I'm sure you wouldn't put it so bluntly. I would though.
Edward Teach is a thing where I grew up. He often sailed in Hampton roads, and after being killed, Lt. Manyard sailed back with his head, and supposedly, Blackbeards head was on display near Old Point Comfort in Hampton.
Is that so? Yep, his pirate career was short but certainly deadly.
I watched "The Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn the whole way through for the first time the other night. This movie is 80 years old, and it may be a bit old school, but it is in a good way. I was like, "Wow, we just don't have movies like this. Ones that are just fun and don't take themselves too seriously." Not to mention the stunts pulled off in this movie are just incredible.
Errol Flynn of course was just born to play this role. He was quite the swordsman. And he had some of the best comeback lines ever.
Maid Marian: You speak treason.
Robin Hood: Fluently.
Speaking of Maid Marian, Olivia de Havilland is in fact still alive. I'm not joking. She's 102 years old. And I liked that she wasn't just the pretty girlfriend in this. In fact she masterminds the plan to save Robin Hood from the gallows.
Then of course, Sir Basil Rathbone (a.k.a. Sherlock Holmes) as Sir Guy of Gisborne. What more do I have to say? That part in the end when he and Robin Hood go at it was just a thrill.
And last but not least, Claude Rains as Prince John. And man does he yuck it up!