Jeffrey Hunter was very good in this movie. I thought he was a very good choice. I don't care how young he was. Besides, he's not the youngest. A younger actor named Jeremy Sisto recently portrayed Jesus in an NBC movie. Even though Jeffrey Hunter didn't disappoint me, this movie did. The whole thing just seemed like one big rush job. It also got a lot of things wrong. I hate how you see more of Herod, his wife and her daughter, Pontius Pilate (horribly portrayed by Hurd Hatfield), and Barabbas more than you see Jesus. It was so stupid. You hear about all of the miracles of Jesus, but barely see anything. Hardly anything is shown in King of Kings. Also, why was Barabbas made out to be some kind of hero fighting for freedom? Barabbas was a murderer and a thief. And since when were Judas and Barabbas friends? The crucifixion scene is also rushed and poorly done. Jesus is carrying the cross for about a minute. Then he falls down once and they get Simon of Cyrene. It's pretty sad how movies like; The Robe and Ben-Hur can do a better job with the crucifixion scene when they're not even about Jesus. I expect much more from this movie when it claims to be about Jesus Christ. Jesus says to his mother, "Behold, your son." That's it. When Jesus said this he was talking about John, his youngest disciple standing beside Mary. Then Jesus looked at John and said, "Behold, your mother." In this movie his disciple is nowhere to be found. There are only a couple of people on the hill too. Why didn't they show the people condemning Jesus? Why didn't they show Jesus return to his disciples? Why do you only hear about it just like everything else? Why don't you see Jesus ascend into heaven? You only hear his voice. Was this movie disguised as a big budget epic? This movie was very rushed and didn't get any facts straight. I could go on and on with the errors. This movie is not the best, it is not great, and it is definitely not King of Kings.
Review of King of Kings
