Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Apr 20 '02
Pros: The performances, and the script -- dramatic, hilarious, and tragic.
Cons: The typical BBC production values of the time, if you can't accept them, that is.
Summary: The history of the Roman Empire, in my uneducated view, appears to be sketchy at best, based on the evidence of a number of websites I’ve visited. The events happened thousands of years ago, and involved a different world and culture from ours, and,...
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Jul 31 '08
Pros: Entertaining, dramatic, well written and well acted.
Cons: Omits certain characters from the books and certain events.
Summary: I, Claudius is the story of the Imperial Roman family told through the eyes of Claudius also known as Clau-Clau-Claudius or Poor Uncle Claudius. The lame, stammering, butt of his families jokes was able to survive the dangerous politics of his time and ...
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Dec 31 '00
Pros: Like a good book, or potato chips, you can't stop!
Cons: a bit long, but who cares?
Summary: This production of the original BBC mini-series is fantastic! I own this and highly, highly, and even more highly, recommend it!!!
First of all, the history in this adaptation to the novel by Robert Graves, is impeccable. I make such...
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Jul 19 '00
Pros: Everything -- plot, acting, sets, costumes
Cons: For some people paying close attention is a hard thing to do...
Summary: I was sitting in World History class last October when my eyes glanced over a name in the textbook that I seemed to remember. Claudius. Yes, Claudius... wasn't that the name of that show my mom & dad used to watch when I was little? And wasn't it...
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Mar 23 '00
Pros: Great detail to historical events, uniformly excellent acting
Cons: 7 tapes long!
Summary: I, Claudius was first shown as a BBC production on Masterpiece Theater years ago. It brings the debauchery and scandals of ancient Rome to life, with a virtual who's who of British actors portraying the Imperial family.
Derek Jacobi stars as...
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