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I've always been a sucker for a good swashbuckler. I grew up watching reruns of Zorro on the Disney Channel. One night TBS ran Errol Flynn's The Adventures of Robin Hood back to back for an entire evening, and I must have watched it four times in a row. I have followed with great interest the careers of Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott, writers of the Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Mask of Zorro--they're pretty much the go-to-guys for old-skool adventuresome fun.
This is why I'm kicking myself for not having read Captain Alatriste the moment it came out. I picked up the paperback edition about two weeks ago and promptly devoured it. It's as if Arturo Perez-Reverte came up to me and said, "Mateo, mi amigo, today I write a book for you."
Needless to say, I was gratified to find out that a film is being made. Starring Viggo Mortensen, who is rapidy becoming this century's Errol Flynn. This may be the film I'm most looking forward to seeing this year.
This is why I'm kicking myself for not having read Captain Alatriste the moment it came out. I picked up the paperback edition about two weeks ago and promptly devoured it. It's as if Arturo Perez-Reverte came up to me and said, "Mateo, mi amigo, today I write a book for you."
Needless to say, I was gratified to find out that a film is being made. Starring Viggo Mortensen, who is rapidy becoming this century's Errol Flynn. This may be the film I'm most looking forward to seeing this year.