Zardoz (1974)

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• Carlos M

  
  An underrated futuristic social satire that is certainly quite self-indulgent but also more thought-provoking and smart than it appears to be. The mind-blowing visuals and the bizarre dialogue contribute to give shape to a surrealistic allegory that is both fascinating and original.

• Greg S

  
  An "outlander" mortal killer stows away inside a flying head to reach "the vortex," a land of bored immortals who view him as either a threat, a curiosity, or a savior. The crazy mix of high camp (Sean Connery running around in a red diaper), serious speculative… More
  An "outlander" mortal killer stows away inside a flying head to reach "the vortex," a land of bored immortals who view him as either a threat, a curiosity, or a savior. The crazy mix of high camp (Sean Connery running around in a red diaper), serious speculative sci-fi and budget psychedelic effects could only have been made in the 1970s; it's a highly entertaining cult movie time capsule.

• AJ V

  
  This is the weirdest sci-fi movie of the 70s, I think. The story is confusing until the end, and then you realize it was really stupid anyway. I hated it.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Cocaine+hippie propaganda: this.

• Daniel H

  
  So this is what happens when you give a director free reign after they make a really good film about rape, kayaking and banjo-playing. You get, apparently, Zardoz. While it is worth watching sheerly for the odd imagery, this movie feels way too much like an extended version of the… More
  So this is what happens when you give a director free reign after they make a really good film about rape, kayaking and banjo-playing. You get, apparently, Zardoz. While it is worth watching sheerly for the odd imagery, this movie feels way too much like an extended version of the final sequence of "A Boy and his Dog" So, to clarify: take one part Wizard of Oz, another part Planet of the Apes, and mix it in with the 1960 Time Machine. Then put Sean Connery in it. Some say there is a good deal of philosophy supposedly going on in this movie. For me, it seems more like someone face-planting while still talking incoherently the whole way down. Philosophic? Sure. Confusingly pompous? Absolutely. A happily cheesy movie otherwise? Yep. So if you want to see Sean Connery flying around in a giant stone head that spits out guns to horse-back riding asexuals in the far future... well then, apparently this is your movie.

• Dean M

  
  Really strange and weird vision of a future world.

• Brandon K

  
  I HIGHLY recommend this movie for it's cheesiness (cheesyness?). At no point did I know what was happening but with Sean Connery in a Speedo and a guy with half of his face aging more than the other this movie is GOLD! Also TONS of pointless nudity.

• Alec B

  
  It starts off as ridiculously bad fun (Sean Connery spends 95% of the movie in a fucking loin cloth), but as the film progresses it turns into a rather pretentious affair with crystals and weird rich immortal people. After the endless barrage of weird imagery, a fun play on words… More
  It starts off as ridiculously bad fun (Sean Connery spends 95% of the movie in a fucking loin cloth), but as the film progresses it turns into a rather pretentious affair with crystals and weird rich immortal people. After the endless barrage of weird imagery, a fun play on words (hint: its in the title!) and "exploration" into the human psyche we are left with the rather simplistic message that all things have to die in order to lead a fulfilling life . . . wow man . . . deep.

• Brett W

  
  I always thought of Zardoz as Barry Lyndon seen through the eyes of someone on a super-acid-freakout. Or maybe it's just Godspell during a bad trip. I dunno. I dislike this movie with a pure and holy passion, which is kind of strange considering the sort of sci-fi/fantasy cheese… More
  I always thought of Zardoz as Barry Lyndon seen through the eyes of someone on a super-acid-freakout. Or maybe it's just Godspell during a bad trip. I dunno. I dislike this movie with a pure and holy passion, which is kind of strange considering the sort of sci-fi/fantasy cheese I enjoy on a regular basis. This though, this, it's a Monty Python film that Eric Idle and crew forgot to show up for. Anyway, if you enjoy watching any of the following things then you may enjoy this film...good luck to you; - smarmy British folk in fruity costumes prancing around the English countryside (which is haphazardly strewn with crap as to make it appear "futuristic") - Charlotte "Ice Queen" Rumpling talking about auto-erotica and other unpleasant details regarding Sean Connery's junk. - Sean Connery in a red diaper. - Films that feel like they're five hours long.

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