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This item: Caligula 1979 (Imperial Edition) DVD by Malcolm McDowell DVD £27.99 Only 1 left in stock. Sent from and sold by BABSBARGAINS - WORLDWIDE SHIPPING. 'Caligula' was banned by theaters across the country, being deemed perverted and ultra violent. While true, this was the Roman Empire under the rule of the deranged Emperor Caligula. Malcom McDowell stars in this controversial telling of Roman decadence steered by a madman. Caligula ( 1979) Movies Preview. Caligula ( 1979) Topics subiect istoric. Film artistic Addeddate 2019-05-10 16:55:30 Identifier Caligula1979201905. Caligula (1979) BluRay 1080p YTS YIFY The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign - he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him.
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Release: Oct 03, 2009 - Author: Peda - Translator: Matar - external link: IMDB The Imperial Edition, which has been released in America and the UK in 2008 was awaited by various fans in pleasant anticipation. Not only because of the official uncut version, as well for the included Alternate Version. There were a lot of hopes this alternative version would contain material from the legendary ‘Cannes Cut’ and would correct some cutting mistakes from the unrated version which lacks continuity. Let’s have a look at the details the alternate version does not contain. It has definitely nothing in common with the ‘Cannes Cut’ (allegedly 210 minutes). On the contrary, its running time is with its 153 minutes even shorter than the uncut version (156 minutes). It is also not a new version of the movie and contains more or less the known unrated version. The reason why this alternate version is that important for true fans is shown in the detail. As we know the uncut version starts with a scene in the forest. The AE shows this scene in its actual context. In addition, every hardcore material which has been inserted by Bob Guccione is missing and now the audience can see the softcore material by Tinto Brass. Because of this editing the ‘Imperial Bordello’ sequence seems to be completely different and the lesbian sequence of the two Penthouse girls is missing. These changes are the most obvious ones and it is quite strange that there is not much more of additional material available in the AE. Considering the bonus material shows the reason: Most of the scenes are in a horrible condition, often just workprint quality or worse, often just from one camera angle, sometimes black and white or without sound but with massive damages. So what is he deal with this AE? It is a fictive cut of the movie where Guccione and his cutters had ended their incompetence and decided that the movie has to have lot more of hardcore sexual intercourses. This means the catastrophic cut also influenced the AE massively. If someone didn’t notice yet, Gucciones cutting contained various test-takes and weird camera angles as well as many scenes which have been set to wrong positions. Scenes which have been positioned in a wrong way. : When Caligula meets Marco and the doctor of Tiberius, a lot of torture and punishing scenes were cut in between. These scenes actually belong to the sequence where Caligula is welcomed by Nerva in the mansion of Tiberius on Capri. There Caligula disappears behind a curtain and hears some noise of the torture. The scene where Caligula awakes from a nightmare and is calmed down by Drusilla is the actual initial scene of the movie (as it is in the AE). The uncut uses this sequence right after Tiberius’ grotto which doesn’t make any sense because Drusilla didn’t come to Capri. Right before the birth of Caligula’s daughter one can see him playing with a rat and a black bird cages itself in a curtain. This scene is actually seen after the birth because one can see Caesonia and her child right beside him. Cut scenes: The scene with the killing machine the uncut version fades away after Caligula whispers something into Longinus ear and both start to laugh like maniacs. The Italian re-cut ‘IO, Caligola’ shows why they are laughing: Caligula ordered that Proculus has to be pushed in front of the killing machine. As this happens Proculus tries to survive, overpowers a guardian and climbs up to the killing machine. Caligula honours him right away as a Roman hero. This shows the following scene of the raping in the kitchen in a completely different light. After Caligula had to subscribe some laws he disappears in the uncut and just a comment can be heard that he will have some ‚fun’ with Proculus. It is missing how he climbs up some furniture and is talking to Longinus. He ponders about conquests and wars and orders food deliveries for