If ye were a-makin' a pirate film...

[Rosalinda]

Rosalinda... you say rock music worked for you in the film... Knights tale... I have to agree with you on that one. But, then again, it was Queen playing on that one. Wich in my opinion is really good music and true rock and roll. I just cannot get into SOME... I said some not all......... of the head banging, can't understand a word your screaming, ear piercing stuff, people want to call rock and roll........ but, now thats for a different forum i would think....... The Capt.

I agree. My ears are too well refined (from years of Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan) to even think of listening to heavy metal. What I call Rock&Roll is more along the lines of late 60s to the late 70s and beyond in some cases. You know, the really GOOD music. Not the head-banging stuff. So, when I say "rock on" I don't mean "bite the head off the bat.".

And I'm not that much of a Queen fan (although they were very good at the Anthem-type material), but it seemed to work for that particular movie...along with, who was it, SuperTramp or Rush or some band like that...maybe there was some Foghat, I don't recall. And some David Bowie. What ever it was, I think they geared it for a particular audience.

Frankly, I loved the POTC soundtrack and like BIG, original, orchestrated scores for epic adventure films.

As long as there's none of that musical nonsense ie "The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of MUZAK!" becuase I really hate musicals and because I'd hafta kill the persons sitting next to me if whatever I was watching on the screen suddenly broke out in a sing-along, a la Elvis Presley movies.

[Pirate Lass Suliel]

Okay, a new pirate musical would just be bloody FRIGHTENING. I would have to run and hide in the hold of my non-existant ship with my hands clamped over my ears until it went away. ::meeble::

[Rosalinda]

I spend a lot of time in my non-existant ship...

[the Royaliste]

Slip rent's cheaper that way....... :)

[Capt. Westyn Elizabeth Roberts]

MadMaryFlint: I believe you and Rosalinda are right about A Knight's Tale. I loved that movie so much that I bought it. But, I have to say, when the people started dancing and singing "We Will Rock You", that kind of threw me. It was interesting, and the songs were well chosen. I watched a behind the scenes show on that movie, and the movie makers were saying how they wanted to score the movie differently than any other movie set in medieval times. No soft bagpipe, bodhrain music there. Hard rock!

Pirate Lass Suliel: So, I guess that the last pirate musical you cared to know about was when Kevin Kline was wearing thigh high boots while listening to a guy sing Modern Major General, huh?

EVERYBODY!

I am the very model of a modern Major-General,

I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral,

I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical

From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;

I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical,

I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,

About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news,

With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse!

Capt. WE Roberts

[Pirate Lass Suliel]

Cap'n Roberts...even that one scares me!

Am returning to my lovely "non-existant" ship now. She exists, just in the imaginations of me and a bunch of my friends. *retreats to the the "Nal," pirate ship of...not so much fame*

[the Royaliste]

Just as long as the music's queen, and the pirates ain't 'Queens'

[DuCouer]

On the Music issue it would definatly be instumental. But I am not entirelly opposed to it being heavy. Maybe we could dig up Yngwie Malmsteen or Tony MacAlpine to compose the score. The Mix of lightning fast arpeggios played on a statocaster with a big orchestra behind them while watching a sword fight...it works for me. So that is the Music.

I am looking forward to Master and Commander and Ridley's Scotts Tripoli next year.

As for my script. Well it would be the Romantic story of a French noble man, banished from home and travels to the Carribean. He meets up with some Pirates and joins their Crew. And then it would just be one Big Epic Battle Scene. Especially when his 1/2 brother Captain in the Royal Navey comes to bring him home.

As for Cast. Jim Caviezal, Oded Ferh, Guy Pierce, Guys that can act but would not require big paychecks....

[CaptCat]

On the Music issue it would definatly be instumental. But I am not entirelly opposed to it being heavy. Maybe we could dig up Yngwie Malmsteen or Tony MacAlpine to compose the score. The Mix of lightning fast arpeggios played on a statocaster with a big orchestra behind them while watching a sword fight...it works for me. So that is the Music.

I am looking forward to Master and Commander and Ridley's Scotts Tripoli next year.

As for my script. Well it would be the Romantic story of a French noble man, banished from home and travels to the Carribean. He meets up with some Pirates and joins their Crew. And then it would just be one Big Epic Battle Scene. Especially when his 1/2 brother Captain in the Royal Navey comes to bring him home.

As for Cast. Jim Caviezal, Oded Ferh, Guy Pierce, Guys that can act but would not require big paychecks....

I like the idea of Jim Caviezal & Oded!

[TalesOfTheSevenSeas]

Daydreamed of another lusty lad who I think would make an excellent pirate- how about Stuart Townsend, who played Lestat in Queen of the Damned? A lucious rogue of a bad boy!!! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

[Black Pearl]

I agree with Capt. WE Roberts- Danny Elfman on music. Genius. No Knight's Tale crap...sorry everyone, it be on my top 10 worst movies of all times. Granted Heath Ledger is easy on the eyes and ears but poor boy just can't act his way out of a paper sack. I still go and see all his movies anyway for the drool factor.

