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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 18:51:44 GMT
For reference, two I like are Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Nov 11, 2018 20:27:30 GMT
The Sea Hawk
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 11, 2018 22:33:01 GMT
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE
THE SWORDSMAN OF SIENA
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 11, 2018 23:51:01 GMT
Probably my favorite genre. The Count of Monte Cristo ’02 is a little-known masterpiece, so I’m happy you enjoyed that. I second the recommendation of The Sea Hawk, though I admit I haven’t seen either The Master of Ballantrae or The Swordsman of Siena. I’m not sure how much of the genre you’ve seen (I’m guessing you’ve seen, say, the Pirates of the Caribbean flicks?), so I apologize if you’ve already seen some or most of this list, @snakeeyes43 : Captain Blood (1935) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) The Black Swan (1942)—I first found about this one on these boards; I don’t think it’s particularly well-known, probably because Tyrone Power isn’t as charismatic a lead as Errol Flynn, but it’s a marvellous movie, just as good as the two above. And the great character actor Laird Cregar, who died far too young, has one of his best, most hilarious roles as Sir Henry Morgan. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)—best adaptation of the story, brilliantly directed by the great James Whale ( Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man), witty, clever, adventurous, and wonderfully entertaining. (I think the filmmakers behind the ’02 Count of Monte Cristo watched this movie closely.) Many people like the ’73 Three Musketeers, so I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention it here, but unfortunately I found it rather dull. The best adaptation I’ve seen is the ’48 version, but that’s relative—I found it only OK. The Princess Bride, of course. I’m not sure if you’d like Cutthroat Island (1995). It bombed at the box office and isn’t really that good a movie, but it has many points of interest, and on this board I know politicidal and I are fans. It traverses several genres, but Le pacte du loup (2001) is a lot of fun, even though it’s very silly and not at all historically accurate. To some degree, of course, Star Wars and Indiana Jones are modern-day “swashbucklers” of some sort as well.
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Post by rudeboy on Nov 12, 2018 0:30:36 GMT
The 1930s-40s were the heyday of this wonderful genre. A chronological top ten of my personal favourites:
Captain Blood (1935) The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) The Mark of Zorro (1940) The Sea Hawk (1940) The Corsican Brothers (1941) The Black Swan (1942) The Crimson Pirate (1952) Ivanhoe (1952)
It might be worth posting this question on the Classic Film board - some of the posters there are extremely knowledgeable and may well be able to suggest some less well known but excellent titles.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 12, 2018 1:37:57 GMT
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE THE SWORDSMAN OF SIENA Yes, these are quite good. Also for foreign language suggestions, I liked de Broca's Cartouche very much.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 12, 2018 2:10:26 GMT
These ones I haven't seen yet:
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) The Mark of Zorro (1940)* The Corsican Brothers (1941) The Black Swan (1942) The Crimson Pirate (1952)
I have been going through all the Zorro films I can find so after The Bold Caballero are the serials Zorro Rides Again and Zorro's Fighting Legion. Have to watch those before the Mark of Zorro.
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Post by James on Nov 12, 2018 3:25:59 GMT
Let’s just get the obvious one out of the way: POTC.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 12, 2018 4:03:34 GMT
These ones I haven't seen yet: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) The Mark of Zorro (1940)* The Corsican Brothers (1941) The Black Swan (1942) The Crimson Pirate (1952) I have been going through all the Zorro films I can find so after The Bold Caballero are the serials Zorro Rides Again and Zorro's Fighting Legion. Have to watch those before the Mark of Zorro. Only ones I hadn't seen from that list include The Man in the Iron Mask and The Corsican Brothers. Out of the others, they're all okay but The Crimson Pirate is a hoot. Also, the OP should visit Richard Thorpe's trilogy of swashbucklers he directed with Robert Taylor in the lead: Ivanhoe, Knights of the Round Table, and Quentin Durward are all quite good. And I prefer the 1952 Prisoner of Zenda to the '37 version myself.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 6:44:22 GMT
Probably my favorite genre. The Count of Monte Cristo ’02 is a little-known masterpiece, so I’m happy you enjoyed that. I second the recommendation of The Sea Hawk, though I admit I haven’t seen either The Master of Ballantrae and The Swordsman of Siena. I’m not sure how much of the genre you’ve seen (I’m guessing you’ve seen, say, the Pirates of the Caribbean flicks?), so I apologize if you’ve already seen some or most of this list, @snakeeyes43 : Captain Blood (1935) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) The Black Swan (1942)—I first found about this one on these boards; I don’t think it’s particularly well-known, probably because Tyrone Power isn’t as charismatic a lead as Errol Flynn, but it’s a marvellous movie, just as good as the two above. And the great character actor Laird Cregar, who died far too young, has one of his best, most hilarious roles as Sir Henry Morgan. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)—best adaptation of the story, brilliantly directed by the great James Whale ( Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man), witty, clever, adventurous, and wonderfully entertaining. (I think the filmmakers behind the ’02 Count of Monte Cristo watched this movie closely.) Many people like the ’73 Three Musketeers, so I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention it here, but unfortunately I found it rather dull. The best adaptation I’ve seen is the ’48 version, but that’s relative—I found it only OK. The Princess Bride, of course. I’m not sure if you’d like Cutthroat Island (1995). It bombed at the box office and isn’t really that good a movie, but it has many points of interest, and on this board I know politicidal and I are fans. It traverses several genres, but Le pacte du loup (2001) is a lot of fun, even though it’s very silly and not at all historically accurate. To some degree, of course, Star Wars and Indiana Jones are modern-day “swashbucklers” of some sort as well. I actually haven't seen many movies in the genre and am looking to get more into it. I haven't seen most of the ones you listed. Great recommendations!
