Zorro, the swashbuckling hero of the undertrodden, was introduced to the world in 1919 when he debuted in the pages of Johnston McCulley's serialized novel, The Curse of Capistrano. Within a year, the masked man had appeared in a film, the silent The Mark of Zorro. Over the next eight decades, Zorro would be played by many, and now both Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas. The Mask of Zorro, a '90s attempt to revive interest …showed first 75 words of 759 total…

…showed last 75 words of 759 total…fuses his version of Zorro with charm and charisma. His playfully erotic scenes with the stunningly beautiful Catherine Zeta-Jones are electric. Zeta-Jones, assuring that her first appearance in a major Hollywood feature won't be forgotten, can boast the movie's most memorable costume (or lack thereof), when a sword duel with Zorro leaves Elena's garments in shreds. Like all great heroes, Zorro is bigger than life, and we wouldn't have it any other way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**