Kingdom of Heaven was an alright film, on an average day I would give it 3/5. The Directors Cut on the other hand really ties the film together and goes into far greater depth about the actual final years of the short lived Kingdom of Jerusalem, the characters are explored in far greater detail and the hypocrisies and lunacies of religion are properly highlighted. As someone who is a great lover of Middle Eastern History (more so Byzantine, but apart from maybe Islam nobody cared more about that territory) Kingdom of Heaven: The Directors Cut is a very enjoyable cinematic experience. As an added bonus the movie also helps to remove some of the deific reputation that has grown up around the Knights Templar thanks to modern mythology and shows them to be much the same as any other knights- bloodthirsty bastards.
Rating: A
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No, doesn't matter how many times i watch this film it falls short of my expectations!
For starters i'd rather have had an unknown playing Balian, everytime i see the bloomster i immediately got sidetracked by his miserable face and by delusions and imaginings of Orcs, Dwarves and Arrowslinging mayhem.
Well i wont complain too much as i do own the film and have watched it on numerous occasions (mainly for the crusade facts that you can set to pop up every once in a while!)
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