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 enlarge | Directors: Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner
Actors: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum
Studio: DreamWorks
Category: Video
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Rating:  332 reviews
Sales Rank: 3299
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Hebrew (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0783236689
UPC: 667068484830
EAN: 9780783236681
ASIN: 0783236689
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1998
Release Date: September 14, 1999
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 New look at Exodus January 17, 2008
James D. Crabtree (Fayetteville, NC USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Moses as you've never seen him... in a cartoon! This take is a pretty good animated film, especially when one considers how touch some people are likely to be about one of the tenets of Judeo-Christian faith. The musical numbers were OK, but the rest of the film, especially the animation style was first-rate. Not one I would go out of my way to see but definitely one WORTH seeing.
 The Prince of Egypt DVD January 9, 2008
Kristen N. Hunnicutt
One of our all-time favorite movies!!! Great job making a true Bible story into an animated movie for both kids and adults. It's VERY WELL done!
Great movie January 4, 2008
Dawn in Southbury (Southbury, CT)
I just watched this movie with my son for the 1st time and think it's really great! What a great way to tell the story. The voices are great and the animation is great!
Excellent movie December 19, 2007
32434
I am Hindu so I have almost no background in the Bible or this story. But I absolutely loved this movie. There are some violent themes in the film but not too excessive. Its a beautiful but sad film. I wouldn't recommend this to children under 10. Adults will love this.
See this film you'll love it. Its a great animated movie with characters that you'll care about.
Brilliant animation.... December 13, 2007
D. Colley (England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't know why Amazon has the New Yorker review in the editorial review at the top, its negativity goes against the public opinion here, and just shows that some people are paid a lot of money/just to talk a load of rubbish... A 'blustering' and 'homourless epic'? No chance...
Anyway, there is not a lot to be said about this animated feature that other reviewers haven't already said. However, The Prince of Egypt has proved a couple of major important points. Firstly, that this film gives the best of Disney animation a run for its money. Secondly, with the huge success of computer generated animation, TPOE proves that the old craft of cell animation is not dead, all it takes is a good story, brave financial backing and a good script above all else.
The animation here is stunning though, the art beautifully crafted and the animation is fluid. The backdrops of ancient Egypt powering in the background in the form of statues, columns and huge entrances that dwarf the animated characters.
The best part in it for me is Moses parting the red sea. The animation is brilliant, with crashing waves and the shadows of huge whales appearing in the illuminated gigantic curtains of the parted sea. It is very rare for an animated feature to have a huge emotional impact on people, especially when compared to a conventional film, the only other film that has done this to a great extent to me is Watership Down, but the parting of the sea made the hairs stand up on my neck. Disney make great feature length animations that are beyond excellence, technically and artistically, however I have always felt that the story substance sometimes fall short. Disney movies always have a slight patronising feel about them, and despite very young children, they offer no real depth for an older audience. Of course, I have not seen all the Disney movies so I may be wrong, but I feel that the TPOE is successful in bridging BOTH gaps.
The reviewer at The New Yorker called this film a `humourless epic', however, despite the comedy talent voicing some of the characters (Steve Martin, Martin Short) the humour, I felt, showed constraint as to not effect or soften the impact of the gravitas of Moses's struggle.
The list of actors who provide the voices for the characters is a wide diverse list, including Ralph Fiennes as Ramses, Val Kilmer as Moses. Other actors who appear include Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Michelle Pfeiffer and Patrick Stewart.
To tell the truth, this film initially passed me by, maybe because it is an animation and I do not really care for them, however I caught it on TV and I didn't notice the time whiz by. Dreamworks have either good luck or great knack of releasing excellent movies, and The Prince of Egypt is no exception.
Whilst the score was great, the song `When You Believe' felt out of place. In this regards the makers tried to emulate Disney who have a bigger success at taking pop songs and inserting them deftly into their features.
All in all, this is a great animation for children AND adults.
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