The Legend of Zorro [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Legend of Zorro [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Terrific Sequel To "The Mask Of Zorro." Plenty Of Action And Humor To Keep All Ages Entertained. Better. A 2nd Sequel?
Summary: 5 Stars
Martin Campbell, Antonio Banderas, Academy-Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Horner, John Gertz (co-producer of the New World Zorro TV series) and Steven Spielberg return for the action-packed sequel to the 1998 smash hit "The Mask Of Zorro." The story of Elena De La Vega and Alejandro Murietta continues in fine fashion. This time, Zorro must save TWO unions before it's too late. That is all the synopsis you'll get from me. View the first one, though, before watching this equally entertaining sequel, packed with all the action, spicy humor and romance which made the original movie a runaway box-office hit. Rated PG for action-violence.Movie Review: The Legend of Zorro
Summary: 4 Stars
Lots of action,, a fine movie:
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Movie Review: James Bond of the 19th Century
Summary: 3 Stars
Well, it's not as good as it's predecessor. But the Legend of Zorro still makes for decent entertainment. That's due in no small part to the abilities of its two stars, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The chemistry that they brought to the table in the previous movie is still there, it's just that they were given a whole lot to work with.
The story takes up about 10 or 12 years after the last movie. California is about to join the Union, much to the disgust of a collection of a mysterious alliance of Europeans, cowboys and a Confederate General (never mind that the Confederacy was still 8 or 9 years away from existing, let alone raising an army or finding spiffy uniforms in which to dress its officers). The son that Alejandro/Zorro (Banderas) and Elena (Zeta-Jones) is now a Zorro-worshipping little hellion bored with school. While Alejandro relishes his mission as a 19th century superhero righting wrongs and fighting injustice, Elena worries about the safety of their son should Alejandro's true identity ever become known.
Her novel solution to lessen her concern about the little tyke's health is to divorce his father. How's that? Well, trust me, she seems to think it's a good idea.
Alejandro does what every superhero does when faced with a choice between his family and his people, he starts swilling wine!
You would think that I hated the movie, but the fact is, I still enjoyed it in the same vein that I've enjoyed every James Bond movie (except the ones with Timothy Dalton and that Lazenby guy). In other words, don't look for historical or geopolitical accuracy. Don't try to figure out how a guy can run across multilayered roofs and still an managed to head off a rider on a horse that had head start on him, and please don't wonder why so many guys are fighting with swords when they were just seen brandishing a six-shooter only moments before. If you're willing to put those little qualms aside and just settle back with some popcorn, you'll still enjoy the Legend of Zorro.
Movie Review: Exceeded my expectations by leaps and bounds
Summary: 5 Stars
The Legend of Zorro is actually a great movie, one which I never expected to be so thoroughly entertaining. I would have been content just looking at Catherine Zeta-Jones for a couple of hours, but this is a swashbuckling good time from beginning to end. Sure, it stretches credulity at times and plays fast and loose with American history, but it succeeds admirably in its purpose to capture the viewer's imagination and show him/her one wild, action-packed adventure. I must admit I haven't seen The Mask of Zorro, nor have I seen more than bits and pieces of old Zorro shows and movies over the years, so I can't put any of this in a proper Zorro context. All I can do is tell you how much I liked the movie - and why.
You can't complain about a weak or nonexistent storyline here, as The Legend of Zorro is packed to the gills with story; not counting the credits, the movie runs a good two hours, but it really doesn't seem that long - largely because the story never pauses long enough to start dragging. There's always a dichotomy somewhere in the mind of any masked hero, and a "when you come to a fork in the road, take it" philosophy no longer works for Alejandro de la Vega (Antonio Banderas), the man behind the mask. On the one hand, the people still need Zorro, particularly right now as the residents of California embrace the process of entering the United States as a free state. On the other hand, he has a wife and son now, and his wife Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who used to fight alongside him, is not happy when he breaks his promise to put away the mask forever. The people really do need Zorro, though, for an ill wind has blown into town in the form of a greedy, murderous preacher-man and, much more insidiously, a fancy-schmancy Frenchman who threatens to take away everything de la Vega/Zorro cares about - including Elena, who suddenly divorces him. It's bad enough when you lose your wife, your son (not knowing your secret identity) thinks you're a coward, and you feel like you've lost the edge you need to be the people's champion. It's hundreds of times worse to know that your possible downfall comes at the hands of a Frenchman.
You can't keep a good, masked legend down, though, especially when you're wooing his ex-wife. Suspicious of his motives (and clueless as to what Elena could possibly see in him), Zorro is determined to get to the bottom of Frenchie's secrets. There's a lot going on he doesn't know about at first, but it all comes together to reveal a plot of national - nay, global - importance. There are a number of things I would like to talk about in terms of the plot, but it's impossible to do so without giving too much away. Let's just say that some of it is out deep in left field - yet it does all hold together, which is what's most important. The action's important, too, of course, and there's plenty of it. Rest assured that Z's will be carved into bad guys' shirts on more than one occasion, as Zorro's trademark swordsmanship is put on display fairly often. Heck, everybody gets in to the fight at some point. All the early battles, which are rather exciting in and of themselves, are mere skirmishes leading up to the extended fight scenes near the end (in, on, and around a speeding locomotive). It's especially interesting to watch Catherine Zeta-Jones open a few cans of you know what - her mechanical fighting style isn't that impressive, but it's a hoot to watch all of her facial expressions as she fights.
Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are really terrific in their roles, but young Adrian Alonso steals the show time and again as de la Vega's son Joaquin. He's an impish little fellow who obviously has a healthy portion of Zorro blood running in his veins. His restless, action-oriented nature gets him in trouble and even puts him in danger on occasion, but the lad has all 31 flavors of spunk.
The Legend of Zorro just about has it all: swashbuckling action, adventure, gunplay, sword-fighting, explosions, romance, human drama, suspense, mystery, comedy, superb acting from top to bottom, etc. It's just a well-paced, thoroughly entertaining film that I enjoyed immensely. I daresay you'll get your money's worth with this one.
Movie Review: About 3 1/2
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a nicely made film with fine actors and a decent story. Overall though it is just okay. They really waited much too long to make a sequel. It was also just more of the same, except adding an annoying kid. I would compare it to the Mummy films. The first was great, then the second was a good movie, but it lacked the spark of originality the first had. It also had the annoying kid. Overall, this is a decent film to watch on a rainy day. It is a bit long(over 2 hours), but it was enjoyable enough.