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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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 Posted - 07/18/2007 : 5:08:43 PM
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From the often reliable IMDB:
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New Edition of Controversial 'Caligula' To Be Released
Caligula, the 1976 film that featured such respected actors at Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, and the late John Gielgud -- all of whom were blindsided when producer Bob Guccioni of Penthouse magazine fame cut x-rated scenes into the movie -- is due to be released on DVD as the "Four-Disc Imperial Edition" by Image Entertainment on October 2nd, the distributor announced Tuesday. The film has previously been released in versions that were as short as 98 minutes and as long as three hours. In a statement, the company said that the DVD set will include newly recorded, no-holds-barred commentary tracks by McDowell and Mirren. In addition, the set includes two versions of The Making of Caligula, one of which includes deleted and alternate scenes. (The movie was also the subject of the book Ultimate Porno: The Making of a Sex Colossal by Piernico Solinas, a first assistant director on the film.)
I tried to watch this one several times during the VHS era, only to stop after a few scenes. IMHO Tinto Brass is not only a hack, he also has made some of the most unpleasant erotica ever produced.
The Mirren / McDowell commentary track is a great idea, though. Specially if they get to say everything they have in mind. |
Edited by - Neville on 07/18/2007 5:10:14 PM
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 07/18/2007 : 5:16:29 PM
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Oh man- I'm there *lol* I'll buy it just for the commentaries but I'll not lie- I love this film. It is absolutely the most tasteless ill-conceived debacle of all time. When people go on about Cleopatra- THIS is the film they really mean. And honestly, if the original script had survived somewhat intact, the production wasn't done by a blind Las Vegas pimp,n it hadn't been edited by a chimp with ADD and Guccioni hadn't slipped in the hard core scenes you'd have nothing but a bad approximation of I, Claudius. No one would even remember it, probably.
But in its final form, as unleashed upon an unsuspecting universe, you have Art. Jabootu probably watches Caligula every night before bed.
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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twitterpate
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
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Posted - 07/27/2007 : 2:02:33 PM
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... before bed?
Don't you mean while in bed? ;-) |
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