Kingdom Of Heaven (US - DVD R1)
Fox has sent over disc specs for a new director's cut of the Ridley Scott movie
Title: Kingdom Of Heaven
Starring: Orlando Bloom
Released: 23rd May 2006
SRP: $34.98
Further Details:
Fox has announced a director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven which stars Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson. This new four-disc special edition will be available to own from the 23rd May, and should retail at around $34.98. The film itself will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include an introduction by Ridley Scott, an audio commentary with Ridley Scott, Writer William Monahan, executive producer Lisa Ellzey, film editor Dody Dorn, visual effects supervisor Wes Sewell and first assistant director Adam Somner, some story notes, a multi-part documentary entitled Path to Redemption (Part I: Good Intentions, Part II: Faith and Courage, Part III: The Pilgrimage Begins, Part IV: Into The Promised Land, Part V: The Burning Bush and Part VI: Sins and Absolution), a "Tripoli" Overview & Gallery, a first draft screenplay by William Monahan, Screen Tests, cast rehearsals, a Costume & Weapon Design featurette, multiple galleries (location scouting, production design, conceptual art, and costume), and a Creative Accuracy: The Scholars Speak feature. Completing the package will be storyboard comparisons, an Unholy War: Mounting The Siege featurette, deleted and alternate scenes, a sound design suite, visual effects breakdowns, a press junket walkthrough, footage of the Japanese and London premieres, multiple trailers and tv spots, a ShoWest Presentation, and footage of the Director's Cut and DVD campaign. We've attached the official region one artwork below:
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Orlando Bloom
Released: 23rd May 2006
SRP: $34.98
Further Details:
Fox has announced a director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven which stars Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson. This new four-disc special edition will be available to own from the 23rd May, and should retail at around $34.98. The film itself will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include an introduction by Ridley Scott, an audio commentary with Ridley Scott, Writer William Monahan, executive producer Lisa Ellzey, film editor Dody Dorn, visual effects supervisor Wes Sewell and first assistant director Adam Somner, some story notes, a multi-part documentary entitled Path to Redemption (Part I: Good Intentions, Part II: Faith and Courage, Part III: The Pilgrimage Begins, Part IV: Into The Promised Land, Part V: The Burning Bush and Part VI: Sins and Absolution), a "Tripoli" Overview & Gallery, a first draft screenplay by William Monahan, Screen Tests, cast rehearsals, a Costume & Weapon Design featurette, multiple galleries (location scouting, production design, conceptual art, and costume), and a Creative Accuracy: The Scholars Speak feature. Completing the package will be storyboard comparisons, an Unholy War: Mounting The Siege featurette, deleted and alternate scenes, a sound design suite, visual effects breakdowns, a press junket walkthrough, footage of the Japanese and London premieres, multiple trailers and tv spots, a ShoWest Presentation, and footage of the Director's Cut and DVD campaign. We've attached the official region one artwork below:
News by Tom Woodward
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Wow, Ridley Scott always knows how to please his fans. I'm waiting for a new DVD edition of "Blade Runner" myself. "Kingdom of Heaven" was decent but nothing that special. I heard that "Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut" is a really great film though. It is very lengthy, I think the runtime is around 190 minutes or something. But this 4-Disc Collector's Edition should really please the fans, Fox always knows how to do that.
Im getting this.
Heard the news of this even before the film was released in theatres. A 190-minute (45 minutes more from before) 4-Disc Director's Cut sounds damn fine.
Good thing I didn't pick up the current DVD yet. Definitely sounds like a great buy. I also need to buy the Gladiator 3-Disc EE.
Good thing I didn't pick up the current DVD yet. Definitely sounds like a great buy. I also need to buy the Gladiator 3-Disc EE.
Yeah, I'll get this to add to my Gladiator 3-disc and Black Hawk Down 3-disc collections.
I have yet to watch all the extras on the 2-disc set.
I have a feeling that this 4-disc set will be an addition to the 2-disc set, rather than a replacement, just like the 3-disc Gladiator Extended Deluxe set was an addition to the 2-disc Signature set. As they had different extras.
I have yet to watch all the extras on the 2-disc set.
I have a feeling that this 4-disc set will be an addition to the 2-disc set, rather than a replacement, just like the 3-disc Gladiator Extended Deluxe set was an addition to the 2-disc Signature set. As they had different extras.
Hey look they kept the DTS, now why didn't Dreakworks do that? Also, I wonder if we'll hear any new music from Harry Gregson-Williams, that would be amazing but highly unlikely. The score was phenominal.
I loved the movie and I wonder how the DC will improve the film. This 4 disc release looks fantastic by looking at what will be included.
David Molinarolo wrote:
I have a feeling that this 4-disc set will be an addition to the 2-disc set, rather than a replacement, just like the 3-disc Gladiator Extended Deluxe set was an addition to the 2-disc Signature set. As they had different extras.
Absolutely. I sold off the movie disc from the original Gladiator set and kept the extras disc, making my 3-disc Gladiator a 4-disc set. Looks like I'll probably do the same for Kingdom of Heaven. Now bring on Blade Runner!
I have a feeling that this 4-disc set will be an addition to the 2-disc set, rather than a replacement, just like the 3-disc Gladiator Extended Deluxe set was an addition to the 2-disc Signature set. As they had different extras.
Absolutely. I sold off the movie disc from the original Gladiator set and kept the extras disc, making my 3-disc Gladiator a 4-disc set. Looks like I'll probably do the same for Kingdom of Heaven. Now bring on Blade Runner!
Excellent! I've been waiting for this one! I'm so glad I didn't give in and buy the theatrical version - I really dug the film but I've heard the extended, or "complete" version is a downright masterpiece - can't wait for May!
