The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

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Summary: A round of applause for this DVD from Denver, CO
Review: Great lengths have been given to restore a truly classic and epic movie, The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston and the late Yul Brynner. Though the move is dated from 1956, the beauty and clarity are beyond expectation. I have enjoyed this movie since my youngest days -I'm 50. With the DVD, gone are the flat, dulled images that made a truly great movie, only an "Ok" one. I am not sure (the packaging does not indicate) but I believe this DVD version may be taken off the restoration version in 1989 - perhaps someone can clarify that question. In any event, version has made an old move rise very close to today's quality and demands by avid movie connoisseurs. The DVD version has also made the special effects and colors very, very impressive, bringing out everything from the richest blues, golds and greens, to warmest reds, browns, and skin tones - with no flat appearances typical with VHS. As is typical with DVDs, there is not the jitteriness or graininess that is often associated with VHS. The sound is also crisp, deep, and clear, no longer muffled and drowned out by years of use and re-releases. As a benefit, the music score by Elmer Bernstein is once again powerful and very compelling. Cecil B. DeMille would smile in his grave - hopefully in heaven - if he beheld the wonderful work that went into this newest release of The Ten Commandments. Today, movies goers, especially those who have never laid eyes on this classic, will thoroughly enjoy this. Paramount is not noted for doing justice to DVD versions of their movies - including director-type versions with commentaries. This DVD version has three trailers for its feature and no commentaries. This too, is unfortunate. However, I still highly recommend this DVD to all lovers of truly good films. This movie brings back the excitement and joy it was meant to have, and it will be one that a viewer or viewers can cherish time and time again, not only for the story line and acting, but how this version makes it seem more like it was shot on location, rather than just in studio stages. I give five stars.

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Summary: Is it a sin to "lust" after Ramsis?
Review: I have always loved this movie. I never miss it for its annual showing on TV, and use the video throughout the rest of the year. Heston is sensational, and Brenner...well, I think my opening line says it all.

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Summary: Ten Commandments
Review: I saw this movie for the first time when it was new and I was only 5 years old. I was impressed then and have been every other time I have seen this classic.

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Summary: The most SPECTACULAR! movie I have ever seen!
Review: I can truthfully state that of all the movies I have ever seen, this one is THE GREATEST! It has never lost it's excitement and appeal to me. I bought it when it first hit the shelves on VHS, then later the 3-disk Laser set, and I have eagerly been awaiting its release on DVD. I can't wait!

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Summary: Irresistible
Review: Silly, overlong, over-reverent, campy, hilarious, occasionally moving, and still rather impressive. This is one of those movies that exerts a mad sort of control over me, such that if it is ever on TV, I watch it uncontrollably. There are rewards to be had: the art direction, the pomp and circumstance, and the performances of Yul Brynner and the rest of the supporting cast. Alas, Charlton Heston seems to be taking the entire enterprise VERY SERIOUSLY INDEED, and his performance brings the film to a grinding halt more than once. His considerable physical presence and undeniable authority carry him through, though, and there can be no doubt that it is Heston, rather than an army of special effects technicians, who really parts the Red Sea.

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Summary: Definitive movie of the life of Moses.
Review: Despite critic's sneers, "The Ten Commandments" remains a true cinematic classic of universal appeal. DeMille demonstrates that only he could handle crowd scenes with such splendor and skill. The film, which was his last, is his legacy as one of the cinema's great storytellers.

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Summary: So It Shall Be Said, So It Shall Be Done!!
Review: The best epic on film. Heston is magnificant and Brynner steals the movie. A must see!!

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Summary: 10 STARS!!!
Review: This movie is awesome; but if somebody asked my why, I wouldn't be able to tell them. It's one of those movies that I can't explain why it's good, but it just is. I love the writing and acting of it. A superior buy. Exceptional plot and a memorable classic!!!!

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Summary: One of the GREATEST movies of all times.
Review: The perfect movie for anyone of any age. This movie goes straight to the heart of the soul!

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Summary: shows the story of Moses from birth to Acension into heaven.
Review: Excellent accurate achievement in putting the bible into movie form