This is not a good movie. But.
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The year is 2293. Immortality has been achieved for a privileged few. Across the barren countryside, angry floating heads command a subjugated underclass. And Sean Connery is there, clad in a skimpy loincloth and a rakish pair of thigh-high boots.
Watch it for the aforementioned costumes. Watch it for the campy, 70s special effects. Watch it for Connery’s self-satisfied smirk when he learns that he’s a genetic superman.
Zardoz forces us into a muted state of cognitive dissonance, a background hum of confusion and disbelief that intensifies the longer we watch. How did this thing ever get made? And yet it was made. It’s right there in front of us. The images are flickering over the screen: Connery’s ponytail sways across his back; a handlebar moustache frames his grinning mouth; the BDSM gear he’s wearing is very real. Was taking on this project some grotesque fit of hubris? A senseless cry for help? Or is the man a genius?
Zardoz provides no answers. It doesn’t need to. Stream it on Amazon or Vudu.
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