The Greatest Story Ever Told
Restored To Its Original Theatrical Brilliance!
"A magnificent film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation and admirable restraint" (New York Daily News), this glorious epic is an inspiring, grand scale recreation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from His humble birth and teachings to His crucifixion and ultimate Resurrection. Lavishly produced at a cost of $20 million -- an enormous amount for the time -- and honored with five 1965 Academy Award nominations, this exceptional motion picture is exquisitely beautiful. Now fully restored to its original theatrical brilliance with intermission and overture, it is truly The Greatest Story Every Told.
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Worst Biblical Epic - ShawnConnery
Unfortunately, this Biblical epic is one of the worst, if not the worst, I have seen. I know that most of the Bible-based movies kind of miss the mark with accuracy, but this was completely off; I counted at least 200 inaccuracies, some that greatly change the entire story of Jesus. Much of the acting was stiff and unbelievable, worst of all with Jesus; Jesus was supposed to be a compassionate, warm, approachable, joyful, zealous person. Throughout the whole movie, the only emotion he showed was depression, and so did all the disciples. There was also some simply ludicrous, laugh-out-loud sequences, like when Jesus prayed to God while twisting his hands above him like a praying mantis and when John the Baptizer (played by the awesome Charlton Heston) started furiously dunking the guards who had came to arrest him in the river screaming "Repent! Repent!" He came off as more of a nutcase than the amazing Biblical figure he was. However, a lot of the fault also lied with the poor screenplay and the wooden direction. And what's with John Wayne and that old fat guy who plays the devil? I did appreciate the artistic direction, the scenery, and the emotive music, as well as a few scenes that I thought captured the right feel. But they were definitely few. Definitely treated reverentially, but at what cost?More like a hollywood meet and greet then a biblical story - Radio_Jane
It was a valiant effort, but in the end George Steven's biblical saga fell victim to a bad case of Hollywood. In his zeal to ensure the films success he recruited big name stars for even the smallest parts. The result was a sad farce rather than a biblical triumph. The worst offence was John Wayne's cameo appearance as a roman guard, who utters "Truly this man was the son of god". If hit had been some nameless face, it would have come off the way that it was supposed to. Instead, from Wayne, it sounds like he is passing judgemenyt from his high tinseltown throne. There are five or six such moments in the film that throw away any credibilility and the story line rambles. Sadly the end result is just pure corn
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Worst Biblical Epic - ShawnConnery
Unfortunately, this Biblical epic is one of the worst, if not the worst, I have seen. I know that most of the Bible-based movies kind of miss the mark with accuracy, but this was completely off; I counted at least 200 inaccuracies, some that greatly change ...More like a hollywood meet and greet then a biblical story - Radio_Jane
It was a valiant effort, but in the end George Steven's biblical saga fell victim to a bad case of Hollywood. In his zeal to ensure the films success he recruited big name stars for even the smallest parts. The result was a sad farce rather than a biblical ...