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By John S (2,711) on 15 Jun 2008

The movie Kingdom Of Heaven wanted to be this is what a historical epic should be like…

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By Adam D (1,043) on 14 Jun 2008

I saw this on VHS at least 10 years ago in a Spanish language class. I was captivated then…

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By Russell G (1,053) on 08 Jun 2008

This one surprised me a bit. Not as stilted as I suspected it would be, it played as much like a human drama as a sweeping epic…

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By Pierre S (54) on 07 Jun 2008

Epic epic. Charlton Heston pushes back the Muslims and unifies Spain in the 11th century. We might need his like once again…

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By Miriam S (104) on 30 May 2008

Stoicism on celluloid, it's a FAB must see, what heroes are made of…

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By David N (761) on 20 May 2008

Spoiled only by Charlton's wedding ring being on the incorrect hand (for Spain -- so I'm told)…

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By Louy L (72) on 18 May 2008

Vieux.. mais quand meme! Chevaleresque, romanesque, romantique, moral et tres theatral…

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By Justin O (930) on 16 May 2008

I have never seen a film that contains so much movement in its drama…

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By James M (2,946) on 13 May 2008

Old School goodness, before extras were all cg…

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By Reymundo B (20) on 20 Apr 2008

The ended kind of compensated for the beginning…

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By Phil D (363) on 20 Apr 2008

The ended kind of compensated for the beginning…

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By Ben S (1,411) on 14 Apr 2008

The cinematography is very good, as is the score…

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By John P (2,089) on 12 Apr 2008

Ah…

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By Sheila C (309) on 16 Mar 2008

A great old Hollywood epic, it shows what can be done without CGI…

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By Leo K (530) on 09 Mar 2008

A fantastic historical epic…

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By Damien G (15) on 28 Feb 2008

A classic epic on a similar level to ben hur…

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By Michael O (1,073) on 26 Feb 2008

This is one of the greatest movies of all time. The music is great, the acting is great, the battles scenes are great, the story is great…

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By Jordan R (884) on 24 Feb 2008

A 60's look and feel (unfortunately) permeates this historical drama. But, c'mon - it's Charlton Heston in his earnest glory…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 23 Feb 2008

Superior epic, elevated, primarily, by the excellent direction of Anthony Mann…

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By Maureen W (12) on 19 Feb 2008

Charlton Heston always seems a bit wooden to m, but I do like Epic, period, costume type films…

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