Reviews (38)

You've heard of laughing til you cry? That's this movie!
I missed "The Gods Must be Crazy," and only stumbled onto
Gods II. But it was one of the happiest stumbles of my life (and I'm now 77!). We've had this film 6 or 7 years, and I still crack up when I watch it. The director, as well as the actors, are top-grade. The low-key delivery of the dialogue no matter how drastic the crisis, the animals performing like pros (which they may be but it doesn't show), the touches of prattfall humor ( falling through the hole in the plane, leaping up tree trunks in a single bound)--all really tickle our sense(s) of humor. When we're not laughing out loud, we're smiling. And the only word for the two kids is marvelous! The thought of those two poachers drinking their wagonload of water after the two children have played in it--and probably done what all small children do when in swimming--is a real grin. This is not to say that there isn't an undercurrent of some serious concerns running through the film, but they're not obtrusive. This was made as a comedy, and the makers succeeded beautifully.

Brilliant Film. Why can't we buy it in England???
The Gods Must Be Crazy II was shown several years ago on our old 'Cable' station, now taken over by 'Sky'.
We laughed at this film from start to finish. It is the sort of film you can watch over and over again, and laugh at the story every time you watch it.
We are very disappointed as we cannot buy this film in England, we have spent months and months trying shops and internet sites and still we are unable to purchase this brilliant film.
Maybe someone will read this message and be able to help us by advising were we can purchase not only this film but also The Gods Must Be Crazy.
Come on - someone out there must realise that we in England would like to be able to purchase these titles and I'm sure when they are available to us they will be snapped up quickly.
Why not make them available on DVD. I would certainly purchase
both films on Video and DVD.

Funny if you like farsical whimsical humour
I can imagine a lot of people may not make it past the first ten minutes of this movie. It views like a 1970s nature movie crossed with a farscial Harold Lloyd comedy. But somehow if you can stick with it and the cornyness of the effects (lots of strings, speeded up footage and fake animals) you may get hooked enough to want to find out what happen. Ultimately it has some basic childish appeal even for adults, I'm sure that young children may delight in it and be all the better for it. Certainly I think it would be better for them than Batman or some "comic" movie. Adults may have to find their inner child to really enjoy this movie.

It's out on DVD now!!!
For all those who love the "Gods Must be Crazy" I & II movies, the long wait is over! They've finally been re-released - and this time on DVD! Both films are together on a single DVD at a great price - and you can get them right here, at Amazon.com.

The Gods Must Be Crazy 1 & 2
It is hard to decide which of these hilarious episodes is the funniest. Like all of the truly classic movies, they can be watched over and over again. They are true entertainment for any age. Both of them can be enjoyed by the entire family.
There is little doubt they would be among the best selling movies of all time if they had been made by mainstream hollywood. Blockbuster will be hard pressed to keep them on the shelves if they become available on DVD. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Epic, huh
Shout at the Devil is tauted as a sizzling epic of love, war and revenge on the back of the tape's box. It did have have war and revenge, but not quite of epic proportions. It did have a love angle. That love angle, spliced with the war and revenge, slowed down the action and the plot considerably. The director used Africa's scenery to a capital advantage. Too bad scenery can't win an Oscar. One scene even required a WWI airplane surveillance; better to show off more of that scenery. Marvin, as a Cat Ballou style drunk, was at his acting best. Moore handled his role superbly as a Britisher duped by Marvin. It was a dandy Adventure film with long love scenes that give you time to make popcorn or visit the chalet de necessite. I would have given this movie five stars, but the love angle--with a John Wayne style brawl between Marvin and Moore-- was a bit overdone.

shout the devil
Having recently viewed this film for the first time I was impressed how the actors made such an enjoyable film out of such a week plot.The acting carried this film from beging to end ,mr. marvin gave a totally convincing preformance as a ner-do well hero wanna be,with a darker past then he paints.Mr. Moore seems to act beyound his usual limited range to give a geniune beleavible adaptation of a dislocated englishman and reluctant hero.This film apprears to catch ms. parkins in her prime,she gives a quality job thou just a little short of her job in the Kermiln Letter .All in all it is a good watch and an enjoyable hour and a half on their performances alone. ... Read more

