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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 2240046" data-attributes="member: 7883">I was a little confused as to why they didn't mention the ransom the Christians had to pay to leave.....maybe for fear of making the character of Saladin less sympathetic?&nbsp; Not sure....I'm interested in finding out what they cut in the movie.&nbsp; If they put it into a DVD, I'm all over that.&nbsp; My concern would be that this movie doesn't do well enough in the theatres to justify an extended DVD.&nbsp; Unless Scott has enough clout to make it happen regardless.&nbsp; $20M on the opening weekend isn't exactly gangbusters.I agree though....I didn't think it was Ridley Scott's best film, but I actually liked it better than Black Hawk Down.&nbsp; BHD was just 1.5 hours of watching people get killed in ugly ways.&nbsp; Admittedly, they were trying to portray what happened, but I just found that after a while, my brain just shut down.&nbsp; Maybe I don't have the emotional investment because I'm not American or something, I don't know.&nbsp; There just wasn't enough time making me care about the soldiers before they started getting killed.But even a weak film by Ridley Scott is apparently better than what many other filmmakers can create.Banshee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 2240046, member: 7883"] I was a little confused as to why they didn't mention the ransom the Christians had to pay to leave.....maybe for fear of making the character of Saladin less sympathetic? Not sure.... I'm interested in finding out what they cut in the movie. If they put it into a DVD, I'm all over that. My concern would be that this movie doesn't do well enough in the theatres to justify an extended DVD. Unless Scott has enough clout to make it happen regardless. $20M on the opening weekend isn't exactly gangbusters. I agree though....I didn't think it was Ridley Scott's best film, but I actually liked it better than Black Hawk Down. BHD was just 1.5 hours of watching people get killed in ugly ways. Admittedly, they were trying to portray what happened, but I just found that after a while, my brain just shut down. Maybe I don't have the emotional investment because I'm not American or something, I don't know. There just wasn't enough time making me care about the soldiers before they started getting killed. But even a weak film by Ridley Scott is apparently better than what many other filmmakers can create. Banshee [/QUOTE]

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