Ben-Hur vs Spartacus

[RomanBlade86]

Which would you say is the better movie? Ben-Hur vs Spartacus? Is it worth buying both?

[Abdrewes]

I think Ben Hur is the better film. Plus, the transfer is much superior.

I bet in a couple of months the Ben Hur/Ten Commandments double feature can be had for $10 or so: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Ben-H...Blu-ray/63230/ (something to consider)

[Bluobsession]

Ben Hur for the win. But Spartacus is very good...need to add it to my collection

[beadelf]

Ben Hur easily a better film.

I heard the Spartacus blu has issues?? not sure

[Patient-X]

Ben Hur is the better film, no doubt but I like Spartacus more.

[MifuneFan]

Ben-Hur is better, but Spartacus is really good too

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by RomanBlade86

Which would you say is the better movie? Ben-Hur vs Spartacus? Is it worth buying both?

Seven Samurai

[Barbossa]

Spartacus is, for me, easily the better of the two. I just couldn't get into Ben-Hur at all.

[Blu-Velvet]

Well, SPARTACUS (1913) is definitely quite a bit better than BEN-HUR (1907), but BEN-HUR (1926) is drastically superior to SPARTACUS (1913). Sadly none of these is on Blu-ray although Warner's DVD of the 1926 BEN-HUR looks very nice.

Oh, wait...

Okay, BEN-HUR (1926) is often just as good and sometimes better than BEN-HUR (1959). BEN-HUR (1959) is as good (but in a different way) as SPARTACUS (1960), but the Warner Blu-ray of BEN-HUR is much more impressive than Universal's softish-looking Blu-ray of SPARTACUS. Both are worth getting. If you're more into Biblical stories, you'll probably prefer BEN-HUR. If you're more into ancient Roman action epics, you'll probably prefer SPARTACUS.

[Irrob]

I own both. I would much quicker put Ben-Hur in my player than Spartacus. But both are worth it. Really an apples to oranges situation.

[movieman1979]

Spartacus is a great movie, a classic in every sense of the word. But I can honestly say that I never felt the need to watch it more than once.

Ben Hur, however, takes it place alongside The Ten Commandments, as a movie I watch at least once a year, usually on or around Easter