...the film has inspired me to look into the history of the Zulu people.

Rating: 9/10 (22 February 2003)

Ok! The historians can pick holes and tell us the zulu rifles where not taken from the dead at Isandlwana, and that Hook was not an idle barrack room lawyer, that the impi at rorkes drift had not fought at the former battle, and Chard would have worn a blue uniform not red. Who cares these and other so called gaffes do not detract from the fact that Zulu is a great action movie. I first saw the film at the age of seven and have loved it ever since. By todays standards the special effects can seem a bit weak and bayonets and asagis do not cause instant death, but the tension and feeling of impending doom make Zulu a great British movie. Over the years the film has inspired me to look into the history of the Zulu people and this is where the film really works. It tries to show, in limited time that the Zulus where a great people and almost invites the viewer to learn more; surely this should be one of the main inspirations in making films of war.