ThiefHott Too much of everything

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

smc-08680 I believe it was after watching this movie that Michael Douglas famously approached Catherine Zeta Jones with the line " I want you to have my children" and you can see why. Zeta Jones is truly radiant in this role, a true beauty. Her acting is flawless and despite the fact she was relatively unknown at the time she stands up well against the amazing Antonio Banderas. I've seen this movie countless times and don't think I do it justice enough in reviewing it and calling it a "classic" It's a truly amazing story along the old style, action adventure theme of a thief seeking revenge for his brother, and ends up being trained by the great Zorro. Funny in some parts, intense in others, it is a wonderful movie that I would fully recommend.

sapphire-33045 I love this movie and have ever since I first saw it. While I know there are more critically acclaimed movies out there and movies with Oscars to back up their greatness,there is just something about this movie. I've wasted more times than I can count. There is humor, action, and romance. In addition to the story of one man finding his place in the world and another on a mission to reunite with the family he lost while looking to pass on his mantle to someone. I love this movie, it very entertaining and brings me joy every time I watch it.

Wuchak Released in 1998, "The Mask of Zorro" stars Anthony Hopkins as an aging Zorro and Antonio Banderas as an orphaned delinquent with the potential to take over as the hero in early 1840s California. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays the babe while Stuart Wilson and Matt Letscher play the villains.As my title blurb suggests, this movie is like Batman and Indiana Jones in the Wild West; there's even a "Bat Cave" (although, I should point out, the character of Zorro pre-dates Batman by 20 years, first appearing in 1919). Like the Indiana Jones movies, this is a fun adventure with thrilling, but eye-rolling scenes. It's nowhere near as good as 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark," but it's as good or better than the sequels.While some people praise the opening sequence as one of the best in history, I found it to be the weakest part of the movie. The action and tone are just so unrealistic and cartoony it seriously tempted me to tune out. Thankfully, I kept watching because the story later pulls you in as the wannabe hero tries to prove himself a worthy replacement of the original Zorro. The confessional scene is particularly well done and hooks the viewer. Speaking of which, Zeta-Jones' beauty is just unreal.The film runs 136 minutes and was shot entirely in Mexico.GRADE: B- (6.5/10 Stars)

FlashCallahan Zorro saves three men from the fleeing Spanish Governor but is followed to his home where his wife is killed and his infant daughter taken and is imprisoned. Twenty years later, he escapes and finds his daughter has been raised as the governor's child. Vowing revenge, he takes a young thief who is also seeking revenge as his apprentice, who will become the new wearer of the Mask of Zorro......As adventure movies go, it's one of the best of the nitrites, and easily the most fun action movie since Temple Of Doom, and the winning formula is thanks to Banderas, because like Ford in Indiana Jones, he is a great hero, but also self deprecating and not afraid to make himself look stupid at times.Campbell proves that he can make really competent action movies. When he's good he's very very good, and when he is bad, he's Green lantern. The man recharged Bond twice, and here he takes an age old hero, makes him fresh and exciting, and also makes Hopkins convincing as a sword fighter.It's a little on the long side, and some of the secondary characters are stereotypical of the setting, but its shortcomings are forgiven for the sheer spectacle of it all.It's a shame that the sequel sank without trace, because this could have been a brilliant franchise.