intrigue by the synopsis ( every gay video these day have a hunk on the cover while this be not necessarily to be construe a a good sign ) i purchase ben and arthur without know a thing about it . this be my second ( and i assure you it will be my last ) purchase of a culture q connection video . as far a i be concern and this dvd be nothing but a blatant rip off . i do not make this observation lightly i be a major collector of video and gay and mainstream and and i can state with some authority and without hesitation that ben and arthur be quite simply the bad film i have ever sit through in my life . period . my collection boast over 1 and 600 film ( 93 % on them on dvd ) and of those and well over 300 be gay and lesbian themed . i hardly own every gay movie ever make and but i be comfortable in state that i pretty much purchase almost every gay video of interest that get release and and very often i buy video without know anything about the film . sometimes and this make for a pleasant surprise aimee and jaguar and it in the water and urbania and normal be all example of excellent gay title that i stumble upon accidentally . so when i read on the box that ben and arthur concern a conflict between gay lover and the christian right and one of my favorite subject and i decide to take the plunge sight unseen and despite my previously disappointing purchase of another culture q connection title and vision of sugar plum . that film be pretty bad and but compare to ben and arthur and it view like go with the wind . so what be so wrong with ben and arthur . plenty . to begin with and the plot such a it be and be totally ridiculous . this film almost make me sympathetic to the christian right we be ask to believe not only that a church would expel a member because his brother be gay and but that a priest would actually set up a mob style execution of a gay couple in order to save their soul ( like this even make sense ) . the writing be so poor that many scene make no sense at all and and several plot point reflect no logic and follow up or connection to the story . murder and violence seem to be acceptable end to the gay activist or right wing conflict on both side and and the acting be so bad that it difficult to imagine how anybody in this film get hire . the character who be suppose to be straight be almost without exception clearly gay and nelly stereotype to boot while the gay character be neither sexy nor interesting . this film be enough to put off anybody from buy gay theme videos forever and and the distributor should be ashamed of themselves . the only advantage this picture have over my other culture q connection purchase and vision of sugarplams and be that this one have a soundtrack with clear dialogue . hardly a distinction and since the script be so insipid that understand the script only serve to make you more aware of how bad this film truly be . it be an embarrassment to queer culture and and i intend to warn everyone i possibly can before they waste their money on it . at $ 9 . 95 this film would have be way overprice while i understand that it soon to be re price under $ 20 and which be still highway robbery . i pay the original price of $ 29 . 95 and and i never felt more cheat in my life . the only true laugh connect with this drivel be the review i have see user review for this film on numerous website and and there be always one or two that praise the director or writer or actor in such a way that it obvious that the reviewer be a friend of this ed wood wannabe . how sad . how desperate . i just wish imdb would allow you to assign zero star or even minus zero . if ever a film deserve it and this be it .