Customer Reviews
Falsehood, not based on the Bible at all. - By: Tigran Aivazian, 11 Nov 2008 
This movie is very inaccurate & does not correspond to the events describedin the Bible. Even worse than that --- they couldn't even get the names right --- e.g. Yochebed is called Jochabel etc. In the Bible God sends Moses butin the movie it is Joshua who does this first (and God merely (and seemingly reluctantly) confirms it with a barely audible voice from a shining (not burning asin the Bible) tree (not a bush asin the Bible). The list of errors is too big to mention them all here. Suffice it to say that I am surprized that evenin 1956 people were so degenerate as to watch this rubbish & call it "Bible epic". It is more appropriate for the current times when people call white black & black white.
So it shall be written, so it shall be done - By: L. Davidson, 12 Jan 2008 
This film is over 50 years old but it is still mightily impressive,even by today's standards. "The Ten Commandments" is an epic film telling the story of Moses from his birthin Egypt right up to his arrival at the Promised Landin his old age. Charlton Heston & Yul Bryner play Moses & the Pharoah Ramses, his great rival, with much aplomb. There is a cast of thousands, still awesome special effects & a familiar, compelling storyline. I thoroughly enjoyed the film & I would recommend it especially to anyone wishing to give their child exposure to some R.E.in a particularly unreligious medium. After watching "The Ten Commandments" I wondered why with all the fantastic CGI effects available to film makersin this century that there have been no new films about the life stories of Moses & Jesus using this technology. There is bound to be a huge potential viewing audience for them , yet none appear to be forthcoming...
Fantastic, gripping film - and reverent treatment of the Scriptures. - By: thegoodbook, 28 Aug 2007 What an amazing film. My four year old (admittedly with a brazen constitution for violence) watched this with us over 2 days, & was completely absorbed. The storytelling is wonderful - class acting from Charlton Heston, funny acting from Yul Brynner; variety of pace & some unforgettable crowd scenes. It's three hours long, which just added to the feeling of it being a special event. I would say it's very true indeed to the Exodus account, with minimal extra details. Uplifting Christian viewing.
Massive story of Biblical proportions - By: Jay, 10 Apr 2007 IN the blue corner Charlton Heston as Moses &in the red corner, Yul Bryner as the Egyptian king. These two heavyweights battle it outin a story that (excuse my French) reaches Biblical Proportions. Read the Bible & the film plays out as a near faithful adaptation. Witness one of the greatest sci effects witnessedin cinematic history with the parting of the Red Sea. Fifty years on, it still resonates as the 'piece de resistance' for this great film.
The Courting Couples On The Back Row Broke None Of Them - By: David Chandler, 04 Feb 2006 As a child I queued for 3 hours to get tickets for this film when it was released. It was the customin those days to stayin the " pictures " for free repeat showings if the film was something special. However this film proved so popular that it was separate performances only & I could not afford to buy more tickets to see it over again.
The back row of the " picture houses " were the usual haunt for courting couples & I am sure that many a Commandment was broken by them & they never got to see the film or even remember the name of what was showing.
During the showing of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS I am absolutely positive that no Commandments were broken by any of the audience as it held our attention for the full 3 hours & 39 minutes.
This was 50 years ago & having just watched the DVD I can honestly say that for me it is still the best movie of its genre. The colour, sound & widescreen adds to the tremendous effects & enhances the close-ups. In the final orgy scene I was amused to see an extra hamming it up pretending to get his leg burned on the artificial fires smelting the gold. As an "EXTRA" myself I tend to look for that kind of thing but nothing else would prompt me to say anything negative about this great story. Todays' special computerized special effects cannot match the ones featuredin this movie. I was reduced to tears during several scenes as I was as a child when I saw it for the first time. I got this DVD at a bargain price & the quality is SPARKLING. I think that this film should be released into cinemas again for todays' generation to see a masterpiecein true widescreen.
