High Quality Movie Making.

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2005)

Ben-Hur defines the term "epic". Story, characters, script, screen play, production values all focused on creating a truly memorable work of art. A movie I never get tired of watching, a fantastic piece of entertainment. Evokes the sort of emotion that only those really special movies can. Certainly the best movie of the "historical epic" genre, but transcends any category to stand out as one of the greatest movies ever made. The people who saw this on its original release must have been awe struck and amazed. I'm still searching for a movie that can get the same response from people, regardless of age, gender, creed or colour. Just an amazing example of how good you can make something, if you really care about the end product.