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Date Posted: 21:34:10 02/27/06 Mon
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Susan
's message, "Blackbeard done right! (?)" on 19:24:45 02/27/06 Mon
Finally got the trailer to load (it took forever over a 56K modem), and it looks like I may have few (crossed) bones to pick over this version too. It's a very short teaser (after all that waiting), but as soon as I saw them hoisting Calico Jack Rackham's jolly roger instead of Blackbeard's, I decided I'd better not get my hopes up. (But then, Blackbeard was a contemporary of Calico Jack, so maybe the two have an encounter in the film?? That would be interesting.) Also, from what I read, there is no historical record of Blackbeard's ever having had to fight, except in his final battle, yet the trailer touts lots of bloodshed. (Captain Charles Johnson's version of the story has him engaging in battle with just one ship, but that ship's log records no engagement with Blackbeard. Yet the film's tagline is "The Legend Is Real." Have they unearthed some new naval records?) OK, before anyone says it, I know--I'd better approach it as yet another work of fiction. At least it looks like they might have *tried* to get it right. The synopsis, by contrast, looks pretty accurate. Maybe the advertising is just hype. (At any rate, it'll be interesting to compare this version with the miniseries that's due out in June.)
BTW, this is that "2005" UK version I mentioned in a previous post that had such sparse information on the IMDb: us.imdb.com/title/tt0492448/ In fact, the data there is still so sparse, it's still listed as being in post-production. If it is, they'd better hurry up as it does air March 12 (8 p.m. Eastern).
James Purefoy was born and raised in Somerset, BTW, so I wonder if he'll be sporting the now-traditional West Country accent. :-)
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