Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

ChikPapa Very disappointed :(

NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

rnelon The movie is good, but is strongly inaccurate. The movie makes it look like Christians are war thirsty in a bad way. Im an atheist but know that it was the muslims that pushed the violence into Europe forcing the crusades. I do believe that some Christians were strongly against war in favor of trying to find peace and thise who were seeking revenge. Dont think the movie does a good job at being accurate. It still was entertaining for the most part

Griffin Dumeer I will divide this review based on TDC and TTC, respectively. The score above is my score for TDC.TDC of Kingdom of Heaven is in my Top 10 Films of All Time. I love the characters, the sets, the costumes, the script, the direction, everything. It's Orlando Bloom's best performance by far, and the rest of the cast is excellent. Edward Norton is flawless as King Baldwin, perfectly combining his fragility (he's a leper) and his commanding precense. Eva Green is great in one of her earliest roles, being the most emotionally raw of all the characters. I love the epic feel of this movie. It feels like one of the epics of old (it even has in Intermission like the old movies), like Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, etc. Absolutely perfect in my opinion, even though there are historical inaccuracies.TTC, on the other hand, is one the messiest films I have ever seen. Nearly an hour is cut, and it's a dagger to the heart of the film. It is a abomination. The biggest example is when Baldwin asks Bailin (Orlando Bloom) to kill Eva Green's husband, Guy, (who is an absolute asshole), who wants to kill Saladin, king of the Muslim, which Baldwin does not want to happen and wants only peace between the two sides. Bailin says no, even though he loves her. Keep in mind that Eva Green, Baldwin's sister, has a son who, since Baldwin has no heirs of his own and is dying of leperecy, is the heir to the throne. At least, that's how it is in TDC. In TTC, there is no son, which means the throne goes to Guy. In TDC, Bailin doesn't want to kill Guy for moral reasons, and not knowing Eva Green's son (who is discovered to also have leperecy), will die soon. This is very understandable. TTC makes Bailin looks like a complete idiot, since not killing Guy will mean open war and the deaths of thousands. WHY WOULD THE STUDIO DO THIS?!?!?!?! TTC is riddled with these stupid choices, and is an irritating film to watch, espiacally if you've seen the greatness that is TDC. Overall, Just watch the glory of TDC and stay away from the abomination that is TTC.

vincent-33836 This film, although the acting is excellent, pushes the politically correct narrative of nasty bloodthirsty Christian armies persecuting peace loving innocent moslems during the crusades. It does nothing to address the fact that the crusades were a response to moslem aggression, warmongering and expansion. A shame, and tells us something about the makers of the film, and should surely make us suspicious of the, and their motives. Are they just ignorant? Or do they have another motive in pushing this narrative? David Thewlis is excellent as expected, as is Neeson and bloom, but their going along tosh makes us mere mortals wonder just how out of touch with reality they are. I suggest another film, around the same subject at the same time and in the same place, but from a different perspective. It won't happen, and you know it won't, because nobody has the balls to tell the truth and make it.

Uriah43 This movie begins in 1184 with a knight named "Godfrey de Ibelin" (Liam Neeson) returning to France from the Middle East in search of a son he never got the chance to know. At that exact same time a young blacksmith by the name of "Balian" (Orlando Bloom) has just lost his wife due to her suicide over the loss of her new baby. Although Balian has no real interest in forming a relationship with his newly declared father, that changes when he subsequently kills a corrupt priest for stealing his dead wife's crucifix. With nowhere else to go he proceeds to join the Crusaders on their way back to the Holy Land where he hopes he can attain forgiveness for his wife and himself. Unfortunately, the Crusaders are soon met by some local knights intent on bringing Balian back and punishing him for his crime. A fight breaks out between the two groups and even though the local knights are defeated Godfrey is severely injured and dies not long afterward. However, before passing away he bequeaths his title to his son and makes him swear to support the King of Jerusalem against his enemies--which includes a large faction of Knights Templars led by a man named "Guy de Lisignan" (Marton Csokas) who is spoiling for a fight against the Muslims even though the Crusaders are greatly outnumbered. Along with that, Guy is betrothed to a beautiful woman named "Sibylla" (Eva Green) who is immediately attracted to Balian--and she prefers him to Guy. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a very entertaining film which kept my attention throughout. Historically, the Crusaders who had been in the Holy Land the longest realized that they were greatly outnumbered and preferred to keep possession of Jerusalem and other key areas by peacefully coexisting with the Muslim population when possible. On the other hand, those Crusaders who were relatively new to the area were more intolerant and sought battle for both religious and economic reasons. As such, this film captures that dynamic remarkably well. On the other hand, there were also some touches of "Hollywood" included which I thought were totally unnecessary--but I suppose that is to be expected from any big-budget project like this. In any case, I liked this movie and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.