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Reply With QuoteWell there is (or was) that new Zorro cartoon, Zorro Generation Z, if that counts.
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I was disappointed with the last one (mainly because Zorro's son conveniently had great abilities and was given the nod of being the next Zorro).Also, since there was an 8 year gap between the first and second movies, they really should have done something good about the second one.
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Well there is (or was) that new Zorro cartoon, Zorro Generation Z, if that counts.
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Nah I'm only interested in the movies.
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I'm sure there'll be other Zorro movies somewhere down the road, but I think the book is closed on the Banderas/Zeta Jones version. A shame, though. The first movie was terrific, but they waited too long to produce a sequel, which turned out all kinds of wrong.
I remember not liking the first one much when I saw it, so I never bothered with the sequel. However, I think the casting of Antonio Banderas was a stroke of genius.
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I absolutely loved the first one. It was everything a Zorro movie should be, and yes, Banderas was near-perfect casting. They even managed to make Catherine Zeta Jones likable, which I think hasn't been achieved since.Originally Posted by Michael24
I remember not liking the first one much when I saw it, so I never bothered with the sequel. However, I think the casting of Antonio Banderas was a stroke of genius.
We'll have to wait for a reboot someday. The Mask of Zorro was a fine film that did spectacular justice to the character, whereas The Legend of Zorro was an uninspired, embarrassing C-grade effort that's better left forgotten. Not nearly enough swashbuckling adventure, and the plot was annoying. Oh no, Zorro's marriage is in danger! I can't see much good coming of trying to continue the current continuity.
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Just curious, but am I the only one who had a problem with the kid in "The Legend of Zorro"? Or is this one of the reasons it was hated by the general public?
The kid and his hijinks were definitely a huge problem, in addition to the lame story that they thought up.
I would suggest that it's not the medium, but the quality of perception and expression, that determines the significance of art. But what would a cartoonist know? -Bill Watterson
Well, a third could always be about his son being a teen...er...
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I had no problem with the kid. Better off letting him be part of the adventure than someone's hostage.
Anyway, if you like Zorro, you should try the new Zorro comic from Dynamite Entertainment. It's great.
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The movie obviously had many problems, but the kid was unbelievably annoying. Not only did he drag the movie down to 3 Ninjas level, he almost made me feel conflicted about child abuse, as I found myself rooting for the baddies to kick the youknowwhat out of him.
Its one of the reasons. For me its probably the main one, I hate kid characters like that in movies or tv shows. The main characters always end up coming off like jackasses.
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The Mask of Zorro was a fantastic movie, but it was one of those things that should have either been left alone or had a quick trilogy. One day I want to see the real Zorro on the big screen. And by real I mean Don Diego de la Vega not some freakin' replacement.
It's like if WB decided to do a Batman Beyond movie. You can get away with one, two, or maybe three movies but that's about it. Batman is Bruce Wayne not Terry McGinnis. Zorro is Don Diego not Alejandro.
Rant is done.
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I absolutely loved the first one. It was everything a Zorro movie should be, and yes, Banderas was near-perfect casting. They even managed to make Catherine Zeta Jones likable, which I think hasn't been achieved since.
Ditto.
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The difference everyone knows that Bruce Wayne is batman, not everyone knows Zorro's real identity.
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Thank you.
You scared me there for a bit.
1- You're kidding right? You had absolutely no problem with the kid? At times its like he was the only male in the family who was wearing pants.I thought he was annoying as hell (And I'm euphamizing to avoid censorship).
2-I actually read one of the comics (you're talking about the new ones this year right?)
Thank you.I mean if it were not for the violence and language in this movie, I'd say this Zorro movie was a watered down kid's movie.They had 8 freaking years and this is what they came up with.The movie obviously had many problems, but the kid was unbelievably annoying. Not only did he drag the movie down to 3 Ninjas level, he almost made me feel conflicted about child abuse, as I found myself rooting for the baddies to kick the youknowwhat out of him.
Exactly.
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What are you...10? There's like THREE generations that grew up on Disney's Zorro. Who's gonna forget Guy Williams as Don Diego de la Vega and his adventures with the two idiot cops/soldiers Sgt Garcia and Reyes. And Bernardo spying for him.
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Uh, i do. I'm not steeped in zorro lore. Everyone, even people who don't read comics know that bruce wayne witnessed his parents murder as a child and grew up to become batman. Not everyone knows zorro's history.
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I disagree. Maybe KIDS don't know it...but us, our parents, and grandparents know the story since we all grew up watching Disney's Zorro. A show that was constantly on TV from the late 1950s till the ends of the `90s.
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