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| The Bible | 
 enlarge | Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 11368
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 175
ASIN: B000UL26O2
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 1966
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Movie and Moving March 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a fine movie with great emotional appeal. People are so used to all the bang and shabazz of high-tech movies today that it comes as a shock when real old-fashioned drama comes into play. As for the light-heartedness of the people in the ark, from a dramatist point of view, smart move. The flood was a horrendous ordeal so some lightheartedness about it helps keep the faith of the folks inside.
I was impressed by the movie. If John Huston was an atheist, I wouldn't have known. It was a job well done with the right pacing and performances. George C. Scott was brilliant as Abraham. Some of the moves seemed a little "theatrically stylized", but those are theater actors on film. Nothing new. Richard Harris (the original Dumbledore) did a great performance as Cain.
I was impressed. This is worth watching.
Part Brilliant, Part Disappointing May 18, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Long cast aside by "critics" as a cinematic BOMB, this movie does have its moments. Standout scenes are the death of Abel by Cain, Adam and Eve being driven from the Garden of Eden, Abraham's visit from the Angel of God and the gathering of men at Sodom, blinded by the two Angels. The Sodom scene, with all its wickedness, would be considered "politically incorrect" by Hollywood today, but is a directorial masterpiece. The Noah's Ark gathering of the animals is a commendable assemblage of creatures, but John Houston's portrayal of Noah is much too comical for such a strong Biblical patriarch. Adam and Eve seemed too mechanical, in a very pale Eden, in what should have been a beautifully breathtaking opportunity for the cinematographer of Paradise. And according to scripture, Isaac was probably a bit older than the small actor we see in the film. But George C. Scott believably delivers as Abraham; especially when about to give his son as a sacrifice. Not the best adaptation of Bible stories, but at least the Hollywood of old, was well aware of a large audience for sacred things it seemingly ignores today.
The Bible ,,,,, In the Beginning May 16, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I first purchased this movie when it was on VHS. It is great to now replace the film in DVD format.
 Bible In The Beginning May 14, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
It was a great view of the Bible. I enjoyed watching this move very much.
save your $, read the book April 21, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
one of the last of the biblical epics, this was a bomb in its initial release, and deservedly so. the movie doesnt know whether it is de mille or italian realism, and most of the sequences (adam & eve, tower of babel) are either laughable or langorous (george c scott & ava gardner as abraham & sarah). yet stuck in the middle is a fine half hour sequence of the story of noah, with director john huston casting himself in the one strong sequence in the movie: replete with the right mix of humor and awe. that half hour isnt enough to recommend buying or renting the dvd, but if you can catch it on tv some day, its worth a half hour of your life.
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