Movie Reviews for The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)

The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)

	List Price: ~~$24.99~~ Our Price: $16.99 You Save: $8.00 (32%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Buy Used: from $15.00 (click here) Category: DVD See more DVD releases

Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

Movie Reviews of The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)

Movie Review: Ten Commandments
Summary: 5 Stars

This is such a classic. I enjoy the movie very much and I love
charlston Heston for he is such a wonderful actor.

Movie Review: The video quality of this 2006 re-issue is no better than the first 1999 DVD release
Summary: 3 Stars

I love this film. But as I see older films getting re-issued with an improved mastering effort, I expected this film to look better than it does since this is its third re-issue. I've got DVD's of films older than this 1956 classic that look alot better than this DVD.

So, don't waste your money if you think the copy you have looks like it should be improved in video quality because this latest release looks no better than the 1999 first DVD release.

Repurchase this film only if you want to have the extra "special features" DVD. Most people may only watch those "special features" (documentaries, the making of..., profiles from the starring actors, etc.) maybe only once anyway so is it really worth it to buy the same movie again? Rent the "special features" DVD from Netflix or Blockbuster if you absolutely have to see them. I wish I did instead of buying it again like I did.

Movie Review: One good, and one evil
Summary: 5 Stars

The 1956 version of 'The Ten Commandments' is easily one of the most popular films in Hollywood history, eclipsing even Ben-Hur. (Let the protests begin!) Charlton Heston won his only Oscar for his performance in Ben-Hur, but it is in his role as Moses where he clearly had the most defining and remarkable performance of his distinguished career. I've seen the film countless times and couldn't recommend it more enthusiastically. Interestingly, Demille's first go at this story during the silent era is a tremendous curiosity and quite a puzzling oddity. The first half of the film presents a fairly generic although competent survey of the Moses/Exodus story, but only when the film abruptly segues into a modern day morality play involving two brothers, does the actual head scratching begin. Unfortunately, this part of the film was meant to be the heart and soul of Demille's picture, but it amounts to some kind of strange ham fisted unintentional parody of such odious transparency and bludgeoning obviousness that I found myself chuckling and shrugging throughout. It's actually difficult to review this film objectively because I still appreciate Demille's attempt here to really say something, however much a failure it may have been. Fortunately, he quite thouroughly redeemed himself with the '56 remake.

Movie Review: Great buy
Summary: 5 Stars

We watched this movie around Easter and decided to get it. We are very happy with the versions that are included. A good movie to have on hand when you want to watch it.