KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Ridley Scott) - The Best Movie You Never Saw
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- One of the most highly anticipated movies of 2005 was no doubt Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. His long-awaited return to historical adventure, following his classic GLADIATOR, it seemed poised to make Orlando Bloom a star and become the definitive film about The Crusades. Instead, the critical reaction to the film was middling and the box office anemic.
However, once Scott released his director's cut, the film was reevaluated. Critics that hated the film originally suddenly praised it as a masterpiece. Indeed, if you've only seen the theatrical cut you've only seen as husk of this magnificent epic, which co-stars Liam Neeson, Eva Green (whose role is greatly expanded in the director's cut), David Thewlis, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Czokas, Alexander Siddig, and Edward Norton. Join us on The Best Movie You Never Saw as we revisit this often-maligned but incredible film.
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Edward Norton’s uncredited role as the leperous king of Jerusalem is a performance that doesn’t get enough praise.
I had heard he was in the movie well before I sat down to watch it but it took ages to work out who he played. I heard Jerusalem several times and thought I recognized the voice (a little bit).
I honestly didn't know that was him.
@@matthewdaley746 he wasn't just in motherless he wrote ,directed,stared and produced it. But that's kindof what directors have always complained about he always wants to rewrite hes parts wants full control over everything he is a control freak ,be it a very talented one but no director or cast wants to deal with that ..
The first time I saw this remember hearing he was in the movie and then when it ended I was like where was Edward Norton? One of the best actors out there. Even with a mask on he steals the show
He's a wonderful actor, no doubt about it. Too bad that he doesn't seem to get along with others all too well 🤷♂️
The Director's Cut does the story so much more justice. Each scene looks like a painting. Amazing score. Stellar casting. Orlando Bloom's character portrayal also benefits from the longer cut. Also Eva Greene's charakter gets a real backstory, and a great one. One of my all time favourites as a director's cut. I still wonder why Mr. Scott never won an oscar...
@Seaworth love to disagree, this was an unsung masterpiece
@Seaworth What would you say that it doesn't fix?
@Seaworth 1. I don't understand how Balian is a Mary Sue. The first part of the movie he is depressed and keeps mostly to himself. He then kills the priest and goes to Jerusalem to absolve himself of his sins and those of his mother. Then, after becomimg Baron of Ibelin and transforming the land he rules, he commits adultery, another sin. He is then beaten down by the Saracens, refuses to follow his king's wishes (which is debatable whether it's a good decision or not) and then he casts off Sybilla. Then, admittedly, he manages to protect Jerusalem from Saladin until he willingly lays down his arms, and then returns back to France, where he still is conflicted with grief over his dead wife. I don't understand how that qualifies him as a Mary Sue.
@Seaworth 2. Yes, it is anachronistic to some degree yet I also think that it does reflect the Crusades to some degree. It portrays (and rightfully so) many crusaders as greedy and cruel blighters while also showing some to be either righteous altruists or men of god. And when it comes to the Muslims, Salahuaddin is portrayed as being wise but morally ambiguous and very much hell-bent on reclaiming Jerusalem, which would be a accurate mindset for that time, all the while he has a significantly more zealous advisor who seems far more eager for blood than the Sultan.
@Seaworth 3. The battle scenes are in my opinion great, but each to their own.
The extended director's cut is the only way to watch this movie.
It's phenomenal.
The directors cut! One of best films since 2000. Thank you for posting this
Absolutely agree , when did we as audiences become so lazy and complicit to the sludge they shoce on us today.This film is such a well crafted 3 hour epic.Everything from the world building,the writing and the acting...Now we are just force fed a diet of A.I written remakes of remakes,reboots of reboots sequels of sequels, shot on green screens that are ultimately blander than a wonderbread cheese sandwich.
Massoud playing Saladin is exactly how I pictured him. Edward Norton is another incredible performance, just A+ acting all around. The Directors cut is 10/10, I feel bad for the folks who’ve only seen the movie in theaters.
The Director's Cut is the only way to go. It's a superior film in every way.
I might be the odd man out, but I enjoyed the theatrical release. I hope to see the director's cut some time.
@@SirLyonhart
The original was passable, but stripped of so much that it's practically a different film.
I'd recommend the director's cut, personally.
@@eldorados_lost_searcher That's the impression that I get.
