Staggeringly bad dialogue and endless acid-trip visuals that evoke more of the pukey feeling than the 'preeehty colors' aspect of tripping.
Coherent story? Nah.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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beekaytee - May 16, 2005 9:02:37 am PDT #2786 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Betsy HP - May 16, 2005 9:02:47 am PDT #2787 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
In the future, men will wear diapers with suspenders.
For some reason, all the women will be gay.
Jessica - May 16, 2005 9:06:20 am PDT #2788 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't believe Beej and I are the only ones who've seen Zardoz. It's a classic! If I were writing a book about great bad movies, "From The Apple to Zardoz" would be its tagline!
The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds, and makes new life, and poisons the earth with a plague of men, as once it was. But the gun shoots death, and purifies the earth of the filth of brutals. Go forth and kill!
Gandalfe - May 16, 2005 9:06:20 am PDT #2789 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
In the future, men will wear diapers with suspenders.
Not just diapers, but ORANGE diapers. And, frighteningly, that outfit is the best thing about the movie.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 16, 2005 9:06:39 am PDT #2790 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
In the future, men will wear diapers with suspenders.
For some reason, all the women will be gay.
Shhh. The Religious Right might hear you and start using pictures from that movie in conversion therapy.
Gandalfe - May 16, 2005 9:07:15 am PDT #2791 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I've seen it, Jessica. Many years ago, and I was . . . . influenced . . . . but I saw it.
Frankenbuddha - May 16, 2005 9:07:35 am PDT #2792 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Staggeringly bad dialogue and endless acid-trip visuals that evoke more of the pukey feeling than the 'preeehty colors' aspect of tripping.
On the other hand, naked Charlotte Rampling. It doesn't make it worth watching on its own, but as a "do your own MST3K" it's got its amusements.
That, and wondering what the hell John Boorman was smoking back then. I bought the DVD because a) cheap and b) there's a commentary track by Boorman. I was hoping he might have an explanation - no such luck.
Jessica - May 16, 2005 9:08:50 am PDT #2793 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love the commentary. So many scenes where all he can say is "I...have no idea what I was trying to do here. Sorry."
Tom Scola - May 16, 2005 9:09:43 am PDT #2794 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Weren't you describing the DVD commentary of Zardoz at one point, Jess? Where the director, John Boorman, doesn't have a clue what the fuck is going on either?
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Frankenbuddha - May 16, 2005 9:10:49 am PDT #2795 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I love the commentary. So many scenes where all he can say is "I...have no idea what I was trying to do here. Sorry."
Ah, see I didn't even get that far with it - mostly he was talking about the locations where it was filmed when I gave up. When I'm in the right frame of mind I'll need to give another go. Lord knows it's gotta be better than the dialog.