Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

NothingButDVD The first 5 minutes of this movie are incredible. Technically, it's top notch, the sets and costumes are luxuriant, and this is a Must Have for Dalton fans; Caesar never looked (or sounded) so good, striding into Alexandria with so much ego and charisma. Unfortunately, we all know what happens to Caesar, and it happens about halfway through this thing. Then we're left with Cleopatra, the most insufferable lead ever, due in part to terrible acting and the other part to terrible characterization. She does little but whine and pout like a petulant teenager, and is useless for addressing any of a Queen's duties. She can't help this movie any more than her similarly poorly-cast sister Arsinoe, or Billy Zane's unsympathetic Marc Antony. Everyone seems to realize that Caesar is too hard an act to follow, but they do try. The results are mediocre to good in places.However, it's totally worth the watch and the buy for the first hour, which is beautiful, sexy, and violent with an engaging story. And personally I never tire of watching Tim Dalton do what he does best: Upstage everyone and make out with untalented co-stars.

David Perry This film is a good film for understanding Roman history, although like all movies it has errors such as that Octavian was not in Rome when Caesar was assassinated, it leaves out major figures like Cicero, etc. Marc Antony had twins with Cleopatra before marrying Octavia. Octavia actually seems to have loved Antony and supported him politically and by providing troops for his fight against her brother. Her and Marc Antony were together for five years before Antony went back to Cleopatra and had another child with her. Interestingly Octavia adopted Antony and Cleopatra's three children and seems to have done her best to raise them with Antony's daughter marrying the King of Numidia. Octavia seems to have been an interesting characted and was universally admired in Rome for her beauty (she was supposedly more beautiful than Cleopatra) and virtue. While Octavian probably had Caesarion murdered he did not kill these three, although only one lived to grow up probably due to normal childhood mortality. As long as you take it all with a grain of salt it is OK history compared to most "historical" movies and provided a pretty good understanding of the period.

Ting_13 I missed the beginning of this film, which might account for why I disliked it so much. On the other hand I've studied the fall of the Roman republic for years so I know the story. Then again, that might also be the reason why I disliked this film.The film has more historical inaccuracies than extras. Though it's so inaccurate that I don't think they made an attempt for it to be correct, in which case it can be forgiven. The odd thing is that they sometimes go to great lengths to be historically accurate that it ends up getting confusing. Like throwing in Antonius' marriage to Octavia, and then pushing it aside two scenes later. Why even bring it up if it serves no purpose for the plot and Octavia is never even seen? And like calling Antonius by his actual name (Marcus Antonius) in some scenes, and by his strange English name Mark Antony in other scenes.Though historical inaccuracies aside, the film could still have been an entertaining watch if it wasn't for the leading lady. There isn't an ounce of dignity in her. She's hysterical, dramatical, and completely lacking control of herself. Instead of being a clever and composed queen Cleopatra turns into a hysterical teenager with a bad case of PMS. 95% of that comes from the poor acting, but 5% is also from poor script writing. Far too many stupid dramatic scenes are written into the script. Sometimes you weren't watching Antonius and Cleopatra, you were watching immature versions of Dawson and Joey from "Dawson's Creek".If you want to watch something about this period, watch... anything but this.

michael_the_nermal I saw this in a history class of the Roman Republic, believe it or not. This film smacks of made-for-TV all over it, and it is simply hilarious. It looks like a cheap imitator of "Xena: Warrior Princess" rather than a genuine attempt at historic recreation. All the basic historic facts seem in order, but with overly-pretty actors and over-the-top violence and action scenes thrown in to lure the Xena fans. Marc Antony is the super-hunky Billy Zane, though he seems supremely whiny and wimpy in this movie. HE'S the great Roman General?! Master of the Horse?! Puh-lease! Hunkiness means nothing if you're such a scaredy-cat, you let the girly-looking Octavian (he looks like Napoleon Dynamite) beat you in battle. It's clear Cleo chose him only for his looks! Cleopatra is an over-the-top sexy babe, and a cheap imitation of Xena. She joins Antony in battle at Actium, kicking major butt and slicing and dicing with her sword. She is also a yappy, whiny shrew of a woman that, in spite of her great beauty, it is very unlikely any man would want to hook up with her. I adamantly refuse to believe that Antony and Cleopatra were uber-hot supermodels; but, for the purposes of this film, it works! It's lovely schlock, and connoisseurs of schlock and camp will love this film.