It's been more than a decade (maybe two!) since I last viewed this surreal Sean Connery vehicle - I do have the DVD, though I've never actually watched it. I think I'll have to dust it off and give it a spin sometime this year. I wonder what my reaction will be this time?
In any case, here's a small selection of International theatrical posters for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
Goofy movie in deed, they were trying to be all philosophical but ended up with a convoluted mess, still, amusing, and some of the visuals are striking. I did always think that flying rock head was a cool visual. That japanese poster rocks!
ReplyDeleteThe era of the post-apocalypse movies. When I first saw this it blew me away. I found the philosophy and plot lines intriguing- especially the "I hate being immortal and want you to kill me" plot-line. As an adult I still kind of like it but also give it the sarcastic "Yeah.Right" comments. DaveM
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite movies. A surreal Lord of the Flies.
ReplyDeleteAmazing imagery that is wasted on a small screen; see it at a theatre if you can...
ReplyDeleteGreat movie, I know most of the locations, it was made just up the road from me, sallys gap and the Roundwood and the Dublin mountains, a friend of mine was in the movie, he is the baby at the end, he was also an extra in the first great train robbery with Connery
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ReplyDeleteI have that top poster too, which means it must have also been used for the Aussie release. Just looking at it now I never realised how much it resembles the The Moody Blues A Question of Balance (1970) album cover and it seems kinda obvious in retrospect to imagine Boorman a fan.
Thanks for another cool post, mate. I haven't seen the film in years and you've inspired me to track it down.
Best
Chris B
Love the film to this day. Not for any philosophical deepness but it's awesome uniqueness.
ReplyDeleteI like Zardoz for what it is but "Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001" is a little over the top! And is the second poster suggesting he's Superman?
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I always felt like Boorman had great ambition and vision but lacked the budget and technology to render it properly, not to mention a decent costumer designer. It's the kind of film that might warrant a modern remake to tell its story more effectively ... but the 70's psychadelic imagery is so strong here, I suspect any retelling will feel like a completely different tale.
ReplyDeleteI love this movie- it's definitely a thinker(not stinker!). In a way it's Boorman's futuristic Wizard of Oz.
ReplyDeleteWeird as it is, ZARDOZ is apparently Sean Connery's favorite film (or was as of the late '90s)
ReplyDeleteSeems like every director in the pre-Star Wars '70s was trying to pull a Kubrick and make their own post-2001 high-concept sci-fi film. Personally, I feel any movie featuring Sean Connery in a diaper is pure genius.
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