Yet to see this.
If you guys haven't seen this, please please please at least give it a rent. It is truly a different movie than the theatrical cut to Kingdom of Heaven. There is an extensive article on aintitcoolnews.com regarding why the film was cut the way it was theatrically, and why it was such a farce to Ridley. Honestly, even if you hated it the first time, give this DC a try.
Any chance the formatting of DVD Active news could be changed so the DVD spec. is formatted instead of in a difficult to read paragraph like this example:
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/sin-city...
It's just an idea.
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/sin-city...
It's just an idea.
Wow that was fast.
Ridley and Peter Jackson are the 2 directors who best utilize the DVD format. I'm really looking forward to this release even though I already have the theatrical cut. Now, Ridley needs to spend a few months to work on Blade Runner and then I'll be ecstatic.
Tim Hewitt wrote: Absolutely. I sold off the movie disc from the original Gladiator set and kept the extras disc, making my 3-disc Gladiator a 4-disc set. Looks like I'll probably do the same for Kingdom of Heaven. Now bring on Blade Runner!
Why would you do that? You sold an out of print disc with DTS-ES? That is the mother of all sound mixes. I can understand for Kingdom Of Heaven since the techincal aspects are identical.
Why would you do that? You sold an out of print disc with DTS-ES? That is the mother of all sound mixes. I can understand for Kingdom Of Heaven since the techincal aspects are identical.
sounds great, can't wait for this one!
I honestly don't think any additional editing or anything could make this movie better than it was......by that I mean it was terrible, I could not even get halfway into the picture.....I love Gladiator.....but I'm definitely not gonna pick this up. I do own the BHD and Gladiator 3-disc sets, but sorry this won't be added to that set.
I hope they replace the temo music with some original stuff. The music was great, but using music from other movies (Hannibal, the 13th Warrior) is just wrong!
I'll give it a rent either way.
I'll give it a rent either way.
My mother got it for Christmas but I told her a director's cut of this was coming, so she took it back. I'm glad we didn't have to wait a long time.
Now only if we can get the director's cuts of "Spider-Man 2" and "T3". I held off buying the original versions just TO WAIT for them.
Now only if we can get the director's cuts of "Spider-Man 2" and "T3". I held off buying the original versions just TO WAIT for them.
Christ, four discs? Sounds like a great set. I still haven't seen the film.
The movie seemed too long, and yet I felt there were parts that were missing. The movie was good but unexceptional (I thought the battle scenes were badly edited myself), I'll give the Extended Edition a rent and if it flows better than the theatrical edition, I'll buy it.
Kaya Savas wrote: Why would you do that? You sold an out of print disc with DTS-ES? That is the mother of all sound mixes. I can understand for Kingdom Of Heaven since the techincal aspects are identical.
Lack of thinking on my part, I suppose. My hearing's already suspect from too many nights at concerts in college, so I'm not as wrapped up in the whole audio aspect of DVD as some folks are. On top of that I tend to watch films late at night when the wife and kid have gone to bed and I just can't blow them out of bed with the audio mix. My loss, I know, but I'm cool with it.
Lack of thinking on my part, I suppose. My hearing's already suspect from too many nights at concerts in college, so I'm not as wrapped up in the whole audio aspect of DVD as some folks are. On top of that I tend to watch films late at night when the wife and kid have gone to bed and I just can't blow them out of bed with the audio mix. My loss, I know, but I'm cool with it.
Specs sound great! My cousin will probably buy this, since he likes double dips and special edition. I'll ask him if he can lend it to me.
Me like
Hell Yes. The only negative to all of this is that I wish the directors cut was the version they released in May '05.
MovieMan wrote: My mother got it for Christmas but I told her a director's cut of this was coming, so she took it back. I'm glad we didn't have to wait a long time.
Now only if we can get the director's cuts of "Spider-Man 2" and "T3". I held off buying the original versions just TO WAIT for them.Expect the uh, "extended" version of SM2 next year, to promote SM3 (dunno if extended is the right word but oh well). The T3 DC seems a little harder though, no to say impossible. The TC is currently the director's cut. What was talked about some two years ago was some part of T3's crew who tried to get WB to finance some extra shooting, with new battle scenes in the future and stuff to correct a few plot holes, among ohter things. They put up a screenplay and a budget but WB didn't seem too interested. Right now they seem more interested (if at all) on doing T4.
Now only if we can get the director's cuts of "Spider-Man 2" and "T3". I held off buying the original versions just TO WAIT for them.Expect the uh, "extended" version of SM2 next year, to promote SM3 (dunno if extended is the right word but oh well). The T3 DC seems a little harder though, no to say impossible. The TC is currently the director's cut. What was talked about some two years ago was some part of T3's crew who tried to get WB to finance some extra shooting, with new battle scenes in the future and stuff to correct a few plot holes, among ohter things. They put up a screenplay and a budget but WB didn't seem too interested. Right now they seem more interested (if at all) on doing T4.
I wasn't all that crazy about the 145-minute cut, but I am more than willing to give the film a second shot now that nearly an hour is put back in. And knowing Mr. Scott, the extras are going to be worth it alone. I just wish that this cut had made it to cinemas outside of one in Los Angeles. Scott's films demand to be seen in their full glory on a big screen.
I need discipline in my life. I will no longer buy a film on DVD if there are any rumors of an extended edition down the road. ....Who am I kidding?
The first cut was good but the extended cut is gonna be amazing.
Ridley Scott is amazing.
and now we need a Blade Runner SE.
and Tony Scott is a extremely underrated
Ridley Scott is amazing.
and now we need a Blade Runner SE.
and Tony Scott is a extremely underrated
Piece of s**t movie.
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