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Reply #15 - Nov 18^th, 2011 at 7:37pm

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I remember when ZARDOZ played at SF/17 (1993?) that there was a pretty vocal reaction! Garen got up and asked the crowd what they thought of it. There was lots of boos and hissing (some loud cheers and claps, too). Garen used his ole "I love it when your angry" retort.
Hey, it IS a Love it or Leave it kind of film. But, that can be a good thing at the Marathon. You don't want the audience to just sit there and shrug.

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Reply #16 - Nov 28^th, 2011 at 9:30pm

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Yes...or as the kids on the interwebs say "THIS." You might not like ZARDOZ, but as a group viewing experience it would at least be interesting and perhaps unpredictable.

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Reply #17 - Nov 29^th, 2011 at 12:00am

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Joe Neff wrote on Nov 28^th, 2011 at 9:30pm:

You might not like ZARDOZ, but as a group viewing experience it would at least be interesting and perhaps unpredictable.

Oh, it would be predictable, all right. I predict youd see a lot of faces with WTF??? expressions on them! Cheesy

Cheesy

I have seen the future, and it is sucky digital....

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Reply #18 - Dec 4^th, 2011 at 7:17pm

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Please let's LEAVE IT! No Zardoz. Case closed. Thanks!

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Reply #19 - Dec 4^th, 2011 at 7:57pm

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i never watched the entire zardoz until it played at the marathon. on the whole it's a bad movie but a very positive marathon experience. the revelation of what zardoz is becomes a group wtf moment. and the audience reaction to the wordless epilogue was howls of laughter. i'd say save zardoz for a sean connery honorarium.

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Reply #20 - Dec 4^th, 2011 at 10:57pm

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Dragonator wrote on Dec 4^th, 2011 at 7:17pm:

Please let's LEAVE IT! No Zardoz. Case closed. Thanks!

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

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Reply #21 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 12:03am

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Dragonator wrote on Dec 4^th, 2011 at 7:17pm:

Please let's LEAVE IT! No Zardoz. Case closed. Thanks!

Sounds like a ringing Endorsement to me!! If it's that 'controversial' - we NEED to show it!

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Reply #22 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 10:30am

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L.A. Connection wrote on Dec 5^th, 2011 at 12:03am:

Sounds like a ringing Endorsement to me!! If it's that 'controversial' - we NEED to show it!

   Tony, no offense or anything, but what is with this screaming desire of yours to show the worst slime-encrusted flotsam you can exhume?
   Zardoz is a lousy movie. You wont be able to secure a print, because it's from Fox, & Fox has been scrapping all the release prints of their back titles for years, now. The rest have been thrown over to Criterion, and, even if they somehow do have a print, it will be an original, and -- once again -- it will be FADED. So, not only a crummy movie, but crummy presentation on top of it! Not cool, Tony, not cool. (Maybe you could secure a vault print from Fox, but the chances are very high that the colour in it, too, will have turned.)
   Why not unearth Blood Beach, for Chissakes? Or Boogeyman? Or My Bloody Valentine? Or Event Horizon? You could fill the entire thon with crap! (Not that anything we say on this board matters, cause Garen never even glances at it.)
   Why not concentrate on some fun, decent flicks that everyone can enjoy, instead of promoting titles that are insipid, boring, dated, & narcolepsy-inducing? There are plenty of them out there, but they dont include frigging Zardoz & Rollerball.

I have seen the future, and it is sucky digital....

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Reply #23 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 12:23pm

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David the Projectionist wrote on Dec 5^th, 2011 at 10:30am:

You could fill the entire thon with crap!

we did that one year back in the early 90's or late 80's. i think it was the year we showed starbeast. i still had a good time.

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Reply #24 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 1:37pm

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should we have a like button?

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Reply #25 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 2:17pm

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David the Projectionist: what is with this screaming desire of yours to show the worst slime-encrusted flotsam you can exhume?...You could fill the entire thon with crap!...promoting titles that are insipid, boring, dated, & narcolepsy-inducing?

Dave, I get the feeling you may not be altogether happy with the proposed films. I'm all for Zardoz, Brainwaves, Rollerball etc. and even propose a theme:

"2012: The Year We Stick It to Dave the Projectionist!"

Wink

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Reply #26 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 2:29pm

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Hey, wasn't Dave all for "so bad it's good" last year? I wonder what prompted the change of heart; was he stuck playing Transformers 3 on the main screen for a month or something this summer?

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Reply #27 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 2:46pm

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R_F_Fineman wrote on Dec 5^th, 2011 at 2:17pm:

Dave, I get the feeling you may not be altogether happy with the proposed films. I'm all for Zardoz, Brainwaves, Rollerball etc. and even propose a theme:

"2012: The Year We Stick It to Dave the Projectionist!"

Wink

I would so buy that T shirt.

"MAKE ME A SERGEANT, CHARGE THE BOOZE!"

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Reply #28 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 2:55pm

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poor dave.

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Reply #29 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 3:24pm

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First of all, I started this thread as a sop to Ed Symkus who always likes to bring up ZARDOZ as his pet Marathon film. I wouldn't mind seeing it again either. By the way - WHERE is Ed???? I've tried emailing him and sending a message via Facebook.

Second, Fox struck a new ZARDOZ print in 2008 and it's played L.A.. It also has played within the last year or two in other venues.

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