Amazon.com

South African director William C. Faure (who died in 1994) originally created Shaka Zulu as a 1983 miniseries broadcast in the U.K. Later released for theaters, this is the best-known biography of, and certainly one of the longest narratives about, the legendary Zulu warrior-king, Shaka. The story follows Shaka's life in detail from his illegitimate birth around 1787 to a commoner, Nandi, through his tormented childhood at the Zulu court. Virtually disowned by his father Senzangakhona, the scrawny and introverted Shaka grows into a tall, commanding presence played by Henry Cele (The Ghost and the Darkness and The Light in the Jungle). Cele's subtle but powerful performance is fundamental to the impact of this epic--which, though slow here and there, commands our attention and humanizes the legend of Shaka appealingly. After proving himself a worthy warrior and rising in the ranks of a necessarily more militant society, Shaka lends his influential support to King Dingiswayo who unifies the Zulu Nation under the domination of his Mthethwa tribe. At Dingiswayo's death, Shaka accedes to the Zulu throne from which he expands the Zulu empire through successive military successes over all of Natal (today, KwaZulu-Natal). Faure's story is distinct from other pre-apartheid accounts of Shaka's life in its positive retelling of the Zulu Nation's rise to dominance in western South Africa and in its admixture of military and personal history. In this account, Shaka is not merely the intangible father of a nation but a common man whose life both challenged and taught him to lead. --Erik Macki ... Read more

Reviews (41)

Outstanding and important part of African History
This is an outstanding series. This tells of the rise and power of the Warrior King Shaka Zulu. Shaka Zulu ruled with an iron fist over the Zulu Nation (current day South Africa) for over 30 years. Henry Cele portrays the powerful leader in a convincing way. This series never has a dull moment and is riveting to watch. Shaka Zulu was embittered towards his father who was a Zulu King due to his harsh treatment of his mother, sister, and grandmother and it is Shaka's quest to bring him to justice and to take over as King.

Eventually, Shaka Zulu completes his goals and crowns himself King of the mighty Zulu Nation. The Zulu's were fierce warriors, just ask the British and the Boers. A European missionary who was in the Zulu territory said that the landscape was littered with bones and skulls due to Shaka Zulu's fierceness of battle and conquest.

The story does end with the downfall and death of Shaka Zulu, as all mighty leaders must fall and die over due course, but Shaka Zulu definitely had a full life. He was cunning, a brilliant battle strategist and a great warrior, he is one of the few true conquerors of history, and is yet overlooked due to Western Civilizations ignorance of African history. Hopefully, one day this will be solved. There was controversy at the time of the making of this film in 1983 due to it being filmed and produced in Apartheid South Africa, but the film and the director due the Zulu's justice. It does not take anything away from the story and the proud history of the Zulu tribe.

This film is highly recommended to those who enjoy a riveting film about battle, treachery, revenge and triumph. The historical accuracy is also quite good with just a few minor details that were not true, but overall it is a good historical portrait of the mighty Shaka Zulu.

Excellent movie but no DVD features
It was a great idea to make a DVD out of this extraordinary series of Shaka Zulu. The DVD version is much better than the VHS version because it's the original full-length track from the original series. There is no cut or anything. However, there is no special features (subtitles, languages...) even though the cover says there are. Don't get tricked. There is absoluteley NO SPECIAL FEATURES. It's a pity because if included, those special features would have made this DVD a perfect one. Tha's why I gave 4 stars instead of 5.

Absolutely bloodcurdling
I think I saw this on TV. The fighting is so realistic as to be terrifying. Not for the weak of heart or stomach. But like vampire films, it does have its macabre appeal.

