ZORRO IS A LIVE ACTION PUSS IN BOOTS! The Mask of Zorro (1998) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@TimotheeReacts]

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[@leandrodavidgarcia5711]

The neverending story 1,2, Labyrinth, g force, brother bear

[@thatonkgau5221]

The legend of Tarzan

[@thatonkgau5221]

The legend of Tarzan

[@m.c.ufan1019]

I just thought about the same thing you said! He’s a live action puss in boots!

[@ethandoyle4978]

I recently rewatched this and the sequel , both are great films And here’s some films that I highly recommend “Mighty Joe Young 1998” “Speed 1994” “Deep rising 1998” “Congo 1995” “Godzilla 1998” “Tomb Raider 2018” “Uncharted 2022” “Snake Eyes G.I Joe Origins” “G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra” “G.I . Joe Retaliation”

[@AirQuotes2962]

Puss in Boots was based off of Zorro. The original fables of Puss in Boots do date back to before Zorro, but the version of him in the Shrek movies is VASTLY different from the original. When they were making Shrek 2, it's clear that they already had Antonio Banderas for the role and based him off of Zorro as a joke to the audience.

[@DrRush-ow4qg]

It’s interesting that what started as a clever joke eventually became equal to what it was parodying and far greater than the original fairy tale.

[@AirQuotes2962]

@@DrRush-ow4qg Exactly! I heard the original French/Italian fairy tale and it kinda sucked. But the version specifically in The Last Wish is one of the greatest things I've ever seen. It still hasn't beat out the original Zorro, but it is on the same level.

[@SilverScribe85]

To be honest, I prefer the Dreamworks version of Puss

[@jongon0848]

What I think this film absolutely nails is Alejandro's character development. We see the seeds planted with him admiring Zorro as a kid, to him being a drunken thief, a gifted but cocky rookie, a charming spy, and finally a hero of the people. One of my favorite bits from this film is when he gets pissed off at Diego for trying to get Elena back instead of helping the people. "What about California? What about the people?!" "They still have Zorro." Alejandro has come full circle, he finally puts the people over himself. Diego even sees this and knows he's now officially Zorro.

[@jefelix2010]

I swear this movie has that feeling like you're seeing it for the very first time all over again

[@thatonkgau5221]

The reason why there are so many similarities between Zorro and batman is because batman was very largely inspired by Zorro. There are many references to Zorro in batman media like the animated series.

[@christopherb501]

While we're at it, Timothee? Should you ever get to silent films en masse, add The Man Who Laughs to the short list.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

27:22 OMG it’s THAT scene. Timothée’s mind is heading from innocent to ‘spirited’.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I love how you’ve called it LIVE ACTION ‘Puss in Boots’ when it was perhaps the other way around in the cinematic timeline lol

[@twist58]

Agreed. This 1998 adventure pretty much helped set the stage for DreamWorks’ take on the sword-wielding feline.

[@CassTheStinkyChicken]

THIS IS in my TOP5 favorite movies of all time. It's nice to see people still appreciating it!!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I remember having great fun watching this movie. Also, Catherine Zeta-Jones (who is not a Latina) and Antonio Banderas have such electric chemistry 🔥

[@crimsonknight7011]

You point out that Catherine Zeta-Jones isn’t Latina. Did you know Antonio Banderas isn’t Latino either, he’s from Spain

[@AguedaG]

​@@crimsonknight7011 we, the Spanish, are a true Latino people. The Americans from countries with Latino languages only have Latino ancestors. Antonio Banderas is a true Latino precisely because he was born in Spain.

[@crimsonknight7011]

I’m wrong then. I was under the impression that Latino was for people from Latin America. My bad then and I apologize

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Born in Swansea, Wales actually has Welsh (British), Irish and Spanish ancestry.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@WalesTheTrueBritons Interesting.

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Wanna know why Antonio Banderas got a career in action and comedy in the early 2000...This movie and Desperado from Robert Rodriguez ( which i highly recommends), the mexican John Wick. Just so much fun ! Saw it in theater in my youth, its still holds up so much !

[@carrbender]

Director Martin Campbell really knows how to revive franchises. Not only did he bring Zorro back with this movie, but he also brought James Bond back (GoldenEye) … TWICE! (Casino Royale)

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

Apart from Spy kids, this was my first introduction to Antonio Banderas. Zorro is just another character that he played amazingly.

