The Ten Commandments (1990)

One of my all time favorites.

Captivating movie !

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

No better bible movie to me. Cast is great, Effects are great, storytelling is great the Lost goes on

This movie is a great watch for everyone from devoted Christians to movie buffs to people who just like a spectacle! Everything in it is larger than life and over the top, the scope, the acting, the effects, the themes.. well the last one is a given. It manages to make Biblical stories to feel like a fantasy blockbuster, without losing it's themes and meanings! It's never boring or overly preachy, some of the acting is over the top, but it almost has to be. In it's essence it is a story of good vs evil and a great one at that. Charlton Heston's Moses is awe inspiring and cool like Moses always should be. This film inspired Metallica's song "Creeping death" that's not what many movies can claim! A must see film for anyone who like good movies.

This film changed my perspective on religion it's great plot makes it impossible not to believe in an all powerful, all seeing God. I used to be an atheist but changed my ways and repented, begging God's forgiveness and I believe that if your an atheist then you should change your ways. Great performance from all.

We are facing one of the most consecrated biblical epics ever made and the magnum opus of Cecil B. DeMille. The story is well known, most people know the Bible even without having read it. Concerning the work of the cast, it's great even if we consider that they're overly theatrical and lack here some veracity and naturalness, essential to play in cinema. Charlton Heston is the great actor of the film, in the role of Moses. Yul Brynner was also excellent as Pharaoh Ramses, as Anne Baxter in the role of Nefretiri. Edward G. Robinson surprises in the role of the hypocrite Dathan. But what makes this film particularly intense is the beauty it has. The setting is one of the biggest that Hollywood has ever made, with thousands of extras with carefully detailed period costumes. Everything was thought to the detail and we love all this visual show. Of course, historical accuracy has been left in the background. DeMille had his school on Broadway and might not attach much importance to the historical details but knew how to make a great show. The visual and special effects are quite realistic, the state of the art of cinema of this time, and still can seem credible today, more than fifty years after it's premiere. The soundtrack of Elmer Bernstein is strident, betting heavily on metals and percussion, in a clearly symphonic style that was thought to make everything even more grandiose. In short: it's a consecrated epic that many people still watch, almost religiously, at Easter (in Portugal it's normal to be broadcast on TV in this period, year after year). The big problem of this film is the very theatrical dialogue and acting. It looks like theater. But we can forgive this fault because it's more or less overshadowed by the visual and sound show.