Ben-Hur Remake (Post-release)

I actually saw this a couple weeks before the national release, and kind of enjoyed it. I've not seen the Heston one, which was already a remake of Ben Hur, but hear that for some reason the director inserted some homoerotic subtext for some reason, but in this one it's clearly just brother/adopted brother. I thought was pretty decently acted, the special effects were amazing, the Galley scenes were stunning and the chariot race pretty amazing as well. It's definitely a heavily Christian film, and even though I'm not a Christian I enjoyed it and the message. Hey, I'm not a witch and I enjoyed Harry Potter after all.

That said, I did get to see it for free as part of a local Chik Fil Lay breakfast and a movie thing as being a frequent customer of one of the local restaurants.

Do see the Heston one, the bigger the screen the better BTW, and keep in mind the Chariot race, no CGI, this was Stuntmen going balls out.