Excellent, a Must See

Best movie ever!

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

No better bible movie to me. Cast is great, Effects are great, storytelling is great the Lost goes on

The epic retelling of the incredible Exodus from Egypt by the Hebrew Nation. The story of Passover. Wikipedia may be wrong about how many times this movie has aired. I seem to remember 2-night broadcasts as far back as circa 1970, always on ABC(?) It was "split" as Moses was cast into the dessert by Pharaoh. The real intermission occurs about 20 minutes later, as released. Several minor edits for TV include the infamous opening scene when a guard runs his sword through a first born Hebrew child. Some (apparently code objectionable) harsh language between Pharaoh and his betrothed is also cut, with reference to him treating her like property or an animal. Such edits are minor. Unintentionally funny in spots, with various English accents and catch-phrases. Often regarded as a work of fiction by many, every attempt was make to make it as historically accurate as possible, using biblical and rabbinical works as well. Thousands of extras. Lustfully done, with some slightly "salty" language and rather melodramatic staging and dialog. Attempts to successfully remake this classic have (usually) failed, due to the extremely vivid performances by the actors. Multiple well-deserved awards and a rousing musical score by Elmer Bernstein. Wonderful costumes, amazing sets, impossibly rich Technicolor, and stunning cinematography. The parting of the Red Sea was later "colorized" as bluer for re-release. In the original, it was more greenish. One of the most famous and effective optical special effects of all time. Also, still one of the top grossing films of all time at the time of its release. No animation studio is credited with its special effects, so it is assumed to have been all "in-house". Cecil B.DeMille's finest and final film, and he died soon after completing it. It cannot be truly appreciated on even a "giant" home screen or a typical multiplex. I saw it in the "60's" re-release in "Super-Panavison" in an old theater with a huge screen!

Could have been a great movie and should have been a great movie. But Charleton Hestons over acting just spoils this movie. It is painful to watch. Sure we all have our opinions and that's just mine but wow! One the other hand Yul Brenner as always was very good. Terrible direction by what is otherwise a great director but to try to make a movie and surround it with a ''halo'' so to speak was a big mistake.

Here's the ritual every Easter Sunday at our house: "Well, TTC is on again. I bet I've seen it 15 times." "Not that old thing. Let's watch something else." "OK. (Other show) doesn't start yet so let's just watch a half hour." "OK." "Time for (other show)! "No! Don't change the channel!" (An hour later) "How about now?" "No!" (Two hours later) "How about now?" No!"And we watch again. And are completely swept into the magnificent, heartrending, hokey story every single time. Epic.