'Caligula' 4-Disc Version (Oct. 2)
07-12-07 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Buttmunker
No, she wasn't nude, but she did sex scenes. With her, you couldn't see her genitals, but you saw the raw sex in her face as she rode an invisible dildo. Very hot.
07-15-07 | 09:37 PM
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From: Building attractions one theme park at a time.
A few notes (assuming nothing has changed since I last spoke with the disc's producer about the project):
There is no "edited version" of the film included in this set; it will contain a new hi-def transfer of the uncut theatrical release version taken from a newly-found interneg (Disc 1) along with a never-before-seen pre-release edit that eliminates the Guccione footage, restructures to film to conform with the shooting script, and contains alternate Brass-filmed footage, different edit rhythms and previously unseen deleted material (Disc 2). The Channel 4 version will not be on the disc, nor will the "R" rated abomination.
As I mentioned in THE LAST HUNTER thread, the Mirren and McDowell commentaries were recorded separately and will be presented as such, over the pre-release version. The Volkman track will be over the theatrical edit. (Volkman was a writer hired by Penthouse to chronicle the making of the film, and was present on set for the majority of the shoot.)
Disc 3 contains the rest of the supplements. There were two Penthouse-produced Making-Of documentaries that appeared on their home video magazine VHS releases as promotion for the film when it was new. One was on the prior DVD release, the other one wasn't. The interview segments are all new and presented separately. Nathaniel Thompson and I took care of the John Steiner (25 minutes) and Lori Wagner (29 minutes) segments, while David Gregory handled the Tinto Brass chat. There's also a ridiculously large stills collection including a ton of behind-the-scenes stuff and shots from never finished segments. I assume the trailers and DVD-Rom material will also be on this disc.
Disc 4 will be a new and improved soundtrack CD, with a ton of never published music and cues.
It's a pretty amazing and comprehensive package, especially for the relatively low price, and really dissects the film and its controversy from several perspectives.
-- bruce holecheck
There is no "edited version" of the film included in this set; it will contain a new hi-def transfer of the uncut theatrical release version taken from a newly-found interneg (Disc 1) along with a never-before-seen pre-release edit that eliminates the Guccione footage, restructures to film to conform with the shooting script, and contains alternate Brass-filmed footage, different edit rhythms and previously unseen deleted material (Disc 2). The Channel 4 version will not be on the disc, nor will the "R" rated abomination.
As I mentioned in THE LAST HUNTER thread, the Mirren and McDowell commentaries were recorded separately and will be presented as such, over the pre-release version. The Volkman track will be over the theatrical edit. (Volkman was a writer hired by Penthouse to chronicle the making of the film, and was present on set for the majority of the shoot.)
Disc 3 contains the rest of the supplements. There were two Penthouse-produced Making-Of documentaries that appeared on their home video magazine VHS releases as promotion for the film when it was new. One was on the prior DVD release, the other one wasn't. The interview segments are all new and presented separately. Nathaniel Thompson and I took care of the John Steiner (25 minutes) and Lori Wagner (29 minutes) segments, while David Gregory handled the Tinto Brass chat. There's also a ridiculously large stills collection including a ton of behind-the-scenes stuff and shots from never finished segments. I assume the trailers and DVD-Rom material will also be on this disc.
Disc 4 will be a new and improved soundtrack CD, with a ton of never published music and cues.
It's a pretty amazing and comprehensive package, especially for the relatively low price, and really dissects the film and its controversy from several perspectives.
-- bruce holecheck
07-16-07 | 11:18 AM
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No R-rated cut? Restructured to match the shooting script? Newly recorded, screen-specific commentary by McDowell and Mirren?
Well, they can chalk up one sale right here. Flesh Gordon is going to feel a little less lonely on my shelf
Well, they can chalk up one sale right here. Flesh Gordon is going to feel a little less lonely on my shelf
07-16-07 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Subgeniusguy
I've never seen it but his review certainly got me interested.
There are no doubt people who believe that if this movie is as bad as I say it is, it must be worth seeing.
07-17-07 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
unrated my butt, Caligula wore it's X-rating with pride.
07-17-07 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by aintnosin
Technically, the X rating no longer exists and Caligula was probably never re-submitted for an NC-17.
07-17-07 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
the porn industry just accepted it anyway since the MPAA never trademarked the rating, there's something so appropriately sleazy anyway for a film to just state it's X-rated.
07-17-07 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by aintnosin
Does the porn industry even use "X" or "XXX" anymore? Frankly, I think a whole generation of movie goers have grown up without the "X" rating.
07-18-07 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jmj713
I have that disc. The transfer is horrid.
07-18-07 | 09:09 AM
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Can someone please explain the attraction of this movie?
I'm trying not to threadcrap. The movie bored me when I rented it. It's owned by a man who's greatest strength is marketing, so I can understand buying it once, just to see. But I don't understand why so many people like it enough to double-dip.
I'm trying not to threadcrap. The movie bored me when I rented it. It's owned by a man who's greatest strength is marketing, so I can understand buying it once, just to see. But I don't understand why so many people like it enough to double-dip.
07-18-07 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Danger
Can someone please explain the attraction of this movie?
I'm trying not to threadcrap. The movie bored me when I rented it. It's owned by a man who's greatest strength is marketing, so I can understand buying it once, just to see. But I don't understand why so many people like it enough to double-dip.
I'm trying not to threadcrap. The movie bored me when I rented it. It's owned by a man who's greatest strength is marketing, so I can understand buying it once, just to see. But I don't understand why so many people like it enough to double-dip.
07-18-07 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by grim_tales
I'm wondering if I should buy it, just to see. But I dont really want to "own it 
I saw bits of it on TV and it bored me stupid.
I saw bits of it on TV and it bored me stupid.