Topic: Kingdom of Heaven

[Jack Morris]

Go see it, it is NOT controversial at all and a very good movie. Long but I promise that you will not be bored. 

[KBF-Netman]

I have seen it and agree that it is worth seeing.. A very important message for those looking for the kingdom of heaven and haven't found it yet.

[KBF-Crim]

Wont waste my money...

The real story is more interesting anyways...

[lillithonyx]

Well....it's long. But:

* Storyline was very interesting, if simplistic in parts
* Dialogue was very simplistic and obvious
* Cinametography was spectacular
* Costumes were marvelous
* Very, Very violent

Performances:
Liam Neeson: magnificent, as always, considering he had insipid lines

Jeremy Irons: superb - had a more interesting character to work with

Edward Norton as King Baldwin performed the entire movie behind a silver mask and still delivered a wonderful performance with a lot of emotion.

Marton Csokas (as one reviewer put it) was a walking sneer. He plays the bad guys exceptionally well - if one dimentional. No difference here. Perennial Bad Guy.

Eva Green: Not even one dimentional - she was wooden - she has one look "sultry".

Ghassan Massoud as the Saracen King Saladin was powerful and terrific. Sort of a "Kapow!" kind of perfromance. I hope to see him in more western films.

And finally ORLANDO BLOOM: How did he do in his first leading role? Much Much better than the other movies I've seen him in. He can play "brooding" very well.
He still doesn't have a great range - but then this epic doesn't demand one. As I said - the dialogue was simplistic. But he was fine - he didn't let the movie down. But as far as I'm concerned, he is not "there" yet. I still think he's getting there - but he's no Jeremy Irons yet.

Ridley Scott made his point that there is never a "right" side. All fanatics say that "God is on their side".

My review? 3.5 (maybe 4) stars out of 5

[KBF-Netman]

Wont waste my money...

The real story is more interesting anyways...

stories, actors and reality are pretty much the same thing, where as, the essence of things can make life more interesting

[AcePylut]

I didn't care for this movie at all.  Very poorly written imho.

[Vortimer]

Did anyone else spot DS9's Dr. Bashir (I can't remember the actors name - el Siddig?) as Saladin's sidekick?
  I thought there was a great film trying to get out, but failing. When I saw the trailer back about February,  I was counting the days until release, Ridley Scott doing a Crusades epic, what more could I ask for? Well, a bit more than what I got, as it turns out.  Maybe my sky high expectations set me up for a disappointment.

[Iceman]

Faddill el Saddig or something, and yeah I noticed.  My friend picked up on it first. "Is that Bashir?" lol