the preparation of the sea fight. Scenes which have been generated while cutting: While Caligula is in his bed because of severe illness, Caesonia walks onto the terrace and observes some noblemen who are planning the time after Caligula’s death. The dialog has been re-made and can be heard off-screen. The dialog between the men who wash themselves in the red mud has been re-made which can be seen at the different lip-movement. Missing scenes: Caligula replaces the heads of various statues with his own image. Caligula destroys those heads later with a hammer and starts crying afterwards, Caesonia gives a massage to Caligula after he was elected to a god by the senate. Caligula smashes the head of a priest of Jupiter and claims to have spoken to Jupiter. Afterwards he robs the treasure hold of the temple. For his war costs Caligula collects donations and takes a bath in his money. Caligula elects his horse to a consul. These facts are just little excerpts, there are lots of other scenes which are missing in the uncut version. Some sources claim that the kitchen scene was also more graphical and more brutal. It is conspicuous that a lot of scenes from the last third of the movie are missing where Caligula’s antics gone wilder. The AE is a small step to a completely restaurated version of this legendary movie, but still lacks new aspects. Caligula maniacs are more likely in love with this AE while the uncut version with its hardcore scenes seems to be for newcomers. Especially the bordello scene is much more boring in the AE. So this is he comparison of the Alternative Version and the Uncut Version, both are included in the Imperial Edition by Arrow Films. Runtime Uncut: 2:35:58 Runtime AE: 2:32:58 The uncut version offers more material in 15 scenes which has been extended or replaced, furthermore there are 20 contextual differences. All time notes are based on the uncut version. As it is not described differently the pictures from the AE are on the left side and those pictures from the uncut version are on the right hand side. 01:01 After showing the text boards the uncut versions provides the viewer with the scene in the woods. Caligula and Drusilla are running around and keep cuddling with each other. This scene doesn’t have any context to the actual beginning of the movie: Caligula doesn’t wear a beard! Directly after this scene he has got a beard which is only cut off when Nerva dies. Uncut 154 Sec. longer, pictures from the uncut version 05:43 When the intro fades away one can see Caligula who awakes from a nightmare. He says that Tiberius wants to kill him. His sister Drusilla tries to calm him down and tells him he is the only heritage of Tiberius. Caligula gets out in panic and Drusilla laughs at him. Caligula calms down and jumps back on his bed. Here the uncut starts. The beginning of this scene comes pretty much later in a completely illogical sequence. AE 108 Sec. longer, pictures from AE 18:52 While the uncut version shows a masturbating man, the AE shows a woman who is leading a goat to her pubic area. No time difference.
19:13 Here the uncut version shows a HC scene of a couple in cowgirl position (no pictures) and right after a SC shot with fellatio. The AE shows a woman who tries to do “something” with a swan. No time difference.
26:24 The uncut version shows a scene which has been shown in the AE at 05:29 – Caligulas nightmare and the black bird. While on Capri this scene does not make any sense. Uncut 108 Sec. longer 50:12 When Caligula finds both spiest he AE lacks another HC shot. Uncut 4 Sec. longer, pictures from the uncut version 55:46 The first close-up of the masturbating love slaves has been shortened in the AE so one can not see the right guy ejaculating (no pictures). Uncut 0,5 Sec. longer 55:50 A shot where the love slaves collect her semen in a bowl is missing in the AE (no pictures). Uncut 4 Sec. longer 59:02 When Caligula discharges Ennia with her bed the uncut fades to the royal terrace. This fading is missing in the AE and one can not hear how Ennia is screaming for Caligula. The AE shows the forrest sequence which has been shown at the beginning of the uncut version. Beside several shots of Caligula and Drusilla one can also see the penthouse pets who find the sleeping shepherd and try to get close to his penis. The whole scene is very beautiful and just makes any sense in this context. Tiberius is dead, Marco has been replaced by harmless Caerea, Caligula and Drusilla don’t have to keep their love secret. AE 203 Sec. longer, pictures from the AE 1:03:03 The uncut version shows several shots of the penthouse pets who are touching each other. The AE shows a top-down shot of the whole pool. No time difference.
