Whether we like it or not, nobody can denies the lavish production provides by Twenty Century Fox, this sequel was fully well-done filled with a fine casting, upon an assured historical accuracy when the wild Caligula (Jay Robinson) rules over Rome, Claudio (Barry Jones) was weak as portrayed in the picture and the influential and lewd repute the youngest Messalina (Susan Hayward), she was powerful and scheming, unless by Caligula's death which didn't match with the real events, he was death by his praetorian guard, however in another place, not in the Arena as displayed, Victor Mature as Demetrius has some sameness with Samson's character, fearless and peevish.
Jay Robinson steals the show as the mad and unforeseeable imperor Caligula, with fits of rage and few instants of sweetness, the lousy and contrived fights against the tigers and five men at once on Arena, surely scratches and gave a ill repute to the movie, nonetheless has others elements that lift the movie, as those wide palatial sets wealthily emblazoned, also sustained by a secondary casting as the emphatic King-Slave by William Marshal, the booming Peter by Michael Rennie, the angelic figure of Lucia by Debra Paget, maybe the wasting appearance was the character of the Paula (Anne Bancroft) aimless on the plot with mere few minutes or so, overall a good movie for a sequel of the peerless the Robe!!
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First watch: 1984 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.
Jay Robinson steals the show as the mad and unforeseeable imperor Caligula, with fits of rage and few instants of sweetness, the lousy and contrived fights against the tigers and five men at once on Arena, surely scratches and gave a ill repute to the movie, nonetheless has others elements that lift the movie, as those wide palatial sets wealthily emblazoned, also sustained by a secondary casting as the emphatic King-Slave by William Marshal, the booming Peter by Michael Rennie, the angelic figure of Lucia by Debra Paget, maybe the wasting appearance was the character of the Paula (Anne Bancroft) aimless on the plot with mere few minutes or so, overall a good movie for a sequel of the peerless the Robe!!
Resume:
First watch: 1984 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.