The Man in the Iron Mask [VHS]

The Man in the Iron Mask [VHS]
by Randall Wallace

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Actor: G?rard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Leonardo DiCaprio
Director: Randall Wallace
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 172 minutes
Release Date: 2001-05-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

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Movie Review: Great service
Summary: 5 Stars

I always feel secure ording from Amazon on-line. The service is first call and delivery time is excellent. I have been looking everywhere for this movie and could not find it in any local stores, I am glad that they had it here at such a great price. I love this movie and Amazon.

Movie Review: Must see !!!
Summary: 5 Stars

Period movie, jeremy irons, adventure, john malkovich, leonardo dicaprio, dvd, gerard depardieu, france, gabriel byrne, this is a classic movie, the acting is off the chart. I didn't like the ending. It's a guy movie, so get your pop corn, sit back and enjoy.

Movie Review: For some reason, I love this movie!
Summary: 5 Stars

I can't explain it (I'm not a tween-aged girl) but I truly, deeply love this film, especially the last half hour. It's not a great film, it's not even a pretty good film, as a film critic would evaluate it, but there's just something about it. Most of the cast is really good; even Leonardo isn't all that bad. As to it being "true to the book"--it's not, so deal with it.

Movie Review: Leo just couldn't complete with the other 4
Summary: 3 Stars

People are going on about Leo's back acting. It wasn't that great to be sure, especially with the lack of appropriate accent. But stacking him next to 4 amazing veteran actors is what made him seem horribly bad. Leo wasn't too bad in Titanic, but he just can't compete with Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne, John Malkovich or Gerard Depardieu... not even close.
The movie is flawed and two dimensional, but it's still enjoyable as long as you're watching it for one of the older and better four and not DiCaprio.
Also check the French movie "Revenge of the Musketeer." Really good.

Movie Review: how one secret can stop a war....
Summary: 3 Stars

France is sufering at the hands of it's cruel king, Louis XIV. The young king has bankrupt France with terrible wars. The people of France are straving and the King does nothing about it. Also the King has earned himself quite the reputation of being a womanizer. The three Musketeers have retired from thier posts, all enjoying thier private lives. After a friendly encounter between King Louis, D'Artagnan chief of the Musketeers, Athos, his son Raoul and his soon to be daughter-in-law, Christine. King Louis has eyes for Christine and arranges for Raoul to be killed in battle. When Louis success in doing that, the three Musketeers decide that something must be done about Louis. But, when they try and get D'Artagnan to help. He mysterously refuses to help, cause he is honor bound not to betray his king. So Aramis comes up with a plan that may work without the need for betrayal or any bloodshed. Aramis tells the other musketeers, that there maybe a person who can stop Louis, A prisoner who wears an iron mask and who has been keep in the Bastille of France for many years. It seems Louis is very afraid of this prisoner, and that's why his face is hidden by the mask. Just who is this man in the iron mask and how he can change the fate of France? This wasn't a bad film. John Malkovich was very execllent as Athos. This is one of his strongest films today.

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Summary of The Man in the Iron Mask [VHS]

Footnotes in movie books are likely to reduce this swashbuckling adventure down to a simple description: it was the first movie to star Leonardo DiCaprio after the phenomenal success of Titanic. As such it automatically attracted a box-office stampede of Leo's young female fans, but critical reaction was deservedly mixed. Having earned his directorial debut after writing the Oscar-winning script for Mel Gibson's Braveheart, Randall Wallace wrote and directed this ambitious version of the often-filmed classic novel by Alexandre Dumas. DiCaprio plays dual roles as the despotic King Louis XIV, who rules France with an iron fist, and the king's twin brother, Philippe, who languishes in prison under an iron mask, his identity concealed to prevent an overthrow of Louis' throne. But Louis' abuse of power ultimately enrages Athos (John Malkovich), one of the original Four Musketeers, who recruits his former partners (Gabriel Byrne, G?rard Depardieu, and Jeremy Irons) in a plot to liberate Philippe and install him as the king's identical replacement. Once this plot is set in motion and the Musketeers are each given moments in the spotlight, the film kicks into gear and offers plenty of entertainment in the grand style of vintage swashbucklers. But it's also sidetracked by excessive length and disposable subplots, and for all his post-Titanic star power, the boyish DiCaprio just isn't yet "man" enough to be fully convincing in his title role. Still, this is an entertaining movie, no less enjoyable for falling short of the greatness to which it aspired. --Jeff Shannon

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