Samson & Delilah (1950)Customer Reviews: 25 votes Average Rating: 4.52004-05-09 Correcting an error in the Amazon review  4 of 4 people found the following review helpfulYeah, I give the film "four stars" but my main reason for submitting is to set the record straight. Angela Lansbury did not play Samson's sister; she played "Semadar", sister to Delilah and betrothed of Samson. Her accidental death at the hands of one of the Philistine wedding party sends Samson in a murderous rage, setting the stage for Delilah's emergence as a treacherous romantic interest. 2004-04-16 Great Hollywood Biblical Epic  11 of 12 people found the following review helpfulI have always loved this movie since I was a kid. I want to purchase this movie but I prefer to wait until it is released on DVD. Why isn't this movie on DVD? There is no excuse. DVD has been out for a long time now. PLEASE PUT THIS MOVIE OUT ON DVD!!! 2004-03-06 "Your arms were quicksand, Your kiss was death" 0 of 0 people found the following review helpfulThis is my favorite"Biblical"film. Great cast,great film production a class act all the way. The "Ten commandments" &"Ben Hur" were all great epics in their rights but I'm I alone when I say we're really just waiting for the parting of the red sea and the chariot race. This epic was told entertainingly (and mercifully) at 128 minutes and has just as many glorious technicolor moments as the later award winners. The so called drugged lion fight is actually no better or worse than say "Hercules" or "Demetrius and the Gladiators" Keep in mind this is 1949, The choregraphed Man vs.beast dance was still in its infant stage. There's also the wedding feast fight and the bone of an Ass massacre not to mention Climatic collapse of the mighty Dagon temple. I hope that Paramount pays attention to detail when just maybe) "I'll need no eyes to find you" 2003-07-09 And when he called upon his God... 11 of 11 people found the following review helpfulOne of DeMille's finest, from the sets and costumes to the superb acting and expressive music. Even the bit players are wonderful (look for George Reeves as the wounded Messenger relating the Battle of Ramath-Lehi to an incredulous George Sanders in terms that echoed the intro to Reeves' most famous role a few years later!). Lamarr is stunning, Mature is intense ("Look about you, Delilah..."), Sanders plays himself as the world-weary Seran of Gaza. Even ol'warhorse and longtime DeMille associate Henry Wilcoxson gets to shine as Prince Atur (he was originally supposed to play Samson, but was considered too old). There is no counting of the stars. Five is not nearly enough. Our only quibble is with the way Dagon is portrayed in the temple scene. All the decor is Babylonian, and the idol looks like Moloch, the Canaanite sun god to whom certain kings of Judah used to sacrifice infants until commanded by God, through King Josiah, to desist (2 Chron. 28:3; 33:6; Jer. 7:31; 32:35; 2 Kings 23:10). The Philistines were related to the Phoenicians, not the Babylonians. Their wealth came from the sea. Dagon was an ocean god like Neptune, and was portrayed as a fish or a merman. The only decor in the movie that properly reflects Dagon are Delilah's fish earrings in the wedding scene. This should be released on DVD so that like Miriam says at the end, we can watch his story "for a thousand years"! 7 of 8 people found the following review helpfulJust one simple statement - why is this NOT on DVD? What better film to glow up a DVD that this Technicolor marvel? PLEASE, PLEASE Paramount, release it!!...You've done us good with "Sunset Boulevard," "Roman Holiday," etc., now give us this fantastic treat!!... Submit your opinions  <<< Prev | 11 - 15 | Next >>> |
