Kingdom of Heaven, Why the Directors Cut is Better

This video essay discusses the Director s Cut of Ridley Scott s masterpiece Kingdom of Heaven and why it is in every way, shape, and form a significant improvement on the theatrical release. One of my earliest videos actually covered this very same topic, but I basically spent the better part of six minutes rambling about runtime, so this time I wanted to do it justice and effectively break down just why the Director s Cut is so much better than the original version. Here s a thorough breakdown with text and images(studiously written by Doc Idaho for a deeper examination of the scene by scene differences between the two versions) Visit my website: Check out my shop : Kingdom of Heaven Director s Cut DVD(full disclosure, this is an affiliate link): The Ultimate Edition(with more b