Get the Complete Miniseries instead!
Having watched and thoroughly enjoyed the entire miniseries on TV in the 1980s, I bought this set and expected it to be the same. I was very disappointed with the editing done to reduce the length from 8 hours down to 5 hours. The result is choppy, with dialogue frequently referring to scenes and sequences that were cut. In addition, there are editorial gaffes in some of the recaps of previous episodes where the cut scenes are recapped. These instances left me wondering what I had missed -- and then I realized that the scenes had been cut out. While this cut is still riveting, if you're willing to sit still for 5 hours of this version of Shaka Zulu, I'd recommend spending the additional 3 hours watching the complete version -- and at about the same price. It's well worth it!

An interesting take on an amazing person!
The video is great; the one unfortunate aspect being that it is edited from the original TV series to a degree in which some of the characters do not fulfill their personalities and impact upon the life of Shaka. Aspects of Shaka's childhood have been left out that appeared in the TV series and which greatly help to clarify some of his later actions and personality traits. Yet another thing I found disappointing is that it is told from the point of a white man, a needless aspect.

In spite of this though it is a great story of a little known part of African history documenting the difficult childhood of Shaka, his rise to prominence and forging of the Zulu Empire from a kingdom of a few thousand to one of hundreds of thousands.
Some great characterizations, a particular favourite being Shaka's maiden aunt Mkabayi. If anyone is interested they may also want to purchase E.A. Ritter's book 'Shaka Zulu' which explores many of the myths surrounding Shaka. A great video though and well worth the money. ... Read more

Reviews (8)

Great movie...pity about the DVD
This movie made by former Bond director Peter (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) Hunt and starring then 007 Roger Moore has all the hallmarks of a great fun action thriller. Yet, the action doesn't seem to truly pick up until the latter part of the movie when things start to go terribly wrong in a South African gold mine.
The plot - for what it's worth - revolves around plans to increase the value of gold stocks by flooding a gold mine in Africa, and the machinations employed to keep the manager of the mine (played by Moore) suitably distracted and away from the location to allow the villains plot to succeed.
A great cast supports Moore in this piece including Susannah York and Sir John Gielgud and it moves at a fair pace. The troubling aspect about this movie (and the reason I give it only four stars) is the poor treatment that has been afforded the picture on the DVD - it really does deserve to be redone and remastered.

Authentic
While living in South Africa in 1972 I had the idiot notion I might like to work in a gold mine, so I spent a day about 2 miles down. This, and my studies of geology, qualify me to speak a bit to the authenticity of this movie.
What the audience of this movie cannot FEEL about life 2 miles down is the heat and humidity that is natural and the coldness that is artificially created by the 20-ft fans pulling air down through the tunnels and around one's drenched body. But everything that can be conveyed visually is true to the facts of that time (above ground and below, and political as well as natural), and for these reasons this is an absorbing story well told.

Roger Moore gives one of his best Performances
After Peter Hunt directed ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE he left the Bond series. This was Hunt's best directorial effort since then. Roger Moore gives a standout performance as an engineer working for a gold mine in South Africa. The beautiful Susannah York provides the love interest. The sort of likeable Bradford Dillman is the villain of the piece. At a time when composer Elmer Berstein seemed to be struggling between genres he came up with one of his most innovative and beautiful scores including a rousing vocal main title. This is a good film supported by an intelligent script. Well acted.

Gold - Remastered From The Original 8mm Master
Yes, I must agree with other reviews, the quality is very poor with words cut out. Strange when they claim it's restored from a "master copy". Perhaps the movie will be re-issued in anamorphic widescreen by a dvd mastering company that has something better than a 10 year old vhs deck!

