Simply a curiosity, a laughable relic of a failed effort to bring explicit sex movies to the masses.
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10/23/07
Caligula (1979)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:7
Rotten:21
Average Rating:3.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A reputedly faithful cinematic depiction of the historical events of Caligula's Rome, including the decadence and debauchery that marked his reign. This notorious release has faced rather... [More]
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren
Director: Tinto Brass
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Reviews for Caligula
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07/31/02
Sublimely ridiculous thesp-filled porno-togarama.
04/10/08
Caligula is sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash. If it is not the worst film I have ever seen, that makes it all the more shameful: People with talent allowed themselves to participate in this travesty.
12/08/07
Top CriticDireção de arte e figurinos corretos; atuações intensas e uma direção corajosa. Pena que o roteiro pouco coeso comprometa estes esforços.
03/28/05
Plainly sick and grotesque, existing only to shock or nauseate an audience with hideous images, stale performances, lifeless photography, and painfully vile actions.
01/01/00
Not so much the culmination of '70s porn-chic cinema as its purposefully degraded last hurrah
11/16/09
No review available.
10/01/05
...the film is without any redeeming social value. It's bad history, bad filmmaking, and bad pornography, too.
01/01/00
Excess for excess sake, or just bad taste: Caligula is a messy, bloody film that fails on any level, even as porn and camp.
10/15/07
No review available.
10/09/05
Despite the movie, the highlight of this three-disc set is the often hilarious commentary.
10/22/07
Hokey doesn't even begin to describe it.
01/01/00
I suppose certain college fraternities could make screening it part of their hazing rituals.
10/24/07
More infamous for its widespread ineptitude than for its artistic innovation... [Blu-ray]
01/30/09
Caligula turns the Julian dynasty's most violent chapter into a sleazy snoozefest. Even the Penthouse Pets look pained to be decorating this historic bomb.
11/25/04
If you're a fan of schlock cinema, Caligula should definitely be near the top of your 'must rent' list…it's so bad, it's good.
02/13/01
Kinda dumb and tacky, but at least it's a real movie.
03/24/04
Caligula boasts a sort of notoriety known to few films. It was a lavish accident: the marriage of legitimate film and smut.
04/03/02
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