Best war movie about the 19th century warfare in Africa

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2005)

I bought the movie recently in a small DVD store where I never expected to find such a jewel. The interesting cover and the extremely cheap price (around 1 - couldn't believe it) made me buying it.
The movie starts with a very nice scene showing Zulu capital city, you get an impressing view of the countryside, and a very good start into the whole situation, even if you were sleeping in history at school.
The DVD I got also offers some specials, which are also worth it. Still, in case the show this movie on TV, make a copy of it, because getting it on DVD could be either difficult or expensive, when ordering online. Try better in smaller stores which sometimes have those jewels on discount.
Enough of the starting, lets talk about the movie. Lovely talking with the best accents of the actors. Welsh regiments are lovely, and the swiss soldier who fight the Zulu even when seriously wounded, is amazing. Also, the movie offers you some comedy as well as very serious situations, for example with the drunken Swedish church guy.
The movie is truly a masterpiece of history, and should be remembered better. I couldn't find anything that was not lovely about this movie.
Of course, special effects are not as kinky as in a 21th century movie, nor is the colour of the movie that perfect, but the DVD version succeed in giving you a good re-done version of a truly masterpiece.
If you are not afraid of seeing some serious battle scenes, get this movie into your collection! Highly recommended