Cecille B. DeMille himself introduces this 3 hour 39 minute biblical tale which was filmed in VistaVision. What I noticed this time through was the incredible number of convincing special effects, far more than, say, "Ben Hur" or "Spartacus". Say what you will about this yawner, it remains a virtuosoistic display of Hollywood arts and sciences at the century's mid point. Brynner as the pharoh comes off the best but I have never been able to accept Edward G. Robinson in his role as the Egyptian forced to migrate with the Hebrews. The wide screen laserdisc is a spendid transfer. Dolby Pro Logic II opens up the stereo sound mix.
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Topic - "The Ten Commandments" - rico 01:44:51 01/20/05 (12)
- Re: "The Ten Commandments" - guy with the Rolex - ToshiroMeyers 19:12:43 01/20/05 (1)
- Re: "The Ten Commandments" - guy with the Rolex - patrickU 00:46:34 01/21/05 (0)
- Do we know what was written on the five broken ones? - Victor Khomenko 16:44:27 01/20/05 (0)
- lol ..nt - ProBoknows 10:46:24 01/20/05 (0)
- Agreed. Much Greater Than Citizen Kane. nt - AudioHead 10:31:16 01/20/05 (1)
- Don't Make Me Put A Muzzle On You, ProBo! He,he nt - AudioHead 05:15:33 01/21/05 (0)
- A story about the filming (perhaps apocryphal) - Auricle 08:05:27 01/20/05 (0)
- Re: "The Ten Commandments" - patrickU 06:17:02 01/20/05 (4)
- Re: I'm not sure - rico 07:36:07 01/20/05 (3)
- Re: I'm not sure - patrickU 08:21:38 01/20/05 (2)
- Re: Confirmed - rico 09:02:05 01/20/05 (1)
- Re: Confirmed / Thank you nt - patrickU 09:11:22 01/20/05 (0)