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Summary: Whatta epic!
Review: Charleston Heston steals the show as Judah Ben-Hur, a riches to rags to true riches story about a Jewish man who is betrayed by his friend into slavery and returns to enter the most spectacular chariot race ever filmed and later sees how his country (and all nations) will be purged with blood...Christ's!
Miklos Rozsa's music MAKES the story.
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Summary: Best of the Bible epics.
Review: Surpassing even Cecil B. DeMille's 'Ten Commandments' in terms of spectacle, this 1959 celluloid behemoth still holds its own against such modern-day imitators as 'Gladiator.' No film since has presented the Greco-Roman world in such over-the-top spectacle. The chariot race is still compelling (even in the claustrophobic pan-and-scan VHS version), and the script combines reverent Biblical drama and polished Hollywood romance as only a film of this era could. A classic, despite (or perhaps because of) its many campy elements and rumored gay subtext.
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Summary: A terrific movie
Review: I remember watching Ben-Hur as I was growing up and never really gave it complete attention. I saw the movie mostly on TV and never from the very begining. I must say I missed some of the best parts of the movie. I was prepared to see a great performance by Charlton Heston and I did but I saw an equally great performance by Steven Boyd. His character's unreletting ambition, confidence, and intelligence really come through as does his ruthlesness. The movie's masterfull direction works on many levels. There is so much great acting all over this film that I can't possibly enumerate it all. It is simply a pleasure to watch, a true classic, one that I can't recommend enough.
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Summary: What can I say?
Review: This DVD is all that you might expect. If you love the movie, this DVD is a must.
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Summary: Ben Hur
Review: I returned this video because it was defective and have not received credit on by gift certificate as of yet. Please confirm when this is done.Dorothy Harmon
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Summary: The print should have been restored
Review: The content of this disc is interesting. However, given the level of technology we have today, greater care should have been taken to correct the blue and green discolorations on the print.
Ben Hur does, after all, hold the record for the number of Oscars received by any film.
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Summary: Blah
Review: Blah Blah Blah, Classic, Blah Blah, Better than "Gladiator" Blah Blah Blah. Really good Chariot scene. The rest is Blah, Blah Blah. Blah.
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Summary: Action packed!
Review: Ben - Hur, who was a Jewish prince before he was accused of nearly killing a Roman. He tried to make the Roman's leave his mother and sister, but he failed, then he was sent to to a Roman ship to help row the ship. Once he saves the council's life, the adventure begins.
Even though I gave it four stars, I think still deserves five stars, because some of it seems boring, but I'm just a kid.
But anyways it's a great movie for the whole family to watch day and night.
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Summary: A true gem, with a stunning print to boot
Review: While perhaps lacking the disturbing and emotional depth of an epic like _Lawrence of Arabia_, _Ben Hur_ largely makes up for it with its sheer energy. The great sea battle and the famed chariot race are (unsurprisingly) two of my favorite scenes. The film is presented in its super-wide MGM Camera 65 aspect ratio, and the transfer looks beautiful. The colors are deep and rich, the picture virtually free of blemishes (except for two or three instances of a dropped frame). Rozsa's beautiful music also shines through in a lovely 5.1 channel track. The one danger, however, is in letting this splendid DVD lead viewers into thinking that this film has been fully restored, like _Lawrence of Arabia_. As Robert Harris said in an interview, a DVD transfer can be made to look pristine, even though the film itself may be in terrible condition. I sincerely hope this is not the case with _Ben Hur_, and if this is the unfortunate case, I urge that it be fully restored so that future generations can enjoy it in its original form and not only in a digital format.
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Summary: Timeless, Huge and Most Honored
Review: Titanic and Ben-Hur stand alone as the occupants of that rare honor: 11 Oscars won. The differences in both movies include script, plot, story, and character development. Which is to say neither movies did or did not deserve all those awards. Like me, Titanic and Ben-Hur captivated the Academy with their expansive shots, and loads-upon-loads of extras. Both are masterpieces. I beg to differ with most of these reviews on that.
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