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

This is how Zorro should be, a mixture of humour, action and fun. The problem here is that these days most actors are not willing to do the training necessary. The acrobatics, the fencing and everything? Even if you have stuntmen, they still have to do a lot by themselves. It also needs teachers that know what they are doing. An unsung hero of Hollywood was Robert James Gilbert Anderson (1922-1912) who did the fight choreography for movies like Highlander (1986), The Three Musketeers (1993), The Princess Bride (1987), The Mask of Zorro (1998), The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003), and James Bond: Die Another Day (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). He was also Darth Vader during the lightsaber fight scenes in Star Wars A new hope, The Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi. He also worked as an actor and stunt coordinator. He was often uncredited for his work.

[@bridge6649]

Bob Anderson was first hired in 1953 as stunt double for Errol Flynn in "The Master of Ballantrae". In training he hurt Flynn. Although the actor admitted it was his own fault, Anderson was called "The Man who stabbed Errol Flynn."

[@thatonkgau5221]

This movie is a classic. We need more pulp fiction stories in movies like Zorro, Django unchained and the legend of Tarzan.

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΑγγελ]

Zorro is my favourite hero he definitely deserves a come back also Tarzan already got a pretty good movie to date.

[@davidyoung745]

Zorro has always been one of my favorite characters of all time, whether it played by both of these great actors, or by Guy Williams on the old Disney series. Even Tyrone Powers did him well. Did you know that the idea for Batman was based on the old Zorro novels and movies?

[@Allison--]

The Mask of Zorro is one of the best movie experiences I've ever had. So much so, I saw it twice in theaters. Though it may seem like a comedy, its really a hybrid. It has drama, romance, action, suspense, and a great revenge story (for both Zorro's). Easily one of my top favorite blockbuster movies!

[@EScoglio]

Such a fantastic movie! Always a favorite growing up. I always loved Zorro, even named my first car Tornado after Zorro's horse. It was his steed, my car was my steed, so I name it that.

[@twist58]

Without Zorro, DreamWorks’ take on Puss In Boots would never even exist to begin with. Perhaps that explains why they chose Antonio Banderas for the role after this 1998 classic.

[@AdamNisbett]

A whole lot of modern popular fictional heros trace back to the original Zorro stories (way before this Antonio Bandera movie) Batman for instance is a retake of the Zorro story (and in many versions his parents are killed while out to see a Zorro film)

[@AdamNisbett]

And in other inspiration trivia, this movie is kinda retelling The Count of Monte Cristo as a Zorro story.

[@fighterx9840]

Funny I just recently watched this on Netflix, great reaction dude. Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas are really good actors

[@officialflikz]

Everyone relates Antonio Banderas to Zorro, but the truth is Diego de la Vega, the actual Zorro, is Anthony Hopkins, Antonio played the "mantle boy" in this movie

[@nathancruz9172]

If I remember correctly, the princess bride made a spoof of zorro for Wesley as a dress pirate 🏴‍☠️ Robert’s.

[@sonic18shadow]

Mask of Zorro was my childhood hero movie actually my first hero before Batman. I love the story and the action it felt very natural. Thanks for reacting to this film. Finally someone recognizes this film. Thanks again!!

[@zoharamitai8719]

Banderas casting as Puss was deliberate haha Also I just watched The Last Wish yesterday, and damn Antonio Banderas' voice barely changed in the last 25 years! It's like he sounds the same as here

[@totomomo18]

A really great movie. The sequel is also good. You should also see The Count Of Monte Cristo 2002 and Rob Roy 1995.

[@thearthurmarston9897]

This is one of my ALL time favourite movies!! So happy to see you react to this!

[@kampinak]

this movie is so much fun, seen it so many times, Antonio Banderas brings the energy, Catherine-Zeta Jones is at her most beautiful, Anthony Hopkins with the top class acting chops, the 3 of them all charming, the villains work perfectly, everybody got a lot of charisma, really well done :)

[@AmeliePoulain_01]

I grew up with this movie. My aunt had it on a cassette. I'd watch it every time I visited her. Obviously Antonio was chosen for Puss in boots, because of this. Heck Puss was inspired by Zorro. It's a crime that more people don't know this movie.

[@DavidDiaz52794]

Wearing a black plastic bag with holes for eyes and being chased by friends was a thing in my childhood (I'm a mid-90's boy)! This was the thing those days. I'm very glad that you had fun watching this!

