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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: manatic on June 03, 2016, 09:00:17 AM
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I've lately been going through the following shows for 18th (and late 17th) century inspiration:
Black Sails
Turn: Washington's Spies
Musketeers (the BBC one)
City of Vice
Outlander
Any other recommendations series-wise?
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Not a recommendation...because I haven't seen it but there's Crossbones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2400631/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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There is a new series that started this week on BBC Verseilles , lots of nookey and violence, but should be rather good
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Barry Lyndon
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The Three Musketeers and the sequel with Olly Reed and Micheal York :)
cheers
James
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Richard E Grant in the The Scarlett Pimpernel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182408/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182408/)
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The Three Musketeers and the sequel with Olly Reed and Micheal York :)
cheers
James
Seconded. ;D
The Crimson Pirate- Burt Lancaster
Black Sails
Cutthroat Island- Geena Davies
The musketeers - BBC
Dr Syn alias the Scarecrow
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All of the above, plus:
Muppet Treasure Island
Last of the Mohicans (the Daniel Day Lewis version)
Errol Flynn - Captain Blood! ;)
Rob Roy (Liam Neeson version)
Kidnapped (the classic 1971 adaptation, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Donald Plesance, et al)
Moonfleet (The Stewart Granger version)
On TV - Poldark, obvs (I prefer the old version to the new, but they're both great to watch), the Beeb's recent 'Jamaica Inn'.
And a couple of old TV favourites...
'The Flashing Blade' and 'By The Sword Divided' (the latter definitely on DVD)
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Ah - Moonfleet. Personal favourite (and at least partly set where I grew up).
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A second for Poldark (the new version)...
But...
Muppet Treasure Island
o_o o_o o_o
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A second for Poldark (the new version)...
lol
Man crush!
lol
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Guilty as charged lol
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I was kidding ;)
None of the actual Treasure Island movies really grab me - no, not even the Robert Newton version.
I have high hopes they will one day take Black Sails all the way through to Treasure Island...
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'Swashbuckler' (' The Scarlet Buccaneer') with Robert Shaw. It's very flouncy!
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Seahawk
1612
Taras Bulba (both versions)
Alatriste
Cyrano de Bergerac
Henry of Navarre
The Princess of Montpensier
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Plunkett and McLean my all time favourite
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The Road to El Dorado cartoon, way better than the Muppets lol
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Plunkett and McLean my all time favourite
100%
Close second, The Wicked Lady
After that and in no particular order it's Black Sails, Outlander, Rob Roy, Drums Along The Mohawk, Last of the Mohicans, Pride & Prejudice, Black Robe
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The Princess Bride
Yellow Beard
(And of course much of the above mentioned movies and TV series.)
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Il Corsaro Nero (The Black Pirate)
Alatriste
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Tom Jones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057590/
Joseph Andrews http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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'Swashbuckler' (' The Scarlet Buccaneer') with Robert Shaw. It's very flouncy!
Good one, I was trying to remember the title :)
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Olly Reed in the Scarlet Blade is a good one (if a bit dated and rather inaccurate lol ).
cheers
James
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Another:
Alex Kingston in Moll Flanders 8)
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Another:
Alex Kingston in Moll Flanders 8)
Boobies! ;D
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Watched Versailles on catch up BBC iPlayer. Not much action but lots of flouncy shirts. Nae bad...
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The Seahawk
High Wind in Jamaica
Fire over England
Pirates (Roman Polanski)
The Black Swan (Tyronne Power)
Blackbeard (both tv series and the old movie)
Captain Blood (both the Errol Flynn and there are 2 other movies with the same tittle and a diferent actor)
Pirates of Caribean (all of them)
The Master of Ballantrae (Errol Flynn)
And just for Mal Alamute (Pirates I and II - the xxx movies) :D
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And just for Mal Alamute (Pirates I and II - the xxx movies) :D
Haven't seen those two...yet ;) lol
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No one is inspired by Barry Lyndon?
It's quite hard work so not surprising really :)
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Im still waiting for a good series based around the Border Reivers. Just the background alone has potential for thrilling series.
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The Three Musketeers and the sequel with Olly Reed and Micheal York :)
I also like the third film from the same team, based on "Twenty Years After" (though actually made 15 years after the first two).
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I also like the third film from the same team, based on "Twenty Years After" (though actually made 15 years after the first two).
