The Legend of Zorro (2005)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA):

Roberto Orci (screenplay) &
Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 octobre 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Western

Accroche:

This Fall, adventure begins with a Z.

Plot:

Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Alejandro de la Vega (Banderas) -- and his wife, Elena (Zeta-Jones) -- to take action.

Plot Keywords:

Zorro | California | Explosion | Mask | Church

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Not great, but enjoyable sequel

Ensemble

Alberto Reyes	...	Brother Ignacio
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Frey Felipe
Gustavo Sanchez-Parra	...	Guillermo Cortez (as Gustavo Sánchez Parra)
Adrian Alonso	...	Joaquin de la Vega
Nick Chinlund	...	Jacob McGivens
Giovanna Zacarías	...	Blanca Cortez (as Giovanna Zacarias)
Carlos Cobos	...	Tabulador
Antonio Banderas	...	Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
Michael Emerson	...	Harrigan
Shuler Hensley	...	Pike
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Governor Riley (as Pedro Armendariz)
Mary Crosby	...	Governor's Wife
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Elena de la Vega
Mauricio Bonet	...	Don Verdugo
Fernando Becerril	...	Don Diaz

Autre(s) titre(s):

Zorro Unmasked (USA) (working title) (USA) (working title)
The Mask of Zorro 2 (USA) (working title)
The Return of Zorro (USA) (working title)
Z (USA) (poster title)
Zorro 2 (USA) (working title)
La légende de Zorro (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of violence/peril and action, language and a couple of suggestive moments.

Durée:

129 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Espagnol | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Classification:

Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Germany:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:G | Norway:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Mexico:B | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Peru:PT | Czech Republic:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #40756) | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Mexico

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

'Tony Amendola', who played "Don Luis" in The Mask of Zorro (1998), plays "Father Quintero" in this movie, its sequel.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Zorro and McGivens are fighting on the bridge, McGivens punches Zorro and he drops the ballot box. It doesn't make a sound.

Guillemet:

Frey Felipe: Maybe you shouldn't drink so much on an empty stomach.
Zorro: Maybe you should wear lipstick if you're gonna act like my mother.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#1.15)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Cantina's Polka

Not great, but enjoyable sequel

Just saw this at an Advanced Screening the other day and must admit i was not particularly looking forward to it. Mainly due to the fact that i loved the original. I loved its tongue in cheek campness, its fun and exciting action scenes, and Anthony Hopkins.

Thankfully LOZ has 2 out of the 3 (no Anthony Hopkins for obvious reasons) and while the film has clearly been dumbed down and made more "family friendly" as with all mainstream Hollywood sequels, it still has Banderas and Zeta Jones clearly having fun with it.

True, some of the CGI looks a bit naff, and there is a terribly unnecessary scene with a horse which made me laugh just because i would have cried because of the terrible effect, but the action scenes are action packed and use a fairly minimal amount of it.

As for the story there isn't really much to say of it, which is probably why it doesn't live up to its predecessors standards. But it trys well enough.

At the end of the day fans of the original Zorro film will probably enjoy this, as long as they don't expect it to be anything other than a fun popcorn sequel.