Zardoz |  | Actors: John Alderton, Daisy Boorman, Katrine Boorman, Telsche Boorman, Niall Buggy
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.3
MPN: FOXD2001305D
UPC: 024543013051
EAN: 0024543013051
ASIN: B000059HAE
Theatrical Release Date: February 6, 1974
Release Date: March 27, 2001
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A bewigged Sean Connery is Zed, a savage "exterminator" commanded by the mysterious god Zardoz to eliminate Brutals, survivors of an unspecified worldwide catastrophe. Zed stows away inside Zardoz's enormous idol (a flying stone head) and is taken to the pastoral land of the Eternals, a matriarchal, quasi-medieval society that has achieved psychic abilities as well as immortality. Zed finds as much hope as disgust with the Eternals; their advancements have also robbed them of physical passion, turning their existence into a living death. Zed becomes the Eternals' unlikely messiah, but in order to save them--and himself--he must confront the truth behind Zardoz and his own identity inside the Tabernacle, the Eternals' omnipresent master computer. A box office failure, John Boorman's Zardoz has developed a cult following among science fiction fans whose tastes run toward more cerebral fare, such as The Andromeda Strain and Phase IV. An entrancing if overly ambitious (by Boorman's own admission) film, Zardoz offers pointed commentary on class structure and religion inside its complex plot and head-movie visuals; its healthy doses of sex and violence will involve viewers even if the story machinations escape them. Beautifully photographed near Boorman's home in Ireland's Wicklow Mountains by Geoffrey Unsworth (2001), its production design is courtesy of longtime Boorman associate Anthony Pratt, who creates a believable society within the film's million-dollar budget. The letterboxed DVD presentation includes engaging commentary by Boorman, who discusses the special effects (all created in-camera) as well as working with a post-Bond Connery. --Paul Gaita
Product Description
The delicate balance between the intellectual Eternals and the earthy Brutals in a fantasy/future world is upset when Zed finds a way to cross into the Vortex.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: R
Release Date: 17-DEC-2002
Media Type: DVD
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The Village-On Acid January 2, 2010
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
I saw this film some years ago at college. I liked it but it left me somewhat baffled. After seeing it again it makes more sense...I think. I believe director-writer John Boorman is trying to say is that death is necessary to pertuate life. Alot like what "The Lion King" said but in a more askewed way. Whatever! These kind of film's were in vogue in the late Sixties-Early Seventies in the wake of Kubrick's "2001-A Space Odyssey". Lot's of ambiguity that either leaves the audience angered or worshipping Zardoz. Question. Did Quentin Tarantino get the inspiration for Zed from this movie. You know, "Zed's dead baby. Zed's dead.
 Zardoz - Its for Connery December 30, 2009
C. Johnson (Saint Petersburg FL)
Zardoz is a weird mix of Greek mythological ideas, acid images, Existentialism, in a convoluted disorganized rambling plot@! Sean Connery is a fine actor with a fine body, past and even in 2009. 1974 when this film was released was in the time of self serving ideologies. This film is the epitome of this but with visual reminiscent of he Trip (another equally bad film).
The actual special effects were interesting, carnival-like and keeps you involved in the film, though the substance does not. I understand Boormen films are much better now a days.
It never really pulls it together outside of defining the essence of why God and man constantly are redefined through the life of an individual. In 2009, nothing here has not been better explored by other venues.
Beelzebub is more relevant than knowledge is itself. Mr. Connery's next film with Mariam in the title is far better as a firm.
But for the collector it is a must have!
Borish spin!
 A flawed classic December 17, 2009
Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States)
This one is a flawed classic. By way of disclosure, I liked this movie and watch it from time to time. It is really allegorical, in the sense that it is doubtful that anyone is going to design the flying head craft or anysuch. On the other hand, this is an apocalyptic film featuring interesting ideas, such as the deprivation of immortality as penal punishment.
The young Sean Connery is great fun in this one as the mutant superior "Zed." I found this film's storyline difficult to follow, however, and for this among other reasons I dinged it two stars. Nevertheless, this film is worth seeing and the DVD is well worth owning. I won't spoil the ending, but there is one and it will make sense to the viewer even if, like me, you get lost along the way in the storyline.
Not a perfect flick, but recommended nonetheless. RJB.
 - Will Appeal to a Few Who Will Love It . . November 10, 2009
Sean K. Anderson (Pocatello, Idaho)
The first time I saw Zardoz I found it quite baffling but it kept my attention the same way a jigsaw puzzle does - - - I was puzzled and perplexed and was trying to put all the pieces together. When it all came together at the end I had the same sense of satisfaction as you get when you finish an Agatha Christie mystery novel. Science fiction plus social fantasy plus murder mystery - these three types of fiction are unlikely to appeal to a large number of people simultaneously.
On the other hand the culture shock and bizarre future setting also kept me intrigued the same way the 'clongs'(canals and waterways) of Bangkok both fascinated and repulsed me when I visited it as a 13 year old tourist tagging along with my family. I suspect if we really could see 300 years into our future what we would see what strike us as equally incomprehensible and frightening. This is definitely not for everyone.
Strange, misbegotten film October 29, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
A colossal misfire from John Boorman which is recently undergoing a critical re-evaluation that it manifestly does not deserve, Zardoz has all the hallmarks of a pet project that only works as a film in the crazy mind of its auteur: between the outlandish costumes, giant floating heads, half-baked ideas and slow pace, there's very little recommend this film aside from the fact that I haven't seen any others like it.
2/4
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