just think The movie was made in the late 80s the casting was brilliant Cain and Kingsley played the rolls to the mark
922434
this movie is one of the most refreshing take on Sherlock Holmes I have ever seen, and never seen since, just think The movie was made in the late 80s the casting was brilliant Cain and Kingsley played the rolls to the mark.
2821258
I loved this movie...back in 1984 when it was called THE KARATE KID.
2193931
It's a cult classic from the 80s. If you like Bo Derick, 80s movies, its worth a look.
1303641
One afternoon, 10 years after it was released, I saw Zardoz in a moviehouse in Georgetown and didn't get it - except that Sean Connery was still very sexy. Recently, the serendipity of watching The Swimmng Pool with Charlotte Rampling suggested giving this Boorman allegory another chance. I finally get it and had fun seeing it again. Three reasons to watch Zardoz are John Boorman's emerging vision and personal iconography, the power of Sean Connery's presence and acting (especially at the point in his career when he was trying to break from the Bond type-cast), and Geoffrey Unsworth's masterful photography.

Boorman and his actors put their hearts and talent on the line. Connery pulls off wearing the red loincloth and wedding dress, pulling a rickshaw and effectively performing scenes like the lecture on libido with subtle irony. Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, and other actresses can survive wearing go-go boots or performing nude while portraying strong women in conflict reacting to Zed's mojo. The whole cast of immortals are such good actors that you can giggle about the horror of wearing macram' tops and overly foofed hair, but they suspend your belief in the nightmare society these characters have created. Unsworth not only films this movie; he validates the vision with clear images that indulges Boorman's penchant for setting archetypes and going all Jungian on us. It is beautiful to watch and mostly poetic.

Boorman stuffs the movie with cinematic references like Welles and Peckinpah, much like the immortals have stuffed their museum. In his commentary, he admits putting too much in the film and that he would do things differently with more money and experience. At the beginning, there are moments that almost feel like Monty Python's Holy Grail or Woody Allen's Sleeper, but the movie progresses past that. The set design was interesting, but I felt that the costuming was just a little too groovy. He also admits that some of this cult classic is laughable, but the actors and the camera take it seriously enough to trap us in the Vortex and follow Zed as he searches for the truth. I am a sucker for personal films, and everybody involved made this personal to their truth.

Given what has been going on in Silicon Valley, Zardoz is still very pertinent. The irony is that celluloid projections on glass, superimposed images on film and light refracting from faceted crystals simulated computers, which were used to depict John Boorman's vision of 2293.  In any remake, instead of green bread, Boorman's successor would have to direct the brutals in assembling green pizzas, and a notion of a religious mystery commanding the terminators would be named by the corruption of the phrase - Stock Option.  Their god would be called Ckoption.  Nyahhh!  Just watch Zardoz.
974208
I am an original child of the 80s and I can tell you without a shadow of doubt in my mind, that had the original tracks from this film been released back then, they would have been 'smash hits'. Hearing these songs for the first time was a wonderful experience, and I sniffled unabashedly with the nostalgia they evoked. They are so authentically 80s - poppy, heavy base lines, jangly guitars, synthy, complete with the obligatory slightly silly lyrics. Of course there are great Jam, Duran Duran and Cure tracks that no self-respecting film depicting Ireland or the UK in the 80s would work without - but buy this soundtrack for the original numbers..and feel 15 again...if you were lucky enough to experience this era of music the first time around, that is!
2745094
I first saw this film when I was just ten years old, and even today, after fifteen years, I still watch it. Firstly, I am not into fiction movies a lot, I enjoy hardcore dramas and gore/thriller/horror genre a lot, but 'The Mummy' is exceptional, trust me. Right from the beginning you get involved in the rich scenario of ancient eqypt followed by the scenes in which we are introduced to Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. The chemistry between Fraser and Weisz is nothing less than extraordinary, you are easily glued to the couple on screen and what makes the whole atmosphere more delightful is a wonderful performance from John Hannah. Oded Fehr and Arnold Vosloo deliver terrific performance and the entire cast make a perfect team work to make this film outstanding. There are very rare films who give a decent balance between gore, horror, drama and humor, this film is undoubtedly one of them and hats off to Stephen Sommers for a stunning direction. Overall, a must watch, no matter how old you are, you will surely enjoy this film even after a hundred years.
1193263
It's tough to turn the old tried-and-true into  something reasonably new, but this film pulled it off. I enjoyed the effects, acting, and excellent production values. I will watch it again in a few months and enjoy it again.
519278
I admit it - I'm still stuck in the 80's, so take this with a grain of salt if you like. :)

The plot and the cast of this movie are solid. The science is flawed, but the acting is so above average that you don't really notice.  The special effects on the wide shots are 2nd rate, but that doesn't particularly matter either - the story and the decent make-up are what sell it.  There are also more than a few "jump" shots that startle me every time. :D
2489691
4.5 out of 5

A group of friends head out to the town of Moodley for a "boys only" weekend in an attempt to get away from their significant others back home and also rediscover themselves. All is well and good. Drinks are had before they left, a fun roadtrip, jokes, ribbing--but everything changes when they find the town of Moodley deserted.

Soon it is discovered the only folks left are the women--and they have a deadly appetite for human flesh. Grotesque female monsters send the boys on the run and into a battle for survival in this throwback to classic horror.