[@featherguardian6023]

Antonio Banderras is One of my Favorite Actors with this Charm that’s Impossible To Not Love and Captures a Young Spirit no Matter Who Old He Get,Love His Zorro Movies that’s One of the Reasons Why Dreamworks developed both the Character and Actor on Puss in Boots,Mask of Zorro is One of my Favorites Movies with a Tragedy that might Inpired TMNT 2012,My Favorite Version of The Turtles,The Characters are As Amazing as the Cast,the Villains Don Rafael and Captain Love(The Best Reverse Flash) are Menacing and Evil,The Action is Fun,and the Story is a Blast,10 out of 10,Can’t Wait to talk about the Sequel.

[@dannybob42]

So I'm pretty sure when they cast Banderas as Puss in Boots they did it because of Zorro this is such an underrated film though, Zorro being an iconic comic character spanning over a century. Charming and swashbuckling, a lot of what Zorro did also set the template for Batman (in fact, in some origins the movie young Bruce watches before his parents are killed is a Zorro movie), Banderas is perfect for the role too, and it is a nice little origin/passing of the torch movie. Particularly like the music they play when Zorro stabs Captain Love too Fun fact: Banderas trained with the Spanish Olympic Fencing team for four months to prep for Zorro, he also trained with Bob Anderson, who had trained Errol Flynn (another legendary swashbuckling actor), who called him the most gifted swordsman he's trained since Flynn.

[@ryanfeit1420]

I would definitely recommend reacting to "Desperado", which was released in 1995 and was the first starring role for Antonio Banderas and it also co-starred Salma Hayek. It's a great and fun action film and Banderas did great in the lead role.

[@AguedaG]

Joaquín Murrieta was a historical figure. A kind of Mexican Robin Hood. It is also true that his head was displayed throughout California after his death. He had 24 then. It's also true that one of his partners was called Jack Three Fingers. There is a movie about him starring Jeffrey Hunter in 1965.

[@Kayoss13212]

So glad that you reacted to this movie. It has the perfect blend of action and humor, while making it feel natural. You can tell that the movie doesn’t need to stop for a humorous moment to relieve tension. If only Disney/Star War could’ve taken notes from this movie. This could’ve taught them how to do a proper ‘passing of the torch’ type of story.

[@chrisgiles6050]

Hello, Timothee!!! I can't even tell you how happy I am that you chose to react to this movie, it's one of my favorite movies from my childhood! I love Zorro, and Antonio Banderas absolutely slays in the role of Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro. I also love the character development he gets throughout the movie, and his chemistry together with Catherine Zeta-Jones is red-hot and fiery! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Anthony Hopkins also has a great character arc too, and I also love how you chose to wear a black button-up shirt for the occasion. Very dashing, just like the title protagonist. Whether it's as Zorro or Puss In Boots, Antonio Banderas excels in every role he plays! 😁😁

[@joonas4561]

30:19 Actually Antonio Banderas did the stunts himself. He was apparently very adamant about it, because he wanted it to be as authentic as possible.

[@RebekahSmithChildofGod7]

This is a great movie. I'm glad you reacted to it. My dad showed this to me a couple years ago

[@McSmurfy]

I rewatched it last year because I remembered some of it as a kid. It's a cool movie and my favourite older movies, especially Zoro as a character and the actor.

[@darrylcarden1851]

“Mambo Kings” is a fun movie from early in Antonio’s career. Was his first English speaking role, and the story I’ve always heard was that he didn’t really speak it yet and learned his lines phonetically.

[@erikgarciabat90]

One of the best superhero movies of 90s, Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins as the 2 Zorros was phenomenals and extraordinaries.

[@RandiPoitras]

i'm so excited to see you watch this!!!

[@crimsonknight7011]

I think because of this movie people keep thinking that Antonio Banderas is from Mexico, but he’s actually from Spain. I mean Puss in Boots reminds me a lot of a Spanish musketeer with the boots and feather in the hat

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Sir Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas doing Physical Comedy is PEAK CINEMA.

[@A113-p9e]

Of course Zorro is, he’s who Puss in Boots was heavily based on/parodied, even the actor here is the same.

[@KaldurionCPinnecoosePersonal]

Hurray, you are finally watching this!!! I love this movie!

[@karaelizabethmartinez964]

My parents used to have the movie on VHS and it was always our movie to watch during family movie night.

[@Namtrix]

Love you for seeing this movie Tim! I saw it as a kid and it’s stuck with me forever.

[@nluna75]

I love Zorro, every year i go back to 2 Zorro movies......... The Mask Of Zorro and Zorro the Gay Blade Both movies are a fun watch with Zorro TGB being more comedic then Mask but George Hamilton also plays a perfect Zorro. Funny enough both Antonio Banderas and George Hamilton were nominated for Golden Globes for both of their portrayals as Zorro. A definite watch if you keep watching Zorro movies after Legend.

