Ben Hur remake - Blu-ray Forum

thedarkangel1975 · 07-02-2009, 03:54 AM

2010 remake for Tv. No lie. Mac from last Indy movie, The chinese chick from the Latest Street Fighter movie, and some unknown as Ben Hur.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1421499/

wormraper · 07-02-2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by thedarkangel1975

2010 rmake foir Tv. No lie. Mac from last Indy movie, The chinese chick from the Latest Street Fighter movie, and some unknown as Ben Hur.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1421499/

HOLY SH!T!!!!, no...no....no... please God no... This remaking of classics is just disturbing.

ziggythecat · 07-02-2009, 04:12 AM

this is hella lame. Some movies just shouldn't be remade. Ben Hur is one of the all time greats. If you want people to know that story, why not just hype a 60 year (or how ever long it's been) commerative version of the original Ben Hur?

Dotpattern · 07-02-2009, 04:49 AM

Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, was a remake.

"Remake" does not automatically equal "bad."

uziel5000 · 07-02-2009, 02:09 PM

As long as it is a TV movie I'm not worried. Lots of stuff has bee made for TV including The Ten Commandments. It baffles me that these TV stations already have the rights to show the originals so why produce a new one and spend millions? Might as well do something new with the money. Maybe I'm missing something.

P@t_Mtl · 07-02-2009, 02:12 PM

Bof! It's a TV movie, probably some sort of 3 part series, who truly care's about it? I will keep on watching the real Ben Hur with Heston in the lead, thank you very much.

Chordata · 07-02-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, was a remake.

"Remake" does not automatically equal "bad."

Excellent point! It was the third stab at the novel.

I don't mind when movies based on novels are made a zillion times. They're not remakes of each other to me; they're just different takes on the novel.

sfmarine · 07-02-2009, 03:41 PM

I'll pass on this one...but when is the real version coming to blu!

ZMan · 07-02-2009, 06:03 PM

I'll pass too! Until "Titanic" (1997) came along and later "LOTR: Return of the King" Ben-Hur (1959) held the record for most Oscars with a total of 11. That's 38 years!

TTC1984 · 07-02-2009, 06:28 PM

Ben Hur '59 was supposed to come out on Blu this year (for the 50th anniversary), but that isn't going to happen now since Warner has decided to do an entirely new 1080p transfer of the film (as many people complained about the most recent DVD transfer.) We're looking at next year or possibly 2011 for the 59 version to hit Blu.

As for another remake, I'll pass. The 25 and 59 versions are amazing. We don't need another.

Mr.White · 07-02-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TTC1984

Ben Hur '59 was supposed to come out on Blu this year (for the 50th anniversary), but that isn't going to happen now since Warner has decided to do an entirely new 1080p transfer of the film (as many people complained about the most recent DVD transfer.) We're looking at next year or possibly 2011 for the 59 version to hit Blu.

As for another remake, I'll pass. The 25 and 59 versions are amazing. We don't need another.

Be warned, it will probably be one of those expensive box sets from Warner,not a standalone release!

jono_0101 · 07-02-2009, 06:47 PM

pretty soon were going to have to have a sub forum just for remakes, this is just getting rediculous

ZMan · 07-02-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jono_0101

pretty soon were going to have to have a sub forum just for remakes, this is just getting rediculous

Well, actually, IMHO, that's not a bad idea.

donaldheil · 07-02-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, was a remake.

"Remake" does not automatically equal "bad."

But the remake starring Heston was well justified, since the other famous version was silent.

What will be the next excuse for remakes ? 3-D ?

KubrickFan · 07-02-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by donaldheil

But the remake starring Heston was well justified, since the other famous version was silent.

What will be the next excuse for remakes ? 3-D ?

You want to remake Metropolis too then, while you're at it?

1959's Ben-Hur was simply made for money. MGM had financial trouble and needed a big hit, so they chose the safe way and produced a remake of a well-known hit back then (sounds familiar, doesn't it?) and it simply paid off.

07-02-2009, 03:54 AM	#1
thedarkangel1975 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:374 DVD collection:12 Digital collection:357 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Ben Hur remake 2010 remake for Tv. No lie. Mac from last Indy movie, The chinese chick from the Latest Street Fighter movie, and some unknown as Ben Hur. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1421499/ Last edited by thedarkangel1975; 07-02-2009 at 03:58 AM.

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07-02-2009, 04:12 AM	#3
ziggythecat Active Member Member since:May 2007	this is hella lame. Some movies just shouldn't be remade. Ben Hur is one of the all time greats. If you want people to know that story, why not just hype a 60 year (or how ever long it's been) commerative version of the original Ben Hur?

07-02-2009, 04:49 AM	#4
Dotpattern Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:407 Blu-ray collection:1512	Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, was a remake. "Remake" does not automatically equal "bad."

07-02-2009, 02:09 PM	#5
uziel5000 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Blu-ray collection:103	As long as it is a TV movie I'm not worried. Lots of stuff has bee made for TV including The Ten Commandments. It baffles me that these TV stations already have the rights to show the originals so why produce a new one and spend millions? Might as well do something new with the money. Maybe I'm missing something.

07-02-2009, 02:12 PM	#6
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Bof! It's a TV movie, probably some sort of 3 part series, who truly care's about it? I will keep on watching the real Ben Hur with Heston in the lead, thank you very much.

07-02-2009, 03:41 PM	#8
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	I'll pass on this one...but when is the real version coming to blu!

07-02-2009, 06:03 PM	#9
ZMan Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Huntsville, AL	I'll pass too! Until "Titanic" (1997) came along and later "LOTR: Return of the King" Ben-Hur (1959) held the record for most Oscars with a total of 11. That's 38 years!

07-02-2009, 06:28 PM	#10
TTC1984 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Vegas Blu-ray reviews:34 Trading Score:41	Ben Hur '59 was supposed to come out on Blu this year (for the 50th anniversary), but that isn't going to happen now since Warner has decided to do an entirely new 1080p transfer of the film (as many people complained about the most recent DVD transfer.) We're looking at next year or possibly 2011 for the 59 version to hit Blu. As for another remake, I'll pass. The 25 and 59 versions are amazing. We don't need another.

07-02-2009, 06:47 PM	#12
jono_0101 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:7	pretty soon were going to have to have a sub forum just for remakes, this is just getting rediculous

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