{"id":29054,"date":"2023-12-23T18:39:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T02:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=29054"},"modified":"2023-12-23T18:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T02:40:30","slug":"review-halloween-h20-4kuhd-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/12\/review-halloween-h20-4kuhd-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man in the Iron Mask: Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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, following up with his Academy Award winning screenplay for Braveheart<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Man in the Iron Mask
\n<\/span>\u2014 Shout Select | Collector’s Edition \u2014
\n(1998)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Crime<\/span>
\nShout Factory | PG \u2013 96 min. \/ 87 min. \/ 86 min. \u2013 $39.98 | December 12, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/16\/2023 | 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 Laurie7<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note #1: <\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc.
\nNote #2:\u00a0<\/strong>Portions of this was copied from my 2018 Blu-ray review.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00be\/5<\/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

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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release did not come with a slip cover nor, unlike the Blu-ray version released in 2018, is the artwork reversible.<\/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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