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The Mask of Zorro
Special Edition (2-disc)
- Dolby Digital & DTS
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Starring: |
Antonio
Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Matt Letscher, Stuart
Wilson |
| Director: |
Martin
Campbell |
| MPAA rating: |
PG-13 |
| Genre: |
Action
- Adventure - Comedy - Romance |
| Studio: |
TriStar
Pictures and Amblin
Entertainment
(Columbia
TriStar Home Entertainment)
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Movie: A+ |
Video: A |
Audio: A+ |
Extras: A- |
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Summary: The dashing, suave Antonio Banderas stars as
Alejandro, a thief grieving the death of his brother, but discovers his true destiny
when Diego de la Vega trains him to become the next Zorro. Will the
two Zorros be able to free California from the grasp of the evil governor
Montero? Will
Diego and Alejandro get their revenge? This swashbuckler is an action, adventure,
comedy with juicy romance is not one to miss. Unmask the mystery of this
great film.
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The Story
In 1821 before Governor Rafael Montero returns to Spain,
he commands an execution of three innocent men to draw Zorro (Anthony
Hopkins) to a final showdown. Unfortunately for Montero, Zorro saves
the lives of the three men and left his mark on Montero's neck. Zorro is Don Diego
de la Vega, a husband and father. Montero discovers this fact and
arrests Zorro after killing his wife and taking his only daughter Elena to
Spain.
After being held twenty years in prison, Diego escapes and
vows revenge on Montero. Meanwhile, Alejandro Murrieta (Antonio
Banderas) is struggling to find his next drink and ready to kill the army
Captain who
has murdered his brother. Diego intervenes and saves Alejandro from
being arrested by the unscrupulous Captain. With his plan for revenge,
Diego trains Alejandro to be the next Zorro and to spy on Montero's plan to
buy California from Mexico. Will the two Zorros be able to free
California from the grasp of the evil Montero? Will Diego and Alejandro
avenge themselves?
This action and adventure film is like no other. The
non-stop heart pounding dueling swordfights, horse riding stunts, and the
sexy romance keep the audience wanting more.
The Extras
"The Mask of Zorro" Special Edition DVD comes
in two discs with the following bonus features:
Disc 1:
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Director Martin Campbell audio
commentary
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Exclusive Documentary: "Unmasking of Zorro"
offers an inside look at the film from the history of Zorro to casting,
location, costumes, swordfight training, horses and stunts, all the way
to theatrical release.
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Deleted scenes: "The Wallet" is a scene in
which Don Diego discovers Alejendro stealing from a wealthy man, and
"Resolution" is the original ending.
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Advertising materials: theatrical teaser, trailer and
twelve 30-seconds or less TV spots for "The Mask of Zorro",
and publicity photo portraits of Banderas, Hopkins and Zeta-Jones.
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Costume Designs features photo stills of original
design drawings side by side with finished costumes.
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Music video of Marc Anthony & Tina Arena "I
Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You"
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Talent files for Martin Campbell, Antonio Banderas,
Anthony Hopkins, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Production notes (2 pages)
Disc 2:
Video & Audio
The image quality of this anamorphic
widescreen DVD is excellent. The colors are accurate and
saturated, while shadow detail is excellent. The cinematography is
stunningly beautiful and nicely captured on DVD. Both the DTS
and Dolby
Digital 5.1 soundtracks are well balanced with aggressive use of the surround channels.
As expected, the DTS soundtrack does have an edge over the Dolby Digital, as
the sword fight sound effects are more visceral in quality and nuances of
the soundtrack are more apparent.
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
Be sure to check out our Top 10 DVDs of the year
2001 and our list of this year's Oscar winners on DVD.
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