Any plot is fine as long as there be friggin' in the riggin' and every one dies in the end (good and evil).

Tons of combat- just NOT choregraphed or taught by Bob Anderson whose older than the hills and outdated. Let's get some young blood.

[LadyBarbossa]

Hmm.. I'll toss in my Pieces of Eight in this.

I haven't had much thought about a pirate movie. I think that PotC was pretty much it. The music is fantastic! I constantly listen to the soundtrack. Pissy german music is what a friend of mine calls it. :)

Treasure Island with Charlton Heston was rather well done. The music was ok.

I'm hoping that if they do do more PotC, that they expand a bit more with pirate legends.

I know a few peeps that still pray that a Goonies 2 will be done. Not sure about that one though.

I guess PotC would have been my perfect pirate movie... & it currently is. :) Glad they did it. I LOVE the 18th Century! I especially LOVED seeing a ton of men in breeches! Has a major affect upon us women.

Huzzah!

[DuCouer]

Stewart Townsend would be wonderful in a Pirate Movie...Did anyone see in in League of Extrordinary Gentleman? At least he can handle a sword.

Still the Music debate rages on...so I assume none of you have everherd of Yngwie Malmsteen?

Well he is famed for translating Paginini pieces to Elecrtric Guitar. His earlier stuf is quite good.

The PotC is just phenomenal...I do not know where they found Klaus Badelt but he is Brilliant.

My second choice for Score woud be James Horner...LotR, Mask of Zorro. He has a wonderful way of melding period instruments with a modern symphony.

Au Revoir

[Lucky Penny Hawkings]

Daydreamed of another lusty lad who I think would make an excellent pirate- how about Stuart Townsend, who played Lestat in Queen of the Damned? A lucious rogue of a bad boy!!! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

I'm still getting over my flutters of him as Dorian Gray in LXG.

I know, I know...I should be ashamed...

*hangs head*

But my word..make him a pirate and well....excuse me. I'll be over there...*points* Sewing. A lot.

[Mad Maudlin McCrumb]

So we come up with the ultimate male cast for a ship in our movie, yeah? Stuart Townsend, Johnny Depp, Oded Fehr, Jim Caviezal, Guy Pearce, quite a crew of very pretty boys.. heehee.. and that hot guy from Port Royal Privateers, Louie... harhar

[captweaver65]

ok.so now we have the men.what about the women?or is this going to be a slash and burn movie?

I think Alison Hanigan(willow from buffy) would make a great female pirate.

or maybe jodie foster

[the Royaliste]

....I told Russell Crowe he could go ahead and play me in the next one,strange,..he hasn't returned my call...must be the holiday.....

[Rosalinda]

I'm not really up for a Slash flick...kinda knocks the romance right out from underneath it for me.

Personally, I like Jessica Lange. She's woman enough to stand up to any Pirate or Captain..or any other man. She was fabulous in Rob Roy... actually fabulous in everything I've ever seen her in.

Mature, sexy, wise, strong, independent, beautiful...

As long as Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock aren't in it, or Britany Spears, I'll be happy. Over used actresses, totally over rated singer... can't understand that phenomenon of Britany Spears at all.

Oh! How about Gillian Anderson aka Dana Scully? Love, her, too. She gives great eyebrow... arches it like crazy... which would come in very handy in a Pirate flick.

Would still like to see Benicio del Toro in some swashbuckling adventure. (Remember him in Traffic?) He's a GREAT actor.

[DuCouer]

First of all let me clear up a boneheaded statement of which I should be tied to the mast and flogged for...The LOTR Soundtracks were done by Howard Shore ok so now that it out of the way...

Ok men are out of the Way...except for the villians...Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitael or even Geoffrey Rush

Now the Women: Kate Winslet, Katherine Zeta Jones-Douglas, Ashely Judd, Kate Beckinsale, Peta Wilson. Strong Women who I would love to Wet, sweating covered in soot and blood and climbing thru the rigging. Aaahh bring back memories of my girl Geena Davis...Who could still pull it off .

[Rosalinda]

Oh yeah, Christopher Walken... he could do it for sure.

[Iron Bess]

Hmmmm... how's about consider'n Harrison Ford for a evil turn?

'Bout time he did someone dirty anywas!

[TalesOfTheSevenSeas]

Had to snicker over that classic Freudian slip DuCouer!! That was great!!

I agree Kate Winslet would be a great heroine, maybe Drew Barrymore too?

And Walkin gets my vote for a villian- I think that Gary Busey would also make a good one

[John_Young]

I refuse to comment on my pirate film... since I'm putting the finishing touches on the treatment right now.

My first post, Hoody Hoo!

[Iron Bess]

Welcome Young...

Ye may think o' posting your arrival in another section such as Rabble Rousing so that more scallywags will see it.

The more know's that your here... the more likely you are .... to have the honour of buying the next round of drinks!!

[Ol' Cap'n Flink]

If ol' cap'n Flink where makin' a pirate moive...

Well... Being a big fan of sea battle, I'd probably have quite a few of those. I love the ol' wooden ships giving eachother full broadsides! Yarrr!!!