I got the chance over the weekend to see some of the previews of _The Musketeer_. It is impossible to say how closely they stick to the Dumas book, but I must...
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 4, 2001 6:30 pm
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... to the Dumas book, but I must say the fight scenes looked out-landishly spectacular. It doesn't follow the book at all, as far as I can tell. I'm looking...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 4, 2001 7:28 pm
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Of course, it depends on whether or not you pay attention to the critics. I do, and refer to rottentomatoes.com a fair bit. Current score: 14% (that is, 14%...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 7, 2001 3:38 pm
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To be honest with you, Chris, I am deeply suspicious of critics. Indeed, from my perspective if only 4 critics out of 29 liked it, then that is a real plus....
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 7, 2001 4:48 pm
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I went to a used bookstore I'd never been to before today, and they had a copy of Scaramouche in HC (which I bought) but also the following titles I wouldn't...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 7, 2001 10:12 pm
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... I rather like Chivalry, but I can't really say that it is a swashbuckler. As was often the case, especially with his Italian books, Sabatini wrote about...
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 7, 2001 10:26 pm
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... something else? The first page ... I haven't read this book, but that's a great first paragraph! I gotta go find that e-text. Best, James...
James
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Sep 7, 2001 10:29 pm
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Just as a followup, I was amused to find that my copy of Scaramouche is _illustrated_! With movie stills, no less! From the appearance of the people and the...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 7, 2001 11:23 pm
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... Yes, the 1923 date, I believe, is correct, Chris. Those are photos from the silent version of _Scaramouche_. I wish I had taken better notes the last...
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 7, 2001 11:44 pm
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I noticed that The Musketeer has been released. It was quite popular and easily the #1 movie this weekend, easily out-distancing its nearest rivals. Of...
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 10, 2001 6:03 pm
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The Black Swan, by Sabatini High Adventure, by Farnol Swashbucklers? Or just historical fiction? Any good? Chris -- Chris Camfield (ccamfield@...) ...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 28, 2001 7:46 pm
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_The Black Swan_ is a good swashbuckler. It was a deliberate attempt on Sabatini's part (at the prodding of his publishers) to recapture the magic of Captain...
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 28, 2001 7:59 pm
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... recapture the magic of Captain Blood, so you will see a lot of similarities. Still, it is a fast and pleasant enough read! There was a cheap paperback...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 28, 2001 8:05 pm
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_The Black Swan_ is a good read, without being a great one, if you know what I mean. It started, by the way, as a short story called _The Head of Tom Leach_,...
Jesse F. Knight
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Sep 28, 2001 8:30 pm
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... Well, having finished it now, I'd have to agree. I have to admit that I found Major Sands extremely annoying and I wish he hadn't been written as quite...
Chris Camfield
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Sep 30, 2001 7:46 pm
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... others with them? ... CB, Scaramouche, Marquis de Carabas (aka Master-At-Arms), ... Bellarion The Fortunate is a fine book. The Romantic Prince, to my...
Michael Cummins
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Oct 4, 2001 6:15 pm
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I second all of Michael's suggestions. They are all dandies. And I think Sabatini's two Captain Blood collections are up there, too. I have discovered...
Jesse F. Knight
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Oct 4, 2001 8:28 pm
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We have recently been discussing the House of Stratus reprints of Sabatini's books. So it might be of interest to the list that I received the following...
Jesse F. Knight
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Oct 5, 2001 7:24 pm
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Just after posting my last message I got an email from a company in the UK called Books International, offering a slew of Sabatini titles from the House of...
Jesse F. Knight
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Oct 5, 2001 7:56 pm
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Well, it looked to me from their website like it was possible to order directly from House of Stratus. That was the route I was going to try. Hm, maybe better...
Chris Camfield
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Oct 6, 2001 12:30 am
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Actually, with a few exceptions, Sabatini titles are not difficult to come by. Most of his books went through multiple editions. ABE abounds in Sabatini...
Jesse F. Knight
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Oct 6, 2001 1:09 am
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I don't know if it counts as swashbuckling or not - it's been years since I read the book, and I don't remember much *swashbuckling* - but I imagine this may...
Chris Camfield
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Oct 6, 2001 5:52 am
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Just watched it... a lot of action, even more than I expected when I heard they'd added some :-) But I have to admit this looks promising. I think it could be...
It certainly can't be worse than the musketeer (yes I spelled that with no caps on purpose)....
Robert DeVoe
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Nov 8, 2001 3:29 am
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Hi, This might not be wanted but I as it is quiet, I am posting a poem written by a swashbuckler. It is a poem of mourning by a 16th Century Irish king for his...
Does anyone have a VHS copy of The Swordsman of Siena 1962 (staring Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina, Christine Kaufmann, and Gabriel Ferzetti) that they would...
... Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina, Christine Kaufmann, and Gabriel Ferzetti) that they would be willing sell or let me borrow. It has never been released for...
Below is my list of 190 Swashbuckling movies. If you know of any other films containing fencing, swordfighting, or dueling which are not on this list please...
The Son of Monte Cristo is indeed from 1940. imdb.com also lists a "Return of Monte Cristo" (1946) with Louis Hayward in the title role. It must be obscure...
Chris, Thanks for the additions. ... (Ran? MP&T HolyGrail?), but to each their own. :-) The movies on the list I am building must contain at least one scene...