[@mamstarstorm]

So Odin trained and mentored Puss in Boots. Imagine Puss vs Zorro?

[@TimotheeReacts]

puss vs zorro for sure!

[@twist58]

I second that. Odin mentored Puss, so I’d like to see… Zorro VS Gato En Botas.

[@dannydashtv9418]

MY CHILDHOOD!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@RandiPoitras]

Trick riding has been done for ages, it's incredibly cool to watch

[@ianburns1167]

Antonio Banderas is spectacular. You want more of him, in something that's much more dramatic, go for The Thirteenth Warrior!

[@BLUNAProductions]

This is the most fun I’ve ever had watching a movie.

[@JimmyXWolvie]

Hey Tim good to see you lol sorry it took me so long to comment in your videos. Lately I've been busy. Fun fact: In the Batman comics, Zorro was the last movie Bruce wayne saw with his parents in the theater, before they were gunned down in the alley.

[@TheBlond49]

Amazing 90's movie James Horner composition, in his prime.

[@reginaldfrempong6644]

Finally. This movie needs more love

[@kaiverse9568]

Who is your favorite fearless hero

[@Swampthing86]

Zorro was created in 1919 by Johnston McCully. Zorro is one of the main inspirations for Batman along with the pulp magazine character The Shadow and Sherlock Holmes. Batman was created by Bob for & Bill Finger Detective Comics #27, 1939 exactly 20 years after Zorro first appearance.

[@dcemerald70]

Thank you for this reaction! Antonio Banderas was amazing! I was in a musical production when I was playing Pancho Villa and I watched these films to study their dialect. Catherine Zeta-Jones was both lovely and fierce! I used to wish they would have made a video game where you play as various characters in a sword duel. I can’t wait for your reaction to The Legend of Zorro! Here are other Antonio Banderas films: Uncharted, Doolittle, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Take the Lead, and he’ll be in the new upcoming film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. ⚔️🔥🖤❤️‍🔥

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m totally on board with Timothée: Swashbuckling adventures need to become cool again.

[@agenttheater5]

2:33 Dye was expensive. Especially purple though we see no purple here, that's why purple was reserved for royalty only.

[@RoseNZieg]

"mission" is actually what some priests called their place of worship. I don't know how it differs from a church but it still is a place of worship.

[@bidwell13]

The 1957 Zorro TV series with Guy Williams as Zorro is great to watch. Disney+ has it. Gene Sheldon plays Bernardo his servant who pretends to be deaf and mute but is only mute so he can spy for Zorro. Another Zorro film to check out is the 1981 movie “Zorro: The Gay Blade”. It stars George Hamilton as Zorro/Don Diego and his twin brother Ramon. It’ll give you a good laugh.

[@levicohen3387]

Dude!! Nice! I was wondering when you’d get around to this one!! This is one of my favorite movies from my dad’s time and one of Antonio Banderas’s best works to date!!

[@isaiahadams1996]

The first time I saw this was in my 9th grade Spanish class

[@TOYSTITCHER]

Thanks 👍🤗 I enjoyed watching you discover this one….FUN! ✨

[@K-wars]

This is one of my all time favorite movies

[@erendiramunoz831]

A curious fact is that "El zorro" was the way the spaniards called to don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who was the "father of independence" of Mexico, because for a long time the spanish soldiers couldn't get him. He was a "criollo" priest (son of spanish fathers that were born in spain but he was born in México) and he was fed up with how the "peninsulares" (spaniards born in Spain) treated criollos, mestizos and indigenous people, so he called the population to rebel against the spanish monarchy. Though, he never made it to the North of the country (California in this case in the movie) he was captured in Jalisco then he was excommunicated, shot and beheaded and his head was displayed in Guanajuato for years so anybody wouldn't dare to rebel against the spaniards. Though there were another followers of don Miguel who later on allowed México to be an "independent country". With this in context we're talking about 1810's and México became a free country in 1821. Then shit happened and México lost the Californias in 1848 and its other territories. Don Miguel Hidalgo was long dead by then.

[@lousweirdworld5347]

Loved Catherine (her leg's) in this

[@RedRegina]

🔥. A true gem! I’m so glad you watched it! This is movie is chefs kiss.

[@TimotheeReacts]

It really is!

