Every once in a while, a movie like that comes along; a movie you’ve got to see so that you, too, can be in the dark about it.
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Time Out
Time Out
The script gradually falls apart into a mess of philosophical pottage under the whimsically pretentious Tolkien influence. But visually the film remains a sparkling display of fireworks, brilliantly shot and directed.
More confusing than exciting even with a frenetic, shoot‐em‐up climax.
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The New YorkerPauline Kael
The New YorkerPauline Kael
With ideas skimmed off the top of various systems of thought, Zardoz is a glittering cultural trash pile.
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TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
Frequently brilliant director Boorman--always an interesting visual stylist--falls flat on his face with this pretentious piece of science-fiction claptrap that presents its dull ideas in such a confused and annoying fashion as to anger even the most devoted fan of the genre.