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    Kingdom Of Heaven

    Featured In Issue 117, February 2007

    Picture4.5
    Sound5
    WSR Score5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    2239612
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    For strong violence and epic warfare
    (Retail Price):
    $39.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    194
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2005
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    11/14/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Ridley Scott
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    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    From Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator and Black Hawk Down, comes a new modern epic. Kingdom Of Heaven takes place in medieval Jerusalem, where Balian (Bloom), a young Frenchman, finds honor and redemption on a valiant quest. Against staggering odds, Balian battles overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a true knight during the crusades. (Suzanne Hodges)

    The theatrical trailer is the only supplement.

    The MPEG-2-encoded 2.35:1 Blu-ray Disc image is fantastic, with deep blacks, impressive shadow delineation, and impressive resolution. Still, the finest details are not created as well as the best high-definition releases I have seen. (Danny Richelieu)

    The lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack is fantastic, with very good fidelity and dynamic range, and an impressively well laid-out mix—and that's just the core DTS stream! Now if we only had a reference Blu-ray Disc player that could extract the lossless information. (Danny Richelieu)

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