Zorro's Fighting Legion

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Summary: Not really a western, but still my favorite western serial
Review: There's more swordplay and whipplay than gunplay, and it's set in 1840 Mexico, not in the American west, but there are lots of typical western action scenes to satisfy western fans. There are several classic chapter endings which will remind you of scenes in such diverse movies as Star Wars and the Indiana Jones movies. One superb ending which, though foreshadowed by the chapter title, might surprise you...you are deliberately led to expecting a different chapter ending. I've seen Republic use this ploy before. There's a lot more imagination shown in this serial than there is in the typical western serial...It is the imaginative elements and the number of superb chapter endings which prompts me to give this five stars as compared to the four stars I gave to another great western serial, "The Adventures of Red Ryder."

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Summary: One of the greatest movie serials of all time
Review: This is also the ONLY Zorro serial dealing with the original Zorro character, set in the original time period (early 1800's). The serial is very well made. Reed Hadley is an excellent Don Diego/Zorro. The sword fighting scenes are very impressive. The cliffhangers at the end of each chapter are excellently done. Don Del Oro is one of the greatest movie serial villians of all time. If you are a fan of the Zorro legend or of movie serials in general, this is one of the best. A must have!

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Summary: One of the greatest movie serials of all time
Review: This is also the ONLY Zorro serial dealing with the original Zorro character, set in the original time period (early 1800's). The serial is very well made. Reed Hadley is an excellent Don Diego/Zorro. The sword fighting scenes are very impressive. The cliffhangers at the end of each chapter are excellently done. Don Del Oro is one of the greatest movie serial villians of all time. If you are a fan of the Zorro legend or of movie serials in general, this is one of the best. A must have!

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Summary: Simply the best..
Review: This is the the best zorro movie/serial I've seen so far.. The story is good and for film of the 30's it's quite actionpacked... If you like zorro movies go buy this one, it doesn't get better...

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Summary: THE GREATEST ZORRO FEATURE OF ALL TIME
Review: This serial is one of the ten best serials of all time, and the best Zorro in any form. The serial has everything. Stunts by Yakima Canutt,the dean of stuntmen. Great music by Cy Feuer. Great story about an armored villian "Don Del Oro" (God of the gold) and his attempt to take over california. The man to stop him is Zorro (excellent portrayal by Reed Hadley) and his Fighting Legion. The serial was made in 1939, the year when hollywood did their greatest work, from Gone With The Wind to The Wizard Of Oz. This serial stands alone as the best western serial of them all.

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Summary: GOOD FOR MADACY, BUT STILL DISAPPOINTING!
Review: While Madacy may not have digitally remastered their version of Zorro's Fighting Legion, this disc does have decent picture and sound quality. The print is at times a little dark, but overall it is not bad to look at. The biggest problem with Madacy's version is that they not only have cut out the title's beginning and endings, they also removed the chapter recaps as well. This seems an odd choice on their part, considernig all chapter recaps were left in on their Painted Stallion, and New Adventures of Tarzan DVD's. Without the chapter recaps the serial loses some of its flare. I would reccomend waiting for the Image version of the serial. I understand that theirs comes from the original negative.