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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300215832 Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 6300215830 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: December 07, 1992 Running Time: 219 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: October 05, 1956 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: Legendary silent film director Cecil B. DeMille didn't much alter the way he made movies after sound came in, and this 1956 biblical drama is proof of that. While graced with such 1950s niceties as VistaVision and Technicolor, The Ten Commandments (DeMille had already filmed an earlier version in 1923) has an anachronistic, impassioned style that finds lead actors Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner expressively posing while hundreds of extras writhe either in the presence of God's power or from orgiastic heat. DeMille, as always, plays both sides of the fence as far as sin goes, surrounding Heston's Moses with worshipful music and heavenly special effects while also making the sexy action around the cult of the Golden Calf look like fun. You have to see The Ten Commandments to understand its peculiar resonance as an old-new movie, complete with several still-impressive effects such as the parting of the Red Sea. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Movie great Price!The movie arrived on time and in the condition as promised. This set is the ultimate disc set of the movie. Everything you could want and more. Rating:  - Still Great After 50 YearsLike most people, I watched "The Ten Commandments" on TV many times over the years while growing up. Many of its scenes are etched in my memory. But in the wake of Charlton Heston's recent death, I decided to have a marathon viewing of his films and watched "Commandments" for the first time since my adolescence. It was interesting to see it now with more mature eyes (and without being interrupted by a million commercials). Made in 1956, this film launched Heston's career as the star ... Read More Rating: - A Bible film even we atheists can like!In the begining, deMille created a silent film. And it was good. But lo! It lacked color, it lacked sound and it lacked the great Heston. So deMile created "The Ten Commandments" anew, and saw that it was good, said that it was good, and it was... really quite corking, actually. "The Ten Commandments" really only features said laws towards the end of the movie, but that's ok because as they say, getting there is half the fun. The movie is a spectacle on a grand scale, with huge sets, ... Read More Rating: - FabulousThis movie is so amazing. I watched it with my grandparents when it was on VHS, and now that it is on digitally remastered DVD, the color and clarity of it is amazing. Such a great movie, one to definitely share with the kids. Rating: - A Marvelous Carnival Show.This movie influenced my childhood more than any other film---save, perhaps Gone With The Wind. Yes, it was pure ham. Yes, the story is ridiculous and over-the-top. Yes, a lot of the acting is bad. Yes, nowadays I can barely make it 20 minutes into the movie before I yawn and turn to something else. Oh, but as a 6 year-old child! It was pure magic, glorious and inspiring. Probably in all the wrong ways, of course. What I took from this fabulous spectacle as a child: it inspired my fascination with ... Read More |
