Nictarion Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I liked Kingdom of Heaven well enough. I got the directors cut on Blu Ray for cheap and at the very least it looks great. Bloom not being a good leading man aside, it has a decent cast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I liked Kingdom of Heaven well enough. I got the directors cut on Blu Ray for cheap and at the very least it looks great. Bloom not being a good leading man aside, it has a decent cast too. Director's cut is infinitely better than the theatrical version. I actually really liked it, Bloom aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yeah, particularly the last 5 minutes. [spoiler] I expected the mother to live, but the father to be killed or something. And I definitely didn't expect it be as...graphic? I don't know if that's the right word. The style and face of the titan made it really disturbing. [/spoiler]Yeah!! It's that last five minutes I was referring to tbh!! Harrowing stuff. SAME. I still get chills thinking about S2's [spoiler]bloody rain dance and especially Lily and Dorian's final moment with Victor in the dance hall[/spoiler]Sooooo gorgeous and gothic!!! It's like I was waiting for a show like this to be made. A high budget polished looking gothic horror with doomed romances, tragedies and excellent villains ;_; One of the reasons I love it so much and re-watches are so enjoyable. "Who'd ever think you'd miss a hand that much."BEES??????!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Director's cut is infinitely better than the theatrical version. I actually really liked it, Bloom aside. This. The guy who plays Saladin is really good, I love his presence on screen. Jeremy Irons turns in a decent performance, and Bloom just kinda sinks the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This. The guy who plays Saladin is really good, I love his presence on screen. Jeremy Irons turns in a decent performance, and Bloom just kinda sinks the ship. The Saladin guy was great, Alexander Siddig, Norton and Gleeson were also pretty good and it was a shame McKidd gets bumped off early. Bloom is proper shit though. At least the Director's Cut goes a little way to making his character a bit less irritating and nonsensical by giving him a military background rather than a blacksmith who's an expert at siege warfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yeah I watched directors cut I mean like I said could be good but Bloom absolutely ruins it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'm not sure which version I watched - I *think* it was the director's version but I'm not sure. Speaking of Alexander Siddig, I watched Syriana - Anyone else seen this? The movie is about ten years old now but it's excellent. The cast is great ( Plummer, Clooney, Damon, Siddig) but the storyline with the Pakistani boys was pretty tough to watch. To be honest, the whole movie made me pretty sad ( Which is clearly the perfect thing for a saturday night) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I saw Syriana at the cinema, but for the life of me I can't remember one single thing that happened. So I can't have liked it very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I saw Syriana at the cinema, but for the life of me I can't remember one single thing that happened. So I can't have liked it very much. See I remember enjoying it but also can't remember a single thing that happens in it. I thought I recalled some of it but it turned out I was combining it and Babel into one film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yeah, well, I can't have disliked it because if I had I'd remember at least a bit of why. How odd. I've just completely blanked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I tried watching [i]Darkman[/i] but gave up after about half an hour. It just felt too silly and not in an amusing way. Liam Neeson did look a lot younger than anything else I can remember seeing him in. The Saladin guy was great, Alexander Siddig, Norton and Gleeson were also pretty good and it was a shame McKidd gets bumped off early. Bloom is proper shit though. At least the Director's Cut goes a little way to making his character a bit less irritating and nonsensical by giving him a military background rather than a blacksmith who's an expert at siege warfare. I thought Eva Green was good in it as well (not that she's ever bad in anything, and she's been good in some very poor things over the years). I don't mind Bloom in it as much as most people do, but when you can easily name at least a dozen actors doing a better job than the lead you know there are some problems. I saw Syriana at the cinema, but for the life of me I can't remember one single thing that happened. So I can't have liked it very much. I think I can remember a couple of plot points, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Have yet to see Kingdom of Heaven but will eventually watch anything that Eva Green has graced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Except maybe the bond film :p :p :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Have yet to see Kingdom of Heaven but will eventually watch anything that Eva Green has graced Make sure you watch the Director's Cut. It's better for several reasons, but especially for Eva Green's character because she gets virtually her entire character arc cut out of the theatrical film. Of course, it's probably not hard to convince you that the Director's Cut of a Ridley Scott film is going to be the better version... Except maybe the bond film :P :P :P She is really good in [i]Casino Royale[/i], I'd probably say it was one of her defining roles along with [i]The Dreamers[/i] and now [i]Penny Dreadful[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I saw Syriana at the cinema, but for the life of me I can't remember one single thing that happened. So I can't have liked it very much. See I remember enjoying it but also can't remember a single thing that happens in it. I thought I recalled some of it but it turned out I was combining it and Babel into one film I'm in the same camp as you guys. I thought Eva Green was good in it as well (not that she's ever bad in anything, and she's been good in some very poor things over the years). *cough*Camelot*cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ashes Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Saw the Ralph Bakshi version of Lord of the Rings last night, and while I thought it was not without merit, it gave me new appreciation for Peter Jackson's trilogy. (Treebeard looked liked a giant rutabaga.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 See I remember enjoying it but also can't remember a single thing that happens in it. I thought I recalled some of it but it turned out I was combining it and Babel into one film Yeah, in my head it's definitely one of those "everything is connected" films that seemed to be a thing not too long ago. Forrest Whittaker was in another if I wasn't mistaken. Not a particularly memorable genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarGalley Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Saw Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Twas okay. Definitely not deserving of a 93% RT rating. Must have been some mediocre movies released these last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I saw Syriana at the cinema, but for the life of me I can't remember one single thing that happened. So I can't have liked it very much. See I remember enjoying it but also can't remember a single thing that happens in it. I thought I recalled some of it but it turned out I was combining it and Babel into one film I think I can remember a couple of plot points, but that's about it. I hadn't seen it in years either - I could only remember one of the final scenes. The message here is simple, go watch it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Wasn't Syriana the oil version of Crash and Babel the gun version of Crash? I vaguely remember Matt Damon being an energy analyst and a Middle east prince bucking the trend and not playing puppet to Western oil interests. I'm making my way through season 2 of Deadwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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