Wow. That's what I thought as I watched this melodramatic piece of shmaltz. I was amazed that anyone could consider this a serious film and not find it dated. I was amazed that anyone who saw this could consider Charlton Heston a serious and competent actor. I was dazzled at the fact that this wasn't laughed out of the theatres when it was released. Between bad acting, bad writing, melodramatic directing and a slew of other critical problems this heavily dated film is a joke today. Watching this you begin to see what the A.M.P.A.S really looks for in films. Lots of money, lots of spectacle, wooden acting and a movie that isn't as smart as it thinks it is. This is what Titanic will look like in 30 years. A piece of unintelligent garbage that hype has blown out of proportion.
