Of Swords and Parasols

Oh my gosh!  Ridley Scott actually used the "D" word...you know "Director's Cut"  Given how supposedly(and understandably) scarred he was over the treatment of Legend(poor Ridley...It still has a large cult following, though) and how...uhm...adamant he was about the Extended version of Gladiator NOT being a director's cut, I was shocked when he said that's what the KoH: EE was.

Anyway, this DVD pretty much blows the "Gladiator" EE out of the water.  Where Gladiator basically added more to what was already there, KoH pretty much reworks the whole thing to make a very good movie a much better, more complete story.  As much as I liked the theatrical version(ask me to choose between it and "Pride and Prejudice "as my favorite movie of last year and I'll either cry or worm my way out of answering.  or both.)  there was too much story and history to cram into the available time frame, but that's fixed here.  

If you haven't seen the theatrical version and were wondering which to get, just skip straight to this one.  If you HAVE seen the theatrical version, get this anyway, whether you liked it or not.  Cuz you'll probably like it now, or like it even more, depending on which side you fall on.