Has anyone ever watched the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven? I remember watching the original in theaters and remember thinking there were so many missed opportunities. Turns out that the studio made Ridley Scott cut out about 50 mins of content to make it to the screen, which resulted in a mess of a film. The director's cut adds it all back and the difference is night and day, and some say it's the biggest difference from theater to director's cut ever.
It isn't a perfect film, Orlando Bloom is somewhat underwhelming as a lead and some of the dialogue and themes are a bit heavy handed. Still, the gorgeous cinematography, world building and amazing ensemble performances make this film an easy 9.0-9.5 /10 for me. Special shout out to Edward Norton as the Leper King, who manages to inject a ton of emotion and sympathy into his character even though we never see an inch of his skin.