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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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:
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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.
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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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