I completely agree, except for the unnecessary changing of a single line of dialogue. when Godfrey de Ibelin and company get ambushed in the woods, in the director's cut we learn that the leader of the assailants is his nephew. Interesting bit of information. But, before the attack (here comes the line change), he says "You are my uncle. I must give you the road."
I hate this.
The original line was "You are a lord. I must give you the road." Not only did the original line make more sense as the nephew did not have a lordship, but keeping the original line would have been a great verbal indicator that he'd effectively disavowed his familial ties to Godfrey and now viewed him as an enemy. A great bit of contextual storytelling that was cut for no real purpose other than...reasons.
One of Ridley Scott’s most beautiful and underrated gems in his filmography. I always like to revisit it again and again
The director’s cut blows away the theatrical version. This is a gorgeously filmed, well acted movie. The only negative for me is that historical accuracy was not high on the list of priorities.
Same but still one of my favorite movies period
Between this and Gladiator historical accuracy was never on Ridley Scott's priorities.
It's impossible to be history accurate. The film is based on a legend
To be fair, when is it?
This is not a documentary
I’ve seen both cuts. Forget about the theatrical cut, stick to the Directors Cut. Great film.
Definitely. It really is a tale of two movies: The bland generic medieval action movie or the beautiful and poignant historical epic.
Any idea where you can watch it? Amazon video only has the theatrical cut. And torrents I've fount are the same.
@@matthewdaley746 After commenting that did occur to me, and it turns out the directors cut is dirt cheap. Don't know why i didn't think of that option.
Spaceodds: wholeheartely disagree. The theatrical version is in my better opinion better.
How do you watch the directors cut?
I was 11 when saw this in theaters for the first time. It blew my mind. At the moment I didn't noticed the flaws on it but the photography and the battles caught my attention. It is one of my favorite films, I even prefer it over GLADIATOR. Yes, at my actual age, I only see the director's cut, but if it wasn't by the theatrical cut, I wouldn't have fall in love of this type of film.
What people don’t pay attention to was that they filmed Gladiator without a completed script and were making things up as they went along. So it’s kind of a miracle it ended up as good as it did. When you watch Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut only), it feels like they had a full script ready when they began filming.
It’s a shame we are not getting more epic historic blockbusters like this, Troy and 300.
Don't forget that we had the new Robin Hood film recently, albeit with machine-gun arrows.
But I genuinely agree.
2 years later: "Don't worry, here comes one more Super Hero movie dud and Disney actually killed the Star Wars franchise with terrible writing and directing ! REJOICE !!!" * arrrrgh *
Nepoleon was alright
@@augburn116 Napoleon? Mwahhahahhahahahahha
The last fuel was pretty good. Another Ridley Scott gem. There’s also the Northman, and we’re getting another gladiator movie. I hope it’s all coming back
Totally agree. KoH DC is one of Scott's lost masterpieces and one of my all time favourites.
I have seen both the Theatrical and Director's Cut versions ane I love them both. After Alien and Blade Runner, this film is (at least for me) Ridley's 3rd best. I honestly think this film was never meant to be historically accurate but rather used a historical event like The Crusades as merely an allegory to make a commentary on politics and religion. "What man is a man who does not make the world better" seem to imply that it is way more about our actions (everybody's, not just a single individual's) towards our world and its creatures, the here and the now, to make something better out of this existential plane; not necessarily something only achievable through belief in an afterlife (if there is such a thing to begin with).
Since you mentioned it on this video, I would love to see a The Best Movie You Never Saw about Master and Commander; criminally underrated film in my opinion.
The Director's Cut should have been the version that went out into cinemas... Tom Rothman's fault it was cut.
Thank you so much for covering this. I've been praising the directors cut for years and I fell like no one has even heard of it.
I just watched this movie without knowing that there was a directors cut. Most parts felt disconnected and the characters and scenes seemed to jump around a lot which really made it hard to follow the story and connect with the world. Aside from that the plot, cinematography and Ridley's take on the crusades made the movie far more interesting and showed me what it could have been. I'm really going to have to watch the directors cut because this movie is a couple of scenes away from being an incredible watch and it pisses me off that so many movies are ruined due to time cuts and other factors.
The directors cut is one of the best ever released and probably the vision Ridley Scott wanted for the film before studio stupidity. This is one of the few films I've seen in both theatrical release and directors cut where there's a clear difference between what the studio wanted and what the director wanted.
I feel this is one of Ridley Scott's best films if he was allowed to have full control of what he wanted to do for the project.
