Didn't Age Well Or Was It Cheesy Then, Too?

Rating: 2/10 (12 April 2020)

OMG this movie didn't age well. I don't think I've ever seen it, except for clips of the famous chariot scene.
Where do I start? Overlong. Check. Confirmation that Charlton Heston can't act worth dip. Check. Check.
Movie has unintentional and unaware gay scenes throughout. Check. Check. Check.
Scenes go on for 10 minutes too long. Check. Check. Tedious check.
English actors playing Romans. Check. And why????
Is this about Jesus. Nope. But Charleston Heston acts with as much wooden acting as though he's nailed to a cross. But then in his defense everyone's acting is awful.
This movie comes across like a grade school play and we're forced to watch. Every time Heston tried to emote, I kept thinking, poor Heston, trying to act and can't.
Hubby seems to like it, but then he's been annointing himself with the "blood" of Christ all afternoon, so I'm not sure that counts.
Cheesy throughout. Cheesy acting. Cheesy cheesy music. Overly dramatic. Every word spoken in half time.
If you're gay and like the tension of scenes with big burly guys and will they or won't they, you might enjoy this. Or if you like movies with a bunch of white people playing a bunch of brown people, occasionally in brown face (the sheik), you might like it.
The horses are gorgeous, though. Did I have fun watching this? Actually, yes, I did. It screams...Important! Epic! Every now and then Jesus makes a cameo. I saw the back of his head once.
I guess the entire purpose was to show how Jesus' mere existence influences the kings and peoples of the time. Or every director and producer felt the need to make a bigger more epic movie than the last.
Two stars for the chariot scene without computer aiding.