[@josecarbajal5710]

This was the first movie my mom ever saw at the movies....when i was a little kid n recommended it to her over animation

[@BoredLittleLady]

Another Antonio Banderas movie: Desperado (1995). It was always playing on the TV when I was a kid. As you would say, "Check it out."

[@jules3048]

The title of your reaction is funny cause when I saw puss in boots in shrek it totally reminded me of the mask of zorro.

[@biguy617]

This movie is great. Watch Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Both movies are 2 and 3 of the El Maraichi trilogy.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

2 ends of the Spectrum with Antonio Banderas: ‘My Mom’s New Boyfriend’ and ‘Dolor y Gloria’.

[@jakeq3w12]

Tim lookin fire lately, also fun movie!

[@agenttheater5]

39:11 Well the baby's quiet and isn't upset or crying so it's sort of working

[@agenttheater5]

I think it's why they cast him as Puss in Boots

[@cindymcanders]

Love this movie. Ppl tend to forget about how great it is.

[@nowthatisawesome5431]

Check out my other favorite Antonio Banderas movies: - Assassins - Desperado You’re welcome. 🤗😁

[@PokhrajRoy.]

This movie was my version of ‘The Matrix’. As in it was mind blowing and it has been recreated so many times. Anyone remember ‘A Cinderella Story’?

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

19:11 That guy reminds me of one of the James Bond villains.

[@th3rocodile649]

I grew up watching Godzilla 1998 and the previews before the movie was zorro and it got me pumped for the movie and when I finally watched it it didn’t disappoint Zorro is awesome

[@jessicahedman3048]

an adventure classic in its purest form!

[@thomaskilroy4573]

Diego and Alejandro’s Zorro Outfits are actually VERY different when you look closely. Diego’s reflects his Spanish Heritage (Metal Clasp, European style Hat, Gloves that Flare out, and Heeled Boots) while Alejandro’s reflects his Mexican Nationality (Open Shirt, Tribal Design on the Hat, Thinner Gloves and Cowboy Stirrups on the Boots).

[@agenttheater5]

34:35 As we learned at the end of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier', it is a very foolish thing (as well some may say as a very rude thing) to underestimate to elderly or even the middle aged.

[@dorukgolcu9191]

As a long-time fencer... HECK YEAH WE NEED MORE SWORDFIGHTING IN MODERN MOVIES!!! (I started fencing the year after this movie came out. Coincidink? 👀)

[@K7CG2004]

I actually read an article saying that Antonio Banderas wants Tom Holland to play Zorro in the remake, but to be honest, I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. 😕😕😕

[@zeroknight4517]

Always loved this movie, despite being so cringy :D . Definitely one of the best Zorro movies / series. As for Antonio Banderas, definitely check out "Assassins" (1995) with Sylvester Stallone and ofcourse Desperado and Once upon a time in Mexico.

[@KERRYPIKE]

This movie is epic and awesome. The movie itself is great fun.

[@oscarschmitt6048]

Live action movie is puss in boots (the mask of zorro)

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

The Mission that the Father was talking about is a church.

[@darthdracul8372]

As a matter fact that’s how they both go by their greed right down to the ground.

[@jamesnegin]

Can't help it . When I see Captain Love, I keep seeing the reverse flash from The flash. Same actor just much younger and thinner

[@saldiasrodriguezjorgeeduar3536]

I love this movie, it's so good👍🏻

[@biguy617]

Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico are even better Antonio Banderas movies

[@arcanask]

How did they do the stunts? Very carefully.

[@theonlykoh4631]

Anthony Hopkins is so good, it doesn't even matter that he was miscast lol

[@johnhallman3611]

Miscast? The character he plays is a Spanish nobleman. Seems like good casting to me.

[@theonlykoh4631]

@@johnhallman3611 casting Mr. Hopkins is always good but his strong English accent makes it all kinda funny.

[@johnhallman3611]

@@theonlykoh4631 Hollywood is weird with accents. Not one guy in The Death of Stalin had a Russian accent.

[@theonlykoh4631]

@@johnhallman3611 and it was hilarious

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

&THEONLYKOH Wrong, Hopkins actually uses his native Welsh accent, one of the few times in his career where he has done so.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The Sequel is even more chaotic and very dark.

[@darthdracul8372]

Well they were paying attention now to the Cannon before trying to run away from it.

[@thaddeusskywalker5293]

Matt Letscher was very underrated as Captain Love! The 2nd film is not as good, but still really fun!

[@mandoamerica22]

I got three recommendations of Antonio Banderas movies: Assassins 1995 and take the lead 2006 but you should check out desperado 1995 love that one