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In Reply to: I *wanted* to like Caligula... posted by whackamus on March 27, 2001 at 15:02:45:

Even though the movie does have small few redeaming values, it is as the whole rather revolting and self-serving.
I still enjoyed some scenes and some fine acting.

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I was hoping so... whackamus 17:31:32 03/27/01 (6)
Although I'd recommend that anyone with stomach enough watch it simply to see Malcom M in bed with his beloved horse!
- Re: I was hoping so... Dmitry 02:08:18 03/28/01 (5)
  Both of these films are on a drek side, but I liked the Gladiator better. Besides some nasty sex scenes(who doesn't like those?!especially the middle aged foolks here:))Caligula was just one big mess, imho. At least the Gladiator followed the rules of a Western Epic style.
  - Now, let's be honest, Dmitry... Victor Khomenko 08:05:19 03/28/01 (4)
    If you were REALLY going to that tiny island for the rest of your life, and you were given the choice between these two admittedly drekky films to take with you as the only film you were allowed to watch for the remainder of your life - it wouldn't be the Gladiator - would it?
    Digging throught the two piles of drek with long stick, we shall still find more grain for birds in Caligula.
    Let's face it, the Gladiator is as shallow as it gets. It is like a children's colorful 5-page Bible brochure in the dentist' office (sorry). To say it required ANY acting is laughable - everything is binary there, with just two bits of resolution that were required.
    There is much, much more in Caligula. Believe it or not, but I actually found the orgy scene the most boring of the whole film (although I do believe Kubrick just should have lifted it in its entirety - instead of attempting his own, most ridiculous version, even more boring...), but there ARE sparkles of interesting acting and even "fabula" here and there. It is far more three-dimensional.
    And besides, EVERY movie with Helen Mirren is a must see... I am sure we can agree on THAT one, can't we?
    I will just repeat a couple of lines from the brief review:
    "This film, as with all, has good points and bad points.
    In general, I feel that the good ones far outweigh the bad."
    See the review link. I mostly agree with it.
    Anyway, as they say, just my two rubles... and you know how much it is worth.
    - Small review
    - Re: Let's Dmitry 20:25:44 03/28/01 (2)
      ""If you were REALLY going to that tiny island for the rest of your life, and you were given the choice between these two admittedly drekky films to take with you as the only film you were allowed to watch for the remainder of your life - it wouldn't be the Gladiator - would it?""
      It wouldn't be Caligula either. That's for sure:)
      ""Digging throught the two piles of drek with long stick, we shall still find more grain for birds in Caligula.""
      A sparrow is happy to find a grain in a pile of shit. A critic is happy when he does the opposite. No offence.
      ""To say it required ANY acting is laughable - everything is binary there, with just two bits of resolution that were required.""
      Huh?
      ""And besides, EVERY movie with Helen Mirren is a must see... I am sure we can agree on THAT one, can't we?"'
      Ever seen Cal? It is exactly what it means in our language.
      Passion of Ayn Rand was drek with a capital D. A recent Teaching Ms.Tingle doesn't even need to be called a motion picture. But, yeah, she's ok. At least she had academic training and some good upbringing. The only film with her that I'd recommend is The Cook, His Wife etc, and that one because of the unusual premise. If you saw one of her films, I wouldn't recommend seing others; she's the same in all of them, like John Wayne. I wouldn't mind seing her on stage doing Moliere or something.
      ""I will just repeat a couple of lines from the brief review""
      Please no more reviews. Taken from another online rag -"Perhaps the ultimate thinking man's sex symbol, Helen Mirren...". Yeah, those warts on her face - mmmm, yammie.
      ""Anyway, as they say, just my two rubles... and you know how much it is worth.""
      Yeah, I know :)
      - What WOULD you take? Movies you never get tired of Victor Khomenko 13:03:32 03/29/01 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Let's posted by Dmitry on March 28, 2001 at 20:25:44:
        
        I can thnk of only two films that I can watch again and again, as many times as I can, without getting tired of them. Barry Lyndon and My Fair Lady.
        
        Re: What WOULD you take? Movies you never get tired of Hemmingway_bg 07:39:38 04/10/01 (0)
        
        In Reply to: What WOULD you take? Movies you never get tired of posted by Victor Khomenko on March 29, 2001 at 13:03:32:
        
        Red Rock West
        Horsemen on the Roof
        Ladyhawk
        Shot in the Dark
        Bye Bye Birdy
        Once Upon a Time in the West
        Once upon a Time in America
        Raising Arizona
        Bood Simple
        The Bear
        Jean De Florette
        Manon of the Spring
        The White Balloon
        Graveyard of the Fireflies
        Greasers Palace
        Off the top of my head. Bye Bye Birdy I have not seen in 30 or 40 years.
    - ****Children�s 5 page color Bible brochure**** AudioHead 10:48:01 03/28/01 (0)
      I had something similiar, maybe slightly more advanced. A well-
      meaning, but misguided soul brought some in a cardboard holder into
      my office and there they sat on the desk for a brief period of time,
      after which they were relegated to the back storeroom! - AH

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