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Movie critics combined give Ten Commandments, The (1956) a score of 3.1402 out of 4
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Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
The film also boasts wonderful set design, with incredible attention paid to reconstructing ancient Egypt. It's just too bad DeMille wasn't as careful about preserving scriptural facts. Those familiar with the Bible will find some blatant errors. ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Parent Previews
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Wayman and Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Wayman and Conklin)
The 50th anniversary DVD of Cecil B. DeMille’s two films on “The Ten Commandments” is a collector’s item. Both films honor the foundational teachings of biblical faith and both present a clear presentation of the power of God and the universal ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Cinema in Focus (Wayman and Conklin)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
An aura of King-Jamesesque authority and grandeur hangs over Cecil B. DeMille’s last and arguably greatest film, the 1956 The Ten Commandments. Suffused with all of DeMille’s considerable talent for archaic staginess, melodramatic pageantry, and ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
The classic Bible story, made into one of the biggest, most epic films of all time. Moses (Charlton Heston) and Rameses (Yul Brynner) are brothers, or at least they think so. In truth, Moses was put into a basket and sent up river, to avoid being ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Cecil B. DeMille directed the very first feature length movie ever made in Hollywood. It was called The Squaw Man and was released in 1914. Forty-two years later he was still at it, having seen such technical advances as sound, technicolor and ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
An epic soap opera of an event - the running time is longer than any church service - that still impresses more than it amuses. ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com ("Le Apprenti")Movie-Vault.com ("Le Apprenti")
Before there was “The Prince of Egypt”, the world at large knows, and knows of, only one screen version of the legendary slavery epic: Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments”. Truth be told, this colossal motion picture is actually ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Movie-Vault.com ("Le Apprenti")
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top CriticsRotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
DeMille's film fairly bursts with color and hugeness, even when the characters sit around on one set and talk at one another -- which happens a lot. ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956) belongs to an exclusive club. It's one of the very tiny handful of pre-1965 movies not made by Disney that mainstream audiences will still unhesitatingly watch, and about the only such film other than The ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Exclaim! (--)Exclaim! (--)
The kitschiest Biblical epic ever filmed turns out to be one of the classiest DVD reissues in recent memory. DeMille’s swansong chronicling the life of Moses (Charlton Heston) is lovingly restored in this generous three-disc set. Everyone remembers ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at Exclaim! (--)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (David Litton)MovieEye.com (David Litton)
Hearing director Cecil B. DeMille's opening narration following the opening credits of "The Ten Commandments" is like being welcomed into a storybook from which there is no escape. The good news is, you have no reason to want to. DeMille's storytelling ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic (Jason Adams)DVD Clinic (Jason Adams)
A child is born into slavery, grows up a prince of Egypt, has an existential crisis, grows a long beard, sees God in a flaming shrubbery, frees his people from bondage, parts the Red Sea like a comb over, receives the ultimate rulebook, and walks around ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at DVD Clinic (Jason Adams)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Aric Mitchell)UpcomingDiscs.com (Aric Mitchell)
Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments hits store shelves in a new three-disc special edition, just in time for the release of the new made-for-TV mini-series. While the film classic is no stranger to DVD, it has yet to be released with this kind of ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Aric Mitchell)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
It takes something special for a motion picture to enter the Biblical canon. But ask any Christian what happened to Moses before age 30, and they'll likely relate to you the plotline of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments. Surprise! As DeMille ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MCA DiscoVision LibraryMCA DiscoVision Library
The Ten Commandments was released on LaserDisc by Paramount Home Video (Catalog #: LV6524-2). It was reissued at least once more under this catalog number before Paramount released in the current Deluxe Widescreen 35th Anniversary Box Set (Catalog # ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at MCA DiscoVision Library
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Note: the special edition DVD just released in March, 2004 contains six short featurettes and one of the most detailed commentaries you'll ever hear by author/historian Katherine Orrison, who spent seven years meticulously researching every ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Ten Commandments, The (1956) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)
Is there any movie that has been seen more times between theatrical releases, television broadcasts, and home video, except perhaps The Wizard of Oz? Even still, and despite its flaws, there is an attraction in seeing the film in its original widescreen ...read the complete Ten Commandments movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)
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