Epinions Recent Reviews for Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur: A truly great epic

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 23:17:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dolphinboy - This 1959 epic film is the third film version of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. It won eleven Academy Awards, an achievement that has not yet been surpassed, and has been equaled but twice: Titanic and...

Ben-Hur: The worst "best picture" ever? Quite possibly!

Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:54:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Stephen_Murray - No movie has won more Academy Awards than “Ben Hur,” so it and “Titanic” must be the greatest movies of all time, right? Not hardly! Long ago, I designated “Ben Hur” the worst
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Ben-Hur: Ben-Hur Has "Too Many Notes"

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 01:36:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author updateghost - It is hard for me to describe why Ben-Hur (1959) is not one of my favorite movies. It is a great movie, no doubt. But when I think of "Ben-Hur", and I think of why it is not one of my favorite movies, the thought that usually comes to my head is,...

Ben-Hur: The biggest, and best, biblical epic ever from Hollywood.

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:22:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I suspect those reading this come from two distinct camps: one, comprised of viewers 40 and older who've seen Ben-Hur at least once in the theatre (though not likely in its intended "Camera 65" presentation), as well as a couple of times on...

Ben-Hur: Racing-----Chariot Style

Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:14:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author a_johnson - While at my dad's this weekend, I noticed that one of the movies he had was Ben-Hur and since I heard it was one of the best movies of all time, I decided to watch it. I must say, I was somewhat pleasantly surprised. Director William Wyler...

Ben-Hur: Yes it's true Ben Hur in the SMWO

Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:11:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author carl_lazarevic - Whenever I talk to people who love movies a common topic of discussion can be to name a loved classic that I despise, now those who have been reading my reviews since I first joined Epinions may think that I would have named...

Ben-Hur: YOUR KINGDOM COME...

Sun, 23 Dec 2001 02:17:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ayamoh - 'Ben Hur' is the life-story of Juda Ben-Hur,a jewish leader in biblical times.The film directed by William Wyler won 11 academy awards.

The story is about what constitutes life.Is it about sublime things like affection and bonding.Or,is it the...

Ben-Hur: Boxers or Briefs?

Fri, 6 Jul 2001 14:52:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author artbyjude - Forgive me for reducing this legendary movie to such a banal thought, but whenever there are men in miniskirts, I have to wonder. Elizabeth Haffenden (the costume designer) is not available for comment, and I wouldn't go near Heston even with a long...

Ben-Hur: Against all odds!

Sat, 26 May 2001 02:45:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rwalston - This movie was originally shot in 1959 and stars Charlton Heston as Judah a Jewish aristocrat who falls out of favor of the roman people. I think that this is a metaphor again for that eternal struggle as in good the jewish people versus the evil roman...

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Thu, 26 Apr 2001 02:20:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - General Lew Wallace's novel Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ was first filmed in 1907 as a silent short. In 1925 in was made into a full-length silent feature, the most expensive movie made up to that point.

In 1959 William Wyler (The...

Ben-Hur: The Best Movie Ever Produced?

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 19:16:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bnlcrazee -

Maybe.

The first time I saw Ben Hur I was about 12 -- and since then I've never ceased to be fascinated by this wonderful story. It is a movie that, once you've gotten into it (which should take fifteen minutes, if that), you won't want...

Ben-Hur: BEN-HUR: Blood and Sand

Sun, 17 Dec 2000 11:29:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author George_Chabot - Ben-Hur

This is a story of how friends fall out. Judah Ben-Hur is a Jewish prince living in Roman occupied Judea in the first century AD. His boyhood friend Messala, a Roman, is now a tribune in the Roman Army. Messala...

Ben-Hur: Ben Hur - An All Time Great Epic!

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 23:44:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TerranEmpire - REVIEW: BEN-HUR

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I can sum up this movie in one word - FANTASTIC! I have watched this movie several times over the past 20 years and I see something new or realize something different about the movie each time. I would...

Ben-Hur: LONG before Gladiator...

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:00:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jeffs320 - Way back in the good old days, I remember going to the chariot races with my Daddy and watching the men race around in circles. I always wondered if they knew they weren't getting anywhere...they were just going around in circles. Then one day I heard...

Ben-Hur: A prince who became a slave, who became a hero.....

Tue, 3 Oct 2000 23:18:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jm373 - I was in my early teens when one of the movie theatres in Calcutta decided to include this in their schedule (may be the current Hollywood fare was too pricey for them). And thanks to their inspired choice I got to see Ben Hur as it was meant to be seen:...

Ben-Hur: 'Ben Hur' All Time Great Movie

Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:53:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tanweer - When I first watched Ben Hur, I was 14 (Now I am 20). The effect the movie had on me was magical. With its superb performances, touching background music,memorable action scenes specially famous chariot race sequence, and delicacy of handling religious...

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ?

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:00:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jimmy_Dahl - Ben Hur was the most expensive film of its day and still remains the film with the most Oscars to its name, 11 (an honor it now shares along with Titanic), out of 12 nominations (losing only in Screenplay).

Certainly,...

Ben-Hur: More than a chariot race!

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 03:42:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sapphire13 - Ben-Hur is a spectacular film starring Charlton Heston in the lead and Stephen Boyd as Massala, Ben-Hur's childhood friend who eventually becomes his bitter enemy.

Massala returns to his boyhood home of Judea as a Roman centurion...

Ben-Hur: An Epic and classic movie.

Thu, 1 Jun 2000 13:17:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SimonCook - Charlton Heston stars as the Price of Judea, Ben Hur, who confronts the conquering Romans and is forced into slavery. Working as a gallery slave, he saves the life of a Roman Nobleman and is adopted by him. He becomes a respected citizen and a famed...

Ben-Hur: All time great

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:35:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Tharp - This has got to be one of the best movies ever made!

Of course about anything with Charlton Heston is well worth watching, But

he out does himself in this. He is an excellent actor, and gets a chance to shine in this movie.

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Ben-Hur: All Time Favorite

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:03:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gary_boothe - Everyone has one. That movie that sticks out as their number one favorite. Well, this is it for me. I first read the book thirty something years ago in the 9th grade, and saw the movie for the first time a short time later. Now, I have watched all 3 plus...

Ben-Hur: Simply the Best

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:41:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Lonster99 - Simply the Best motion picture in modern dramatic film making. Winner of 11 Academy Awards, it is still as impressive today as it was in 1959. Even if you are not a fan of films with a religious overtone, this film combines all the elements necessary...

Ben-Hur: The second best movie of all time

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:55:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gymnerd - Charlton Heston at his best. This is a classic, and not in the sense old. Everything a movie could want: plot taken from a great American author, great leading actor, third only to Ford and Connery, action, good looking female characters, drama,...

Ben-Hur: A must see classic

Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:08:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cmashby - Ben-Hur

Year of Release: 1959

Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott,

Sam Jaffe

Director: William Wyler

Writer: Karl Tunberg

Running Time: 212 Minutes (3 hours, 32...

Ben-Hur: Heston With Hair as Hur

Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:12:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - As a small child in the 1950's, taking the road trip to the Big City of San Francisco to see the "premier" of Ben Hur was quite the experience. I can remember sitting in the second row, (bad choice, got talked into it for Space Odyssey 2001,...