Netflixing Ben-Hur

Okay. Just watched Disc 1 of 2: Ben-Hur, the Collector's Edition. It is dated, certainly, and I admit that it took me ten minutes or so to get over some of the mediocre acting elements (you know the dramatic hugs, the dramatic looks of shock - okay, the dramatic everything). But... it's good. I am surprised it's as good as it is considering the film is so freakin' old.

Now let me provide some clarification, because I'm not someone adverse to old movies. I've seen my fair share of classics, black and whites, musicals, old sci-fi movies, etc. The film was made in 1959, and that's fine by me, but it won ELEVEN Academy Awards. It's known as one of the best movies of all time - which, of course, is why I am watching it in the first place - so there is a certain quality that one would expect from a film that has this much distinction. Maybe it's hard to understand the shock that I'm, but this movie is old in the way that the original Star Trek is old, and it's still good. I think the only major differences between Star Trek and Ben Hur might be the presence of aliens, and that the hot women in Ben Hur wear longer skirts.

So I am off to bed, but hopefully I can finish watching the second half tomorrow. At this point I'm very much into the story right now, and if it was the weekend, I'd be pulling an all-nighter to finish it. Responsibility calls, though... so tomorrow night it is.