Cussing in a Bible Movie

Loved some of the other titles by the same company but we were extremely disappointed to hear Esau cussing 3 different times in the movie! We easily could have understood his anger without the profanity. Some creative liberties were taken as well, but they didn't harm the Biblical account too harshly. A few scenes weren't how the Bible depicted it but no doctine was damaged by the changes presented. It was basically the language. The wrestling scene was poorly done and Esau's reaction to Jacob's return wasn't presented 100% Biblical but no harm there. The best feature was the representation of the family dinamics between the sons and their parents... especially Jacob's actions at the coersion of his mother, but the language prevents me from sharing it freely with my children or other church members.

Jacob

If not for being the story of a servant of God, I would have given this film a much lower rating. Although I love Matthew Modine as an actor, I feel that the character Jacob was casted poorly. I am ashamed to say that his was perhaps the best casted character in the film. The sets were poorly constructed and the acting left something to be desired. I felt that this telling of the story of Jacob was hastily done and the key events held none of the profound quality that they should have. Many of the choices the director made in depicting certain scenes were almost so weak that it made me feel that there was nothing significantly special about Jacob. If I hadn't already read and was familiar with the story of Jacob, my watching of this film would have left me uninterested in learning more about the man.

The Bible Collection (Jacob)

I am pretty pleased with the product. I always have fears about buying used or second hand dvd's but so far I have no regrets. It was still in great condition and no skips or scratches on the dvd. It was a quality buy.....for a good price..