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Though a fan of Mirren and McDowell, what a bad movie. I had seen the original when it was released, but only recalled a couple of scenes, so opted to watch this rereleased director's cut. Now I know why I didn't remember the movie...because it's forgettable and a snoozer. Caligula's story is a fascinating one, but not in this over the top, but boring movie. There are glimpses of McDowell's truly exceptional acting that would have been better served in a less comical and corny endeavor. John Gielgud was perfect, Peter O'Toole not so much. The whole movie was like watching a filmed stage play where the director can't yell cut and do-over. Too bad. And I expected better porn.

It's just a whole lot of nothing. The acting is awful, the camera angles are senseless and there is hardly a plot, no climax, no continuity other than scenes of people running from one end of the beach to the other. I ended up fast forwarding through it and still couldn't wait for it to end. And nobody got very old. I was expecting scary, dried up old monsters...or something...anything, please. The shiny thing on the hillside wasn't explained, though it was easy to figure out who that was; and the things from the hotel buried in the sand went no further than being discovered. And many of the conversations were ones people would never have. Glad I didn't have to pay for this one.

Too long, too loud, could have cut out the first 90 minutes. The ones acting witchy were all those mean teens. I do wish this had been a more in-depth, true to history movie, rather than the nonsensical, mish-mash this was. When you have actors such as Alley, MacLaine, and DeMornay, you kinda expect more. I looked forward to this, especially given the positive reviews, but was disappointed and really glad it cost me only .99 cents to watch it...whilst multitasking because it was kinda boring. It's an interesting time in history, but would have been better served with a more streamlined, less screechy, portrayal,