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| The Ten Commandments | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  330 reviews
Sales Rank: 960
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 232 minutes
ASIN: B000J0XJC2
Theatrical Release Date: October 4, 1956
Release Date: October 1, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Marvelous Carnival Show. August 18, 2008
This movie influenced my childhood more than any other film---save, perhaps Gone With The Wind. Yes, it was pure ham. Yes, the story is ridiculous and over-the-top. Yes, a lot of the acting is bad. Yes, nowadays I can barely make it 20 minutes into the movie before I yawn and turn to something else. Oh, but as a 6 year-old child! It was pure magic, glorious and inspiring. Probably in all the wrong ways, of course. What I took from this fabulous spectacle as a child: it inspired my fascination with Ancient Egypt; I fell in love with Anne Baxter (maybe she was over-acting, but she oozed glamour and sensuality!), and it led me to find more, and much better films of hers, like Orson Wells' The Magnificent Ambersons; Yul Bryner exuded masculinity; he defined my image of a Pharoh (minus his butt-kicking by Moses). I could never understand what Nefretiri saw in Charlton Heston's boring old Moses, when she had bad-boy Bryner beside her the whole time! Which brings me to my point: as a Biblical lesson, De Mille's Ten Commandments is an utter failure. I always sympathized with the grand, gorgeously costumed Egyptians. To me (as a child) Moses was the villian for messing everything up. Why would anyone want to follow a ragged old Moses, always ranting and raving like a madman, into the ugly desert when Egypt looked so rich and wonderful. It never made sense why a powerful prince would want to trade all that treasure for rags and sand. It was the beginning of a trend I noticed in nearly all Biblical films from that era: the doomed pagans always seemed more attractive than the supposed good guys. The bad guys were having all the fun! Historically, of course, this film is utter hogwash...but I'll save those details for another time. It was great viewing as a child, and for those memories, I give it four stars.
 Anniversity Collection is Great July 31, 2008
This is a great addition our collection of old, wonderful movies. I also found it to be a enjoyable conclusion to a small group study of the book of Exodus.
A Classic June 19, 2008
The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)
This DVD stands alone as the epic movie for the ages. There are some campy moments, but overall a great family movie. I have always loved this movie, and love it even more in better quality viewing!!
Blast from the Past June 5, 2008
They just don't make movies like this anymore. Imagine a moves without computer generated graphics or scenes and you have The Ten Commandments. Charlton Heston carries this movie-no one parts the Red Sea like he could.
Worth it June 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this as a gift for my wife for her old VHS version bit the big one. Great product for the price, recomended though that if you do purchase, bundle with something else to get the free shipping.
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