SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

alexanderdavies-99382 The early 1970s was a difficult time for Sean Connery. He had trouble in escaping being typecast as James Bond and chose some films he should have avoided. "Zardoz" is one of them. It isn't as if this film displayed any potential in the first place. The plot and script hardly make any bloody sense! There is no sense of narrative and almost nothing of interest occurs throughout. Sean Connery was probably too busy thinking about his generous paycheck to be too bothered about trying to make sense of this whole farce. He doesn't make much effort but merely goes through the motions. What the hell John Boorman was thinking when he agreed to direct "Zardoz," I shall never know! He has made some masterpieces of cinema but the above movie isn't one of them, sadly. About the only bit I found remotely interesting was when that gigantic head carved in stone is floating in the sky. That alone was fairly imaginative if rather daft. There is no incident to speak of and hardly any action. Why film buffs praise this rubbish is beyond me. One to forget.

utgard14 John Boorman's stylish sci-fi silliness about a bizarre future where a flying head named Zardoz is worshipped as a god, and people are divided into two factions, immortals and mortals. Sean Connery stars as Zed, a ponytailed mortal "exterminator" who runs around in a skimpy red outfit that has to be seen to be believed. He kills the man behind Zardoz (the wiZARD of OZ - that's cute) and finds himself transported to the place where the immortals hang out. Lots of trippy ideas and visuals, which is the main selling point of this movie for many. But it's hard to take any of it seriously and the whole thing is dripping with pretentiousness. Connery does fine attempting to take his absurd role seriously but the best part of the cast is Charlotte Rampling, who actually made me forget I was watching nonsense for a bit. It's worth watching at least once, for the interesting imagery and the unintended laughs. There aren't any other movies quite like it and seeing Sean Connery in that outfit is enough to give anyone a case of the giggles.

marshalskrieg Zardoz is a nearly-great film, well worth the watch. It has detractors, but the criticism is often due to the cultural bias of the times. ( Sean Connery is costumed oddly, he wears high hooker type boots and a red diaper like loin cloth, for instance. Maybe that will be common one day, somewhere, who can tell ?).The story /plot is very intellectual, utilizing time distortion, space travel, genetics, and immortality via cybernetics, and the class struggle... this film is technically post-apocalyptic in theme. Freudianism is evident throughout- the moral of the movie seems to be that no matter how hard Man tries to live forever,his death wish will seek him out.This very enjoyable and engaging film has its dud moments, and this is a shame- with a few extra days work on the set, director Boorman could have pulled off a film that would now be considered to be in the big leagues- but we are thankful for this cult classic anyway, its just as well, since deep or novel ideas are not for the masses, and this gem does contain many profundities worthy of your midnight caress.Extra bonus: Charlotte Rampling co-stars ! So don't hesitate to watch this one, no serious fan of the sci-fi genre can do without 'Zardoz'!

Scott LeBrun Filmmaker John Boormans' follow-up to "Deliverance" is admittedly not to all tastes. Boorman, who also produced and wrote the film, gives us a one of a kind experience that, ultimately, is better seen than described. Words like "weird" and "provocative" come to mind when viewing it, because it's full of ideas.It depicts a world of the future (the year 2293, to be exact) where a sly master intelligence, Zardoz, has contrived a way to keep unruly lower classes in line. One of the lower class people is an "exterminator", Zed (Sean Connery), whose job is to kill, period. One day Zed decides to seek truth, and hitches a ride in a great stone head, where he's transported to a "vortex", or environment, where the bored upper class, a group of immortal intellectuals, don't know what to make of him. He shakes up their world as much as they shake up his.The most striking element of "Zardoz" is the visual approach. Filmed on location in Ireland, it takes us from one surreal set piece to another, with deliberately stylized dialogue. The cast plays the material with very straight faces. Connery looks fairly embarrassed, and considering the fact that his costume partly consists of a red diaper, one can hardly blame him. (He wasn't too happy about having to wear a wedding dress, either.) Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Sally Anne Newton, and Niall Buggy co-star; of this group of actors, Buggy does manage to inject some humour into the proceedings.This is sedately paced and short on action, but it's compelling in its own offbeat way, provided one is able to stick with the story. While it's not likely to be very appealing to a mainstream audience, it's not something easily forgotten for devotees of cult cinema.Seven out of 10.