{"id":19505,"date":"2018-10-06T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T22:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19505"},"modified":"2018-10-06T15:41:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T22:41:15","slug":"review-man-in-the-iron-mask-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/10\/review-man-in-the-iron-mask-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man in the Iron Mask: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Man in the Iron Mask<\/em><\/strong> is a well made adventure film featuring solid performances, namely Gabriel Byrne and Jeremy Irons and fairly impressive for being screenwriter Randall Wallace\u2019s directorial debut.<\/p>\n

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The Man in the Iron Mask<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Adventure, Drama, Thriller
\nShout Factory | PG13 \u2013 132 min. \u2013 $34.93 | October 9, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/06\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Randall Wallace
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Alexandre Dumas (novel); Randall Wallace (written for the screen)
\nCast: <\/strong>Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Judith Godreche, Edward Atterton, Peter Sarsgaard, Hugh Laurie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>43.1 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
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Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>The former musketeer Athos (JOHN MALKOVICH) swears vengeance after despotic King Louis XIV (LEONARDO DICAPRIO) causes the death of his son (PETER SARSGAARD). Summoning his old comrades Porthos (GERARD DEPARDIEU) and Aramis (JEREMY IRONS), he hatches a plan to liberate a shackled prisoner rumored to be the king’s twin\u00a0brother, and then install him on the throne. But the three musketeers must also contend with their old friend D’Artagnan (GABRIEL BYRNE), who has remained in the king’s service.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I\u2019ve heard of The Man in the Iron Mask<\/em><\/strong> and knew about this 1998 adaptation but for one reason or another, never had watched the movie before, perhaps because the swashbuckling type of movies aren\u2019t generally appealing (also why I haven\u2019t seen many of the other Musketeer<\/em> movies either). But color me surprised, this was a pretty damn entertaining movie. While it doesn\u2019t feature some of the strongest acting from Leonardo DiCaprio or John Malkovich, it was mostly saved from a compelling story and fine performances by Jeremy Irons and Gabriele Byrne, with Gerard Depardieu having a hell of a time in a much more of a comedic of the five main roles.<\/p>\n

The film was written for the screen and directed by Randall Wallace, likely parlaying his Academy Award win for Braveheart<\/em>, and it was stylish with the 17th century setting, and although a tad long with its 130-minute running time, still was an enjoyable experience. Strangely, Wallace\u2019s directing career has been limited with only four films to his name, the last coming four years ago. But here, I thought he did some nice work, especially in his directorial debut.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the inner cover is reversible revealing the film\u2019s original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Director Randall Wallace dissects his directorial debut and while not terribly lively, he does provide some very informative information on the production. Probably could\u2019ve used someone else in the room to fill in the dead spots, but still not a bad track.<\/p>\n

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