Zardoz why the hell did Sean Connery take this role?
07-11-04, 11:01 PM
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Zardoz why the hell did Sean Connery take this role?
The man who was James Bond reduced himself to Zed and a movie called Zardoz which comes from the childrens story "The Wizard of Oz". The DVD co-stars Charlotte Rampling (Angel Heart) but not a Vodka Martini or bottle of Bolingers to be seen or sipped.
07-12-04, 09:48 AM
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I would say if it weren't for James Bond (and maybe "The Untouchables") Connery would barely be regarded except to film buffs. His non-Bond roles have been far more bad than good imho. "Entrapment"? "The Avengers"?
07-12-04, 10:00 AM
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I agree that Connery has chosen some bad roles over the years, but for every Zardoz, there is a good non-Bond film like: The Anderson Tapes, The Great Train Robbery, Time Bandits, The Hunt for Red October. That said, there were always disasters like Meteor and Five Days One Summer. Maybe this should be a poll...
07-12-04, 10:25 AM
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Because John Boorman is a great director.
07-12-04, 11:17 AM
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the commentary by the director on the dvd about how the girls on horseback really, really didn't want to be topless more or less sums up the whole movie.....in my opinion
07-12-04, 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by Sierra Disc
I would say if it weren't for James Bond (and maybe "The Untouchables") Connery would barely be regarded except to film buffs. His non-Bond roles have been far more bad than good imho. "Entrapment"? "The Avengers"?
I would say if it weren't for James Bond (and maybe "The Untouchables") Connery would barely be regarded except to film buffs. His non-Bond roles have been far more bad than good imho. "Entrapment"? "The Avengers"?
Finding Forrester, Medicine Man, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade come to mind.
07-12-04, 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by Brian Shannon
Really?
Finding Forrester, Medicine Man, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade come to mind.
Really?
Finding Forrester, Medicine Man, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade come to mind.
You forgot The Name of the Rose, some of his best work IMO.
07-12-04, 05:10 PM
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Re: Zardoz why the hell did Sean Connery take this role?
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The DVD co-stars Charlotte Rampling (Angel Heart) but not a Vodka Martini or bottle of Bolingers to be seen or sipped.
The DVD co-stars Charlotte Rampling (Angel Heart) but not a Vodka Martini or bottle of Bolingers to be seen or sipped.
07-12-04, 05:34 PM
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Originally posted by Brian Shannon
Really?
Finding Forrester, Medicine Man, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade come to mind.
Really?
Finding Forrester, Medicine Man, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade come to mind.
07-12-04, 06:00 PM
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Originally posted by AGuyNamedMike
bad idea #1: Mentioning Zardoz
bad idea #2: Mentioning Zardoz without posting the mandatory picture...
bad idea #1: Mentioning Zardoz
bad idea #2: Mentioning Zardoz without posting the mandatory picture...
Someday, when you least expect it, I will send you a jpeg of the cover of John Lennon's Two Virgin's album. Then you will know true pain.
07-12-04, 10:57 PM
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What I think is really funny about that picture is that they make his costumeand hair laughably "futuristic", but he's got a plain old-west-style gun.
07-13-04, 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by AGuyNamedMike
Yikes, I dinnae want to make so many enemies! Can I excuse my self by claiming I just posted the pic for grunter?
Yikes, I dinnae want to make so many enemies! Can I excuse my self by claiming I just posted the pic for grunter?
