Waste of time

That was an excellent one.

Really Surprised!

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It's Sean Connery like you've never seen him before! It's cheesey, but in a fun way. It never fails to entertain. I read somewhere that many have called it one of the best sci-fi flicks! Naw, that ain't true -- it's one of the best flicks ever. Period. It's non-stop fun!

In a distant future, after the end of society as we know it, humanity is divided. A small number, the Eternals who are now immortal, live within the Vortex while outside the Brutals live. Those in the Vortex still need food and the Brutals provide it; giving food to the floating stone head, which they believe is Zardoz, their god, which takes it to the Vortex. Zed is one such brutal but he learns the truth about Zardoz and sets about getting into the Vortex. Once there he learns that life for the Eternals is far from idyllic; they are bored and many yearn for death. Others see Zed as a threat to their existence and want him killed.This is very much a film of the early seventies with its trippy visuals and general feel. The story itself is solid enough with its suggestion that eternal life would be more of a curse than a blessing. This depiction of immortality is well thought out with those who transgress being aged further but never dying and others being so apathetic that they barely move. Outside we see that the Brutals are far more 'alive' despite the violent way they are forced to live. I liked the way the invention of Zardoz is explained and how Zed learns the truth. On the downside the costumes are a bit of a distraction with Sean Connery's Zed wearing little more than a pair of red swimming trunks for most of the film and a distinctly hippyish look for the Eternals. The acting was okay although leads Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling have both done better. Overall I wouldn't say this is a must see unless you are a Connery completist or are a fan of somewhat camp sci-fi.

In the distant future, a savage (Sean Connery) trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.Roger Ebert called it a "genuinely quirky movie, a trip into a future that seems ruled by perpetually stoned set decorators... The movie is an exercise in self-indulgence." Well, that is is a very polite way of putting it.Of course, it was inevitable that this would be a cult film. Sean Connery in a weird outfit somewhere in the future where the 1970s still exist, only in a strange way. How can that not find a home as a midnight movie? Not really a very good one, but with enough strange moments (including the "erection experiment") to amuse some viewers.

It's the year 2293. Humanity is divided into the immortal "Eternals" and mortal "Brutals". Arthur Frayn is Zardoz, a fake God and an immortal. He directs his followers the Chosen Ones to exterminate Brutals and gives them guns. Zed (Sean Connery) hitches a ride in the floating head and shoots Arthur Frayn. He comes to the Vortex and meet other Eternals with psychic powers like Consuella (Charlotte Rampling), Friend (John Alderton) and May (Sara Kestelman). The Eternals are suffering from a disease that makes them Apathetics.This is quite a weird psychedelic sci-fi. It borders close to camp. The big flying head is imaginative and outlandish. It's a real eye catcher. The problem is that the cheesiness never stops. If Sean Connery's outfit doesn't make you laugh, then the crystal obsessed flower-power rejects may cause a few chuckles. The story of struggling immortals is slightly interesting but lacks any excitement. The story has no tension but the silly style is at least interesting.