Why on earth has Ben Hur been re-made? If we’re talking about completely unnecessary remakes, you could barely get any more unnecessary than trying to remake a movie that is already an absolute classic. Trying to appeal to a new generation? Why remake the movie? Why not just re-release the original? Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley, this is now the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace. It follows the 1907 silent movie, the 1925 silent film, the universally loved Academy Award-winning 1959 film … Continue reading BEN HUR: From Cinema Masterpiece to Cheesy Remake…