re: What makes Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut so much superior to the theatrical release

I liked it, but yeah the bishop was a lazy caricature and the whole Orlando Bloom knighting everyone was cheesy. They never explain how a random blacksmith was suddenly an expert swordsman after one lesson, and the Muslims are generally portrayed in a better light than the Christians. Crusaders bemoaning the violence that happened when Jerusalem fell in the First Crusade was another silly 21st C. dig at Christians.

But overall I still love the directors cut and wish we got more movies like this. I’m sure they’re expensive to make and maybe any history past WWII isn’t a big draw.