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A few words about... Kingdom of Heaven - The Director's Cut
While one can easily measure the difference between the original theatrical version and Fox DVD of Kingdom of Heaven as that of 144 minutes and the new Director's Cut at 194 minutes, one is left with only numbers.
50 Minutes.
The reality of the situation is that those 50 minutes measure the difference between a beautifully produced and skillfully directed adventure film and an epic masterpiece.
The Director's Cut of Sir Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven is the first film that I've viewed in many years that should be seen in theatres in a 70mm Roadshow blow-up format.
It tackles a thorny and difficult subject, while delivering throughful and intelligent entertainment.
And while the new DVD comes Extremely Highly Recommended, I find myself now waiting impatiently for Fox to deliver a High Definition version, hopefully as one of their early releases.
RAH
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