1974 was not a banner year for production value
i just read all the complaints about the video/dvd versions of "Gold". the production value of this film is extremely low. the master, i'm sure, is not the best to get a print from. unfortunately, the original had sound & editing problems to begin with. let's face it, does "Chinatown" have high production value? - no because the technology was substandard compared to today's expectations - there's only so much you can do with a master, filmed primarily in South Africa, the primary set being a mine shaft and to boot - it takes place in the 70's.

the content of this film was only passable anyway - wilbur smith doth not an "odyessy" make...perhaps "diamonds" would be the title to work with today - this film was just a product of its time - politically ambitious - like "traffic" was in 2000/2001. ... Read more

Reviews (8)

Great movie...pity about the DVD
This movie made by former Bond director Peter (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) Hunt and starring then 007 Roger Moore has all the hallmarks of a great fun action thriller. Yet, the action doesn't seem to truly pick up until the latter part of the movie when things start to go terribly wrong in a South African gold mine.
The plot - for what it's worth - revolves around plans to increase the value of gold stocks by flooding a gold mine in Africa, and the machinations employed to keep the manager of the mine (played by Moore) suitably distracted and away from the location to allow the villains plot to succeed.
A great cast supports Moore in this piece including Susannah York and Sir John Gielgud and it moves at a fair pace. The troubling aspect about this movie (and the reason I give it only four stars) is the poor treatment that has been afforded the picture on the DVD - it really does deserve to be redone and remastered.

Authentic
While living in South Africa in 1972 I had the idiot notion I might like to work in a gold mine, so I spent a day about 2 miles down. This, and my studies of geology, qualify me to speak a bit to the authenticity of this movie.
What the audience of this movie cannot FEEL about life 2 miles down is the heat and humidity that is natural and the coldness that is artificially created by the 20-ft fans pulling air down through the tunnels and around one's drenched body. But everything that can be conveyed visually is true to the facts of that time (above ground and below, and political as well as natural), and for these reasons this is an absorbing story well told.

Roger Moore gives one of his best Performances
After Peter Hunt directed ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE he left the Bond series. This was Hunt's best directorial effort since then. Roger Moore gives a standout performance as an engineer working for a gold mine in South Africa. The beautiful Susannah York provides the love interest. The sort of likeable Bradford Dillman is the villain of the piece. At a time when composer Elmer Berstein seemed to be struggling between genres he came up with one of his most innovative and beautiful scores including a rousing vocal main title. This is a good film supported by an intelligent script. Well acted.

Gold - Remastered From The Original 8mm Master
Yes, I must agree with other reviews, the quality is very poor with words cut out. Strange when they claim it's restored from a "master copy". Perhaps the movie will be re-issued in anamorphic widescreen by a dvd mastering company that has something better than a 10 year old vhs deck!

1974 was not a banner year for production value
i just read all the complaints about the video/dvd versions of "Gold". the production value of this film is extremely low. the master, i'm sure, is not the best to get a print from. unfortunately, the original had sound & editing problems to begin with. let's face it, does "Chinatown" have high production value? - no because the technology was substandard compared to today's expectations - there's only so much you can do with a master, filmed primarily in South Africa, the primary set being a mine shaft and to boot - it takes place in the 70's.

the content of this film was only passable anyway - wilbur smith doth not an "odyessy" make...perhaps "diamonds" would be the title to work with today - this film was just a product of its time - politically ambitious - like "traffic" was in 2000/2001. ... Read more

Reviews (8)

Great movie...pity about the DVD
This movie made by former Bond director Peter (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) Hunt and starring then 007 Roger Moore has all the hallmarks of a great fun action thriller. Yet, the action doesn't seem to truly pick up until the latter part of the movie when things start to go terribly wrong in a South African gold mine.
The plot - for what it's worth - revolves around plans to increase the value of gold stocks by flooding a gold mine in Africa, and the machinations employed to keep the manager of the mine (played by Moore) suitably distracted and away from the location to allow the villains plot to succeed.
A great cast supports Moore in this piece including Susannah York and Sir John Gielgud and it moves at a fair pace. The troubling aspect about this movie (and the reason I give it only four stars) is the poor treatment that has been afforded the picture on the DVD - it really does deserve to be redone and remastered.

Authentic
While living in South Africa in 1972 I had the idiot notion I might like to work in a gold mine, so I spent a day about 2 miles down. This, and my studies of geology, qualify me to speak a bit to the authenticity of this movie.
What the audience of this movie cannot FEEL about life 2 miles down is the heat and humidity that is natural and the coldness that is artificially created by the 20-ft fans pulling air down through the tunnels and around one's drenched body. But everything that can be conveyed visually is true to the facts of that time (above ground and below, and political as well as natural), and for these reasons this is an absorbing story well told.

