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Caligula Blu-ray
Caligola / The Imperial EditionImage Entertainment | 1979 | 156 mins | Unrated | Jan 06, 2009
Caligula(1979)Drama | History     The decadent side of high definition! Before Rome... Before Gladiator... The most controversial film of all time as you've never experienced it before! Combining lavish spectacle and award-winning stars, this landmark production was shrouded in secrecy since its first day of filming. Now, this unprecedented edition presents a more revealing Caligula than ever before, with a high-definition transfer from negative elements and hours of never-before-seen bonus material! For more details about Caligula on Blu-ray, see the Caligula Blu-ray Review Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud Director: Tinto Brass Caligula Blu-ray, Video Quality  The folks at Image Entertainment had their work cut out for them with Caligula. The film was shot in a soft, grainy and muddy style that looks pretty rough in high definition. Clearly, the elements available for this Blu-ray edition were seriously flawed as the resulting picture quality is decidedly difficult to watch. I noticed instances of dirt, scratches, bizarre vertical and horizontal lines print wear and other signs of a seriously compromised negative. Understandably, I would hardly expect serious money to be spent on a film with such limited appeal. Viewers of Caligula will be treated to drab colors, ample grain, weak contrast and a picture so soft that it looks like vasoline was smeared on the camera lens. None of this is the fault of the film’s 1080p AVC Mpeg-4 encode, of course. Viewers will also notice the film’s unusual aspect ratio of 2.00:1; a rare ratio that is said to replicate the aspect ratio of actual human vision. There didn’t appear to be any digitally induced issues with Caligula, but it remains a difficult movie to watch. It’s just not much to look at. Caligula Blu-ray, Audio Quality  Let’s just get this out of the way: Caligula sounds really bad. It’s a harshly recorded, tinny-sounding affair that will fatigue the ears while doing very little to enliven the senses. None of this is the fault of the film’s 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround track. It faithfully does the job of reproducing a seriously flawed recording. Garbage in, garbage out, as they say. The soundtrack for Caligula had the potential to be pretty fantastic. There’s a ton of great music on the soundtrack, particularly selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” but it all sounds like it is being played through an old Victrola. Dialogue is poorly recorded as well with frequent passages that are difficult to discern and a “tin box” feel to the recordings. There is a minimum of surround activity present in the track but the occasional rear-channel flourish does rear its head from time to time. Regardless, Caligula suffers from a poor source and no amount of processing or tinkering can correct that. Caligula Blu-ray, News and Updates• Today on Blu-ray - January 6th - January 6, 2009 During the 60th Annual Academy Awards, it was almost unthinkable that an independently produced film would manhandle the top studio films of that year, but that is exactly what happened. Documenting the life of Pu Yi, 'The Last Emperor' won nine Oscars, winning ... • Image Brings More to Blu-ray - October 6, 2008 In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the 1976 John Carpenter film 'Assault on Precinct 13' for Blu-ray on December 2nd. Just announced by Image, the company will bring the comedy 'Ping Pong Playa' to Blu-ray ... • Caligula Coming to Blu-ray - August 6, 2008 Image Entertainment has announced that they will bring the controversial film 'Caligula' to Blu-ray on November 4th. The film, which goes into great detail of the reported sexual deviance of Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Germanicus, has reached cult status due to ... Caligula Blu-ray, Forum Discussions
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