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Blog   By Mark E. DeSnow Posted Nov 30, 2009 in Arts 'Zardoz'
(1974) 'Zardoz' is a pretentious, mythically inspired, cinematic
bomb so fundamentally misconceived and executed that it wouldn't
be worth viewing except for the fact that it takes on a humorous
quality unintended by the film's makers. Coming off the
magnificent 'Deliverance' (1972), a huge critical and popular
success, Director John Boorman was given carte blanche for his
next project. 'Zardoz' (pronounced 'zard' as in lizard + 'oz' as
in Ozzie) was the result. Written, produced, and directed by
Boorman, 'Zardoz' is primarily a movie of ideas - inspired by
everything from Jung to children's literature to obscure Greek
mythology. Unfortunately, Boorman became so enraptured with the
allegory that he didn't notice just how silly it all looks on
screen. Boorman is never lacking in imagination, ideas, or
visual ingenuity. Sometim