Zulu Rating: Release Date: 20 May, 2003 Retail Price: $14.94 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $3.95! Cast: Stanley Baker Jack Hawkins Michael Caine James Bond Complete Cast (11 total)

Zulu Reviews

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Excellent Print/Transfer in Widescreen
Over time, there have been a number of cheap knockoff DVD versions of this classic film. I can only think that some of the reviews read on this page refer to those knockoffs, most of which are pretty poor. However, the official MGM DVD release sold here is a superb transfer. The original print is in great shape with no scratches that I could see. The colors on the transfer are bright and true to life, the red tunics particularly well rendered with no bleeding. It is crystal clear and wide, wide screen best viewed on a wide-screen monitor. As for the film, it was certainly one of my favorites as a youngster when it first came out, and I still need to see it at least once a year, but it does have the pace of an older film with a bit too many histrionics to stand up well today(as if the sergeant and his men would have the time to stand around spouting verses with the Zulu hordes just over the horizon). But that said, visually it's a sumptuous film. If you've never seen it, it is well worth a visit. If you've seen it before, it's a great transfer and you can always fast-forward through the over-dramatic bits ("The Lord sayeth you shalt not kill...!). I think my favorite line is by the above-mentioned sergeant while reading off the company roster: "Say 'Sir'... officer on parade.)

not perfect
First off Zulu is a great film. The cinematography is great, the acting is terrific, and, apart from some of the characters, is supposedly historically accurate. There are two main problems, both are understandable, that degrade the movie.
First off the film gives almost, there is a wedding at the beginning but that's it, no in-depth information about the Zulu themselves. They are portrayed neither as oppressed natives seeking just revenge nor as savages but simply as targets to be killed.
The other problem is that the battle is far to clean. The British uniforms stay virtually spotless throughout the fighting and there is very little blood seen. Neither the British nor the Zulu seem physically damaged either immediately or in the aftermath of the battle.

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