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It is inevitable to compare this movie with Cecil B. DeMille's masterpiece "The Ten Commandments" of 1956. DeMille's version is full of rich filming and dialog with an impacting soundtrack and wonderful acting. It is a coherent film and its special effects are now legend. This 2014 version has a bad script, is very confusing and needs a lot of concentration to follow. It also misses very important happenings according the the Holy Scriptures. The Moses character is way out of the Bible's description and the acting is not very convincing. Charlton Heston's rendering of Moses is perhaps the best. Let's do not forget that the Ten C. was made in 1956 as a big film made to compete against TV so it was really a full spectacle. The parting of the Red Sea on Exodus is not at all convincing and as stated before, the plagues are poorly made. Also, I missed the scenes when Moses received the Ten Commandments from the Lord and when the Jewish corrupt before the Holy Mountain both beautifully filmed by DeMille. Moreover, I think that a small child is not the best representation of God. Remember the beautiful scene in the Ten C.with the voice of Heston and the burning bush. They just don't make them as they used to.

This is perhaps the worst space movie I've ever seen. Confusing, useless dialogue, over-long, slow, boring. The director tried to copy 2001 A Space Odyssey with no luck. Better watch this film or read a good book. The plot is easily understood by scientists like Carl Sagan or Stephen Hawkins but not for Joe Average, black holes, gravity effect etc. It shows interesting subjects but they could have been better written, making the movie much more attractive and interesting. What a waste of good acting and nice production design. One of the worst aspects of the movie is that actor McConaughey doesn't vocalize clearly and it is very difficult to understand his words. He must study with Henry Higgins (My Fair lady) so he can learn some phonetics!! But he is a very good actor, wasted on this film.

Wonderful and just an entertaining movie. Those of us who love aircraft just like to watch this movie hundreds of times. To watch the main star of the picture, beautiful Grumman F-14A Tomcat is just worth repeating it at last once a week!! By the way this movie created the fad of building miniature plastic scale models of the Tomcat. Several manufacturers like Monogram and Revell started selling kits like hot cakes and they couldn't keep up with demand. Card models were also offered. The Tomcat became an overnight movie star!!! She acted beautifully, quite natural and showing her beautiful curvaceous lines uncensored!!! Just can't wait to see Top Gun II. And don't miss the soundtrack, specially "Take my Breath Away".