recommend buying the Director's Cut.
Rating: - Kingdom of heaven
I got the movie in a decent time frame as stated. Great movie by the way.
Rating: - Great Scott !
This has to be one of my top movies. Yes the theatrical cut was a mess, but Ridley saw it coming. The beginning is great in that Mr. Scott comes up front and explains in short what we are about to see and why the story is what is was supposed to be. The characters are more developed and the Orlando "pretty boy" problem seems to be absent in my opinion. I would agree with, "Bloom doesn't have the gravitas of Russell Crowe in the lead (then again, who does?)" The director thought he was the right person ... Read More
Rating: - Great movie, visually compelling and improved story line
The theatrical version of the movie was excellent, and contained much food for thought in a world wracked by religious wars. I purchased the Blu-Ray edition expecting spectacular battle sequences, and I was not disappointed. However, there is much more to this disk. This is an extended version, and unlike many deleted scenes, the additional scenes in this edition make the story much more alive. I felt that I understood the movie, the characters and their motivation, much better. This is the version ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent film!
Wow - wish I'd never seen the theatrical version now! Why do studios force directors to hack films to pieces to fit their idea of an ideal running time? The theatrical version was a huge disappointment to me. THIS version, however, wow. It all makes sense. The characters make sense. The plot makes sense. I found myself actually feeling sorry for Sibylla, which was not the case in the original. Thank God for Director's cuts, otherwise this movie would have been lost in my collection forever.
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