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The Mask Of Zorro [VHS] [1998]
 
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The Mask Of Zorro [VHS] [1998]

VHS ~ Antonio Banderas
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, José María de Tavira, Diego Sieres
  • Directors: Martin Campbell
  • Writers: John Eskow, Johnston McCulley, Randall Jahnson, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
  • Producers: David Foster, Doug Claybourne
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 1 Jul 2002
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CYVN
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,759 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
A lusty and rousing adventure, this calls to mind those glorious costume dramas produced so capably by the old Hollywood studio system--hardly surprising, in that its title character, a de facto Robin Hood in Old California, provided starring vehicles for Douglas Fairbanks and Tyrone Power, the 50s TV hit, and dozens of serials and features. Zorro, a pop-fiction creation invented by Johnston McCulley in 1918, is given new blood in this fast-moving and engaging version, which actually works as a sequel to the story line in the Fairbanks-Power saga, The Mark of Zorro. A self-assured Anthony Hopkins is Don Diego de la Vega, a Mexican freedom fighter captured and imprisoned just as Spain concedes California to Santa Ana. Twenty years later, he escapes from prison to face down his mortal enemy, a land grabbing governor played with slimy spitefulness by Stuart Wilson. Too old to save the local peasants on his own, he trains bandito Antonio Banderas to take his place. Much swashbuckling ensues as Banderas woos Catherine Zeta-Jones, becomes a better human being and saves the disenfranchised rabble. Director Martin Campbell wisely instils a measure of frivolity into the deftly choreographed action sequences, while letting a serious tone creep in when appropriate. This covers much ground under the banner of romantic-action-adventure and it does so most excellently. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Synopsis
Twenty years earlier Don Diego de la Vega had fought Spanish suppression in Alta California. Now he transforms Alejandro into his successor to stop Don Rafael Montero who had taken away his freedom and his precious daughter all those years ago...

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing!!!!!, 13 Mar 2001
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I thought that this movie was absolutely amazing.I am a huge fan of Antonio Banderas and have seen all his movies but this one I find I can watch over and over and over again.Everytime I do watch I see something different to the last time I watched it.I also was pleased that Catherine Zeta Jones was in it as she is my favourite actress.She played her part very well and coming from a spanish background she really looked the part.As I have said, I really loved this movie and watch all the time.If someone was to ask my opinion on a movie to watch I would definately say "The Mask of Zorro".
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hopkins is sublime, 17 Jul 2001
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Being an avid Anthony Hopkins fan I surprised myself at the long wait I gave myself to watch this. I saw it last night and I thought Hopkins performance was sublime. Not a part I would associate with AH but one in which he pulls it off superbly. Not only that but he looks the part. An excellent film... buy it!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Behind the Mask, 21 Jul 2008
By F. S. L'hoir (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews
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The first three times I saw this film (twice within a week; and the third a year later), I felt that it fulfilled its promise of being a first-rate, well-acted adventure thriller with delightfully comic overtones. The costumes and production values are also of the highest quality; and the music with its flamenco beats is truly exciting. I enjoyed each viewing immensely.

Anthony Hopkins portrays the elder Zorro with his usual elegant style; Antonio Banderas displays his considerable talent for comedy as Zorro's apprentice who learns (the hard way) to become a swashbuckling swordsman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones represents his perfect foil, in every sense of the term. She also does a smashing dance with Banderas that is both exciting and marvelous to behold.

Although I still enjoyed "Zorro" on my recent fourth viewing, I began to notice some of the flaws that because of the general excellent quality of the film, I chose to overlook during my previous viewings, but which I finally had to acknowledge marred an otherwise romantic adventure film that could be viewed by the entire family. One, of course, is the head in the jar, which, since I know when it is about to occur, I always manage to find something to do in the kitchen until the scene is over. The other is the "tonsil locking"--in the words of Alistair Cooke, former host of Masterpiece Theatre--that passes for kissing in some films nowadays. Even in the otherwise steamy Mexican telenovelas, the hero kisses the heroine in a manner that looks both romantic and artistic, and leaves something for the audience's imagination.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Mask of Zorro
A story of freedom and love both Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones Acted their part that made me want to jump out of my seat and join the fight for freedom.
Published 1 month ago by Ms. K. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Zorro
I love this film. Anthony hopkins plays Zorro, who then trains a new Zorro (Antonio Banderas) to fight his arch enemy Montero because he is too old. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. SM EVANS

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
This has to be in my top 5 films.It just entertains from start to finish.The swordplay is out of this world,every duel just kept me gripped with excitement. Read more
Published 12 months ago by David Addison

4.0 out of 5 stars Strikingly entertaining
Strikingly entertaining and first-rate in most all cinematic categories, "The Mask of Zorro" is a smart action film that works due to a convincing titled character (Antonio... Read more
Published on 3 May 2007 by Jay

4.0 out of 5 stars Masked Marauder
This is one of those real feel-good movies - a real swashbuckler for those who like their swashes buckled. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2005 by Louise Stanley

4.0 out of 5 stars There is a Zorro in all of us
A legend is a legend and it cannot be changed. Yet you can revisit it and modify some details without any risk. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2005 by Jacques COULARDEAU

5.0 out of 5 stars Mask of Zorro
This film is legendary! 3 actors banderas, zeta jones and hopkins perform at their best. Banderas is great during the fight scenes and hopkins trains him upwell. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2005 by steve rayner

4.0 out of 5 stars Persiflage, pulchritude and parody
The Zorro legend once loomed large in California. This film, whatever its flaws, might resurrect that romantic myth. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2004 by Stephen A. Haines

5.0 out of 5 stars The mask behind a good film
This is a very good film it is like a sequal to the mark of Zorro only better there is a lot of people killed but not that many. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Shame it's nothing like the orginal Disney TV series
It's one long, extremely boring series of killings. Seemingly every three minutes someone is stabbed or shot. The violence is purely gratuitous. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2001

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