Conflict Begins...

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2004)

Here is another film that has dated severely. The war scenes are full of heroic hijinks and crude reality. It's just an adventure story these days. See also the '300 Spartans'. Age is the enemy of war.
This is your only spoiler warning...
The only interesting note is the ambition put into making things grandiose. Peter Jackson and Paul Verhoeven stole a lot from this movie to make their "epics".
So, in that sense, 'Zulu' exists as a medal on the wall like the Queen Victoria Cross awarded at the end. The usual cast of soldiers are used: the uncertain, the anti-hero, the rebel, the tough sergeant, the guide, etc. It's all a bunch of strutting and marching.
Final Analysis = = Cinematic Dud