Exodus: Gods and Kings Review

If you like epic adventure movies (Troy, Gladiator, Alexander) this one will catch your fancy. For some reason there seems to be a trend in new movies being ridiculously long and this movie falls into that category. However, it is usually expected when depicting an epic adventure movie. The original Ten Commandments movie that came out in 1956 was also exceptionally long. Exodus: Gods and Kings was 15 mins longer. So if you do not enjoy long movies, this is not for you. The story is pretty straight forward and those who know their religion will know what to expect in what order. The one main difference I noticed is how the modern version of this tale has much more violence and "Hollywood" in the film. What I mean by this is that the original version was very traditional and had a large religious aspect to the film. Some words were quoted straight out of the bible. Exodus, did not have as much of a religious feel to it. The special effects were much better than the original but the acting overall was nowhere near the original's level. Although Christian Bale did a good job playing the role of Moses in my opinion, he was no Charlton Heston. The Ten Commandments, although much older, is still the superior movie by far. Exodus was very entertaining from start to finish and was not nearly as slow as the Ten Commandments. There are things I like and don't like from both movies. Both movies are worth checking out if you are not familiar with ether of them. I'm not sure I would deem this a Vera-Good Movie but, it is an okay movie and for the price to rent at Redbox, It's worth a rent.

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Ready, Set, Action!

Just about every time I go to pick up cat food, groceries, or supplies from Wal-Mart I pick up a red box movie. Red box is great because they have a selection of relatively new movies and they cost less than 2 dollars to rent per night. Because you can return them at any time of the day they are very tempting to me. The bright red box draws me in. I look in advance to see what is at that particular location each time before I go shopping at Wal-Mart because I know that red box is located there. Anyways, there is a movie that just came in that has my interest. Exodus: Gods And Kings. Christan Bale stars as Moses in this epic story. I seen the original Ten Commandments movie with my Dad years ago so it will be interesting to see what a modern version of this will look like. I'm going to pick this up next time I go to the store. I will give some insight on it and let you know if I deem it a Vera-good movie or not. Regardless of my opinion you should check it out for yourselves. I won't ever give anything away in my reviews so don't worry. Please bear with me I'm new to blogging but hopefully you all enjoy.

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Vera-Good Movies

Throughout my life I have seen thousands of movies. I'm not sure what the average number of movies a regular person sees in a year is, but, I have to imagine my number is at least double that. I have always had a passion for movies for as long as I can remember. It started when I was young and has continued to grow to present time. Because of this, I currently own over 350 plus movies, have access to 9,796 on Netflix, 1,400 on HBO Go, and the thousands that are on my cable provider. Not only that, I'll be 26 next month and throughout my life I have seen tons of movies at theatres, at the houses of family and friends, or in the comfort of my own home. I'm no expert on movies but I figured I would give my take on movies I have seen and will see since I watch them so often. Movies are not for everyone. Some people can't make it through them without falling asleep, some just simply do not have the patience or interest. To me movies have a nostalgic feel to them and can bring up good memories from the past. New movies are exciting as well and I RedBox quite a bit of those if I don't see them in theatre first. So, if anything else, hope you enjoy the stories, reviews, recommendations, and insight given here.