tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post1627679201446213500..comments2024-03-28T20:35:37.931-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: "The Mark of Zorro" (1940)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-89924587658760521772020-07-09T10:14:27.087-04:002020-07-09T10:14:27.087-04:00Kirsty, I love The Mask of Zorro! I aw it at a dr...Kirsty, I love <i>The Mask of Zorro</i>! I aw it at a drive-in movie theater when it first came out and have been entranced ever since. Everything about it is basically perfect.<br /><br />But yes, that movie is sort of a continuation of the traditional Zorro story, which is about how Diego became Zorro, and then how Zorro went on to have many adventures. <i>Mask</i> picks him up when he'sHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-50394582364344719512020-07-08T03:54:20.824-04:002020-07-08T03:54:20.824-04:00It's kind of blowing my mind a little that the...It's kind of blowing my mind a little that there are black and white film and TV versions of this story featuring what sounds like a very different plot to the one I'm familiar with... the only adaptation of Zorro I've actually ever really been aware of up to now is the brilliant 1998 Antonio Banderas movie The Mask of Zorro!Kirstyhttps://k9698.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-61927958560133181252020-07-03T11:36:45.845-04:002020-07-03T11:36:45.845-04:00Blakeney, yup! Totally true. I have the book on ...Blakeney, yup! Totally true. I have the book on my to-be-read shelves, but I've watched both the Leslie Howard and Anthony Andrews version :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-20865026502555492332020-07-02T23:34:54.166-04:002020-07-02T23:34:54.166-04:00Oh wow, I never knew that! Zorro is another dashin...Oh wow, I never knew that! Zorro is another dashing, wonderful character. Don't know what version of TSP you have but the Leslie Howard one is very sigh-worthy.Blakeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778630656258229069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-61323760049222516672020-06-23T14:12:35.591-04:002020-06-23T14:12:35.591-04:00Gabby, that's awesome! I'm glad you and y...Gabby, that's awesome! I'm glad you and your whole family like it -- and I'm not surprised you all do :-) It's so fun!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-30235621296611763202020-06-22T23:06:01.232-04:002020-06-22T23:06:01.232-04:00Oh, we have this Zorro! I really like it! There ar...Oh, we have this Zorro! I really like it! There are few black and white movies my whole family enjoy, but this is one of them. :)Gabby A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02094981984519672898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-45150333777697133462020-06-17T13:57:56.812-04:002020-06-17T13:57:56.812-04:00Blakeney, oh, that's awesome! The Scarlet Pim...Blakeney, oh, that's awesome! <i>The Scarlet Pimpernel</i> is on my TBR shelves, actually. I know that Johnston McCulley was inspired by Sir Percy when he came up with Zorro!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-67139716916819602782020-06-16T22:21:37.499-04:002020-06-16T22:21:37.499-04:00Hamlette, I know how you feel. Years ago and long ...Hamlette, I know how you feel. Years ago and long before the Broadway musical came out, I was a 14 year old kid looking for something to read among some dusty library shelves. I pulled out a book at random called The Scarlet Pimpernel, and have never been the same. For me, Sir Percy Blakeney will always be a paragon of all manly virtues (sigh)~*Blakeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778630656258229069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-34103764106103558972020-06-16T17:17:57.561-04:002020-06-16T17:17:57.561-04:00MC, they're all just such cool dudes, aren'...MC, they're all just such cool dudes, aren't they? Definitely try to find this, it's excellent fun.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-67817644475430924752020-06-16T17:16:45.503-04:002020-06-16T17:16:45.503-04:00McKayla, yay! It's such a rousing good time, ...McKayla, yay! It's such a rousing good time, isn't it?<br /><br />The '74 version is hard to find, but you can catch it on TV from time to time. I don't think it's been released on DVD.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-73453873116390564492020-06-16T17:16:06.368-04:002020-06-16T17:16:06.368-04:00Caftan Woman, well, there's no surprises there...Caftan Woman, well, there's no surprises there -- Guy Williams is extremely crushable. I actually have a poster of him hanging in my hallway upstairs, alongside John Wayne and Alan Ladd.<br /><br />Yes, another half hour of running time would not have gone amiss here to do things like develop Diego and Lolita a bit more, as well as their romance, and toss in another action sequence or two :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-36068526284383187752020-06-15T19:24:07.365-04:002020-06-15T19:24:07.365-04:00Robin Hood, Zorro, the Lone Ranger, yes!! I love a...Robin Hood, Zorro, the Lone Ranger, yes!! I love all of their legends so much!! I haven't seen this, but now I really want to because of Rathbone and the amazing cinematography. Wowza!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-85741273515998000572020-06-15T11:32:53.999-04:002020-06-15T11:32:53.999-04:00I've actually seen this one.
I think I was ab...I've actually seen this one. <br />I think I was about seven when I first saw it, and have loved it ever since. Of course, just put swords in a movie, and I loved it, lol. <br />I don't think I've ever seen the '74 version, though. I'll have to look into it. McKaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358864445536589827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-18065024530321488512020-06-15T08:16:31.070-04:002020-06-15T08:16:31.070-04:00Guy Williams was my first TV crush and I obsessed ...Guy Williams was my first TV crush and I obsessed over all things Zorro.<br /><br />I first saw the Tyrone Power movie in my tweens and I was in Heaven. I still enjoy it, after all it is so expertly made, with one complaint. I wish it were longer and there had been a sequel. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-35991459750832592912020-06-14T21:22:51.959-04:002020-06-14T21:22:51.959-04:00And the first time I watched Langella's, I was...And the first time I watched Langella's, I was like, "Why is this exactly like Power's version?!?" Lol.<br /><br />I wish Rathbone could have played the hero in a swashbuckler, just once. Wouldn't that have been fun? Rapier-sharp sarcasm AND a sharp rapier AND the hero?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-81519022559940918152020-06-14T19:48:16.070-04:002020-06-14T19:48:16.070-04:00I enjoy this movie, though I grew up on the 74 ver...I enjoy this movie, though I grew up on the 74 version with Langella, so it cracks me up that the plot is almost exactly the same, word for word. But it is one of Rathbone's best, and I LOVE that he did all his own swordplay. He was so splendid at it. Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.com