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Has anything good come from Hollywood in regards to bible movies? I'm looking for something modern that I could watch. Thanks.
 
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Has anything good come from Hollywood in regards to bible movies? I'm looking for something modern that I could watch. Thanks.
'Risen' starring Joseph Fiennes. it's about a Roman officer charged with making sure that the tomb where Jesus was buried is not robbed. Thought provoking. I've watched it twice.
 

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'Risen' starring Joseph Fiennes. it's about a Roman officer charged with making sure that the tomb where Jesus was buried is not robbed. Thought provoking. I've watched it twice.
Is that on Netflix Pat?
 

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'Risen' starring Joseph Fiennes. it's about a Roman officer charged with making sure that the tomb where Jesus was buried is not robbed. Thought provoking. I've watched it twice.
Thanks. I've watched it a few times too. It was a good movie. I had forgot about it. I'll look it up again :)
 

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The Chosen series is brilliant xxxx
I believe you can watch it on you tube or go to The Chosen website. They are making series three at the moment xx
i started to watch it and gave up as it sounded too modern.
 

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The Chosen series is brilliant xxxx
I believe you can watch it on you tube or go to The Chosen website. They are making series three at the moment xx
Thanks I'll check it out. I only have YouTube access. @Nancy I've watched "Risen" on Youtube.
 
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Thanks I'll check it out. I only have YouTube access. @Nancy I've watched "Risen" on Youtube.
I wonder if I had already watched it a while back, sounds very familiar. I just checked and it is no longer on the Flix :( I'll find it on IBDM or Crackle I bet!
 
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I wonder if I had already watched it a while back, sounds very familiar. I just checked and it is no longer on the Flix :( I'll find it on IBDM or Crackle I bet!
If I remember correctly, it had a very pleasant ending to it.
 
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I wanted to watch a Moses movie this Easter and many movies skipped the Passover altogether. No plague of the first born, no lamb blood on the doorframe.
If they made a good Moses movie that stuck to the biblical facts instead of adding a lot of their own new age doctrine and ideas it would be good.

The problem I see a lot of Hollywood movies is that they tend to try and steer the audience to the progressive Christianity goal or worse.

So the Moses story isn't good for that or much of the old testament as God is often seen as harsh. I watched "Exodus: Gods and Kings". And it seemed too blasphemous against God's nature. As if Moses knew better than God or something. But I don't see Moses that way. He would have honored and worshiped Gods ways but also desired mercy for the people.
 
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Has anything good come from Hollywood in regards to bible movies? I'm looking for something modern that I could watch. Thanks.
Have you seen "The Ten Commandments?" (1956)

I bought a digital copy from Amazon Prime Video.

It takes some liberties/artistic license, but it's quite a spectacle.

If you don't have access to it I could probably arrange something.

It's not sectarian or anything, I don't think.

(I like "Samson and Delilah" (1949) too. and "The Robe")


It's not something you'd normally find on Netflix and such.

Actually, I just found it:

The Ten Commandments (1956) 720p

It's from a Russian server, so I don't know if it's legit, but I noticed that the pop-up nag screen goes away when you Hit the full-screen icon.
:)
 
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Another thing you may see is old testament stories that are produced from a Jewish perspective and take inspiration from the talmud.

Such as the Noah film from 2014
 

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Have you seen "The Ten Commandments?" (1956)

I bought a digital copy from Amazon Prime Video.

It takes some liberties/artistic license, but it's quite a spectacle.

If you don't have access to it I could probably arrange something.

It's not sectarian or anything, I don't think.

(I like "Samson and Delilah" (1949) too. and "The Robe")


It's not something you'd normally find on Netflix and such.

Actually, I just found it:

The Ten Commandments (1956) 720p

It's from a Russian server, so I don't know if it's legit, but I noticed that the pop-up nag screen goes away when you Hit the full-screen icon.
:)
Thanks, you have to buy that one perhaps. But I did find a 2007 remake that I could watch. Checking it out now!
 

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What about 'EXodus, gods and kings'?

Anybody seen that and what did you think? I have recorded it but not watched it yet.
 

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What about 'EXodus, gods and kings'?

Anybody seen that and what did you think? I have recorded it but not watched it yet.
It was a spectacular movie. But I had problems with the portrayal of the relationship between God and Moses. You will have to let me know what you think about the movie.
 
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