King David
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Movie Reviews of King David
Movie Review: Good video
Summary: 3 Stars
The acting was good, the settings very good. The apex of the drama was Nathan's confrontation of David regarding his sin with Bathsheba, a superb depiction of David's conviction and contrition for his sin. The main disappointment of the movie was frequent departure from the biblical narrative...for what reason?? The biblical account was much better than the compromised dramatization. A good example was the dramatization of Absolom's murder of Amnon. Why not stick with the actual biblical account rather than fabricating a less interesting substitute plot?Movie Review: Richard Gere and the Bible
Summary: 3 Stars
This will be short I promise you. I've used "King David" for several years now. I keep using it because it is very faithful to the Samuel books in the Bible almost verbatim.
The only drawback of this video is using Richard Gere as David the King... Although he is speaking the words of the Bible author, I just have a hard time believing him. Maybe its just me, but the minor characters are far more believable.
Movie Review: Richard Gere's King David
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie has some excellent scenes but departs from the Bible account in many places. Richard Gere plays a very somber David. I think David probably laughed and cried a lot if the Psalms are any indication. Worth watching. Read the book for the real story.Movie Review: "R"-Rated movie, NOT PG-13!!! Buyer 2 Stars
I've read the other reviews and I don't know what version they got but the DVD I received has more than a brief scene of David with his wife (breasts CLEARLY exposed)in bed. That scene alone would not be allowed in a PG-13 movie. There is another scene where David is viewing Bathsheba bathing. She is standing, completely nude and you can see everything. Then the camera pans in close for a "waist up" scene and Bathsheba and her female helper are washing her breasts and body.This is diffinetly an R-rated scene. This movie is not biblically accurate as others have claimed. People need to read their bibles before making such a claim. There are many scenes that are accurate, but there are many that are not. One example is that in the movie Bathsheba wouldn't sleep with David while her husband was alive. Not true in scipture. In the bible, David saw her, had her called to the palace and slept with her. Then David sent a letter to have Uriah killed. Would of been a decent movie without the smut!
Movie Review: A good story ruined
Summary: 2 Stars
What a great story, and they had to go and ruin it. The movie is wanderfull, and then they had to put female nudity in to it. Once when David and his new bride are in bed together, and then as Bathsheba is bathing. True it happened, but at least show it from the back istead of a full frotal shot of her fully exposed chest.
If it were not for those 2 scenes I would give it a 4-5 rating. It is probably the best bible movie I have scene after the Ten Commandments. But come on, most people who watch this want a beter understand of the bible, not a sex rush.