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Post by vegalyra on Apr 3, 2021 23:46:47 GMT
Anyone watching this right now? I actually bought the 4K and got it delivered on Tuesday but something about watching it on network television is filled with nostalgia.
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Post by ck100 on Apr 4, 2021 0:00:46 GMT
I think ABC has played it every year before Easter since the early 1970's.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 4, 2021 0:16:41 GMT
I've only watched its entirety once, yet the final act with all the effects stuff is pretty ageless.
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Post by ck100 on Apr 4, 2021 0:24:19 GMT
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
The Ten Commandments (1956) - 4 out of 4 stars
"Vivid storytelling at its best. Biblical epic follows Moses' life from birth and abandonment through manhood, slavery, and trials in leading the Jews out of Egypt. Few subtleties in DeMille's second handling of this tale (first filmed in 1923) but few lulls, either. Parting of the Red Sea, writing of the holy tablets are unforgettable highlights. Roadshow version on video runs 231m. with overture, intermission/entr'acte, exit music. Oscar-winning special effects. VistaVision."
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Post by politicidal on Apr 4, 2021 0:52:52 GMT
Seen it a few times before but what the hell, it’s such a good epic.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Apr 4, 2021 1:08:06 GMT
One of the greatest films ever made, IMO.
Such a timeless classic.
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Post by Geddy on Apr 4, 2021 1:11:12 GMT
My all time favourite movie. What a cast, what a spectacle.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Apr 4, 2021 1:39:59 GMT
Dish Latino sucks ass, so they don’t carry ABC.
Strangely enough, even though it’s on TV practically every year, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the whole thing in one sitting.
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Post by kolchak92 on Apr 4, 2021 1:42:11 GMT
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review: The Ten Commandments (1956) - 4 out of 4 stars"Vivid storytelling at its best. Biblical epic follows Moses' life from birth and abandonment through manhood, slavery, and trials in leading the Jews out of Egypt. Few subtleties in DeMille's second handling of this tale (first filmed in 1923) but few lulls, either. Parting of the Red Sea, writing of the holy tablets are unforgettable highlights. Roadshow version on video runs 231m. with overture, intermission/entr'acte, exit music. Oscar-winning special effects. VistaVision." If the exact same movie had come out in the 1990s or later, I doubt he'd have raved about it in that way.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Apr 4, 2021 2:38:17 GMT
Like other biblical epics (Ben-Hur, Greatest Story Ever Told) it certainly feels its length and a bit of a chore to sit through.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2021 2:40:08 GMT
Been watching it all evening.
This is what cinema is meant to be.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 4, 2021 4:07:42 GMT
Sorry to rain on everyone's Easter parade but I don't like this film at all. Wonderful sets, costumes, colors, cinematography, and special effects but the dialog and acting are weak.
I was flipping back and forth between The Ten Commandments, The Alamo (1960), and the Gonzaga-UCLA game. Well, two out of three miraculous endings isn't bad.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 4, 2021 6:55:51 GMT
I loved Anne Baxter’s performance. So lovable in the beginning, such a malignant bitch at the end.
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Post by ck100 on Apr 4, 2021 9:54:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2021 17:39:03 GMT
I loved Anne Baxter’s performance. So lovable in the beginning, such a malignant bitch at the end. That’s character development at its finest. |
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Apr 4, 2021 19:05:58 GMT
Damn! I missed it! I'm going stream it later in Prime video.
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 4, 2021 19:09:21 GMT
I loved Anne Baxter’s performance. So lovable in the beginning, such a malignant bitch at the end. Just like real life.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 4, 2021 19:14:08 GMT
I see that Anne Baxter's maternal grandfather was Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 4, 2021 21:32:06 GMT
I loved Anne Baxter’s performance. So lovable in the beginning, such a malignant bitch at the end. Just like real life. Just like Eve Harrington in All About Eve
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 4, 2021 21:59:45 GMT
Just like Eve Harrington in All About Eve
Anne Baxter seems to have capitalized on playing nasty, ruthless, scheming bitches.
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