The Finest Epic Film Ever Made

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2002)

BEN-HUR (1959) is simply the finest epic film ever made. Although huge in scope in every way, it's basically a 2 character story about friendship, betrayal, redemption, revenge and salvation. The chariot race sequence has to be the most exciting bit of action ever put on film, bar none. Fortunately we have on video and DVD an excellent print of this classic - of the kind of filmmaking that we'll never see again.