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Type of bind: Video On Demand
Release Date: October 01, 2008
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 3563
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 2005
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The Mask Of Zorro was a 1998 sleeper hit, directed by Martin Campbell, that saw Antonio Banderas in the role he was born to play, that of the 19th Century Mexican-American superhero Zorro, aka Don Alejandro de la Vega. The film was notable for two other reasons- first, it was a very good film, even considering it was in the action-superhero vein, and two, it was America's introduction to the almost flawlessly gorgeous Catherine Zeta-Jones, a co-winner of the female genetic perfection sweepstakes, along with Halle Berry.
Since that film, Jones has become a household name with her films, marriage to Michael Douglas, and an Oscar nomination. The rest of the Zorro crowd has not fared as well, and this 2005 sequel, The Legend Of Zorro, set a decade after the very first film, is only a so-so follow up....If only the film had taken more advantage of the seven year hiatus. After all, it's not like they rushed a sequel into production. Yet, that's exactly what this film feels like, despite its good fun. Overall, I can give this film a marginal recommendation, especially as family fare, but I suspect that there will be no more sequels, at least not with Banderas and Jones, in this franchise's future.
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The movie is a little bit too much of a comedy, but other than that it's good.
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What woman can resist a mysterious masked man with a delicious accent and a horse that can rear up on command just in time for a photo op against the setting sun? Zorro is one Latin lover who has been charming the ladies for decades. Who better to portray him in THE LEGEND OF ZORRO than the luscious Antonio Banderas, reprising his role from 1998's THE MASK OF ZORRO. For those of you who remember that film, Banderas was something of an anti-hero in that movie--a wisecracking ne'er do well recruited by Anthony Hopkins to don the infamous mask, defend the common man, and win the heart of Hopkins' winsome long-lost daughter Elena.
In LEGEND, ten years have passed and Alejandro/Zorro is still married to his beloved Elena and is the doting papa of little Joaquin, a precocious budding Mini-Zorro. Taking a cue from SHREK II, the screenwriters amped up the romance in the movie by driving a wedge between Zorro and Elena at the very beginning of the movie. This sets the stage for several humorous and passionate encounters worthy of any historical romance with a feuding hero and heroine destined to end up in each others' arms.
I'm happy to report that Antonio is still hot and even after bearing 2 of Michael Douglas's children, Catherine Zeta-Jones is still so beautiful it hurts your eyes to look at her. (And after seeing her in those gorgeous 1850's period costumes, I'm convinced she's the only actress working yesterday who could actually do the role of Scarlett O'Hara justice.)
If you're a sucker for an old-fashioned swashbuckler with delightful touches of humour and a sexy undercurrent of romance, I highly recommend you grab the family and take in THE LEGEND OF ZORRO. (Although there is a little violence, I think I can recommend it for most ages. There was a little boy behind us who was plainly delighted by the entire movie, especially little Mini-Zorro.)
(Originally published on the website of Teresa Medeiros at [...])
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WOWWWWW!!!!! I loved this movie!! It had everything: action, romance, comedy, emotional and physical struggles . . . And beautifully done. The characters were so believable. I actually found myself crushing on Antonio Banderas, which was, like, weirdddd. :P
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I liked the very first Zorro much better, but this is Entertaining, Adventurous, and it has Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas, and people trying to take over the world.
Overall, I enjoyed the film, and I loved the action sequences, but I had the feeling that it was made for the money. I did not get the same feeling from the movie that the very first one created. It felt a little disjointed, like a commercial spin off. However, anything with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones is going to be satisfying.
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