They spent a million dollars restoring BEN HUR -- and it shows!
The sound is 5.1 on these films. Spanish/English/French;
subtitles as well.
The aspect ratio of these films is rather narrow, and
will be hard to see unless you have at least a 40" set.
Each film is presented on two discs -- split at the normal
theatrical intermission points. That's four discs, total.
Enjoy!
TEN COMMANDMENTS remastering is flawless and looks better than BEN-HUR
The brilliant restoration and remastering of DeMille's Epic Masterpiece THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is one of the best if not the greatest one I have seen on high definition so far for a classic film. Working with the original Vista-Vision 35mm negative source may account for that. It even surpasses BEN-HUR's remastering that tends to carry slight deficiencies in contrast levels during some dark scenes. TEN COMMANDMENTS turned out 100% perfect. Comparable to the high quality excellence that the Walt Disney Company invests in order to restore their classic animated masterpieces to look better than they ever will in high definition. TEN COMMANDMENTS is not only the most popular Biblical epic of all time, it is the highest grossing one as well in the Biblical genre. Due to the attention to details and dedication poured into the making of this time-less classic film, it should have won Best Picture and all the major award categories below that during the 1957 AMPAS ceremonies. Charlton...
Two of the biggest "spectacles" ever made in one High-Definition package for FIFTEEN bucks? You bet!
What can I say. Both films have been remastered for High-definition and neither have ever looked better. The 'Ben Hur' was mastered from a 70mm print and in HD you can tell! 'Ten Commandments' was sourced from a VistaVision print. VistaVision was a system that used 35mm film sideways- like a 35mm still camera and that gave a frame twice the size of regular vertically shot cinema film. Needless to say that it too looks spectacular in HD.
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