Personally I think it failed in several ways, which is a shame because there are some good bits in it but not enough for me to want to watch it again :(
cheers
James
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Black Adder two and three ;D
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You should try
The Deluge
Its historical epic but have some flouncy material like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-mnfJvSDkU
And is available with english subtitles. Very good movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzbi0InmChI
There and also
With Fire and Sword (a prequel, worse movie but more flouncy material there that is available in english)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coXnY-Yx0YE
Third part of the trilogy called Colonel Wolodyjowski is great material too and is on YT with english subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfk4npPPWw
They have very distinct Polish commonwealth flavor and most of the story is happening on today Ukraine
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I was kidding ;)
None of the actual Treasure Island movies really grab me - no, not even the Robert Newton version.
I have high hopes they will one day take Black Sails all the way through to Treasure Island...
I actually really like the Charlton Heston version. It has a great cast and music by The Chieftains.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf,
Douglas Fairbanks (Black Pirate, Iron Mask, Mark of Zorro, ....)
Elizabeth, Elizabeth the Golden Age,
The Tudors, series
Outlander, series
Shogun, series
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The Musketeer (2001) - Tim Roth was a fantastic villain.
Black Robe (1991)
The Three Musketeers (1993) - Tim Curry was an excellent Cardinal Richelieu and Rebecca De Mornay was great eye candy.
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Flesh+Blood (1985) - first film I saw landskechts in, otherwise a bad movie.
Rob Roy (1995) - Tim Roth once again makes a great villain
The Mission (1986) - Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, what is more to say.
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
The Black Adder II (1986)
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So the general consensus on Black Sails seems to be positive around here, is that right? I have a friend who dismissed it when I asked him about it, but I don't always trust his taste/opinion on TV and movies to align with my own...
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The very short film, "Duel at Blood Creek" on Vimeo, posted here back in 2012:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41546.0
And, by the way, I'm a fan of "Black Sails." Just this morning was having a discussion with my housemate about how some crusty old wargamers will complain about anything, including rectangular Saxon shields in "The Last Kingdom." So what? There are so many fantastic TV series that have come out in the last few years that we seem to be living in a golden age of TV. "Black Sails" is visually spectacular, mixes historical and fictional elements in a timeline scramble, and is far more gritty and sexy and well paced than most older Hollywood productions. Great entertainment, and visually inspiring for miniatures.
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So the general consensus on Black Sails seems to be positive around here, is that right? I have a friend who dismissed it when I asked him about it, but I don't always trust his taste/opinion on TV and movies to align with my own...
I think so, it depends on what you want. The violence is brutal and usually over quickly.There is pelnty of intrigue and double crossing. The backstories are excellent and well thought out and I think it gives a pretty good impression of what a life of piracy might have been like. And it has Captain Flint and Long John Silver. Nuff said lol
Here is a thread discussing the last season:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=84752.0
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For me and the TYW:
Alatriste
The Last Valley
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I think so, it depends on what you want. The violence is brutal and usually over quickly.There is pelnty of intrigue and double crossing. The backstories are excellent and well thought out and I think it gives a pretty good impression of what a life of piracy might have been like. And it has Captain Flint and Long John Silver. Nuff said lol
Here is a thread discussing the last season:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=84752.0
Thanks! I think my friend was moaning about not enough fight scenes and too much character intrigue for him, but like I said, tastes do not necessarily coincide. ;)
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Alatriste
Love the books!
the First and last scenes of the movie are awesome and most of the Swordplay is great but the movie just doesn't work as a movie. That said anyone who likes the period should take a look.
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I think so, it depends on what you want. The violence is brutal and usually over quickly.There is pelnty of intrigue and double crossing. The backstories are excellent and well thought out and I think it gives a pretty good impression of what a life of piracy might have been like. And it has Captain Flint and Long John Silver. Nuff said lol
Here is a thread discussing the last season:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=84752.0
And the conclusion of the last season was wonderful inspiration for wargaming...
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Lately I've been very much into Jack of All Trades. Yes, it's silly and often juvenile, but those are a nice change from the grimness of say Black Sails.
It's a Bruce Campbell swashbuckling thing they only produced one season (22 episodes) of, and features devious (but stupid) Frenchmen, British and American spies and a wonderful fictitious island named Pulau-Pulau. For a taste of the series' tone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VNsjjYRgjc
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Another vote for the classic 1970s BBC "By The Sword Divided", particularly the first series.
Available entirely on youtube. ;)
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What about:
Queen of swords {sort of a female zorro}
All the zorro movies.
Devil ship pirates ( a hammer horror pirate movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyWlcPt2IY
Treaure Planet ( disney anime sci-fi pirates)
Peter Pan !!!
Solomon Kane
Nate and Hayes
Piartes of blood river https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxo58c3DMw4