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23rd December 2001	Remake of ZULU By Glenn Wade Hey ho! If you would like to see a remake of Zulu, one that is authentic, historically accurate, bloody and has superb special effects (Maybe even rated at 15 or 18), could you please jot down what you think and we'll see how many people want one!!! Chow!
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23rd December 2001	Martin Everett Dear Glenn, The 1964 version of Zulu has really stood the test of time. As Stanley Baker said at the preview 'we have had to change one of two things in order to secure financial backing and ensure commercial success'. The same is going to be true of any new version. Also, many of the actors in the original version have become very familar friends - new actors are going 'find it a hard act to follow'. The story that would be worth telling is that of the death of the Prince Imperial.
23rd December 2001	Alex Rossiter I prefer zulu dawn rather than zulu ,zulu is my second favoroute film and zulu dawn being my first favoroute film. The remake should also shock people as to what the conditions and terror was like that happened at rorkes drift.
24th December 2001	Alan Critchley Zulu was an epic film. Great if not totally accurate, it created the interest now shown in the subject. Zulu Dawn was not the same box offiiice success but in my opinion was much closer to the truth. I hope that any remake of Zulu will be accurate. Alan
24th December 2001	Arthur Bainbridge it would be hard to get a better film than zulu history can make for boring films,movie goers want a story to follow not a history lesson also i think there would be political considerations which would dilute any new movie
24th December 2001	Diana Blackwell I'd see a remake, for sure, but I can't imagine prefering it to the original. Why tamper with perfection?
24th December 2001	GREG I watched Zulu on ITV this afternoon, it was spoilt by the adverts and worse the bits that they snipped out!!!How could they ruin what is the only decent film on the box this xmas.Call me a snob but the BBC wouldnt have spoiled it. ITV stick to your soaps and family fortunes.Great ive got that of my chest. Zulu is a hard act to follow ,the prince imperial would make a great film .Have a great christmas everyone best wishes Greg.
26th December 2001	Colin E Wilks Remember, the film Zulu is a film, film's are entertainment. Historicaly accurate films tend to be very poor entertainment for any body who is not really in to the event being shown (ie: 90% of the paying public). I only need to point out what happened to Zulu Dawn, which I to prefer to Zulu, it flopped at the box office. I too would not be too keen on a remake of Zulu, the original is too good and a remake would most likely be even more inaccurate .... did you know there was an American at Rorke's Drift? Of course there wasnt, but I bet there would be one in the remake! Before I get told off for being anti-American, I am not, some of my best friends come from across the pond. What might be worth thinking about is a film "Made for TV" of the true story of Rorke's Drift. Some of the recent made for TV classics have been excellent, the BBC's new film of "The Lost World", being shown over the Christmas Holiday, is first class and, with one or two exceptions, is very true to the original book. Happy New Year!
1st January 2002	Fred I think a factual film about Rorkes Drift would be a bit less successful. Dramatic as it was, it probably would be too grim to make good box office (It also probably be too un PC to show any form of British `victory'). For instance Witt fled the scene as soon as the Zulus appeared, he had a wife and three young children (not a nubile daughter)and could never have come from Cetshwayo's kraal, it was many days travel from RD. Both Chard and Bromhead were over thirty and poor old Bromhead was partially deaf. Hitch was hit in the shoulder not in the leg.