The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.
For sheer camp RBI, this Tinto Brass-Bob Guccione freak is the World Series played, won, and paraded.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Caligula is sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash. If it is not the worst film I have ever seen, that makes it all the more shameful: People with talent allowed themselves to participate in this travesty.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
8 Dec 2007
rotten:
Such established names as John Gielgud and Peter O'Toole will have to be seen to be believed.