4/5 Review The Robe
  by Gordon M. Wilson (Turlock, Ca)
I show the movies to a group of seniors at my retirement
community. We enjoy the old and decent movies. Very few
of the recent movies are worth the electricy it takes to
run the video player, so we go for the old time movies
and we appreciate the fact that they are still available
through Amazon.
Thank you, Gordon

2/5 Save your money
  by J. L. Perry (Cumming, GA USA)
Re: Blu-ray edition

To enjoy this "restoration", you must be willing to ignore the soft focus, washed-out daylight scenes and yellow skin tones. The films only virtue, and perhaps the only reason to buy this video, is the stellar performance given by Jay Robinson as Caligula. While his role is a small one, Jay easily outperforms the rest of the cast.

5/5 FOX'S BID AGAINST TELEVISION, AND NOT TOO SHABBY EITHER!
  by Edward Oleksak (New Jersey USA)
Television was really hurting the film industry and 20th Century Fox thought they had the big gun to shoot down that 10 inch pain in the box office - CinemaScope - And their first round of ammo: THE ROBE.
I saw it at the lavish Fox movie palace in Detroit. And it was an event . . . the giant screen exploded with color and the sterophonic sound (speakers surrounded you, sound engulfed you - WOW!
The film itself was not on the scale of QUO VADIS (what is?) of a few years before, but had quite a lot going for it: Jean Simmons, always excellent and SO beautiful, and the best work Victor Mature ever did - a real surprise, Mature wae a real actor of worth, the supporting cast is very good, some beautiful sets and vivid color. And then there is Jay Robinson's shrill hysteria, screaming his way through the roll of Caligula (in beautiful red and blue capes that he "worked" like a real queen) - Again no match for Ustinov's brilliant Nero in QUO VADIS, but campy fun. The comparison to QUO VADIS for me was unfortunate but what choise did I have? One was gold, the other bright brass. Giant screen and super sound does not a movie spectacle make. Alfred Newman's classic score stands the test of time however - a marvel (he stole a bit from previous scores of his) and you can hear an isolated music track on this welcome release - it's well worth the price of admission!
The film was good, but no marvel - as Fox wanted us to believe CinemaScope to be. Actually it changed the shape of our movie screens FOREVER - In that, it's earned it's place in cinema history.
THE ROBE is a good movie - not great - but certainly worth the effort of its restoration of sight and sound. It never looked so good for the home market - not on tape or laserdisc. It would be wonderful if one could see this as it was ment to be seen, on "the big screen", but until that time (if ever) this release is most welcome indeed.

5/5 The Robe
  by CSD (Rochester,MN.)
This new release of the The Robe is a very impressive visuall (and audio) restoration of the old narrow (band) VHS release we saw a few years ago. The picture has been widened to fit the tv screen making for a much enhanced viewing experience and the visual improvement is quite noticeable (an understatement). Well worth paying a few extra $ for this DVD RESTORED version. Am now very interested to see what this version looks like in Hi Def BLU Ray ...

5/5 Superb quality; all it was promoted to be in every respect
  by Addicted Reader (Athens GA)
The quality of the DVD was incredible! The extra material and interviews made the film even more interesting, especially if viewed prior to watching the movie. The stars were spectacular. I seriously doubt such a film could be made in today's politically correct, anti-Christian environment in Hollywood. This one is a keeper!