The Ten Commandments

This is a terrible film on every front: ghastly animation borrowed from a video game, boring music, paired with wretched acting from Christian Slater as Moses, Alfred Molina as Ramses, Elliott Gould (hideously miscast) as the voice of God, and a lot of people you've never heard of -- and it's just as well.

Are you a Bible scholar? You'll love the way they throw in the 16th century misreading of YHWH (Yahweh) as "Jehovah." Are you a Biblical literalist? Then enjoy the way the filmmakers have Moses abandon his wife and kiddies, let Aaron off the hook, and rewrite the punishment of the Israelites for that unfortunate Golden Calf affair. Are you a fan of Saturday morning cartoons? Stick with those; they have better acting and more wit.

The movie is also misnamed; the Big 10 occupy only a small part of it. It would have been better call it "Moses." Actually, it would have been best to leave it alone.

This film is terrible. Why do religious films (not just Christian ones, also Jewish and Islamic ones) always have to be low-grade? As a Christian i am insulted that producers think they can trick me into buying a bad movie just because it says "moses" on the back. the plot line is stupid and barely conveys the actual telling of moses's life. the animation looks like a computer game- mind you, not the good games that look like pixar movies, but the bad ones that have as much animation as newsprint. The acting is truly wooden and occasionally garbled- "thank-you-god-for-this-oppurtunity" The score is decent at first but endlessly repetitive, the same songs play through the entire film. I'm all for films concerning issues, including religion, but this... stuff ...can't be tolerated. This film was a Christian "battlefield earth" in its incompetence.

Looking back at how awesome the 1956 Ten Commandments movie makes me realize how great religious movies can be. You don't have to be Christian or religious to appreciate how beautiful these films can be. This, on the other hand, is the second worst depiction of the Bible I've seen in my entire life, just to "Joshua And The Promised Land". It actually makes me realize that it's been a long time since I've read my Bible. Anyway, the CGI in this film is absolutely horrendous. It looks like awful video game graphics. I look back at how old video game CGI doesn't hold up.

Even then, the first CGI movies seem to hold up a lot better! Everything and everyone in this movie is so ugly to look at. I guess it's pretty faithful to the Bible. What also makes it bad is how annoying the characters are. There's this one fat guy who does nothing but complain the entire movie. I also don't like the way Moses immediately accepts the fact that he's Hebrew. "Prince Of Egypt" showed that a good Biblical movie could be made, especially one based on the book of Exodus. While I personally don't find to be that on the same level as the 1956 epic, you still should really check that one out over this. I heard it performed terribly at the box office to the point it's not even in Leonard Maltin's book. *1/2

How can you ruin such a great story? Answer: A. Insipid direction.

B. World's worst imagery and animation.

The story flounders as it focuses on the relationship of Moses to the Pharoah ("Ramses".) Were they at one point buddies? Did something sour Ramses and turn him into a grumpalumpagus? Who knows or cares? But hold on, the worst is yet to come: the nutso physiques of the characters. The leading men (Moses, Ramses, Aaron) seem to all sport chest implants that would shame the late Anna Nicole Smith. OK, so Moses and Ramses were raised in wealth, how did Aaron manage to acquire such gargantuan pecs while some of his compadres appear as emaciated as a displaced person.

Legs and torsos seem to have only the most casual acquaintance with one another. Eyes are over-sized in the manner of the Keane kids of the 60s.

Larding out the cast (pardon the pun)are anonymous Hebrew supernumeraries who are impossibly wide and fat. While that might be very progressive in giving work to morbidly obese cartoon characters, it's very jarring to the viewer. Kids (baby Moses, young Miriam, the Pharoah's first-born) manage to be repugnant rather than endearing.

Oh, and the color palette. WAY over the top.

The only positives: Eliot Gould and Ben Kingsley.

I saw this shortly after it opened in town. It was playing only in an obscure theater located in a low-end mall. I'd say there were under 40 other customers.

What a dud.

I was surprised how emotional I got.I knew the Biblical story but this explained the characters more about how they helped Moses.

The Pharaoh was a cruel man. He saw the Hebrew population growing and ordered all of the babies killed. Moses was saved by his brother Aaron and sister Mariam and put in a basket by their mother and put in the water.

Aaron his older brother who Moses did not meet until he was and adult. God spoke to Moses but he felt inferior to represent God. God had Aaron help Moses.

The animation was different. It was different not bad. It seem there were a lot of oriental names in the creation of the movie. One of the credits says Sparky Animation Singapore. The Hebrews were slaves in Egypt their animated images made them look to healthy, some were fat and some with sexy clothes. Pharaoh had the slaves work extra hard so to me being fat is not result of working hard being strong maybe but not fat. I don't believe they were fed well in Egypt during that time.

The music was very emotional. As I watched how God loved the people and Moses tried to obey God I became very emotional. It reminds me of how bad the people where and always wanted something from God and never satisfied. It made me think about myself too. How God loves us and we disobey and don't give God the respect and love he deserves.

I thought the message of this movie was excellent. It showed how God saved his people the Hebrews, how he fed them, took them through hard times and allowed them into the land HE Promised them.It showed how God punished those who hurt his people and that he can be vengeful to their enemies.

It showed how when we have little to no faith in God he still loves us and keeps his promises.

Elliott Gould played the voice of God, I thought he was excellent. The drawn expression in the character with their facial expression and eyes showed the love of the characters for one another. It was very touching as well.