Wow. It's been years since I've seen Ben Hur. I suspect it'll be difficult now for me to watch Ben Hur and Messala making eyes at each other and not yell, "Oh, fer fuck's sake. Just shag already!", which may not be strictly in the spirit of Easter, whatever that is.
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Vonnie K - Mar 25, 2005 5:42:54 am PST #1266 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Thomash - Mar 25, 2005 5:48:45 am PST #1267 of 10002
I have a plan.
Something is afoot at the Circle K.
Fred Pete - Mar 25, 2005 6:11:18 am PST #1268 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Vonnie, the story goes that the actor playing Messala was told to play the character as if he and Ben Hur were former lovers. So, subtext may be a little less sub than usual.
Nutty - Mar 25, 2005 6:16:46 am PST #1269 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I was going to say. Perhaps not in the spirit of Easter, but not exactly a new reading of the work.
When did the silent version come out? Like, 1920 or something, right?
Fred Pete - Mar 25, 2005 6:20:22 am PST #1270 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
TCM showed the 1925 version. Which apparently wasn't the first version made.
Betsy HP - Mar 25, 2005 6:39:30 am PST #1271 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
It's weird. I'm betting it'll (Ben Hur) never get made again -- people don't read the novel any more. Then again, that's true of lots of other remakes.
Lyra Jane - Mar 25, 2005 6:48:07 am PST #1272 of 10002
Up with the sun
That always interest me, Betsy -- how some stories are incredibly popular for a generation or two, and then get lost or forgotten, while others live on.
ION, I saw Napoleon Dynamite a few nights ago. Didn't like it -- I agree with the people who have said here that it tried too hard to be quirky and didn't really have anything else going for it. (Okay, the acting is probably pretty good, but decent acting in a lame semi-comedy doesn't really save it for me.)
Frankenbuddha - Mar 25, 2005 7:03:17 am PST #1273 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Vonnie, the story goes that the actor playing Messala was told to play the character as if he and Ben Hur were former lovers.
And also, they made a very conscious decision not to tell Charlton Heston because "he just wouldn't get it."
Fred Pete - Mar 25, 2005 7:29:19 am PST #1274 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
And Heston denies the whole story.
Sean K - Mar 25, 2005 7:30:15 am PST #1275 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
OMG, actual talking about movies!
Yeah, I got nothin' else right now.