I love historical films, though I could careless for historical accuracy, as long as the films are well made and have a good plot, cinematography, etc.
If you could please describe this film in one sentence, I'd appreciate that.
I'd say that it's worth watching. I'm actually intending to watch it tonight, as I've not seen it in ages.
"I wished Her back but the dead adored Her, Even wild winds sang in chora for Her"
Depends on the version- the 'uncut' one is a jumbled mess, the theatrical cut is trimmed to pieces, but the second disc on the imperial edition DVD is well worth a watch
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This movie is a vile piece of *beep* The only conceivable reason to watch it is just to say that you have. As a self-proclaimed film buff, I watched it as part of my film "education," and out of morbid curiosity. Violence and porn aside: this is a terrible movie in just about every category.
shareI watched both CALIGULA and SALO because of their infamy and notoriety and of the two SALO was the legitimately good film, so in case you haven't seen that one, I'd suggest watching SALO instead of CALIGULA.
I don't mean to impose, but I am the Ocean.
It's worth a look if you can handle the vulgarity
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It's one piece of crap (no insult intended to crap)!!!
Vulgar, tasteless, no historical value or information, no quality in the story developement. What more can I say?
I was expecting something else, not crap!!!
>> I could careless for historical accuracy
In this case, that's probably a good thing.
>> as long as the films are well made
Well made, you say... well, um, hmmph...
>> have a good plot
Er, uh, hmm, well, gee...
>> cinematography
Hmm, well, how to put this...
Yeah, um, no. I can't say Caligula really embodies any of the things you mention. In fact, in most every aspect of filmmaking, it's pretty much a train wreck.
It's also not to be missed.
Why? Because it just has this suicidal brilliance to it. One has to admire such a film because very few people would have the courage to even attempt something like it, and none would do it on the scale that Guccione, et. al. did. It is so screwy that it is more a rough assembly of footage than an actual narrative film, but you really get the sense that ancient Rome was very much like this -- not just the content of what we see, but the chaos of the entire enterprise itself.
I wouldn't want to live in a world where there were no films like Caligula.
Yes, don't be clouded by negative comments because of sex scenes. It's an Oscar level performance by McDowell, a blatant and honest portray of the character and ancient Roman. The film is way ahead of its time and our time. In the future, it will receive more and more recognition I'm sure.
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