Review of Caligula (1979) by Drew A — 25 Jul 2016

The Story: Was a tale of rise and fall of a sadistic Roman Ruler, who destroyed everything he gained with his obsession with death and power. The film features cringe-worthy violence/sexual violence, an incestous love, and also a shakespearean Climax (no pun intended) that haunts.

Sidenote: First thing first (understand), between the storyline has a lot of little breaks, featuring HARDCORE porn, [(to be fair this was produced by Penthouse) so who is really trespassing here].

Casting:

Malcom McDowell - Caligula - Of course he was amazing. McDowell (young especially) is a artist at portraying an evil character, and does it with so much depth. If you see this film for any reason see it for his performance.

Helen Mirren - Cæsonia - A character who is cold, and a temptress. Not necessarily evil, but tons of potential for her own (if it wasn't a bio-pic). Certainly a solid choice in casting.

Teresa Savoy - Drusilla - Quietly a great effort, and great casting as the sweet and ignorant weakness to Caligula. She doesn't look like much at first, but as the story progresses, its hard not to get a crush on her yourself.

The extra's - They were really into their parts. Great featured roles, that everyone seemed to take to heart as those Randy Romans. Cheers!

Would I see this film again - Not really - But it did have some very dark scenes, that do haunt a little bit.

Not at all a good movie, but not bad either.