Ben Hur ...

[Aperitif]

I have never got bored of watching the Chariot race scene.

I get the hump because a) he's the only one not wearing a helmet and b) everyone else is thrashing the horses with whips and he's cruising though with Dura-Ace reins...

 

[lulubel]

I'm going to have to watch it now. I haven't seen it since I was about 15.

Damn ... not available on Netflix.

 

[Drago]

I love it too. Violence, betrayal, a frisson of sexual tension.

 

[MattHB]

I'm going to go find it and watch it this week sometime... It really is one of the best films ever made

 

[lulubel]

Not available to stream on Love Film either

I'll have to console myself by watching Lawrence on DVD instead.

 

[MattHB]

Not available to stream on Love Film either

I'll have to console myself by watching Lawrence on DVD instead.

Can you get Spartacus? It's a good fix

 

[cyberknight]

No, still good today. Cinematography, Scale, without CGI, or Blue-screen. Modern films don't come close.

+1
cgi has its place but to me too many rely on it to make a weak film more exciting .