Thanks for spotlighting this film. I remember the bad press at the time so I avoided it all these years. Never knew it has a director's cut. I'll definitely check this out!
It is well worth it. The theatrical was so weird because it felt like there was a better movie hiding underneath it. Happily that turned out to be entirely true.
@Seaworth what and what? First off what do you mean “virtue signalling”?
@Seaworth it seems you are triggered by this movie 🤷🏾♂️
@Seaworth lmao first off "historical inaccuracies" is literally in every historcal movie. There is no 100% "historical accurate" movie. Secondly saying "virtue signalling bs" is *in my opinion* triggered opinion 🤷🏾♂️😂
@Seaworth lol what a douche
I loved it when I saw it in the cinema, and then I saw the director's cut it became one of my favorite movies of All Time
"What is Jerusalem worth?"
"Nothing..............Everything"
The actor who played Saladin was soooooooo damn good.
@@stefanfilipovits21 Ghassan Massoud. He also played the Turkish Pirate Ammand in Pirates 4
The Director’s cut is one of my favorite movies of all time. This is Ridley Scott’s lost masterpiece.
Salahadin! I love the way the depicted him in this movie dude was a beast
Norton wow, Orlando's best performance... what an epic full of legends that slaps so hard in 2023... we will truly never see films like this again 😞
I caught this in theaters when it was released, and thought it was pretty good. Now that I know what I was missing, I will have to check out the directors cut. Love Ridley Scott films, and usually prefer his original versions before studios start to mess with things.
One of my favorite movies! Both cuts are great. Better and more epic than Gladiator or any other medieval film.
the Director's Cut is one of the most impactful movies I can point to as to how you show a man dealing with a crisis of faith.
I was lucky enough to have only seen the director's cut and I couldn't agree more with what you had to say about this greatly under appreciated masterpiece. Grand, tragic, poignant, epic a delight for the mind and the spirit. I saw this at least 10 years after it's theatrical release and found in particular the humanistic portrayal of the muslims both touching and refreshing. Thanks for this review.
One of the best joblo has done, so glad this is being called out as a classic coming out at a turbulent time during the 2000s , Ridley is still the master of the epics!
It is one of the best movies of all time easily. A must watch (the DC version of course, feel like that goes without saying),
The Kingdom of Heaven was and still is one of my favourite films when I was a kid
Orlando Bloom is brilliant in Kingdom of Heaven. He's a underrated actor
One of my favourite films!!
One of the greatest epics ever made and one of the my absolutely favorite movies.
The directors cut is so much better, though Sybil’s killing her son is so heartbreaking
When I saw the theatrical version it felt so much like an action film and yet had so much plot holes. but when I heard of a director's cut coming out I didn't expect much but was blown away of how different it changed the film. This felt like the historical epic that was advertised but not given in the theatrical version. To those who only ever seen the theatrical version and hated it. Please see the directors cut it's by far the best directors cut ever made.
Love this movie!
They did this film dirty with the theatrical cut. I remember watching this in theaters and hating it. But, MAN, the director's cut absolutely turned it around for me. One of the best films out there.
Really appreciate the director's cut recommendation. Absolutely fantastic.
I completely agree with this review. 100% I stumbled upon this movie couldn't believe how underrated it was..
Of all your "Best Movie You Never Saw", this is the one I saw the most. We used to play it on our TV demos when I used to work in a department store back in 2007.
KoH is one of my all-time favorite films. Scott has always had a knack for beauty behind the camera and this may be his best work - IMO it may even be the most beautiful movie ever shot. The score is amazing, the actors are all very good to outstanding (Eva Green is simply awesome and Massoud is even better) and the plot is deep and rich. It's no small wonder that the cut down version was received so badly - it wasn't even a skeleton, it was half a skeleton. The full movie is just wonderful.
Director's cut is a masterpiece.
I love this movie.
This is one of the greatest screenplays ever, so underrated
I’ve always loved this movie and have been in the minority about it the entire time.
Still are lol
Go back to sleep moron
Minority or majority, doesn't matter. It is an excellent movie.
I have the director's cut, never saw it in the theather. Despite the really long runtime of thew director's cut, i can't imagine anything being left out.
One of my all time favorite movies. Glad to see that it is appreciated by others too.
Finally. A movie I've actually seen. The Director's Cut is good. Not my favorite film, but the production is awesome.
I think it was the last great film of Ridley Scott, I hope The Last Duel is a return to form, but, I'm tempering my expectations.
