Ben & Arthur

I finally got to see this film. Been waiting to see it for ages. It was worth the wait.Silly, implausible plot but still a lot of fun. Most of the acting was on the amateurish side but it did not deter from enjoying the story.Everyone seemed to have guns in this spoof of a film. Seemed a bit far fetched. Maybe that was the intent. The ending was like one of Verdi’s tragic, unbelievable opera conclusions where the characters all come to an unfortunate demise.(For example: « La Forza del Destino »)I don’t think I’d watch it again unless a few friends would like to see it. We would get some good laughs together.

I'm not sure if Ben & Arthur is a passion project from someone with no knowledge or experience in film and no money or talent, or if it i clever ruse to get the director (Sam Mraovich) to make-out with a semi-attractive man. IMDB estimates that this film cost 40 grand and it shows. The acting is terrible. The entire thing looks like a bad YouTube video from 2008. The score is all public domain songs, like The Entertainer and none of them make sense for the scene they are used in. The sets are terrible; they have exterior shots of a church, but the actual church set is made of tissue paper (where we can see light glaring through the gaps in the corners) and a cross that they clearly made out of cardboard. The effects are garbage with "tricks" like putting a cigarette in a fake gun to mimic the smoking barrel. The plot makes no sense both because things just happen for no reason and entire plot lines just disappear. Ben & Arthur is easily a half star movie, but it's enjoyable in a good bad movie way. It's unintentionally hilarious the entire time. It totally fails as the gay rights movie it thinks it is, but it offers plenty or laughs. Ben & Arthur is only of any value if you enjoy "good bad" movies. On every technical level, it is absolutely awful, but is is a blast for those exact reasons.

If you're reading this, you already know you need to own it.And after you own it you can nitpick the RLM review of it.

This is my favourite film hands down. Sam takes you on a roller coaster of emotions while we see the lovely couple, Ben and Arthur, have their love tested once and again by law, human and divine.The best thing about it, though, is that they all die at the end. And the chapel, that's pretty good too.

This is so much more than a simple cheap movie, it is a GLORIOUS train wreck that absolutely MUST be seen to be believed.

Victor was great. His holy water making friend was even better. But the “hit man” stole the show.

Hilarious movie. So bad it’s good

Very disappointing - like a home made movie, poor plot combined with poor acting. A waste of money - we threw it in the bin afterwards!

one of the most unintentionally hilarious movies i have ever seen, still a funny topic with all my friends.

This movie is a legend.It is truly the worst movie ever made, and whether you are straight or gay, metrosexual or totally homophobic, you will definitely think exactly the same.