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Summary: I Love This Movie!
Review: I love this movie maybe even more then Gladiator.I think Peter Otool and Mcdowell both out did them self's here.
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Summary: Damn good film!
Review: I'll admit that this movie may be hard to take seriously with all the hard core sexuality. But if you are able to focus on the lengths and efforts that the film makers used to do this movie, its very well done. I noticed that this movie is loaded with symbollism, for example the bird. My favorite thing about the film is Malcom McDowell's performance. You don't see him in to many movies but when ever you do he is putting all he has into it. People who think this film is stupid and sick should also consider what it would be like to under go a film project like this. I can't think of many movies that would be much harder to make, and also that guttsey. Over all everything about this movie is great and educational. I highly recomend it to any serious movie fan.
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Summary: Exciting, Erotic, and makes You think!
Review: I watched this with a Friend one night. It made us stop and think was the Roman Empire really like this? We experimented and found out that some of the scenes we were able to duplicate and others it would have been impossible, without killing or seriously maiming one another. At the very least, the King was a cruel and extremely sadistic individual. No wonder the Roman Empire fell. This seems to explain that society as a whole has evolved little over time and that we have not really changed very much; just that we hide and harbor some of our thoughts, actions, and reactions. We not only watched it once but several times and each time that we discovered serveral new unexplored and untried aspects we had not realized prior. What a great movie. I would not even allow children or even young adults watch this one.
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Summary: Nothing else like this
Review: It is the most expensive porn movie ever. The actual drama gets a bit overshadowed... Still, great performances by McDowell and Mirren. But the porn thing... Most of it is not very tasteful, especially when it mixes with horrible violence. That's something for the stomach. But there are funny bits too, in the more morbid area of humour. I don't find this big drama / porn / violence mix-up very successful, but -in small portions- it's somewhat entertaining... There's no other film like this, and basically I don't think we need that either. Warning! It's a bad date movie...
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Summary: Roman Nuptials- Or you're putting your fist where?
Review: I got to warn you... this is nothing like the BBC's I, Claudius. Oh my no! Tons of nakedness and sexy sexiness.Not for children, kid's got no business watching this sort of hanky-panky! I think it should be against the damn law! Oh goodness. Also, the sea of freaks-sex show part in Tiberous magic cave almost put me over the edge. Wowzers! Is this stuff true? I never heard of some of the stuff going on in the background of that bad news bear. Also, Ben Hur was not in this movie at all, not even played by another actor. And if I remember what our adult Sunday school teacher (the pastor's wife) told us correctly, I think that he and Caligula were friends. I don't know what to beleive anymore. I hoped this helped you... I love you.
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Summary: Graphic but very good film
Review: No matter what some books give this (a turkey of one star) Ithink this is a great film. It is debauche at it greatest, andMalcolm Mcdowell and Peter O'Toole are great. Why not include suchscenes of graphic... after-all ancient Rome must have been like thatin many ways. Highly recomended for any history buff.
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Summary: a classic for the future
Review: when the censors are finaly put to rest this film will be recognised as a classic piece of film i felt that i was living in the rome of caligula. brilliant in the filming and realistic in the potrayal of the exeses of the ruling classes.I JUST LOVED IT AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND ANY CENSORSHIP OF THE TRUTH
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Summary: Whoops! Caligula isn't anything like Gladiator
Review: Let me share a true story. Ridley Scott's Gladiator is probably one of the best movies I have ever seen. You know, the film with Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, etc. Totally jazzed after seeing the epic Gladiator in the theater, my girlfriend and I rushed over to the local video store in search of another Roman-era flick. In the New Release section was ... Caligula. (It had just come out on DVD.) We had never heard of it before. But starring Malcolm McDowell! and Helen Mirren! and Peter O'Toole!, we were certain we had found a winner. Boy, were we surprised! Caligula turned out to be a banal porno movie albeit a lavish one (a lot of money must have been spent on this production). Beyond the overwhelming flesh and violence, the plot was simply ridiculous! My girlfriend fell asleep in 20 minutes, but I watched the whole thing (hey, it was too outrageous to stop). Thank goodness it wasn't our first (or last) date!
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Summary: Oh, please!
Review: Alright, I understand that if you happen to be looking for a copy of this movie, then something about it tickles your fancy, but I cannot understand the amount of praise this dreadful celluloid sludge is getting here. Bob Guccione sponsored this film through production but was unsatisfied by the amount of nudity director Tinto Brass had filmed. So, he stormed the set at night with some Penthouse Pets and added a good bit of hardcore porn to the movie. So, rather than getting an amazingly boring Roman epic (as Brass' footage indicates), we get the same boring film with some grotesque, over-the-top pornography. Of course, nothing about this movie is subtle--McDowell gives an exaggerated imitation of his role from A Clockwork Orange, yet fails to make us fear him the way that earlier role did. The violence is nasty beyond words. In fact, the excessively bloody sexual mutilation and decapitation ruins any erotic potential the movie's numerous sex scenes had. The script is full of cheesy dialogue, making me wonder how much actually came from Gore Vidal's original screenplay. (Both Vidal and Brass now disown the film.) To make matters worse, the quality of the print is horrible. The cinematography is dull and dark, and the costumes seemed designed merely to provide easy access to the actor's bodies. If you are still interested after all of these negatives, consider the film's ungodly length of almost two and a half hours. Are you sure you want to do this? If I haven't turned you away by now, by all means order this DVD. Don't say you weren't warned.
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Summary: Definitely NOT for the faint of heart or squeamish.
Review: Vague memories of this film brought great surprise when watching this Uncut DVD edition. This movie is crude and tough to swallow in its graphic nature. It really depicts a very decadent time in history in a very realistic manner, which makes it all the harder to watch without ultimate disgust in some scenes. I must give credit to the film and filmakers for having the courage to show that moment in history in all its nastiness. There are some excellently filmed and directed erotic scenes which really show what kind of films the porn industry could probably do with the right budget. The movie can be slow and painful but it is well acted (McDowell and O'Toole really do a great job) and the crude reality of the time is a good lesson for us not to repeat the past. In conclusion, I cannot recommend this movie as it is not for everyone (Definitely a 21+ film). My opinion is that you should perhaps rent this DVD if possible before purchase.
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