It's the year 2293. Humanity is divided into the immortal "Eternals" and mortal "Brutals". Arthur Frayn is Zardoz, a fake God and an immortal. He directs his followers the Chosen Ones to exterminate Brutals and gives them guns. Zed (Sean Connery) hitches a ride in the floating head and shoots Arthur Frayn. He comes to the Vortex and meet other Eternals with psychic powers like Consuella (Charlotte Rampling), Friend (John Alderton) and May (Sara Kestelman). The Eternals are suffering from a disease that makes them Apathetics.
This is quite a weird psychedelic sci-fi. It borders close to camp. The big flying head is imaginative and outlandish. It's a real eye catcher. The problem is that the cheesiness never stops. If Sean Connery's outfit doesn't make you laugh, then the crystal obsessed flower-power rejects may cause a few chuckles. The story of struggling immortals is slightly interesting but lacks any excitement. The story has no tension but the silly style is at least interesting.
This is quite a weird psychedelic sci-fi. It borders close to camp. The big flying head is imaginative and outlandish. It's a real eye catcher. The problem is that the cheesiness never stops. If Sean Connery's outfit doesn't make you laugh, then the crystal obsessed flower-power rejects may cause a few chuckles. The story of struggling immortals is slightly interesting but lacks any excitement. The story has no tension but the silly style is at least interesting.