Back in April I posted that Kingdom of Heaven will be re-released as an expanded directors cut with tons of additional footage. I saw it the other day, and believe me it’s like watching a whole other movie. So much was explained and made clear, there were whole story arcs that were abandoned by the studio that Ridley Scott felt were necessary to the story (and they were) the story is richer for all the added material. Just to give you a glimpse: I just couldn’t get my head around the fact that this village blacksmith could arrive in Jerusalem and suddenly know how to build trebuchets and fight off a siege. Well in the extended version we find out that Balian the blacksmith is not only an accomplished smith but also a veteran soldier who served as an engineer and sapper. That little nugget of info took like 5 seconds to convey but was left out of the theatrical version- talk about missing important plot points! If you are a fan of epic motion pictures you really owe it to yourself to see the extended cut of this movie. It’s a definite must have!
I have meant to grab this-I'm all about making good movies better.
ReplyDeleteThe Director's Cut is great, but more so for the two discs of special features which are really interesting. I actually loved the theatrical release and don't believe at all the difference between the two cuts is night and day. The DC adds a little more story to the side characters, but really doesn't add that much to the main character. So I love and own both cuts. KOH is one of my favorite films and sorely underrated.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see the original version, but picked up the extended DVD last year.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed it!
Sounds like the original theatrical release was pretty awful...
I liked the movie OK when I saw it but thoguht it was a bit unfocused.
ReplyDeleteI liked the movie OK when I saw it but thoguht it was a bit unfocused.
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