Kingdom of Heaven vs. The Patriot

[dialog_gvf]

What a cruel choice!

I can't pick it, frankly. Both are reference material. You MUST own both.

Along with Apocalypto. The enveloping jungle of that lossless is just creepy. Close your eyes. You're there.

Gary

[Smackos]

Both are gorgeous but I'd say Kingdom of Heaven pips The Patriot to the post.. Also I'll 2nd dialog_gvf... Apocalypto's PQ is just staggering. I'd give a shout out to The Prestige as well while I'm at it..

[ClaytonMG]

Kingdom of Heaven, hands down. The Patriot looked pretty good, but I don't see why everyone keeps saying it's the greatest thing ever. Like I said, it's good but not excelent. I'm looking forward to actually hearing Kingdom of Heaven in DTS-HDMA someday. I wasn't a huge fan of the theatrical cut, but basically everything was corrected in the director's cut. Huge improvement over the theatrical one!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

You MUST own both.

What he said .

[Jack]

Actually the two titles can't be compared. Complete different styles and kamera.
Kingdom of Heaven is fairly dark with mostly one or no light source. The colurs are also a bit muted and tend to be blue. The Patriot on the other hand is bright, colourful and the main light source is the sun. So actually The Patriot is in advantage, cause it looks more solid an real. Also the sharpness and the colour are more natural. But Kingdom of Heaven is a perfect example of mastering and reproducing black levels. So both are top notch in picture and sound and must haves, so get em both.

[darkpoet25]

I have both and they are both equally great films. Both are a little long, but definetly worth it. The PQ and SQ on both are simply incredible. The Patriot is one of my top movies, and I'm excited to get another one of mine, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. It's gonna be worth the $50 I will plunk down for this. Been waiting for it since I got my PS3 last year, and it will have ALL three versions. Can't wait.

[_xk_]

Originally Posted by Jack

Actually the two titles can't be compared. Complete different styles and kamera.
Kingdom of Heaven is fairly dark with mostly one or no light source. The colurs are also a bit muted and tend to be blue. The Patriot on the other hand is bright, colourful and the main light source is the sun. So actually The Patriot is in advantage, cause it looks more solid an real. Also the sharpness and the colour are more natural. But Kingdom of Heaven is a perfect example of mastering and reproducing black levels. So both are top notch in picture and sound and must haves, so get em both.

That is the movie maker's intention on the Kingdom of Heaven. The colors aren't muted, it's more "matured", well refined and epic-like in terms of visuals. With a tiny bit of blue tint makes this a perfect movie. It is very film-like. THAT is why I like it. It's like a portfolio artwork of film. Extremely professional and paid attention to detail in the movie set. It has been proven by so many people who saw it in BD and they all got impressed. No wonder it's still in the expensive side when you go to the store and look at the price taggie.....