Carry On Caligula: from your ILE reporter in Russia

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Panic on the streets of Tscheboksary

A Russian student has sued a cinema in his town for having caused emotional and physical damage after watching a screening of the 70s (porn)version of Caligula. He said he was mislead by the film poster who promised a "historical" movie. He now demands 15.600 euros!

but that's not all:
his request has been rejected in court twice already cause the student had lost his cinema ticket (in panic?).

(so far i only have a report in Dutch abt this, but it's true... really;-)))))

comments? and have you ever been mislead by film posters?

― erik, Sunday, 29 December 2002 14:49 (twenty-three years ago)

When I was small I went to see a showing of the Dino Di Laurenttis "King Kong", but was then presented with "Piranha". This proved too much for me, and it became the only film I have ever walked out of.

Bizarrely, the film show was on in my local church hall.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Sunday, 29 December 2002 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"Caligula" does have quite a bit of historical interest! Some of the porno stuff is obviously second-unit inserts, but overall it's very watchable. Gore Vidal wrote the script but had his name taken off. Acting is decent in places too. And decent photography.

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 29 December 2002 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

sean, did you get to see the non censured version then? Hum, I only saw some one and a half hour video version once, it looked very strange cause a lot of scenes were cut out, I just did not know what I was looking at. it looked all decent to me though.

― erik, Sunday, 29 December 2002 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I saw it on video years ago, and in the theater maybe 2 years ago during a theatrical rerelease. I'm pretty sure they were billing it as an uncut version, but since a few different parties were involved in its production and distribution (like, say, Dawn of the Dead) I think there are several versions around that can claim to be the "official" one. Anyway, the recent theatrical version seemed complete.

Oh and Erik, be an AIM geek. I'm SaturnxSF

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 29 December 2002 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Erik, i'm trying to figure out how the film could have caused him physical damage..could you investigate and let us know.

― H (Heruy), Sunday, 29 December 2002 18:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, that is a very good question. Since I saw it twice, I'm wondering if I myself should be concerned.

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 29 December 2002 18:05 (twenty-three years ago)

well, so far that part of the news is "censored"...but I see Snowy sniffing at something now...no, that's vodka.

― erik, Sunday, 29 December 2002 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)

What did the second half of that post mean? btw Erik if you don't IM me I'm going to have to take some of my fit medicine.

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 29 December 2002 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

apparently you don't know all your classics, Sean...now stop barking doggy, don't frighten the Russians...we must go unnoticed.

http://www.akira.ruc.dk/~rsj/tintin/image/sovjet.jpg

btw, I've installed AIM now.

― erik, Sunday, 29 December 2002 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

maybe he thinks it has ruined his eyes after being exposed to all this western decadence, he could be an young bolchevik.

http://www.embroidery-monogram.com/images/World%20Cultures/world46.jpg

― erik, Monday, 30 December 2002 10:19 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.embroidery-monogram.com/images/World%20Cultures/world46.jpg

― erik, Monday, 30 December 2002 10:20 (twenty-three years ago)

has there been anoutbreak of people masturbating with snakes?

― Queen G (Queeng), Monday, 30 December 2002 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

When I was about 7 I was taken to see 'Smokey & The Bandit', but due to certain ppl's total inability to read film listings I ended up seeing 'Saturday Night Fever'instead. Had this not happened, my current music taste would be probably be even worse than it already is

― dave q, Monday, 30 December 2002 13:00 (twenty-three years ago)

but you would have a pet monkey instead of those awful flares

― Queen G (Queeng), Monday, 30 December 2002 14:21 (twenty-three years ago)

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