Bible [Blu-ray]

Since this set is on sale, you get three amazing Biblical epics of the 50s and 60s (the best epic movie era) on bluray for roughly $4 each. Amazing deal. If only for THE BIBLE and THE ROBE, it's incredible. Those two have been beautifully restored by 20th Century Fox and look brilliant on bluray. It's great to see John Huston's THE BIBLE looking so good...and those who saw this year's NOAH will be delighted with Huston's more traditional take on the Ark/Flood story. Huston is a terrific Noah and you get real animals loading into the ark. THE ROBE received a far more extensive restoration and it shows. For being as old as it is, it looks beautiful. Martin Scorsese does a nice intro and there are tons of extras. GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD doesn't fare as well. It looks like FOX/MGM/UA spent about 35 cents to put it on bluray. It even starts with a disclaimer warning that it was presented using the "best available elements." But for $4, who cares. You at least get to see the great Herod sequence with Claude Rains.

I sure hope this is a trend that continues, offering high quality copies of films in these multi packs that make them a bargain to add to your home video collectikon. These three great Biblical epics likely did not look this good in many of the theaters they were shown in during their first runs. They bear the signature of those who wrote, directed, acted and even financed them. While some will decry the lack of epic special effects and action packed sequences, this is more than compensated for by the lush cinematography, the reverent storytelling that tells the human and most importantly, the spiritual aspects of the stories. My personal favorite is "The Greatest Story Ever Told" that has incredibly lush cinematography and is told with a quiet, reverent tone. The many famous actors and acresses that appeared in various roles are icing on the cake. It is great fun to make a game out of identifying the many who appear. A personal favorite is John Wayne as a Roman Centurion. Long after the pop movies of today are forgotten these three will stand the test of time, to be shown to your family, and perhaps Grandchildren. The message is eternal and the quality of the movies and the care of their productions is readily apparent. God Bless ya!

DetailsThis review completes the excellent one by Brian SAll three movies have been converted into bluray with excellent quality.-The Greatest Story Ever Told : zone A-B, length : 3h19'10"Audio : English, Spanisn, French, GermanSubtitles : French, German, EnglishExtras (in English, without subtitles) : The Walks in Beauty documentary (14'57")-Film maker documentary (27'38")-Deleted scene (2'29")-Theatrical trailer-The Robe (locked in zone A) :2h13'31"Audio : English, Portugès, French,Subtitles : English,Spanish, Portugès,Thai, Chinese, Korean,Extras (in English, without subtitles) : Introduction by Martin Scorsese (1'20")-Commentary with film composer David Newman and movies historians John Burlingame and Julie Kirgo-The Making of The Robe (31'23")-The cinemascope story (18'39')-The Bible and Hollywood (24'39")-Audio interview with screen writer Philip Dunne in 1969 (22'23")-Advertising The Robe (various short films one minute long.-The Bible in the Beginning : zone A-B , 2 h 54' 50"Audio : English, Spanish, French, Portugès, Danish, German, Italian, Russian, Magyar, PolishSubtitles : French, Portugès, Danish, Suomi, German, Italian, Flemish, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Greek, Chinese, Magyar, Islandic, Hebrew, Polish, Slovenian, Turkish, UkrainainExtra : theatrical trailer (3'53")

So far I have watched only the Greatest story ever told. I have seen other copies of t. The copy is movie that were not good and purchased this seeing it was on Blu Ray. The videos were sent promptly but and the sound quality is good albeit I had to turn the volume up to 100% on my television to hear it. The colors in the video are good but the video quality is not of the standard expected in that there is a good deal of noise in the video. I would hope that given the enormous amount of money spent on the production of this film at the time and the near legendary cast that the movie would be preserved in a better quality for the future generations to enjoy and experience it.

The jewel arrived cracked and with missing pieces. Luckily the Blu Rays are un damaged. I'm suprised the Bible took 5 years to complete. I am being generous by giving the set one star. The movies are slow and I had trouble staying awake watching them. I'd recommend 10 Commandments and King of Kings instead. If your wanting to add them to you video library as I did then collect them for your other classics.

I was really surprised at the quality of the picture especially with "The Bible". You always see on new blu ray releases of older movies "Remastered Edition" but after seeing them they dont look much different from before, not all but most, thats not the case here with the bible. I have been watching this movie for over 40 years and i have never seen it so crystal clear. The same goes for "The Greatest Story Ever Told" The cinematography is beautiful. Im not so crazy about Max Von Sydow as Jesus but other than that its just a beautiful movie to look at.The Robe is awsome too, it never looked so good and the extras are plenty.

Three fabulous epic films, that can be called "terrific", even by todays standards. Excellent productions, and very entertaining. A must have for any video library.

These 2 movies are great classics that were released in the 60's. Not a bad production and the color is still fresh.