tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post3532128527544989762..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Ben-Hur - 1925 and 1959Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-9715012134686293712018-04-01T19:33:31.476-04:002018-04-01T19:33:31.476-04:00Thanks, Yvette, and Happy Easter. I'm sure sa...Thanks, Yvette, and Happy Easter. I'm sure safety measures were a lot more tight in 1959 than they were in 1925 -- when rumors persist that people were hurt and even killed in the chariot race -- but I think at least some of that is just legend. As for Stephen Boyd, oh yeah. A guy had to have a good physique to appear in these films, and a healthy sense of humor about himself. I think I read where Paul Newman turned down Ben-Hur because he said he didn't have the legs for a toga. <br />Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-80478614102588234802018-03-31T17:37:07.283-04:002018-03-31T17:37:07.283-04:00A fabulous overall look at a spectacular film, bot...A fabulous overall look at a spectacular film, both silent and not. Love the comparisons you make. Though I admit I've never seen the silent version, I am very familiar with the Charlton Heston film having seen it on the big screen when it first came out and later on television many many times. And yes, the chariot scene is one of the most amazing sequences I think I've ever seen at the movies. I also read (don't know if it's true) that no horses were lost in the filming of the '59 version. How that can be, I don't know, but that's what I read. <br /><br />And I will always remember how yummy Stephen Boyd looked in his Roman costume and that pectoral molded breast plate. Sigh. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-16384994780101002802018-03-30T15:25:20.829-04:002018-03-30T15:25:20.829-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Greg Prosmushkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469085569109130005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-78064209469245844292018-03-29T20:23:51.757-04:002018-03-29T20:23:51.757-04:00Thank you, Rich. It's a shame more classic fil...Thank you, Rich. It's a shame more classic films aren't shown on broadcast TV, but I suppose they only reason for the religious epics is that they are shown when the networks probably assume the ratings are going to be low anyway for an audience busy with other doings. As you suggest, more movies on holidays would be a nice start.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-29616275781906268352018-03-29T15:22:44.371-04:002018-03-29T15:22:44.371-04:00This is one of your better posts, I think. I had n...This is one of your better posts, I think. I had never had any great interest in BEN-HUR, but I like the comparisons you draw between the two versions and how your personal perspective is included as well.<br /><br />I wrote a post a few years ago about old movies on free TV during holidays and I tried to offer a few suggestions: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY for July 4th? THE GREAT ESCAPE for Memorial Day? CASABLANCA for Valentine's Day? Why should THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE be the only ones?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-69046331725212619912018-03-29T12:44:38.160-04:002018-03-29T12:44:38.160-04:00Thanks, CW. You should have taken a photo of your ...Thanks, CW. You should have taken a photo of your husband watching the 1925 Ben-Hur. Then we could all mock him mercilessly. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-56990070272014835842018-03-29T09:45:34.136-04:002018-03-29T09:45:34.136-04:00Such an informative and thoughtful article on two ...Such an informative and thoughtful article on two movies that continually entertain. The reasons for my enjoyment change from year to year and from viewing to viewing. One year I notice something not considered in ages. Sometimes I wonder why I am watching and consider breaking the habit, but - well, tradition!<br /><br />The hubby is not a silent film fan except for the occasional comedy, but I caught him once watching the 1925 Ben Hur and he praised it at the end. He denies it now. Stubborn coot.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com