Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Manilia I absolutely loved how it went into depth into the life of Moses and right up till the Israelites reached the promised land.I think people will enjoy this movie more if they read and know the background history to this story before watching the movie ( for the reviewer wondering why Pharoah was so manic) - it really helps to appreciate the excellent scriptwriting.The back cover says its better than Cecil de Mille's version. For the special effects for Promenade Picture's version, I have to say yes, it was better, because when watching this CGI version, I felt part of the story. That's the mystery of 3D CGI animation I can't explain - with its ability to convey fleeting emotions and personality instantly. (Though I still think no one can match strong personalities of Yul Bruner and Heston clashing saying "Let my people go!" in THAT voice of his.)I watched this movie for the first time last week and after reading other reviewers watched it several more times again. I loved how the backgrounds (eg.brilliant detail in the Egyptian architecture and Moses abandoned in the desert scene) and special effects (eg. especially the parting of the Red Sea and the Plagues (the children thought this bit hilarious, showing they understood the relationships between the characters well) and superb lighting were really well-done, most of the voice characters were brilliant and totally in character. Ramses I & II, little Prince (son) of Ramses II (especially when he says, "Moses does bad tricks!" and "but why am I still scared?", warm voices of the Princess saying, "You're mine!", adult Aaron & Miriam, Ben Kingsley and Elliot Gould were well done and were perfect for their roles, I thought. The two servants of Pharoah made me chuckle, they acted so well. Perfect comic timing, when Pharoah says, I'm the only god in Egpyt...never forget that! Then a quick camera swing to midshot to his face covered with boils.The second and third times I watched the movie, I noticed the flaws in the CGI, for example the hair on the models stuck on like a Lego Block and the animated model movements were very jerky. I thought that Christian Slater was miscast, sorry to say, because he is a good actor, but his voice did not seem to sound like the Moses I expected (too Westernised) - I expected more of the characters to have a Middle-Eastern accent rather than an American one.Maybe in the next movies Promenade brings out, they can double-speed up their movie production if they use the new markerless motion capture technology where 1 camera is used to film the actor. The animator then creates CGI models and place the recorded muscle movements of the actor on the polygon model, which then appear to move naturally. (Take a look at how at New Spiderman MTV can make THREE TV shows a year using latest inexpensive software!). It seems to me that having flowing individual strands of hair on each model (like Monsters Inc) aren't so important once the whole character moves naturally. This type of animation is equally captivating as the Pixar type.Though, I think what really matters most is story. What made it wonderful viewing experience was because I know this is based on actual history. Those conversations might have taken place and I know the emotional content was true to fact.In spite of the major flaws in the CGI animation, (which I only noticed after reading comments on IMDb), I still enjoyed the movie overall all the positives overrided these problems and makes a captivating 90-minute movie that will inspire all ages, looking at the bible in a new light and pique your imagination.

Adam Kane I thought The Ten Commandments 2007 animated film with Ben Kingsley and Christian Slater was awesome. I seen on the message board many negative comments but when it comes to a film dealing with Religious content ignorant people will always criticize it. I am a lazy Catholic and loved this little simple and fun movie because It tells a nice bible story very quickly and it's cool for the kids. And maybe this film doesn't meet the standards of Veggie Tales or the classic film version's your grandparents and parents loved. I thought this film was fun and that's all there is to it. If you didn't like the movie find something better to do with your time or just don't watch it. I will not watch Mel Gibson's Passion Of The Christ because I've seen all the classics and hate the fact that he's just making money off religion as it's easier then selling bags of manure at the country market.

myql I watched this movie, with my kids, and they were captivated. I was so glad to have something other than occultic cartoons and sponge bob. The story was Biblically accurate and very compelling. The animation is not at the same level as $100 million productions from major studios like Dreamworks's "Prince of Egypt". However, sequences like God writing the tablets for Moses were spectacular and much better than major studio versions. I recommend the DVD for the kids, definitely worth picking on Walmart or a Target trip. If you are a Christian parent, it's a must-have. I see that Promenade pictures has announced NOAH and David as in production. I'll bet this studio has developed their technology a lot and I will not be surprised if their subsequent movies are of the highest level and Oscar nominated.

DICK STEEL I suppose Biblical stories will never run out of fashion, though I find it a bit strange that amongst the numerous potential stories for retelling, the story of Moses got chosen again, and for an animated movie no less, although this one's done in 3D. Remember Prince of Egypt? Dreamworks Animation pretty much nailed it, especially when you have a relatively successful hit song as a byproduct (played ad nauseam until it became an irritant). Comparisons are inevitable given the content and the form, and unfortunately, this movie with input from IVL Animation (Singapore) didn't surpass the benchmark set by Prince of Egypt, but it's a slight improvement to the local 3D animated movies that have been released to date (that of Zodiac: The Race Begins and Tales of the Sea).The Ten Commandments that this version offered is a super summary of events that are in the Bible, starting from an infant Moses in a basket surviving a water borne trip, and bypassing his growing up years creatively through the opening credits. If using Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 movie starring Charlton Heston as the baseline, then it managed to shear off more than 50% of that content, and added just a little bit more toward the last act, which seemed to drag it just a tad longer, including events that you may or may not already be familiar with, but definitely not in the DeMille film, nor in Prince of Egypt.As an animated movie, and a 3D one at that, it still has not reached the level of quality that one is accustomed to from, say Pixar, which in my opinion deem worthy to be used to measure up against. The animation here is still blocky at certain bits, especially in character design and rendering. But credit has to be given for how key scenes were depicted, and I thought the Burning Bush was particularly well done. Other than that, the Parting of the Red Sea was another key moment, but unfortunately didn't offer any spectacular Wow moment that the earlier Ten Commandment movies provided. It pales compared to the 2D style in Prince of Egypt, though it included a nod towards it of sorts by having those whales(?) swimming around and seen through the water curtain.The movie managed to snag a more international cast for its voicing of characters, and I thought having Christian Slater (Moses), Alfred Molina (Ramses) and Elliot Gould as the Voice of God, was a marked leap forward in helping the movie gain more attention, compared to the use of local actors (no disrespect of course) who may not have as much international clout to make the film appealing to audiences outside our borders.This movie will most likely appeal to Sunday School groups, given that it's relatively free of scary images, but yet managing to tell the story of various plagues descending onto Egypt.