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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Not so much the culmination of '70s porn-chic cinema as its purposefully degraded last hurrah Full Review |
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 1.5/4 |
More infamous for its widespread ineptitude than for its artistic innovation... [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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3/5 |
A classic in the coolest sense of the word
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Sublimely ridiculous thesp-filled porno-togarama. Full Review |
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Such established names as John Gielgud and Peter O'Toole will have to be seen to be believed. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Unpleasantly violent, often dull, and only intermittently sexy. Full Review |
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0/4 |
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. Full Review |
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I suppose certain college fraternities could make screening it part of their hazing rituals. Full Review |
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43/100 |
Simply a curiosity, a laughable relic of a failed effort to bring explicit sex movies to the masses. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
Despite the movie, the highlight of this three-disc set is the often hilarious commentary. Full Review |
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D- |
Excess for excess sake, or just bad taste: Caligula is a messy, bloody film that fails on any level, even as porn and camp. Full Review |
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All in all it's a dreary shambles. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
Direção de arte e figurinos corretos; atuações intensas e uma direção corajosa. Pena que o roteiro pouco coeso comprometa estes esforços.
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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.
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3/5 |
Kinda dumb and tacky, but at least it's a real movie.
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professes to be an honest depiction of ancient Roman excesses, but it succeeds only in being alternately boring and offensive Full Review |
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