Kingdom of Heaven (DVD)

Having successfully tackled the Roman era with Gladiator in 2000, Ridley Scott here turns his directing hand to Jerusalem with Kingdom of Heaven (2005). With Russell Crowe his hero in Gladiator, he has Orlando Bloom to work with here as the hero who comes from nothing to lead an army. The Plot In medieval Jerusalem ion the 12th Century, there is unrest during the Crusades. Balian, a blacksmith, travels to Jerusalem to join the quest of Sir Godfrey, and to fulfil his destiny as a Knight. He finds himself leading the defense of the city against the might of Saladin in a tale of deep determination and belief. The Cast and ...  Read the complete review

Set just before the Crusade of King Richard, this is the tale of how Jersualem was lost to Saladin. Its a pretty basic story of deception and sword fighting. Its a plesently entertaining film, with some amazing acting from the likes of Jeremy Irons, Eva Green and Edward Norton. However not all the action is that good. Orlando Bloom was rather poor, portraying a more comic and flat performance. This certainly does not work well with the character he is playing, who is supose to be brave and strong. At times when he is supose to be giving a strong noble speach, or words of encouragment, it simply comes off as cheesy. This aside its still fun to ...  Read the complete review

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Certificate: 15 (UK), R (USA), 15A (Ireland) Running time: 145 minutes (there is also a director’s cut at 194 minutes) Writer: William Monahan Director: Ridley Scott Main cast: Balian – Orlando Bloom Godfrey – Liam Neeson Guy de Lusignan – Marton Csokas Nasir – Alexander Siddig Sibylla – Eva Green Tiberias – Jeremy Irons King Baldwin – Edward Norton Saladin – Ghassan Massoud “Kingdom of Heaven” is the latest historical epic from Ridley Scott, he of “Gladiator” fame (as the DVD packaging and posters like to remind us). I liked ...  Read the complete review

Balian de Ibelin is aggrieving blacksmith. His wife committed suicide when their baby died and she has just been buried. Balian receives a visit from Knight Godfrey de Ibelin and finds out that he is his father and Balian is asked to go with him on their journey to Jerusalem to find peace with God but Balian refuses. Not long after the priest comes to visit Balian and a fight ensues as the priest tells Balian that he had his wife beheaded as she committed suicide so she will now be in hell. Balian kills the priest and soon sets off to find his father and join him on his journey to Jerusalem where he hope he can pray for forgiveness and get his wife into ...  Read the complete review

Kingdom of heaven was released in year 2005 and is an epic movie. The movie was produced and directed by greatest director Ridley Scott. The script writer of a movie was William Monahan. This is a story of a French villager who defenses his city of Jerusalem against Muslims. Cast and Crew: Orlando Bloom portrays Balian. Eva green plays a role of princess Sibylla. Edward Norton plays a role of Baldwin, king of Jerusalem. Jeremy irons portrays Tiberias. Brendan Gleeson portrays Rayland. Ghassan Massoud plays a role of Saladin, leader of Muslims army. It is the time around 12th century a French villager Balian ...  Read the complete review