Such a great movie (the Director's Cut). I need to watch this again soon.
I just watched the director's cut version, and it was my first watch to the film. I'm glad i did. Movies are normally too short to develop their characters in one hour and a half. So the three hour version was fantastic to watch.
I love this movie so much that I never got tired of it.
One of my all time favorites.
The director's cut of this is a great movie, a story not explored enough in movies. Plus one of the last true film epics
They had to stop making them for years because they were just too expensive, CGI helped out in that department.
@@matthewdaley746 Sad but true
I was going to argue the “last historical epic” point but I’m not sure I can. There really has been a drought of historical epics in the last decade or so. Maaaaaaybe 1917 if you stretch it?
@@NeverSaySandwich1 Identical reason why war films quit being made for years, it's now easier to make lots of men, you don't have to hire them.
@@stefanfilipovits21 I never saw that film, I think it was more of a film about two young men, with the backdrop of war.
I adore the director's cut.
It's an epic movie
I've seen this film over 20 times it is truly one of the greatest epic films of medieval time anyone who says it's not a good movie don't know movies and have a limited amount of vision.
Totally agree! I saw this in the theater in 2005 & thought it was crap, but the directors edition makes this a complete different movie!
It’s crazy how much.
Seaworth just doesn't like this film. No problem. To each their own.
this is one of my favorite movies.
Bro this movie is in my top 5. How critics could discard this, blows my mind
This movie is so underrated. it always gets overlooked over Gladiator
To be fair, a film that wins Best Picture usually, overshadows the films that come after it, but, it's great in its own right.
I think Gladiator is the superior film but Kingdom Of Heaven is definitely a sister-film. They deal with similar themes and I truly enjoy both.
@@stefanfilipovits21 Me too, when you're too similar to a recent film, audiences may decide to skip it, to their everlasting detriment.
The directors cut is awesome.
Saw this movie theatrically when it came out. I did enjoy it, but was overjoyed with the directors cut coming out later. Beautiful, gritty, and moving. The score is wonderful and the parable of religious war goes on and on, even hundreds of years later. I remember the image of the gold cross emerging from the desert and I was deeply moved, because it seems like humans will never move away from war as a way of conflict resolution. Definite recommend. Beautiful blu ray.
I was disappointed when I watched this at the cinema, but I had watched the much edited version. When I watched the directors cut on bluray years later I was very surprised how different and how much better it actually was. And like all Ridley Scott films, it is visually very impressive and every scene a feast for the eyes.
Yeah, he has a true style, which often is remembered far more than the films themselves, the new version is a masterpiece.
Will watch. Tonight! Can't wait until I get home from work tonight!
One of my favorite movies! I watch the directors cut every time I have have barracks duty
I always liked this movie, even in it's truncated form. I never knew there was a director's cut and you can bet what I will be doing tomorrow evening. Thx for the info.
One of the best movies I've seen! I love Kingdom Of Heaven
I tracked down the directors cut last summer and it was so much better than the theatrical version. Totally recommend it! Thanks
I watched this one in the theater when it came out and liked it well enough, but didn't find it great. I finally had the chance to watch the Director's Cut the other day. It was breathtaking. It's a completely different film! This is one of the very best historic epics I've seen, it quite easily tops Gladiator for me.
I can't image how much effort people put in this film to make it happen but I appreciate every aspect of it.
Great story, cinematography, characters, acting, brilliant score, some truly epic battles but above all a great massage.
Ridley Scott and Zack Snyder (with Watchmen and his version of Justice League) must be the two director's who must suffers in the hands of the studios, almost all of their works have huge cuts that has direct impact in the story and quality of the film. I have no ideia why the studio would cut a whole story arc that enriches so much Eva Green's character.
I was confused over the title. In Spanish this film was just called "Crusades" I remember loving it as a kid lol
Seen it at least 20 times....I just need the directors cut on Blu-ray
I had that in my collection for a while.
I’ve watched more than 20 times. I always enjoy it
Thanks I'll watch it right away
Just rewatched the theatrical cut. Seemed oddly edited. I haven't seen it in years, but i definitely remembered it being longer. When you brought it up, i did recall the bit about the jagoff priest being Balian's brother.
All in all, its absolutely worth a watch for anyone who enjoys historical epics.
One of the best movies of all time.
The Director's Cut is a must see...making this a completely different movie with added dialogue and scenes..
