Good to see on big screen again
I had not seen Ben-Hur on a big screen since 1959 so it was grand to see the larger than life scale again and listen to the awesome music score the same way. I was slightly disappointed with the XD quality. There was some fuzziness at times as well as some jerkiness in a couple of the action scenes. But, to be fair, I don't know if those were there originally, as well. Regardless, this was not enough to dampen the whole experience at all. I took my twenty-something daughter with me (the audience was about 100% 60+ folks and she was probably the only one that young). She had seen bits and parts of Ben-Hur, now said she fully understands my love for the film, having seen the story develop, the characters, the wrapping up of the plot, etc. And, she got to experience the Overture, Intermission as well..and as it should be. Overall, the film was awesome as was the experience. Thanks to the folks (Century?) who bring these one night events of classic films back to the big screen!