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Title: A Masterpiece fails to shine on DVD
Review: What more can be said about one of Hollywood's greatest productions? Unfortunately, it doesn't translate well into this latest DVD release. Most of these issues are purely technical, but are profound enough to disappoint this reviewer. First the movie was set in the original movie screen format. Although sure to please most purists, it appears disturbingly tiny even on a widescreen TV. Second, several scene changes are rough and it seems as though the film master from which they recorded this version had some bad cuts in it.A film of this magnitude deserved to be released on two discs rather than the dual-sided single disc it presently appears on. Apart form these "minor" issues, Ben-Hur appears in all of its glory.
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