Ben-Hur (2016) [No 3D Blu-ray] [Digital only - AVP]

[Creed]

Is this Remake Inception? A remake of a 1959 film which is a remake of the 1925 film.

[levcore]

Originally Posted by creed123

Is this Remake Inception? A remake of a 1959 film which is a remake of the 1925 film.

Not the first time and certainly won't be the last. How many times have we had Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes retold.

I love the story of Ben Hur so I am more than up for another telling of it, utilising contemporary CGI.

[micnic]

Originally Posted by creed123

Is this Remake Inception? A remake of a 1959 film which is a remake of the 1925 film.

No - simply some films all based on the Lew Wallace novel of the same name. It happend 1907, 1925, 1959, 2003, 2010 and now. Nothing special. Necessary? Time will tell.

[Joe D.]

Originally Posted by micnic

No - simply some films all based on the Lew Wallace novel of the same name. It happend 1907, 1925, 1959, 2003, 2010 and now. Nothing special. Necessary? Time will tell.

Hi All,

For those who haven't seen it, check out the Ramonne Navarro version next time it's aired on TCM. With us so into 3D, Dolby Digital/DTS and Lucas Film generated special effects, the 1926 silent version will show how masterpieces were done back then.

Certain scenes were filmed in two stip Technicolor and one - when Judas Ben-Hur rides triumphedly back in Rome - even has nudity. That's something the 1959 version wasn't allowed to do.

The story line remained the same though there was a major shift in the subplot toward the end that I won't reveal which I think made the silent version better.

But really urge catching this one next time it airs.