New Zorro Movie

[wildoak]

Just saw the new Zorro movie last night, and I loved it. Great movie, great swordfighting/swashbuckling kind of action, great horse he rides, and the boy who plays their child in this one is going to be a heartbreaker. Definitely worth seeing.

Jan

 

[strass]

Why can't he just ride off into the sunset behind a 36" mini in a Roadster cart?

 

[FairytailGlennMinis]

I love Zorro, but the whole idea of his wife getting bored after 10 years and messing around with someone else and Zorro having to win her back--that just kills this movie for me. I mean was that REALLY neccessary??? I know break ups and people getting bored with marriage and messing around are common, but daaang--do we really have to get it stuck into our family action adventure movies??? I am discusted and it ruined the whole feel of the movie for me.

-Amy

 

[hobbyhorse23]

Amy, WOW, that wasn't what I got out of it at all. Weren't you watching the last half?

They finally explained that she hadn't divorced him of her own free will, she did it because she had to to keep the Pinkertons from revealing his secret identity. They blackmailed her, big time, and she had to get close to the bad guy to investigate him for the Pinkertons. Granted it was a bit confusing, but I've got to admit I loved some of the scenes where Zorro either got drunk or lurked around spying on them ("Oh look, there's a vendor! ::hissed:: What are you DOING here??") and the expressions on his face as he's grumbling while hidden on the ceiling. Too funny!

Love the horse, could have done with real fire instead of the constant computer-generated stuff and a bit less gratuitous acrobatics. I think you'd actually LOSE momentum taking the time to do backflips off each level of a roof instead of just jumping from a run! LOL

Leia

 

[FairytailGlennMinis]

I saw it and I got it...I just thought there were a million other things that could be done for a good story line. I didn't like the idea of it at all and am still very disapointed. Blackmailed into a divorce and tearing up a family...that just isn't my idea of a good time movie.

-Amy

 

[SunQuest]

I agree with you Amy. The thing is that I loved the first Zorro, but this one was a dud for me for the same reason that you state Amy. When she divorced Zorro, I was so angry that I just about walked out of the theater. The first thing that ran through my mind was that "you married a hero like him, and he was good enough for you before you got married, and now you want to change who he was before he met you???" This whole scenario just sat really really wrong with me and it ruined my whole frame of mind for the rest of the movie.

Now on the other hand, if the producers wanted to use this story line, then let the viewers know right up front why Zorro was being so wronged. At least I may have been able to get past my anger at the movie industry always making it ok in any movie for people to just up and leave their spouse. I was angry because this movie was rated as a family type of movie, and well honestly our younger children would most likely not pick up on the reasons why it was ok for her to leave him, especially after having to watch it for so long.

I almost felt like the blackmail part was just thrown in at a whim haphazardly.

(What ever happened to commitment and taking vows seriously? This kind of subject matter really shouldn't be used so lightly IMO.)

Off my soap box now...

 

[wildoak]

I am discusted and it ruined the whole feel of the movie for me.

Sheesh, it was a little disconcerting but given the "good guys always win" nature of the movie, it was pretty much a given that they would get back together. I thought it was much better than most of what's out there today, good entertainment without any dark messages. And that little boy......I think we'll see more of him, too cute.

Jan

 

[Becky]

I REALLY wanted to go see it yesterday, but it was only playing at one showing late last night. So we went and saw Pride and Prejudice. Excellent romantic movie!