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Anyone looking forward to the Ben Hur remake?

boldog
Rohan


Jun 26 2015, 9:15am

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It started filming in February and is set to be released February next year. It stars Jack Huston as Judah Ben Hur
Rodrigo Santoro, a.k.a Xerxes is playing as Jesus.
Morgan Freeman is playing as sheik Ildirim, though I reckon John Rhys Davis would have been a much better option for the role.

Any one else keen for this? I know I sure am!!Smile

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Morthoron
Gondor


Jun 26 2015, 1:19pm

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when I wonder why a remake of a film is necessary at all. The 1959 version is a truly great piece of cinema and has one the most astounding stunt sequence of all time (the chariot race). Would you remake Lawrence of Arabia or The Godfather? Plus, the film is being directed by the same guy who directed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Does not instill much faith in the production.

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Bracegirdle
Valinor


Jun 26 2015, 9:13pm

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No way can they (or will they) come close to the ’59 Heston version.

But, if they pour enough $ into it I’m sure it’ll make money.
It's all about the do-re-me isn't it?

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Aragorn the Elfstone
Tol Eressea


Jun 26 2015, 10:29pm

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It's an absolute masterpiece.

The effort would be better spent getting younger audiences to see the 1959 film.

"The danger with any movie that does as well as this one does is that the amount of money it's making and the number of awards that it's got becomes almost more important than the movie itself in people's minds. I look at that as, in a sense, being very much like the Ring, and its effect on people. You know, you can kind of forget what we were doing, if you get too wrapped up in that."
- Viggo Mortensen


squire
Half-elven


Jun 27 2015, 1:35am

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Many people in 1959 thought the remake was inferior to the magnificent (though silent) 'Ben-Hur' of 1925/1931.



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Old Toby
Grey Havens


Jun 27 2015, 2:36am

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I think Hollywood is singularly lacking in imagination (and more than occasionally good script writers) so tries to cash in on previously successful movies. My feeling is that they will be heavy on the CGI and special effects to the expense of everything else. I saw Ben Hur with Heston when it came out, and don't relish the idea of a re-make. Nor would I like a remake of other classic films, such as Gone With the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, The African Queen, Casablanca, The Godfather, Bridge on the River Kwai, etc.

Why the heck can't they make movies now that will become classics, stand the test of time? Hmm?

I remember one time I was watching Judy Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli, on TV and someone asked her to sing Over the Rainbow. She replied, "It's been sung." That pretty much said it all.

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Aragorn the Elfstone
Tol Eressea


Jun 27 2015, 2:59am

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BTW, I trust that those of you with Blu-ray players... [In reply to] Can't Post

...have made a point to pick up the Blu-ray of Ben-Hur that was released back in 2011. If not, for the love of God, GET IT.

It's simply glorious. Smile

"The danger with any movie that does as well as this one does is that the amount of money it's making and the number of awards that it's got becomes almost more important than the movie itself in people's minds. I look at that as, in a sense, being very much like the Ring, and its effect on people. You know, you can kind of forget what we were doing, if you get too wrapped up in that."
- Viggo Mortensen

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Morthoron
Gondor


Jun 27 2015, 2:51pm

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Many people in 1959 thought the remake was inferior to the magnificent (though silent) 'Ben-Hur' of 1925/1931.


And they are both great in their own way (the stunts are equally awe-inspiring). However, there were legitimate reasons Ben Hur was remade for the audiences of 1959: the original was silent and in black & white. No one at the time (and very few even now) had the patience or interest to watch silent films. A remake now doesn't really add anything to the discussion, particularly since much of it will obviously be overlaid in CGI (both scenery and stunts), and art movie houses still show the two earlier film versions on the wide screen.

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