ZULU movie myths

[ryman1]

A poster in this TMP thread says it was done as a tribute to the earlier film.

It also featured in my 21st birthday - my brother-in-law led us in a Zulu chant while we were in the pub

Aye, Ridley Scott named Zulu as one of his all time faves and wanted to pay homage.
When I first sat down to watch Gladiator my jaw dropped with disbelief at what seemed to be laziness by the crew in poaching the zulu chant and it tainted the film for me.
However, finding out the reason makes it all okay, I've seen Gladiator 5-6 times now. 

[Luddite]

That's the least of the problems with Gladiator.

[NTM]

Zulu on More 4 this afternoon then a bit of a break and Zulu Dawn on Channel 5

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

watching the F1 qualies though.....then there's the f****ing tennis.... which stop most of you seeing it.

IanS

[NTM]

Yeah, no chance of me watching them live but they've gone into record in the Sky planner

[Hertsblue]

Got 'em both on DVD. They were going cheap. 

[sixsideddice]

Really interesting thread...

Well to be honest I think the awarding of VC's ( and yes the men at Rourkes Drift were brave)  was a bit of a cover up for Isandlwana

... and yes, totally correct; it was to cover the embarrassment of their earlier botch up.

[Maenoferren]

They also didn't use anywhere near Rorkes Drift as it was too dusty and brown. They chose somewhere with a lot of green grass sothat there would be a nice contrast betwen the red of the tunics and the surroundings.

There was also one of the company that ended up outside of the compound for the whole battle hidden up inside a brick chimney and another of the Natal native police who spent part of the battle one the wrong side of the mealie bag wall.

Then when the hospital fell the survivors had to cross an area between the new defence lines and the hospital. This was dangerous as the Zulus could get to them.

[Leman]

Actually it all took place in North America. The British wore blue and rode horses and they were wiped out to a man, not by Zulus but by pesky redskins.

[Luddite]

Really interesting thread...

... and yes, totally correct; it was to cover the embarrassment of their earlier botch up.

It was a disaster, but in what way was the battle a 'botch up'?

[sixsideddice]

.....  Isandlwhana

[fsn]

Bless you!

[sixsideddice]