Augustus

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Dan S I loved this. I like this adaptation. It makes you want to look up and research. I wish they filmed it in Italy using Italian but they filmed it in Tunisia. Close but they are not Italian. I am half Italian of course I would have liked it more if they filmed it in Italy using Italian people as extras. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The one young friend of Augusts was WAY to "femmy" unless he was supposed to have been a castrated male however that was only usually done to men in the service of women. Men were men back then, they had to be life was tough, men were expected to fight as soldiers. The only good acting was by Peter O'toole he rocks! I realize that it's an older movie but I just didn't find it very enjoyable. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member In watching this semi-historical Roman costume drama, it's trying desperately to be I, Claudius. The other obvious comparison is Caligula, that's an entire different matter. Augustus was unworthy of such a great actor, as Peter O'Toole lights up the screen, full of pathos, better than Brian Blessed's own Augustus from the BBC classic. Everything else fails. Portraying Livia as a potential killer of Augustus' grandsons clearly hails back to I, Claudius, but is entirely unnecessary. Livia is Augustus' muse and guide, but he desperately needed someone to stand by him, and her shrewish scheming only isolates O'Toole's greatness from everything else. Costuming is good, scenery is tolerable, and the script is decent. But don't bother with this sad little attempt. Get I, Claudius, and watch actual actors work their craft. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Augustus is a tremendously difficult historical figure to play, and O'Toole does a stellar job of it. He carries the movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Horrible dubbing of voices, an overly-simplistic script and ridiculously low budget all conspired to defeat Peter O'Toole's best attempts to portray Augustus Caesar. Don't waste 3 hours of your time, as I did. I hate being stubborn. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Made for tv but good retelling of historical events Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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