Roger Moore gives one of his best Performances
After Peter Hunt directed ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE he left the Bond series. This was Hunt's best directorial effort since then. Roger Moore gives a standout performance as an engineer working for a gold mine in South Africa. The beautiful Susannah York provides the love interest. The sort of likeable Bradford Dillman is the villain of the piece. At a time when composer Elmer Berstein seemed to be struggling between genres he came up with one of his most innovative and beautiful scores including a rousing vocal main title. This is a good film supported by an intelligent script. Well acted.

Gold - Remastered From The Original 8mm Master
Yes, I must agree with other reviews, the quality is very poor with words cut out. Strange when they claim it's restored from a "master copy". Perhaps the movie will be re-issued in anamorphic widescreen by a dvd mastering company that has something better than a 10 year old vhs deck!

1974 was not a banner year for production value
i just read all the complaints about the video/dvd versions of "Gold". the production value of this film is extremely low. the master, i'm sure, is not the best to get a print from. unfortunately, the original had sound & editing problems to begin with. let's face it, does "Chinatown" have high production value? - no because the technology was substandard compared to today's expectations - there's only so much you can do with a master, filmed primarily in South Africa, the primary set being a mine shaft and to boot - it takes place in the 70's.

the content of this film was only passable anyway - wilbur smith doth not an "odyessy" make...perhaps "diamonds" would be the title to work with today - this film was just a product of its time - politically ambitious - like "traffic" was in 2000/2001. ... Read more

Reviews (8)

Great movie...pity about the DVD
This movie made by former Bond director Peter (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) Hunt and starring then 007 Roger Moore has all the hallmarks of a great fun action thriller. Yet, the action doesn't seem to truly pick up until the latter part of the movie when things start to go terribly wrong in a South African gold mine.
The plot - for what it's worth - revolves around plans to increase the value of gold stocks by flooding a gold mine in Africa, and the machinations employed to keep the manager of the mine (played by Moore) suitably distracted and away from the location to allow the villains plot to succeed.
A great cast supports Moore in this piece including Susannah York and Sir John Gielgud and it moves at a fair pace. The troubling aspect about this movie (and the reason I give it only four stars) is the poor treatment that has been afforded the picture on the DVD - it really does deserve to be redone and remastered.

Authentic
While living in South Africa in 1972 I had the idiot notion I might like to work in a gold mine, so I spent a day about 2 miles down. This, and my studies of geology, qualify me to speak a bit to the authenticity of this movie.
What the audience of this movie cannot FEEL about life 2 miles down is the heat and humidity that is natural and the coldness that is artificially created by the 20-ft fans pulling air down through the tunnels and around one's drenched body. But everything that can be conveyed visually is true to the facts of that time (above ground and below, and political as well as natural), and for these reasons this is an absorbing story well told.

Roger Moore gives one of his best Performances
After Peter Hunt directed ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE he left the Bond series. This was Hunt's best directorial effort since then. Roger Moore gives a standout performance as an engineer working for a gold mine in South Africa. The beautiful Susannah York provides the love interest. The sort of likeable Bradford Dillman is the villain of the piece. At a time when composer Elmer Berstein seemed to be struggling between genres he came up with one of his most innovative and beautiful scores including a rousing vocal main title. This is a good film supported by an intelligent script. Well acted.

Gold - Remastered From The Original 8mm Master
Yes, I must agree with other reviews, the quality is very poor with words cut out. Strange when they claim it's restored from a "master copy". Perhaps the movie will be re-issued in anamorphic widescreen by a dvd mastering company that has something better than a 10 year old vhs deck!