And that's what really sums up this flick for me: classic horror. Prosthetic monsters, excellent makeup, and good old-fashioned blood and guts, along with a storyline that carried with it a sense of depth ala Shaun of the Dead.

This is one of those flicks that are worth watching again because the writing is quite good, with each line feeding off the other--whether subtly or overtly--references to earlier lines/comments, objects and people. Extremely well done.

Not only that, but the cast also had great chemistry and created a buddy-horror flick that reminded me a lot of hanging out with my friends back in the glory days of all-night partying and crude jokes (minus the cannibalistic women, of course).

The '80s-style soundtrack gave this flick an eerie mood that reminded me of the old Nightmare on Elm Street stuff, really setting the tone.

Really happy with this film, and would recommend it in a hot minute.

A.P. Fuchs
Canister X
3785242
The story of Biggles starts with a British novelist (W.E. Johns)who writes a series of adventure novels starring James Bigglesworth, an ace British pilot during the First and Second World Wars.
The novels were well recieved, and developed into an ongoing pulp magazine that published from the early '30s well into the '70s.

The movie, Biggles: Adventures in time, was periled from the beginning. Cursed with a small budget and a rather dated script, many consider this movie to be just a B list adventure flick.

I think differently.
Though the special effects are lacking, and some of the lines are quite bad (even for an 80's flick), this movie captures a certain type of adventure you don't see too often.
The script lacks, but the actors took their lines and made the best of them, giving rather unique performances that dispel your disbelief and genuinely intrigue. The music fits surprisingly well for an 80's adventure film, and many, loving scenes of British fighter planes dogfighting German warplanes help to put you into Biggles' world. The plot, as fantastical and outlandish as it may seem, flows really well and fits in with the 30's pulp adventure theme.

In short, this movie is a bit of a trip back in time, to not only the 80's when it was made, but to the 30's when Biggles came into being. It drives you along in a thrilling and genuinely fun adventure that, accompanied by great acting and well scored music, delivers a great film to watch with the whole family.
1172292
If you were a teenager in the mid eighties, then you will, likely, appreciate the authenticity of this film. It's that nostalgic decade accuracy that makes this a cult period piece. Definitely a walk down memory lane for those of us who grew up in New York.
2719450
this movie takes me back to a time of 3 dollar matinees  in the early 80 s  going to the movies at the moall  always have loved this film and it doesnt disapoint today  other than the dated clothes and hair this movie could be a hit today
1561889
A very original movie on the story of a retired gangster trying to move on from  his past. The setting, in Brazil I believe, gives the movie a completely differnet feel than most films of it's genre. Ben Kingsley gives a powerful and unrelentless performance. This movie alone proves him as one of the great actors out today as he steals the movie and turns a great movie into an outstanding one. I've purchased this movie and have watched it three times. It's definately a gem to add to any collection.
3828492
This is an 80s sleeper flick starring Pierce Brosnan with a very unusual plot. Cinematic and accompanied by a driving rock and roll score featuring Ted Nugent,you'll find you have to keep your eyes open with this one to catch the subtleties of its abstract plot.  There are also some interesting symbols about life in California that continually pop up through out the movie.  If you like supernatural thrillers that make you work for the answers, you'll love this movie.
2850319
When I first saw this 1960 film it totally floored me. If you haven't seen the old, classic Universal horror flicks from the 1930's and 1940's then the film might not have the same effect. Bava does an amazing job of recreating the old Universal atmosphere and adding some slightly risque touches that probably wouldn't have past muster two decades earlier. Barbara Steele is the prototypical goth horror babe. She could also act and is at once beautiful and mysterious. The opening sequence with the spiked mask is great and the overall pace of the film is about right. I think the fight sequence toward the end could have been a little more eventful, but all of the scenes are shot in an artistic manner with a great amount of spooky details. Overall, one of my favorites of the horror genre, right up there with Psycho, The Exorcist, and Universal's triumvirate of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man.
180540
I first saw this in the 1980s late night on cable.  I loved it.  The unexpected humor, the Kick-butt female leads, the romantic hero, the crazy scientist, the "changed" cannibals, and let's not forget the comet.

So many of the "horror" films during this time were the slash-em soft porn kind.  This one was refreshing as it actually had a beginning, middle and an end.  Regina, the older sister takes her responsibilities seriously while Julie the younger just wants to have some fun.  When I purchased this recently, I thought it would be too dated.  While the haircuts and language are definitely 80s, the story itself and the action was not.

I had no problems with the physical disk or the quality of the picture.

I HIGHLY recommend this gem of a cult classic.
963980
I saw this movie when it was in theatrical release.  I liked it then, I like it now.  The acting of Julian Sands, Myriam Cyr, and Timothy Spall doesn't really hold up for the length of the picture but that's probably the fault of the script more than the innate ability of the actors themselves.  Still it was a distraction.
  It was something of a surprise to see a young Gabriel Byrne again since I wasn't really aware of him as an actor more than 30 years ago.  IMDB gives the release date as 1986 but it was in theaters long before that.  I remember because I saw it by myself before I got married and moved to another town in 1985.
  Anyway, the thing that I find so attractive about this movie is that it depicts real, historic, literary events that have otherwise been ignored.  These were the incidents that inspired Mary Shelly to write "Frankenstein."  The sets are beautiful, the effects are interesting, The Movies lost quite an asset with the accidental death of Natasha Richardson.