1:19:44 While Drusilla and Caesonia care Caligula the A lacks a zoom on the hole in the wall where two pets are watching the scenery. Uncut 10 Sec. longer, pictures from the Uncut 1:20:01 Again the AE lacks another shot of the pets. Uncut 3 Sec. longer, pictures from the Uncut 1:20:22 Shortly after Caligulas kisses Ceasonia the uncut version shows the pets again. Uncut 6 Sec. longer, pictures from the Uncut 1:20:40 Caesonia and Drusilla are kissing each other. Just the uncut version shows the next sequence with the pets. Uncut 34 Sec. longer 1:21:16 Here the AE is cut in a strange way. There is a jump-cut while Caligula lays his arm on Drusillas back. Uncut 2 Sec. longer 1:21:28 Again only the uncut versions shows the scene between the lesbians. Uncut 13 Sec. longer 1:21:41 The AE lacks a shot of Caligula, Caesonia and Drusilla. The next part of the lesbians is also missing. Uncut 32 Sec. longer 1:22:13 The uncut version lacks a scene where Caligula strokes Drusillas bottom. AE 8 Sec. longer, picture from AE 1:22:16 The next part of the leasbian scene can only be seen in the uncut version. Uncut 35 Sec. longer, pictures from the Uncut 1:22:51 The uncut shows a scene which was missing at 1:22:13. Afterwards the great final of the pets can be seen. Uncut 114 Sec. longer, pictures from the Uncut 2:07:43 The first HC shot from the „Imperial Bordello“ scene (fellatio between two men) was replaced with a shot of swinging women. No time difference.
2:09:21 The first shot of a female love slave which tries to overpower a dwarf is still available in the AE. The uncut shows afterwards how the woman starts to please the dwarf with her mouth. The AE replaces this scene with more swinging women. No time difference.
2:10:09 The uncut shows a zoom of the blowjob. The AE shows several shots of the orgy where the pets can be seen longer. No time difference. Pictures from the AE 2:10:54 Again a replacement of the blowjob with softer material. No time difference. Pictures from the AE 2:11:08 Again HC elements were replaced with SC material – this time a whole scene. No time difference.
2:11:48 And again the AE replaces HC with SC. No time difference.
2:13:31 The uncut shows a couple while having a good time, the AE shows guests. No time difference. Picture from the AE 2:13:41 While the uncut version shows the couple in a reverse cowgirl position, the AE shows more guests. No time difference.
2:14:11 The blowjob shots from the uncut have been replaced with more swinging women. No time difference.
2:15:37 When the soldiers start to march around the ship the uncut version has several scenes of blowjobs in between. The AE replaces these elements with the soldiers from a different angle. No time difference.
2:15:54 Identical to the former shot. No time difference. Bild nur aus AE 2:16:19 Again an identically change. No time difference. Picture from the AE 2:16:31 The blowjob has been replaced with a camera panning of the ship. No time difference. Bild nur aus AE 2:16:34 Identically. No time difference. Bild aus AE 2:16:42 Again a blowjob has been replaced with swinging girls. No time difference. 2:16:47 Identically. No time difference. 2:16:50 The final of the blowjob, a second girl watches the scenery in a pleased manner. The AE shows again more swinging women. It seems that the imperial bordello scene lacks a second soundtrack so the AE also uses the uncut soundtrack. No time difference.
2:17:20 The riders can be seen a it earlier in the uncut version. Uncut 1,5 Sec. longer, picture from the Uncut |
Caligula
3-DVD Imperial Edition
Image Entertainment
Release date: October 2007
CALIGULA.
At the mere mention of the name, eyes roll and brows furrow, typically evoking reactions of either perverse pleasure or derisive disgust. Based on the reign of the notoriously sadistic and perverted Roman emperor of the same name, this erotic historical epic is widely considered to be the most controversial (and catastrophic) film in cinematic history. Now that Penthouse is free of Bob Guccione‘s grasp, the company has bravely undertaken the seemingly thankless task of re-editing, re-mastering, and re-releasing this misunderstood masterpiece as a 3-disc set — and I for one am glad they did.
As a big fan of both the ancient world and pornography, I’ve always loved this film. In fact, my best friend (and pagan high priest) Lord Julian — who shares my aforementioned affinities — and I have even taken to shouting “CALIGULA!†at moments of extreme debauchery and/or brutality. But despite my former interest, it wasn’t until I watched the extensive documentaries, interviews, and commentaries on this edition that I learned all the sordid details of the movie’s past.
