Zardoz
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Movie Reviews of Zardoz
Movie Review: very esoteric and brillianlty speculative meditation
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like standard sci-fi movies, you're going to hate this. If you are an avid sci-fi READER, this is one of the cinema's holy grails. Boorman retells the story of the serpent giving man god's knowledge and destroying eden: this time god is a community of eternally young intellectuals who took their advanced technology and withdrew from a crumbling future world, the serpent is one of the immortals determined to redeem the barbaric survivors of the human race and jump-start poegress and evolution, and Adam is Sean Connery in a shocking red diaper costume. What may have seemed dated a few years ago is now hip and fresh again, giving this film added punch. Technologies for slowing and stopping aging are falling into place while we in the industrialized world are are widening the chasm between the haves and the have-nots. The era of self-absorbed immortals living concealed, protective lives away from the savage outside seems more immediate now than when the film was made. As for the flick itself; great music, weird/elliptical dialogue, mind-bending set design, naked hippies on horseback, a giant stone head that flies, and truly LSD inspired visual effects round out a wild and wonderful work.Movie Review: One of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I read a few reviews about this movie. Many disparage the movie. So be it. Live and let live I always say.
First of all, I bought the DVD version here at Amazon dot com.
Amazon shipped quickly and accurately; thanx Amazon , you are the reason that I don't have to go to a myriad of book/video/DVD/CD stores to find in item that I am ISO.
I guess I am one of those "sci fi" "cult movie" "fans".
I'm very happy that a DVD version of this movie was made. I thank Amazon dot com for having it available for purchase.
I gave it 5 stars; cuz, "they just don't make 'em like the used to". Nowadays, "B" sci-fi flicks are just so bogus. Buy this movie if only to see what making a film was like before the advent of C..artoon G...enerated I...mages, or...CGI. It is a gas.
Sean Connery did several low budget sci-fi flicks and I hold that by doing so, he showed his "range" of acting skills. I personally view him as one damn fine "jouneyman" actor. Give the man a script, and he delivers no matter what. A must have for Sean Connery fans everywhere.
Last word_________Fantabulous flick.
Movie Review: best sci fi film of the 70s
Summary: 5 Stars
The late sixties to early seventies was a golden age of films (of every genre) geared to an adult audience. "Zardoz" represents the science fiction film zenith, in an era where thoughtful films like "Planet of the Apes" and "2001" got the green light from studios, after decades of bug-eyed monster fare geared toward children.
If you are a fan of clasic written word speculative fiction by the likes of Issac Asimov or Authur Clarke, you are gonna love this film. Set in a future world with cruel class divisions, it tackles all the big questions-- from the morality involved in using religion to manipulate the masses, to whether immortality might not be all it's cracked up to be.
The whole production is highly imaginative and unique, with wonderfully lurid and spectacular in-camera special effects created by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth (2001, Superman I).
If on the other hand, your idea of great science fiction on film is a "Transformers" or JJ Abrams "Star Trek" sequel, packed with explosions, spinning nausea-cam cinematography, sparce dialog and void of ideas-- stay clear of "Zardoz".
Movie Review: Films of the 70's, Zardoz
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me first say that Zardoz holds a special place in my heart. I first read about in on the internet and became immediately interested. Some may say that this is one of the worst movies ever made, possibly The worst movie. I had to have it for just that reason. One of the main characters has a painted on mustache and beard and wears what look like boxer shorts on his head.
I believe a big part of Zardoz's 1 million dollar budget was spent on drugs and alcohol. I read "when Sean Connery in a wedding dress is not the silliest thing in the movie", well... I sat through this whole movie just to see if I could. Somewhat of a challenge. The story is poor, the acting is awful, everything is bad. There's a floating head the spits out guns and bullets, preaching that the male organ is a bad thing. There are questions, along with slide shows, with people trying to figure out how erections work. You just have to see it to believe it. That's why I recommend Zardoz with all my heart. It's so bad, it's good. It may have not been made as a comedy, but that's where I would file it.
Movie Review: epipheny
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was in college, we would watch Zardoz during beer-n-flicks. At the time, it was a cool movie with some naked chicks which we could watch while getting drunk. Then I saw it later in life....Zardoz was playing at a midnight show and we were the only two people in the theater. Sober this time, I actually watched and understood the film. It deals with life, the futility of immortality, man's creation of his own gods, how all things contain the seed of their own destruction, the inevitability of nature and evolution, how things could become their opposites... I was in awe!
As we walked out, my thoughts were exploding with meaning. I had had an epipheny! I turned to my girlfriend who said: "that was sure a stupid flick". I new I had to find a new girlfriend.
This is my favorite movie of all time! I was disappointed with the VHS version as some of the most meaningful scenes (what "Zardoz" means, the ending) require wide screen to make sense. After all, who cares what "ardo" means? Get the DVD.