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Title: Dated? No, timeless.
Review: Is the movie completely realistic? No. But neither are movies made today. Remember that it's storytelling -- and in the case of Ben-Hur, grand storytelling.One more point: Although I enjoy the computer graphics of modern blockbuster movies, I must say that I'm far more impressed by the logistics, direction, stunt-work, and sheer scale of the chariot race scene than by anything I've seen in the Matrix or Terminator films.
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