[warsaw44]

Ping

[longtermmemmory]

still seems to be a bit too pc to bother with the theater or buying the DVD. If it does well it will be free tv intwo years. If it does bad, six months.

[loreldan]

Thanks for posting. Other comments made on FR had almost convinced me not to see it. I trust NRO's judgement. I have been wanting to see a good Crusade movie for a while now - not for a history lesson but for entertainment.

[mike182d]

In May of 2001, he became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot inside a mosque.

I have yet to hear the Muslims apologize for their insatiable desire for expansion by way of war that began with Abu Bakr's invasion of Syria, fueled by Muhammed's seige on Mecca.

When Christian lands are beseiged, and a Muslim orders the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and all Christian sites in Jerusalem (1009 A.D.), the world turns a blind eye.

When Christians fight to defend land taken from them and to protect such holy sites, its barbaric, uncalled for, intolerant, and a terrible evil.

Makes perfect sense to me...

[Antoninus]

Some may attempt to fault Ridley Scott and screenwriter William Monahan for portraying Muslim characters with distinct chivalry and humanity while portraying some of the more zealous Christian Crusaders (such as the Knights Templar) in a less favorable light. However, the balance of the story portrays power-grubbing imperialists and religious nutcases on both sides of the battlefield, as well as honorable and virtuous Muslims and Christians.

This is precisely what I expected. No thanks. I'll take a pass on this one.

[Katya]

The crusades also offered uneducated young men the chance to gain a step up in society. The crusades created a new class of men who in the service of a noblemen were able to transcend societies locked in concept of "who" they were and "what" they were to do in life. Like the seafarers a few hundred years later, these were the first men to leave their isolated villages for foreign horizons. Is it coincidence that the concept of an individual "I" also emerged at the same as the crusades?

[ItsOurTimeNow]

>>"It's about people finding love and understanding for one another, no matter what the race or the religion is. It is more about being tolerant and listening to each other.<<

Oy - more grey-area, pop-Christianity nonsense.

Sheep vs. goats, light vs. darkness, hot vs. cold. The Bible is very clear on such things.

[Publius6961]

Hope springs eternal.
I don't begrudge people their delusions, so long as they don't impose them on my family, my community and me on a mandatory national level.

[SMARTY]

Plagarising myself from previously: The director wants the hype and discord because that will induce more and more people to PAY for a seat, if only out of curiosity. Unfortunately, when the director sits in his multi million dollar mansion and laughs at all the fools who parted with their hard earned money, he has it both ways. Beat us up AND took our lunch money! Not mine!!! Those people who will bash my values, my morals, people who will unashamedly bash the Catholic Church (THE oldest institution made by man, held by man and known to man on earth)I say, when these money grubbing autodidacts cash in on their own hatred and stupidity, they only do it with the support of consumers who are not astute enough to BOYCOTT this propaganda (because that is what it IS). Remember, the dollar is the loudest voice in their world. Heck, I'm not even Catholic and I am angry about this!

[Antoninus]

Michael Medved absolutely ripped "Kingdom of Heaven" to shreds today. He compared it to "1492: Conquest of Paradise."

[Centurion2000]

as well as honorable ... Muslim

There is no such creature that walks this Earth.