Review of Caligula (1979) by Dan G — 25 Mar 2009
Imagine, if you will, if Ian McKellan, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, and a hopped up Jude Law agreed to star in a big-budget historical epic directed by Larry Flynt featuring hardcore pornography and other acts of depravity.
Got that? All right, well then you've got an idea of the spectacle/debacle that is "Caligula". I'm giving this three stars, but in all honesty, this is the first movie I've ever watched that I'd have to categorize as unrateable.
I don't think that I can say that I liked it, because what would that say about me? But I gotta tell ya, I was riveted for 2 1/2 hours. To see Malcom McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, and JOHN GIELGUD, for god's sake, traipsing around and emoting while hundreds of naked men and women writhe around all around them, it's just.
. .well, you really can't not watch. This is for movie completists and fans of the bizarre only. When Netflix warns you that there's disturbing imagery, they ain't lyin'. There've been many a movie I've watched wondering how the heck they ever got made, but this one takes the cake, absolutely no contest.
This review of Caligula (1979) was written by Dan G on 25 Mar 2009.
Caligula has generally received mixed reviews.
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