Got to see it in theaters. This was Ridley's best movie of the 2000s
Thanks for reminding me about this
Extended cut is so much better. Love this movie
This movie is good. But most of it is untrue. They got the names of people right...that's about it.
Not even the names lol
Not all of it is historically inaccurate. But yes, greater effort could have been made to bring the events closer to reality. Still, one of the best medieval movies to this day imo.
Love the theatrical version! Need to track down the director's cut if its that much better!😳
Eva Green is utterly captivating in this film. A classic beauty.
I've had the same reservations on this movie as everyone else, at least in context of its box office run at the time and the subsequent lukewarm reception. The ultimate blue ray is only 6 bucks and I might have to snatch it up and give it a shot, thanks for convincing me!
The Director's cut is tremendous. Loved it.
I discovered this movie last year along with gladiator. They have gotten me into historical epics and it's great to have more videos talking about it.
Damn how old are you haha
Completely, completely agree. Glad you're making a video to give more exposure to such a great movie. To me this movie combines the blockbuster-isms of Gladiator with a more slow paced and thoughtful movie and honestly I like it even more than Gladiator. Great analysis of a great movie. Keep it up dude
Uncut version is the best. Stunning film
Yeah, and, it also, explains a compelling narrative in its complete form, there's no missing pieces remaining to figure out.
@@matthewdaley746 they cut SO MUCH of Sybilla’s story that her character barely works or makes sense without it. It really is a tale of 2 movies.
@@stefanfilipovits21 It was like they figured, no one came for anything other than gore, and, they even busted that up, too.
One of my absolute favourite movies.
The definitive four hour version is utter perfection.
It's beautiful to look at, masterfully acted, hypnotic, unbiased and soulful.
It's actually poetic.
Yeah it takes liberties with the historical accuracy (most of this type of movies do), but this doesn't take anything away from the movie. And, the chopped cinema cut is a mess.
But make no mistake I ADORE this movie. It's got more layers than a 50 foot wedding cake.
SEE IT
This movie will always be my favorite ❤
The siege at the end was amazing to watch. Nothing like Helm's Deep, but amazing in its own right. I'm fortunate to only have seen the Director's cut. It's about 3 hrs 10 min long and every minute is engaging.
I feel fortunate to have only seen the director's cut of this film.
Same
I always recommend the director's cut to people. One of my favorite movies.
I bought the directors cut on DVD, then bought it again when it came out on Blu Ray lol
We are not in the middle of the superheroes craze , we are at the end of it I hope.
I remember Orlando Bloom taking flack from critics for his performance but have you seen the cast he is surrounded by? He is good but overshadowed.
For years, Hollywood kept trying to make him into the next big superstar, they finally quit when it became clear he wasn't up to the task.
That’s actually a fair point. Anyone would be forgettable standing next to Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, and Kevin McKidd.
@@stefanfilipovits21 They kept trying to build up his career, until eventually, it collapsed, this was tragic in its predictability, really terrible.
@@matthewdaley746 He wasn't a superstar with lord of the rings and pirates of the carribean?
@@davidd4696Overexposure prevented it, unquestionably.
One of my favorites. I seen both cuts. Agree with the synopsis.
Saw it and loved it 👍👍👍
I'm going to have to re-watch this now
I loved this movie at first didn’t know there was a longer cut but I loved both really good story.
I think over time movies get better the older they get, thanks for the review, i had no idea there was a director's cut ?
I agree, this is a very good film and much in need of a UHD Blu-ray upgrade. It was a very visual film with nuanced performances by some very good actors.
This film, in the full director's cut, is an out & out Masterpiece, from start to end. IMO, Ghassan Massoud , Eva Green & Martin Gsokas gave Oscar worthy performances ; the cinematography is beautiful, the score, evocative, & Orlando Bloom was precisely who Ridley Scott & William Monaghan needed Balian to be. No, he wasn't Mel Gibson riding his horse & screaming for war ; as Balian, he reacted to all he encountered, & at the end, he made the wise decision to surrender Jerusalem, live on, & " let God do with it as He wills. " . This is just a magnificent film ; I have it on DVD, & have seen it 12 times. I never tire of cinema this great. Ridley is a Master Director, & IMO, this is the finest achievement in his long career. ------------------MJL, 77 y/o
oh finally one i actually HAVEN'T seen AND it looks super good. I'm checking this out. tomorrow.
Saw it in theaters and enjoyed it then and still enjoy it.
Same