davedrawsgood D as in Dreadful. Not good. Really bad. My review is still too short. I guess it has meaning and important commentary on man's struggle and all that stuff, but no. It's really bad.

mark.waltz This seemingly bizarre futuristic science fiction saga is almost a parable of what it is like to be brainwashed and complacent with whatever new bird-brained idea takes over society. While the story is set in some futuristic so-called paradise, it's almost frightfully current in it's ideal of hiding what truth is simply to live in a completely ideal world. This is a warning in it's message of mind controlling manipulation, showing how those who go against the ideals in this freaky world either end up periodically aging or in complete apathy or facing eternal senility. Sean Connery is suddenly transformed from an earthly, violent world into this seemingly peaceful vortex, all the while worshiping some godlike creature called Zardoz, a stone image that resembles a shark. In this vortex, he's questioned about everything he's been through, analyzed by strange hippy like young people, and pretty much manipulated by them to comply with their ways...or else. Connery witnessed others tried by the vortex leaders (among them Charlotte Rampling) and then finds himself threatened one of their other worldly punishments. I will be honest in saying that it took me a while to figure what the heck was going on, but it quickly became obvious of what was going on. It's a disturbing view of a world free from individuality where only those of a certain like mind (or weak mind) will find the rewards.I'm sure that everybody who watches this movie will get something completely different from it, but for me, it's a companion feature to "1984" to warn us about dimensions of society that are quite disturbing. The world outside this vortex is futuristic, but as we know it, still violent, lustful and abusive of power. Connery is shown raping women savagely, and inside the vortex, there are examinations of mortal sexuality and even a testing of what makes different people become aroused. In that sense, it's a bit gratuitous, but there is a point. The film builds to a strange climax where the world outside attacks the world inside, and Connery and Rampling end up in a cave that shows the passage of time with the most hysterical ending. Hollywood has shown in films such as "Fahrenheit 511", "Soylent Green", "Logan's Run" and "Westworld" that we are heading to grim times, so if seeing these films makes you keep an eye on your newspaper more aggressively, then it has accomplished at least something, no matter how absurd the plot line is.

slightlymad22 Zardoz (1973)Plot In A Paragraph: In the distant future, Zed (Connery) a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.Director John Boorman started to write Zardoz while preparing to adapt The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, but when the studio became hesitant about the cost of producing film versions of Tolkien's books, Boorman continued to be interested in the idea of inventing a strange new world, and pressed ahead with this one. After the success of his last movie Deliverance, he was allegedly given Carte Blanc to do as he wanted on the movie by 20th Century Fox. And it shows. Originally, Burt Reynolds was cast in the lead role (having just worked with Boorman) but had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Connery for $200,000. Allegedly Boorman never got over it, and thought Reynolds had let him down. As a Reynolds fan, I'm glad he didn't do it. It is awful. Truly awful. All actors have a real stinker or two in their resume, and This is one Connery's. There was not much for Connery to do but lend his physical presence to the role. He made his first entrance, firing his gun straight into the camera (deliberately recalling Bond) He was in excellent shape and ware very little (and orange line cloth and thigh high boots) for the third non Bond movie he was sporting a mustache, and this time he If you want to see Connery in a wedding dress, this may be the movie for you. I can safely say, I'll probably die, having never rewatched this movie again!!On a budget of $1.5 million Zardoz grossed $1.8 million at the domestic box office.

jaymnhhngbfs This movie simply has to be seen to believe. According to the trivia section here, the intro was designed to help the audience understand the plot of the movie better, but it seems to just muddy things up worse. A giant floating head is a self-admitted false god who claims that guns are good and penii are evil. There are two groups of people in this dystopian future, the Eternals and the Brutals. Even if the Eternals manage to "die," they are almost instantaneously reborn into an identical body. They also have no idea how erections happen. Long story short, Sean Connery's character, a Brutal named Zed, travels to the world of the Eternals and winds up showing one of the female Eternals how and why erections are used. It's just bizarre. Most of the movie's budget went towards Sean Connery and presumably a metric ton of cocaine. The wardrobe for most characters is little more than thin sheets, and Sean Connery wears his favorite kink-suit throughout the film. Despite all the strangeness going on in the movie, it is well shot and well acted. It's truly a bizarre movie that everyone who enjoys "so bad it's good" films must see at least once before they perish. It may change your life!