The extra hour of the directors cut provides so much more depth to the epic movie. so much more makes sense. The studio should be ashamed of themselves for such a butchering.
The battle scenes are a spectacle as are the images of old cities such as Jerusalem, it is like being transported back, in time which is exactly what you want for this kind of film. Whilst I think Orlando Bloom was miscast in this role. he does an OK job, but the rest of the cast are superb.
One slight nitpick would be that I think the director was a bit generous to some of the Muslims and Christians, in terms of honourable conduct and Jerusalem being a peaceful city being home to all faiths, but perhaps that is more accurate than I realise.
Nevertheless, a must watch for history fans.
The battle scenes are a spectacle as are the images of old cities such as Jerusalem, it is like being transported back, in time which is exactly what you want for this kind of film. Whilst I think Orlando Bloom was miscast in this role. he does an OK job, but the rest of the cast are superb.
One slight nitpick would be that I think the director was a bit generous to some of the Muslims and Christians, in terms of honourable conduct and Jerusalem being a peaceful city being home to all faiths, but perhaps that is more accurate than I realise.
Nevertheless, a must watch for history fans.