Great Film overall

A Masterpiece!

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

A lame and dated costume drama that feels like it was filmed in 1952, not in 2002. None of the social, political and historical context of the events in Caesear's life is explained at all. The Roman Republic was already dying and on its last legs, and ultimately did not survive the birth of the Roman Empire. By watching this mini-series one essentially could not learn anything meaningful about Ceasar as a historical and a political figure. Everything is reduced to a personal costume melodrama, but the series is unconvincing even at that level. Anyone with any interest in Roman history should watch the HBO series 'Rome' instead. It was made just a few years later (2005- 2007), and while it at times goes overboard with sex and nudity, that series captures the historical essence of the events of Caesar's life infinitely better than the 'Julius Caesar' mini-series.

more to entertain than to inform and, sadly it fails to do the former. in 82 BC when the film opens Caesar (born 100 BC) was 18, yet they would have you believe that he had an eight year old daughter. also seems to be an unknown which was not the case. as for Cato, he appears to be years older than Caesar in the film yet in reality was three years younger. also to clarify another reviewer's comments; Cato was Brutus's uncle. he--Cato--shared a mother with Servillia, the mother of Brutus. she was the sister of Livius Drusus, the tribune of the plebeians who was assassinated around 108. her original husband, Caepio father of Servillia, was killed in the east. she then took up with M. Porcius Cato's father. according to Plutarch, Sulla died after having relinquished the office of dictator and retired to the countryside to spend the end of his days in total debauchery.also missing from the film is Crassus and Cicero. to omit these characters is akin to omitting w.t. Sherman and Jefferson Davis from any story about the civil war. as a result the movie is careless in its regard for history. one of the early scenes in the movie involving the pirates is so ignorant of history as to make the viewer throw up their hands in disgust and say 'why was the primary text ignored?' the story of Caesar and the pirates is one of the best stories of his life and it was not given any justice. if one would be interested in roman history i strongly suggest reading up on the harrowing tale of Caesar and the pirates. in the end this movie was in terms of historical accuracy below even the HBO series Rome which was also fairly free in its interpretation of roman history but much more entertaining.

I saw this movie in Latin class because of its relevancy to Roman culture. Some of the facts of Caesar's life are left out or out of order, but that's understandable because the movie was made to hold attention. One of Caesar's wives is not in the movie, but that doesn't affect the plot very much if you aren't a Caesar buff. If you are a historian, this movie may not impress you much. However, I would definitely recommend seeing it. The action and costumes are great. It is actually a good visual of the clothing Romans wore. Plus..the actors are very good looking. =]Hope you enjoy it!

I actually watched this while studying the Roman Republic at University. It inspired me actually. For those historians amongst viewers, they will realise Julius was no wimp, and actually hunted down those pirates and crucified them. It was a set up from Rome too, if I recall. Sula (Richard Harris) was an awful man, and died from a worm infestation that consumed his flesh and body, and that he was rather sexually deviant.And from what I remember it was a 'reasonably' historically accurate adaptation of Julius Caesar's rise and fall. Probably could have expanded more on regarding his relationship with a rich and powerful sponsor who really gave him a lift. And I can't remember who this was in history??? (So much for Uni study). But I hired the DVD again to look at Tobias Moretti (Cassius) who played Inspector Moser on Kommisar Rex,(Inspector Rex) and in Australia they have just screened Moser Tod. (Moser's Death).I think for a TV mini-series, and considering they didn't use blue screen backing for the action scenes/battles it was excellent. The set was built in Malta, and the Gallic battle scenes filmed in Bulgaria. And they achieved the filming in only three months. This TV series was excellently produced and deserved a high rating than 6.6.