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       Ben-Hur (2016)
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 25, 2017, 9:10 am
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       [center]Ben-Hur (2016)
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       I can't remember much of the original Ben-Hur flick as the last
       time I saw any of the movie I had to still be in Elementary
       School. One thing I do know is that it's considered a Hollywood
       Classic and my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a
       remake of the film was one of confusion. There are some movies
       that just shouldn't be touched...good or bad. I had very little
       interest in seeing the Remake and left it at that, although I
       did keep hearing about how most people hated this version. The
       only reason why I ended up picking the DVD up is because there
       was nothing else on my list available.
       So, is the movie as bad as most people make it out to be? Nope.
       It's a decent flick and there were parts that I really liked.
       I'm a sucker for Sword and Sandals genre movies and an even
       bigger fan of Religious overtones. For obvious reasons, this
       movie is about Ben-Hur and not Jesus, who does pop in and out of
       a few scenes throughout the flick. I wanted more of this as I
       found it to be the best part of the film. As for the Chariot
       Race that everything leads up to, it was okay for what it was.
       Nothing like the original if you ask me. I may not remember much
       of the original, but I do remember the Race. As for this
       version, it's worth a Rent if nothing else but to see Morgan
       Freeman doing his thing. As for Jack Huston in the title role, I
       had no idea is was him until halfway through the movie when his
       voiced slipped into that unmistakable tone and cadence. When he
       went there, I kept trying to figure out where I knew that voice
       from. A few lines in and I immediately knew who it was (Richard
       Harrow from Boardwalk Empire)
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