It goes something like this: the film began auspiciously with a brilliant script penned by acclaimed historical fiction writer Gore Vidal and a top-notch cast of Shakespearean actors such as Peter O’Toole, Sir John Gielgud, Helen Mirren, and Malcolm McDowell in the title role. Their search for a director led them to eccentric but inspired Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass. In one scene of enclosed documentary “The Making of Caligula,†theatrical agent Guidarino Guidi says of their choice, “In order to make a film on a sexual mad maniac and madman, you needed another sexual maniac and madman, and the only answer was Tinto Brass.â€
The final piece in the puzzle came from Penthouse magazine publisher Bob Guccione, who came on board as producer — reportedly spending an eventual $17.5 million of his own money to see the project through. With the addition of Guccione, the stage had been set for a creative clusterfuck as perverse and painful as anything going on in the emperor’s palace.
First, before shooting even began, Vidal felt his script had been so compromised that he abandoned the film, insisting his name be stricken from the title (it was originally supposed to be called Gore Vidal’s Caligula) and disassociating himself from it entirely. The film was shot in Rome, using over 60 of the most elaborate sets ever constructed — including the largest prop in the history of cinema (the Roman brothel ship). After they’d finished shooting nearly a hundred hours of film, an editing war ensued between Brass, Guccione, and co-producer Franco Rosselini. Rosselini had so many scenes re-ordered, re-cut, and re-shot, and so much of Vidal’s dialogue deleted, that the result was a convoluted mess.
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Meanwhile, Guccione had secretly returned to the set over a year after the film had wrapped and re-shot graphic hard-core retakes with 13 of his Penthouse Pets to replace many of the soft-core sex scenes. This infuriated Brass, who later said, “In my mind, the film should have been a film on the orgy of power. In [their] version, it became the power of the orgy.†Brass claimed to have conducted a séance, invoking the spirit of Caligula himself, who revealed to him that he was about 65 percent correct in the interpretation of his character — a percentage Brass considered flattering.
After having more hands on it than there were on the actresses, the film finally opened in limited theaters and got horrible reviews. Rather than being viewed as provocative as Guccione hoped, it was seen as merely bad. Roger Ebert declared it “sickening, joyless, utterly worthless…shameful trash.” To this day, critics continue to lambaste the film — calling it bloated, overindulgent, obscene, awful, deranged, demented, and wretched.
Nevertheless, Caligula remains a sensational but authentic portrayal of the height of pagan Rome’s decadence and the devastating consequences of a God-man gone mad. Never before and never since has a movie with such graphic sexuality — including full penetration, oral sex, and even money shots — had such a lavish budget and star-studded cast. Despite its scandalous reputation — or perhaps because of it — Caligula is a boner-fide classic, and seeing a version that has decoded the orgy of incompetence surrounding its production is worth the price alone.
Those who enjoy the movie enough to own it will find most of the extra features in this release fascinating. As I’ve illustrated, the 62-minute documentary is extremely enlightening. The deleted scenes are, in most cases, merely alternate takes and angles to existing scenes and nothing worth getting aroused over. As for the alternate version of the film on Disc Two…rather than offering more sex scenes that may have been omitted as one might hope, the pre-release version is actually far less explicit. It’s probably closer to what Brass envisioned without Guccione’s corrupting influence. Also, pop in the DVD-ROM and you can check out PDFs of Vidal’s original script, the 1980 Penthouse magazine layouts from the movie, and other goodies.
But for my money, the most entertaining of the bonus features has to be McDowell’s audio commentary. His opening line of “God help us†as the title screen appears is but a small taste of the hilarious narration to come as he reminisces about O’Toole’s excessive pot smoking on set, and does a spot-on imitation of a disgruntled Gielgud: “What is a knight of the realm doing in a porno movie?â€
What indeed! Personally, I tend to agree with The Gucc’s assessment: “[Caligula] is not pornography — its paganography.â€
CALIGULA!!!
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Bobby Black is the executive editor and columnist for High Times magazine.