Augustus
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Movie Reviews of Augustus
Movie Review: Classic story told for the masses.
Summary: 3 Stars
As a student of Classics I was eager to see this film. Peter O'toole has always been a favorite of mine.. This film however, is watered down and shot for the masses.. Not a lot of attention to detail is played out in this release. Besides O'toole the acting is rather mediocre. It seems they grabbed a few extras from a Renaissance festival to fill the rolls.. If you want to see a hisorical portrayal of Octavian/Augustus, rent or buy ROME - 1st and 2nd season. HBO did a fabulous job!Movie Review: Not bad
Summary: 3 Stars
Peter O'Toole is classic as Emperor Augustus Caesar, retelling the tale of his sudden ascendance to the throne and continuing the dream of his uncle Julius in creating a great and civilized Rome. The script was a bit weak at points and some of the acting by the characters seemed forced, but the overall story line is worthy. In the end you sympathize with personal sacrifices as well as the sacrifices of his family Augustus makes to ensure a true and grand Rome could persevere.Movie Review: Great Neptune, what a mess!
Summary: 2 Stars
A gratuitous and unclarifying flashback-within-a-flashback chronological scheme. Highly uneven acting, to the point where you wonder whether the director wasn't drunk during most of the shooting. Post-prod dubbing which renders the voices excruciatingly phony. Some pretty faces and some good actors with little to do (extra points to Charlotte Rampling, who comes out unscathed). Compares unfavorably to Rome - The Complete First Season and of course, sorry to bring it up, but the unsurpassed I, Claudius.Movie Review: 2 stars out of 4
Summary: 2 Stars
The Bottom Line:
Overlong, poorly-acted (accomplished British thespians O'Toole and Rampling excluded) with terrible dubbing of the Italian actors and a low-budget feel, Augustus is not worth watching when the HBO series Rome does so much better with similar material: stay away.
Movie Review: Augustus Review
Summary: 2 Stars
Not a particularly good production. It does not have the fine qualities of "I, Claudius" or the recent HBO "Rome" series. More like a spaghetti western.