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Post by politicidal on Nov 12, 2018 16:52:46 GMT
Scaramouche (1952) is another good choice.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Nov 14, 2018 0:56:51 GMT
Scaramouche (1952) is another good choice. Scaramouche? Scaramouche? Can you do the fandango? Sorry, I just saw Bohemian Rhapsody today.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 15, 2018 4:13:02 GMT
If you are not averse to silent movies, I recommend "The Black Pirate" (1926), with Douglas Fairbanks.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 15, 2018 16:02:04 GMT
Just whatever you do, don't watch Swashbuckler (1976)! It's a complete shipwreck of a movie!
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 15, 2018 16:05:35 GMT
Anyone know if Spielberg’s still planning an adaptation of Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes? Because I know he’s got about a million projects planned now–West Side Story first? (I’m still amazed he thinks we need a new adaptation of West Side Story.)
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Post by politicidal on Nov 15, 2018 16:10:24 GMT
Anyone know if Spielberg’s still planning an adaptation of Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes? Because I know he’s got about a million projects planned now– West Side Story first? (I’m still amazed he thinks we need a new adaptation of West Side Story.) No clue. I dunno what he's thinking with that;hadn't even seen the whole movie past the opening 'dance fight' but don't feel a remake is necessary. Ugh! Not sure why he's stalling stuff people actually want to see between Pirate Latitudes, Indiana Jones 5, Tintin 2, and that Blackhawk movie. Worst case scenario, get one of his admirers like Joe Johnston or Stephen Sommers to handle some of these projects. I think Johnston would do fine with Blackhawk or Tintin 2.
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 15, 2018 16:21:12 GMT
Anyone know if Spielberg’s still planning an adaptation of Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes? Because I know he’s got about a million projects planned now– West Side Story first? (I’m still amazed he thinks we need a new adaptation of West Side Story.) No clue. I dunno what he’s thinking with that;hadn’t even seen the whole movie past the opening ‘dance fight’ but don’t feel a remake is necessary. Ugh! Not sure why he’s stalling stuff people actually want to see between Pirate Latitudes, Indiana Jones 5, Tintin 2, and that Blackhawk movie. Worst case scenario, get one of his admirers like Joe Johnston or Stephen Sommers to handle some of these projects. I think Johnston would do fine with Blackhawk or Tintin 2.I think so too. As for what he’s thinking with WSS, it could always be that he wants to make a musical because he’s never done that before. I’d rather that he make a never-before-adapted musical, though; the movie’s pretty much perfect as-is. I don’t know if Indy 5 is ever going to get made, or what on earth they’re going to do with it. Tintin 2 should have been a top priority, as people have probably completely forgotten about the first one already. You and I are the right audience for the Blackhawk movie, but I’m not sure if there’s a wide audience for it; I think Spielberg’s got more uncertain ideas than he knows what to do with. Speaking of Spielberg and musicals, Wikipedia also informs me that he’s executive-producing an adaptation of Lloyd Webber’s Cats, so it appears he really wants to do musicals. He’s always been a Hawksian in that he doesn’t want to get pigeonholed to a particular genre, which may explain some of it.
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 28, 2018 17:21:29 GMT
I’m watching The Mark of Zorro (1940) right now. It’s fantastic so far, even if these are the least-convincing Spaniards ever.
Basil Rathbone is hilarious in it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2018 23:30:06 GMT
I’m watching The Mark of Zorro (1940) right now. It’s fantastic so far, even if these are the least-convincing Spaniards ever. Basil Rathbone is hilarious in it. I will have to give it a watch. I have been interested in seeing the Zorro movies.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 29, 2018 2:17:38 GMT
I’m watching The Mark of Zorro (1940) right now. It’s fantastic so far, even if these are the least-convincing Spaniards ever. Basil Rathbone is hilarious in it. I will have to give it a watch. I have been interested in seeing the Zorro movies. Have you seen The Mask of Zorro by chance? If not, I strongly recommend it. Banderas and Hopkins are fantastic in it while Catherine Zeta-Jones has never looked better!
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