"Caligula's Slaves" is a movie that won't satisfy anyone: for those looking for exploitation, it's too tame; for those looking for eroticism, it's too sporadic; for those looking for a genuine historical epic, it's too cheap; and for those looking simply for a good movie of any type, it's too incoherent, incompetent and pseudo-arty. Rarely does a scene have any connection with the preceding or the following one. I'll only give it credit for three things: in Robert Gligorov, they found a Caligula with enough of a physical resemblance to Malcolm McDowell to create some sort of link with the notorious Tinto Brass film; Sandra Venturini is gorgeous; and after a couple of unsuccessful attempts the film finally gives us a fairly exciting girlfight near the end. Other than that, the Brass version is better and God knows that was no masterpiece to begin with. 0.5 out of 4 stars.
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Caligula's naked slaves ain't worth the pain
Dr. Gore13 August 2003
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This is terrible. Don't see this. Don't be a sucker like me. I saw the title "Caligula's Slaves" and let fantasies of Roman orgies and other depravities dance through my warped mind. This cheap-o exploitation movie broke me down. Even the tremendous amount of nudity can't stop this one from becoming a train wreck. The first scene has a bunch of slaves clapping in unison while Caligula watches two of them have sex, (Caligula likes to watch, lots of Caligula watching in this flick, why am I watching Caligula when I should be watching the sex or...oh never mind). It was so annoying I had to shut the movie off. It took me three attempts but I finally finished watching the whole thing. It was a jagged mountain to climb, a polluted river to swim. But I did it. It wasn't worth it. Is there anything positive to say? Two things: One, there were a lot of naked female breasts. Two: I never have to see it again.
This is terrible. Don't see this. Don't be a sucker like me. I saw the title "Caligula's Slaves" and let fantasies of Roman orgies and other depravities dance through my warped mind. This cheap-o exploitation movie broke me down. Even the tremendous amount of nudity can't stop this one from becoming a train wreck. The first scene has a bunch of slaves clapping in unison while Caligula watches two of them have sex, (Caligula likes to watch, lots of Caligula watching in this flick, why am I watching Caligula when I should be watching the sex or...oh never mind). It was so annoying I had to shut the movie off. It took me three attempts but I finally finished watching the whole thing. It was a jagged mountain to climb, a polluted river to swim. But I did it. It wasn't worth it. Is there anything positive to say? Two things: One, there were a lot of naked female breasts. Two: I never have to see it again.
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