Ben Hur

[Vanilla]

Review/Discuss

[fmpro]

What the new Cleopatra should look like in style..Classic

[DAR]

When they say they don't make em like they used to, this is the type of film they talk about. Truly an epic film and for 3 and half hours the time just flies. One note always watch this in widescreen. A

[Lordmandeep]

Lol I remember AMC which for some reason plays movies in full screen, had this on.OMG they played the Chariot Race in full screen... :angry: :angry:Anyways It came on a few years back on Easter on Turner Classic Movies and I sat for like 3.5 hours watching the film.The first 2+ hours are great and the charriot race is a scene you will never forget.The film gets choppy in the last hour however it remains good.Its one of the most epic films ever made and I wish Hollywood could make films as epic as this again.A

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I have it seen this yet but I just bought the Blu ray so I will be watching it soon.

[Lordmandeep]

"What the new Cleopatra should look like in style.."Lol I remember somone saying that making Ben Hur with 1959 standards would cost like 200 million today.

[Rudolf]

A very moving movie, but the book is even better. I strongly recommend reading it.

[Ariadne]

It's a classic, but I think it went on too long. B-

[tommycruise]

Saw this on sale the other day, and I would have bought but it was $9.99 for a used copy.Really want to get around to watching this since its the summer now and I have so much time.

[narniadis]

Amazing film, I haven't seen the Blu-Ray but I have the 4Disc set that WB released a few years back and it still looks fantastic on my HD screen. Even my wife who doesn't normally care for films before 1980 likes this.A

Edited June 20, 2012 by narniadis

[Lordmandeep]

Frankly I noticed people who think they cannot like old film likley do like one.For example I remember a friend who never watches old films comes up to me and is like"yoh the Clint Eastwood movie with the Bad and Ugly was epic!"

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Epic movie. I wish they would make more movies like this.

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[Lordmandeep]

Imo a lot of the old epics are nowhere as good ^

 

Ten Commandments is good but is wayy wayy to long however I just love they way the deliver lines in the film. The most smallest things sounds so epic.

 

Sparatacus is a good film as well but is not as grand as this film and end off in a sad way.

 

 

I would recommend .... Lawrence Of Arabia, Bridge on The River, and Dr. Zhivago. (yes David Lean)