Ben-Hur - (William Wyler;1959;USA) - ****
After a Jewish prince is betrayed by an old friend, he vows that revenge will be served.
One of the greatest epics ever. Everything about this film shows us how great Hollywood was. I don't think Heston's performance was one of the best of all time like many believe, but he had a powerful presence in his role. The famous "Chariot Race" has to be one of the greatest action sequences in cinema, period. It left me amazed at how they could've done it back in the late 50's. It looked more realistic then most films that use CGI today. I'm also amazed at how it flowed so well, never even feeling overlong at nearly four hours.