S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago 1994
4.838 /10
In 71 BC in Rome, utter disorder reigns in the form of political corruption and bribery involving the senator Cynic (Leslie Nielsen). The situation is claimed to be similar to the “Tangentopoli” situation in Italy in the 1990s: one of the politicians involved was Bettino Craxi.
Release Dates
| Country | Release Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| DE | DVD | Mar 13, 2023 |
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Full Cast & Crew
Cesare Atticus
Antonio Servilio
Lucio Cinico
Ottavia, amante di Atticus
Cornelia
Alessio, figlio di Atticus
Iside
schiavo maior domus di Atticus
Poppea, prostituta
Flavietta
Silvio Zebio, capo degli ultras rossoneri
tipo toscano
princeps senatus
vecchio senatore
Pretoriano di Cinico
Publio Cutolo, il cancelliere
Claudia, figlia di Servillo
procuratore capo Tarquinio Druso
Versacius
Augusta
Lucio Sola, agente immobiliare
Livia, moglie di Servilio
Monsieur Claude
Varrone
Medicamentarius
padre Filicudi
Aurispex, indovino
senatore romano
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This is by far one of my favorite movies from the MCU. The introduction of new Characters both good and bad also makes the movie more exciting. giving the characters more of a back story can also help audiences relate more to different characters better, and it connects a bond between the audience and actors or characters. Having seen the movie three times does not bother me here as it is as thrilling and exciting every time I am watching it. In other words, the movie is by far better than previous movies (and I do love everything Marvel), the plotting is splendid (they really do out do themselves in each film, there are no problems watching it more than once.
Avengers Age of Ultron is an excellent sequel and a worthy MCU title! There are a lot of good and one thing that feels off in my opinion.
THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
THE BAD:
The beginning of the film it's fine until towards the second act and there is when it starts to feel a little rushed. Also I do feel like there are scenes missing but there was talk of an extended version on Blu-Ray so that's cool.
I can't right much... it's just so forgettable...Okay, from what I remember, I remember just sitting down on my seat and waiting for the movie to begin. 5 minutes into the movie, boring scene of Tony Stark just talking to his "dead" friends saying it's his fault. 10 minutes in: Boring scene of Ultron and Jarvis having robot space battles(I dunno:/). 15 minutes in: I leave the theatre.2nd attempt at watching it: I fall asleep. What woke me up is the next movie on Netflix when the movie was over.
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10/10 because I'm a Marvel Fanboy
If there were not an audience for Marvel comic heroes than clearly these films would not be made, to answer one other reviewer although I sympathize with him somewhat. The world is indeed an infinitely more complex place than the world of Marvel comics with clearly identifiable heroes and villains. But I get the feeling that from Robert Downey, Jr. on down the organizer and prime mover as Iron Man behind the Avengers these players do love doing these roles because it's a lot of fun. If they didn't show that spirit of fun to the audience than these films would never be made.
So in that spirit of fun Avengers: Age Of Ultron comes before us and everyone looks like they're having a good time saving the world. A computer program got loose and took form in this dimension named Ultron and James Spader who is completely unrecognizable is running amuck in the earth. No doubt Star Trek fans took notice that this guy's mission is to cleanse the earth much like that old earth probe NOMAD which got its programming mixed up in that classic Star Trek prime story. Wouldst Captain James T. Kirk of the Enterprise had a crew like Downey has at his command.
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Pretend you're a kid again and enjoy, don't take it so seriously.
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"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is an entertaining adventure with impressive special effects and cast. The storyline might be better, since most of the characters do not show any chemistry. However, it is worthwhile watching this film since the amazing special effects are not possible to be described in words. Why Pietro has to die is also not possible to be explained. My vote is eight.
Cast & crew of
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
Directors & Credit Writers
Producer
Executive Producer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Cast
Antonio Servilio
Lucio Cinico
Ottavia, amante di Atticus
Cornelia
Alessio, figlio di Atticus
Iside
schiavo maior domus di Atticus
Poppea, prostituta
Flavietta
Silvio Zebio, capo degli ultras rossoneri
tipo toscano
princeps senatus
vecchio senatore
Pretoriano di Cinico
Publio Cutolo, il cancelliere
Claudia, figlia di Servillo
procuratore capo Tarquinio Druso
Versacius
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