Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

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Brian N 09/18/2024 Two stars is a step up from my zero stars for the original version. Kudos to the team that went through 90 hours of footage to assemble this film. It is much more coherent and the performances seem more noteworthy, especially McDowell and Mirren. Still, the movie is overlong and some.if the soft core porn becomes a distraction. See more Robson C @RT82519826 Feb 14 A nova montagem de Calígula (2023), feita a partir de mais de 90 horas de material inédito, tenta recuperar a visão perdida entre os conflitos de Gore Vidal, Tinto Brass e o produtor Bob Guccione, que transformou o projeto original — uma fábula sobre poder e corrupção — em um filme marcado por polêmicas e excessos. Sem ter visto a versão de 1979, analiso este corte, que impressiona pela direção de arte e pelo figurino, assumidamente teatrais e adequados ao tema. Malcolm McDowell entrega um Calígula magnético, evitando a caricatura. Peter O’Toole e Helen Mirren também se destacam, embora o roteiro limite o desenvolvimento dos coadjuvantes. Apesar da ausência de sexo explícito, permanecem nudez e erotismo, elementos associados ao mito do imperador. Com quase três horas, o filme se estende mais do que deveria, mas esta talvez seja a versão mais equilibrada, valorizada pela atuação de McDowell e pelo esmero visual. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Feb 5 These two stars are for: 1. An improvement to the first one. 2. One of the most notorious films in history. I watched it strictly for the second reason. Other than that, this film is a long, boring piece of garbage. And I usually don't say that about films. If you're a hardcore film fan, then brawl through it. You learn to just tune out the nudity at some point. The whole thing is really really boring though. Just saying. But STILL... it's a good one to have under your belt. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 13 Filme legal pra caralho, o roteiro é legal pra caramba, as cenas são legais pra caralho, a história é legal pra caramba, o elenco é legal, e a maioria ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são legais, com tudo isso, eu recomendo muito esse filme vale a pena assistir, com muitas mais cena de sexo reais, mais sexo real do que a versão de menos tempo. See more acsdoug D @acsdoug Oct 12 Unlike the original, this one feels more like a normal theatrical release. While there's still plenty of nudity, all the pornographic scenes are gone, replaced by additional dramatic scenes featuring McDowell and Mirren mostly. I wish I could say they enhance the story, but they don't, they just make the extended run time seem even more boring. Stick with the original where you can at least experience the shock value that is absent here. See more Stephen W @stevex Aug 28 I actually quite like the original cut though it clearly is a complete mess. This version is better and more coherent and looks stunning but of course it still lacks a basic ingredient which is intelligence. The parallels of Ancient Rome and modern life are so clear that you would have thought the restorers would have exploited this. Still Malcolm McDowell is superb and Helen Mirren has more to do. Still a mess but a more coherent one. See more Read all reviews

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