12-30-2011, 10:17 PM
Just watched a modern mini series of Ben-Hur. I had very low expectations and was trying to think how they were going to compete with the chariot race of the Charlton Heston version. Surprisingly, I found it very enjoyable and didn't lose interest at all throughout the 3.5 hour runtime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K8-4GYyXzk
The historical accuracy was obvious hollywood stuff, the bracers seem to get bigger as the film went on :-D and the roman kit was obviously taken from the HBO Rome series. Visually the film is great, very nice sets and locations with lots of colour and the acting was better than I anticipated. The film makers obviously knew that they couldn't re-do the chariot race on the same scale as the original, but it was well shot and made for an exciting finale to the film. I think the whole film is on youtube if anyone wants to see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K8-4GYyXzk
The historical accuracy was obvious hollywood stuff, the bracers seem to get bigger as the film went on :-D and the roman kit was obviously taken from the HBO Rome series. Visually the film is great, very nice sets and locations with lots of colour and the acting was better than I anticipated. The film makers obviously knew that they couldn't re-do the chariot race on the same scale as the original, but it was well shot and made for an exciting finale to the film. I think the whole film is on youtube if anyone wants to see it.
David Webb
