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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417015771
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417015772
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 31, 2004
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 1301
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1973
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison's screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice 'rock opera,' which was a smash on stage in the early '70s. Jewison (Other People's Money) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Lloyd Webber and Rice's dialogue-free story (everything is sung, as in a real opera), with its quasi-profundities about the inner demons of principal figures in the life of Christ, is the real hook. Yvonne Elliman sings the show's best-known song, 'I Don't Know How to Love Him.' --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellant
I don't agree with the Editorial Review's of Ted Neely's performance as "wimpy". I would say "humanistic" is the better choice.
The scene of Judas's betrayal is both poignant and wrenching as two men are torn between loss of friendship and their belief of what is right.
Yvonne Elliman's portrayal of Mary Magdalene is also very moving as she struggles with understanding and loving Jesus the man in a world of upheavel and contention that surround them.
Rating: - Best story ever!
This was the BEST depiction of the Jesus story I have ever seen. The music is phenominal, the cast of characters are perfect for their parts -anointed even. The lyrics cut to the bone.
My children, 4, 5, and 8 all LOVE it as much as my husband and I do. You will not be sorry! It's fascinating.
Rating: - Jesus Christ Superstar
Have admired Andrew Lloyd Webber's music for years and purchased the CD of Superstar when it first came out. Having seen the movie in the 1970's plus the stage performance twice over the years, I wanted to add it to my DVD library. The music never became dated and the movie's keen direction is indicitive of the genius of Norman Jewison. The story is beautifully told in a manner that does not offend those of faith and should be rated as one of the world's rock/musical classics.
Rating: - Holds up well even after all these years
I came across this on cable HD on demand and chose it out of curiosity. At first, the elements that are dated (and there are some) had me smiling (and sometimes cringing), but the music kept me watching and listening. It had been years since I'd listened to any performance at all, and I had never seen the film and had never listened to the movie soundtrack. I was familiar with the original London studio recording, but that was it. Three or four songs into the movie, I was hooked and watched it straight through. In spite of what one reviewer here called the film's "hippy dippy" traits, I ended up enjoying it enough to watch it again...and then proceeded to watch it many more times.
Overall, I think it's extremely faithful to the original studio concept performance (as all fans of "Jesus Christ Superstar" know, it appeared as a studio recording before it ever appeared on stage or screen). Several of the performers from the studio version appear in the film, most notably Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen. Ted Neeley plays Jesus, and reviewers tend to either love his performance or hate it. I ended up really liking him in this role. He looks the role, at least based on the visual images of Jesus that many of us grew up with, and he uses his voice to show the change from a rather naive character to one who feels the supreme disappointment and anger of betrayal, not just by Judas but by his own God. I'm not discussing the accuracy of any of this from a theological or Biblical standpoint, ... Read More
Rating: - Jesus Christ!
This is a classic! My mother had the album back in the 70's when I was a kid.. I started hearing Ted's beautiful voice at a very young age. I hadn't actually seen the movie until I was an adult, but it was like magic. You either love it or hate it, but those that love this will be obsessed with it.
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