Dated?

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2004)

I've always enjoyed this film, even though it's dated. The Zulu warriors are shot with heavy calibre bullets and fall done clutching pristinely clean chests. Contrast this with modern films of warfare, like 'Saving Private Ryan' for instance, where huge chunks of flesh explode from bodies in an orgy of flesh, bone and blood. Also in 'Zulu', the warriors are portrayed as brave and, indeed, sophisticated opponents. Contrast this with modern films of warfare, like 'Saving Private Ryan' again, where the enemy is a faceless and one dimensional evil.
Yea, 'Zulu' is dated but I know which version I prefer.