Konterr Brilliant and touching

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

HotToastyRag I don't know why Marlon Brando was cast in a Shakespearian tragedy, but if you can make it through his "Lend me your ears" speech without laughing, you'll be one-up on me. Despite him, this version of Julius Caesar is pretty good. Any time John Gielgud is in a period piece, you know you're in for a well-acted interpretation. Joseph Mankiewicz directed the film, and rather than weakening it with a Technicolor distraction, he filmed it in black-and-white, which was very smart. There were enough colorized period piece epics that came out of the 1950s; by keeping it simple, he let the acting shine through and made the bleak tone of the film more evident.With Louis Calhern as Caesar, James Mason as Brutus, Marlon Brando as Mark Antony, John Gielgud as Cassius, Deborah Kerr as Portia, and Greer Garson as Calpurnia, this is an all-star classic you don't want to miss! Unless, of course, you don't really like Shakespeare, or black-and-white movies bore you to tears, or you were forced to read the play in high school and can't really stomach any more of it. If that's the case, you can skip it. I won't tell anyone.

red-95752 The book and the movie of Julius Caesar isn't my tastes. This is my opinion of the movie and I do respect others opinions. But this movie is a snooze a thon. I paid $5 for this movie on Amazon and thankfully I got my refund, but still waste of my time that now I cant get back. It was just terrible acting and very boring. Fell asleep on the couch after watching not even 10 minutes of it, I woke up to realize it was still on and the sooze a thon went on and on and it felt like the movie was on forever. I seriously don't recommend this movie. Please don't waste your hard earned money and time for this. For Christ sake its 2018, not the medieval times!

kapelusznik18 Julius Caesar triumphant return to Rome after his army's latest victory over Pompey is warned by a foolish looking blind sooth-slayer that trouble abounds and is to strike him the very next day on the Ides-or middle-of March. Thinking him being mad Caesar attends a Senate meeting the next day that with also despite his wife Portia in having a strange vision sensing something terrible is going to happen to him and warning him not to go. Caesar in the Senate chambers ends up being murdered by members of the Roman Senate body with his good friend Cassius-the one with that lean and hungry look-striking the first and his good friend and second in command Brutus the fatal blow! Feeling that Caesar was getting a bit too big for his own good and soon to become declared by the people of Rome King or Emperor, which he in fact doesn't want,it was decided by to do him in- JFK assessing style-and frame some poor pasty-who is to be named later-in doing the evil deed. That's before a live and power hungry Caesar liquidated the Roman Senate together with Brutus & co. along with it.At Caesar's funeral or grand end off Mark Antony who was aware of the treachery done to his friend Julius Caesar instead of praising his dead friend exposed those that murdered him Brutus Cassius and their fellow conspirators causing them to check out of town before they end up getting lynched by the outraged populace! With Mark Anthony taking command of the Roman legions and the late Caesar's adopted son Octavius-the original Mister October-as his #2 Man they defeat Brutus' rebel army by ambushing it at the battle of Titinius leaving it's leaders Brutus & Cassius in paying, for their crimes against the Roman Empire, with their lives. Which they in cowardly fashion instead of dying in battle or combat having their aides, instead of their enemies, run them through!The best film version of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with the late Marlon Brando's performance of Mark Anthony completely blowing away the entire Academy Award caliber cast. Brando's performance was so electrifying that his co-star in the film James Mason as Brutus asked the films director Joseph L. Mankiewicz to tone it down in the fear it would overshadow his own as well as everyone else in the cast! It was the first time that Brando unlike in his previous bringing down the roof performance in "Streetcar named Desire" showed he can speak perfect English and not mumble-as if he forgot his words or lines-his way through which he was known for back then in the 1950's as well as even now.

punishmentpark It would have been quite helpful if I had read the play 'Julius Caesar' by William Shakespeare before seeing this film, but I am not an avid reader. I do enjoy this kind of majestic English though, but to really get every word of it, I'd need to see it again... and again, and again. So, perhaps this is a 'classic in the making' for me.The story is carefully set up (well, of course...), with some outstanding monologues that really... stand out, yes. For instance the one by Marlon Brando in the market place - with the body of Caesar (and the crowd) at his feet - it is simply captivating. All the other roles are as much enjoyable, with the particular mention of James Mason playing the quintessential Brutus.The battle scene at the end is also worth a separate mention. It is not the best action scene I've ever seen, but it has its own charm and you can just tell how much work must has gone into it. Sort of a cherry on top, if you will.'Julius Caesar' is a thoroughly enjoyable oldie, one which may get more points from me when I've seen it again (and again) and more of the dialogues and monologues have had their chance to bloom.