1974 was not a banner year for production value
i just read all the complaints about the video/dvd versions of "Gold". the production value of this film is extremely low. the master, i'm sure, is not the best to get a print from. unfortunately, the original had sound & editing problems to begin with. let's face it, does "Chinatown" have high production value? - no because the technology was substandard compared to today's expectations - there's only so much you can do with a master, filmed primarily in South Africa, the primary set being a mine shaft and to boot - it takes place in the 70's.

the content of this film was only passable anyway - wilbur smith doth not an "odyessy" make...perhaps "diamonds" would be the title to work with today - this film was just a product of its time - politically ambitious - like "traffic" was in 2000/2001. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Anthony Quinn Rules!!
Anthony Quinn rules as a nurse kidnapping an African Dignitary in order to protect him.It's a must see !! ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Anthony Quinn Rules!!
Anthony Quinn rules as a nurse kidnapping an African Dignitary in order to protect him.It's a must see !! ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Anthony Quinn Rules!!
Anthony Quinn rules as a nurse kidnapping an African Dignitary in order to protect him.It's a must see !! ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Anthony Quinn Rules!!
Anthony Quinn rules as a nurse kidnapping an African Dignitary in order to protect him.It's a must see !! ... Read more

Reviews (8)

Great movie...pity about the DVD
This movie made by former Bond director Peter (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) Hunt and starring then 007 Roger Moore has all the hallmarks of a great fun action thriller. Yet, the action doesn't seem to truly pick up until the latter part of the movie when things start to go terribly wrong in a South African gold mine.
The plot - for what it's worth - revolves around plans to increase the value of gold stocks by flooding a gold mine in Africa, and the machinations employed to keep the manager of the mine (played by Moore) suitably distracted and away from the location to allow the villains plot to succeed.
A great cast supports Moore in this piece including Susannah York and Sir John Gielgud and it moves at a fair pace. The troubling aspect about this movie (and the reason I give it only four stars) is the poor treatment that has been afforded the picture on the DVD - it really does deserve to be redone and remastered.

Authentic
While living in South Africa in 1972 I had the idiot notion I might like to work in a gold mine, so I spent a day about 2 miles down. This, and my studies of geology, qualify me to speak a bit to the authenticity of this movie.
What the audience of this movie cannot FEEL about life 2 miles down is the heat and humidity that is natural and the coldness that is artificially created by the 20-ft fans pulling air down through the tunnels and around one's drenched body. But everything that can be conveyed visually is true to the facts of that time (above ground and below, and political as well as natural), and for these reasons this is an absorbing story well told.

Roger Moore gives one of his best Performances
After Peter Hunt directed ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE he left the Bond series. This was Hunt's best directorial effort since then. Roger Moore gives a standout performance as an engineer working for a gold mine in South Africa. The beautiful Susannah York provides the love interest. The sort of likeable Bradford Dillman is the villain of the piece. At a time when composer Elmer Berstein seemed to be struggling between genres he came up with one of his most innovative and beautiful scores including a rousing vocal main title. This is a good film supported by an intelligent script. Well acted.

Gold - Remastered From The Original 8mm Master
Yes, I must agree with other reviews, the quality is very poor with words cut out. Strange when they claim it's restored from a "master copy". Perhaps the movie will be re-issued in anamorphic widescreen by a dvd mastering company that has something better than a 10 year old vhs deck!

1974 was not a banner year for production value
i just read all the complaints about the video/dvd versions of "Gold". the production value of this film is extremely low. the master, i'm sure, is not the best to get a print from. unfortunately, the original had sound & editing problems to begin with. let's face it, does "Chinatown" have high production value? - no because the technology was substandard compared to today's expectations - there's only so much you can do with a master, filmed primarily in South Africa, the primary set being a mine shaft and to boot - it takes place in the 70's.

the content of this film was only passable anyway - wilbur smith doth not an "odyessy" make...perhaps "diamonds" would be the title to work with today - this film was just a product of its time - politically ambitious - like "traffic" was in 2000/2001. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Anthony Quinn Rules!!
Anthony Quinn rules as a nurse kidnapping an African Dignitary in order to protect him.It's a must see !! ... Read more