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| The Ten Commandments [Blu-ray] |  | Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  334 reviews
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
ASIN: B0019NB8V2
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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
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 Holiday Tradition December 28, 2008
Arti Nidi (NYC, Arti's in the house y'all!!!)
This version of the movie is wonderful. It truly shows the masterpiece of a movie that Cecile B Demile created. It was a tough choice between the two great actors to decide who has done a finer performance and I had to settle on Yul Brynner as my personal best. Of course Charlton is wonderful, however Yul does his Rameses bit with such conviction, that history comes alive in my eyes. This is a must have to any decent DVD collection!
 Less than VHS video quality December 26, 2008
Terry A. Khan (FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This DVD is less than VHS picture quality. Paramout have cheated us on this transfer to DVD. The picture quality is extremely poor, my laser disc copy is light years ahead.
Do not waste your time, stay with your VHS until the studios can offer a better print. A film like this should really be of Blue Ray quality.
Shame on you Paramount, Oh sorry, you do not have any shame.
Still waiting December 21, 2008
Shirley A. Payne (Kiel WI)
I can't really review this product as I still have not received it. It was shipped Nov 21, one month ago. I have tried to contact you about this order but can't seem to get through. So, cancell the entire order and credit my account.
The Greatest Film Ever Made December 14, 2008
Tahseen Nakavi (Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Life is full of spice when there is drama involved. This world would have been such a boring place if Lucifer had not rebelled. Drama fills up the blanks in life where the balance of good and evil aligns to make this universe interesting. So is the case with a good play or a film. All the ingredients that make this the greatest film of all times are painted into this canvas by the master painter, Cecil.B.DeMille. This was his last work and in 1956 he gave the world a film carved out of not so well known passages on the life and times of Moses and the deliverance of the Ten Commandments. There are scenes in the film that remain with you till eternity. The opening shot of the innumerable Jewish slaves working on the busts, columns and pillars during Pharaoh Sethi's regime with a dark red painted on the big Cinevista 65 lens making you gasp at such an early stage. The editing is superb. Each scene fills its part. When Moses is driven out and spends forty days in the wilderness of Sinai, the photography is awesome. The red and orange flames on the Mount Sinai when Moses first encounters the mountain are superb. The burning bush is craftsmanship at its best without the techno supports of the modern age. the scenes of the plagues in Egypt with the Nile turning red and culminating with the descent of the hand of death on the Passover day from the dark blue night sky and clouds are without a parallel even after 52 years. What do you say then about the parting of the Red Sea? This has to be the greatest scene filmed ever and without computer graphics, too. My God! Finally the scenes of the Ten Commandments being written on stone with fire and lightning from the sky ("written with the fingers of God Himself"!) on Mount Sinai together with the abrupt arrival of Moses during the lascivious revelry under the mount leave you breathless. Charlton Heston as Moses is absolutely divine and you just can't say that he is not Moses there. Yul Brynner is Ramases II in the flesh. I don't think anyone else would have carried out that role as he did. Sir Cedric Hardwicke is superb as Sethi. Anne Baxter as Nefretiri is gorgeous. She enjoys the role to the hilt. A lovely cameo by Vincent Price as Baka the Master Builder. Edward.G.Robinson is excellent as Dathan the overseer. John Derek is effective as Joshua. Debra Paget as the water girl Lilia is admirable. The entire film's drama is bound and woven into a fine texture by Elmer Bernstein with his superb symphonic score. The regal theme of Moses and deliverance remains fresh in my mind even today. Drama doesn't get bigger than this.There are films being made after this; tons of them; yet, this remains the film to beat with William Wyler's Ben Hur coming real close.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS November 23, 2008
Robert A. Lester (LOMA LINDA, , CAL.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE IN 1956,
WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. I WAS MESMERIZED.
IT WAS THE GREATEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER
SEEN UP TO WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. SINE
THEN, IT IS STILL THE GREATEST MOVIE
I HAVE EVER SEEN. I WOULD LIKE TO
SEND COPIES TO FAMILY. HOWEVER, I CAN
NOT MAKE COPIES. SO, I HAVE THEM COME
TO MY HOUSE AND WATCH IT. I CONSIDER
IT THE GREATEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN.
ROBERT A. LESTER
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