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Heaven Is A Place On Earth
posted by Jas, 02/08/05
Empire Online's review of the Kingdom of Heaven international trailer posted at Coming Soon

The crusades epic is set to hit cinemas on May 6, but just in case you weren't already looking forward to the prospect of Orlando Bloom (aiieee!) and Liam Neeson donning chainmail and tabards, this should whet your appetite. While the waving cornfields and snowy forest may recall a certain Russell Crowe-starring Scott film, there's a lot here to set this apart.

The epic staples of Celtic-y singing and bass drums may all be here, as well as the wide shots of armies clashing and sun rising over mountains. But there are some things we haven't seen before. Orly wears a fetching blue scarf at one point – really brings out his eyes – while going from philosopher to warrior in the space of 30 seconds. Eva Green pops up as a slightly sinister looking love interest, while Jeremy Irons just looks sinister. Liam Neeson is back on mentor duties, as in the year's other top two films (probably) Batman Begins and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (OK, he's dead already in that, but we can feel his presence, alright?).

There is much galloping across the barren deserts of the Holy Land, a few oases bustling with local colour, lots of crosses, churches and religious imagery, and the unleashing of bloody hell in the trailers closing scenes. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it appears, this is not.

Hi-res Globe photos
posted by Jas, 02/08/05, from Ka-Bloom Board
Jan has posted some hi-res versions of previously seen Golden Globes photos here