Strictly based in box office, it would not be true to call Antonio Banderas One of the biggest movie stars of the 90's, but once I looked at the striking Spaniard in the "Womennians on the edge of a nervous breakdown" on Pedro Almodvar and "Tie me," I wanted me, " Denzel Washington could only suit him. He became a mainstream American sensation when Madonna failed to seduce her in her "blonde ambition" tour "Madonna: Truth or daring." Banderas was ready for a supermitwire. And Hollywood immediately made the ball.

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Banderas delivered the goods that smell like Arne Glimcher's living historical drama "Mambo Kings", but Warner Bros. had no idea how to sell a movie about Cuban music in American film movements, stiffing commercially in 1992. Banderas has subsequently lost in the Starwater mix of "Bill August" and then to Banderas. Ghosts, "and was too much actor for the little role of Tom Hanks' boyfriend in" Philadelphia "of Athonian Deme. His next opportunity in Hollywood's breakthrough arrived in 1995, when he appeared in a staggering six films. Something must have had to hit, and he did something in the form of Robert Rodriguez's "Desperado". But the film that finally put over the top was Martin Campbell's old school blockbuster "Zoro Mask", which we have published oral history.

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Sony has hit the potential for Zoro's franchise, but they were not alone in the unsuccessful Banderas. Prior to the turn of the millennium, he was constantly stuck in ejected projects that were probably rejected by the stars of films that had a dozen of his charisma. Even more frustrating, the best film in this cup, which made it right after Zoro's "Mask", fell on the scenes. 26 years after announcing, it is still ranked as one of the biggest boxing bombs of all time. This film deserved a much better outcome, but over time Disney had to unload it in 1999, they just wanted it from their books. Stunning, decades later, it is finally to find a grateful audience of tubes.

"Eaters of the Dead" is one of the strangest companies of author Michael Creekton. It is a retelling of the myth "Beulf" partly from the point of view of the traveler in Baghdad, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan. It is not a terribly attractive reading, but it had the name of Cricketon, which means that the studio can declare it "by the author of" Jurassic Park "." Given that no American director tried to try a big budget "Beulf" before, it seemed as prime minister.

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When Disney brought Johnon McThternan to direct the film, they also boasted on the poster, it was "by the director of" Die Clean "." With this pedigree, they were in the position of the Great Stars of the Court. and Dennis Storhi).

/Movie Ryan Scott did a terrible job to explain what went wrong budget What was eventually titled "13th Warrior", So I won't return that debacle here. All you need to know is that Krichton hated the intersection of McJernan (who tested poorly) and re -edited it. Iousbopitus, McThennan says the author made very little changes from his intersection. After overcoming the fact that the release of the film was postponed for a full calendar year and made $ 61 million worldwide with a budget that could reach $ 160 million (crazy high in 1999), all that matters is that the "13th warrior" is an adventure with a rhyip.

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I am a fan of Robert Krequis's "Beulf", but I would see McThennan's film much more, which is a muscular EP that attracts you with stunning practical stunts and striking British Colombian locations. In the center of the film is Banderas, who suppresses his sex appeal with a great batting and gives a unique kind of heroic performance. To the surprisingly fastest 103 minutes, I'm not surprised by the spectators of the tubes The third most popular movie to the service right now. It's not a classic, but it's a thrilling adventure that can only find its way to your personal divert list.