Kingdom of Heaven (2-DVD) R
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 24 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 11, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: 20Th Century Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons & Orlando Bloom | |
Performer: | Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, David Thewlis, Michael Sheen, Eriq Ebouaney, Jouko Ahola, Philip Glenister, Kevin McKidd, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Steven Robertson, Alexander Siddig & Edward Norton | |
Directed by | Ridley Scott | |
Edited by | Dody Dorn | |
Screenwriting by | William Monahan | |
Composition by | Harry Gregson-Williams | |
Director of Photography: | John Mathieson | |
Executive Production by | Branko Lustig, Lisa Ellzey & Terry Needham |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 6/10 --
Kingdom of Heaven is profoundly relevant for our troubled times.
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BrandonFibbs.com
Working from a strong script by William Monahan and making full use of that solid cast and his own impeccable skill with imagery, Scott has fashioned an impressive film that resonates with lessons...
Los Angeles Times
One of the more violent films in recent memory. But maybe the violence serves a purpose-it keeps your mind off the inanities of the plot.
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Film Journal International
Rating: C --
Kingdom of Heaven has little going for it outside of its lavish and gory battle sequences.
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Reno Gazette-Journal
Rating: 7/10 --
...the movie survives its lackluster star and cluttered plot, thanks largely to director Ridley Scott, who makes most of the goings-on fun while we're sitting through them.
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Movie Metropolis
Rating: 3/4 --
Kingdom inevitably invites comparisons to Gladiator, Scott's last major epic. But it is a better film, partly because it does less violence to the history.
Christianity Today
The miscasting of the lightweight Bloom proves fatal: instead of galvanizing this epic, he sucks the energy out of it.
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Newsweek
Product Description:
Director Ridley Scott confronts hundreds of years of religious conflict in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. An epic film set in Europe and the Middle East, the story follows one man's struggle to better himself and the world around him. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a French blacksmith who is mourning the deaths of his wife and baby when his estranged nobleman father (Liam Neeson) arrives and asks him to join the Crusades in Jerusalem. Mindful that conducting the Lord's work will help him atone for his sins, Balian agrees, and embarks on the perilous journey. Along the way, he reveals his gifts of inherent goodness and fair treatment of all human beings. Upon reaching Jerusalem, a city where his meager beginnings no longer matter, Balian earns respect and fealty, while the evil Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas) looks down his aristocratic nose at the former laborer.
As he did in GLADIATOR, Scott explores the theme of a man who chooses his fate, instead of accepting the fate given to him at birth. Balian comes to life in Jerusalem, protecting the weak and defenseless as his father told him he must, and catching the eye of the beautiful Princess Sibylla (Eva Green), unhappily married to de Lusignan. Scott paints a stirring portrait of the struggle over Jerusalem among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In doing so, he also shows the passionate fight for religious freedom. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ably handles these delicate issues, effectively treating characters from all factions as individuals and not as stereotypes. By placing a virtuous man at the center of this conflict, Scott creates a powerful, universal story.
As he did in GLADIATOR, Scott explores the theme of a man who chooses his fate, instead of accepting the fate given to him at birth. Balian comes to life in Jerusalem, protecting the weak and defenseless as his father told him he must, and catching the eye of the beautiful Princess Sibylla (Eva Green), unhappily married to de Lusignan. Scott paints a stirring portrait of the struggle over Jerusalem among Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In doing so, he also shows the passionate fight for religious freedom. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ably handles these delicate issues, effectively treating characters from all factions as individuals and not as stereotypes. By placing a virtuous man at the center of this conflict, Scott creates a powerful, universal story.
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