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Why would you even do that?

posted by [personal profile] elanya at 10:05pm on 18/10/2007 under
I just saw Elizabeth II: Revenge of the Catholics.

Leaving aside all the other historical issues, how could you make a movie that is ostensibly about the Spanish Armada and not even mention Sir Francis Drake?

It boggles the mind...
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posted by [identity profile] curtana.livejournal.com at 03:24am on 19/10/2007
I heard that the Armada was defeated by Sir Walter Ooh-what-a-big-ship-I've-got Raleigh and his penis-ship!
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posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 03:26am on 19/10/2007
I think you'll find that was a flaming penis-ship, missy!
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posted by [identity profile] curtana.livejournal.com at 04:29pm on 19/10/2007
My mistake ;)

Although the wiki page for the movie does claim that "Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake set their ships on fire, set their sails to steer into the heart of the fleet and jump overboard." Maybe he had an uncredited cameo? ;) Or else wiki is on crack, which is quite possible.
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posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 04:33pm on 19/10/2007
There is a scene with Raleigh and other captains consu;ting about the fireships, and someone else (who would, historically have been Drake) suggests them. He calls Ralleigh his old friend, I think. But he isn't in the credits and he isn't named in the movie, assuming it is supposed to be Drake...
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posted by [identity profile] oscuridad.livejournal.com at 03:53am on 19/10/2007
guhh. that is disappointing!
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posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 02:24pm on 19/10/2007
Nooo kidding!

But Clive Owen is very pretty. That counts for something right? And the costumes were fantastic.
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posted by [identity profile] oscuridad.livejournal.com at 02:27pm on 19/10/2007
ooohh. I do love me some Clive Owen. Perhaps the cinema this weekend then.
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posted by [identity profile] rumor-esq.livejournal.com at 01:24pm on 19/10/2007
Can't have a dashing pirate running around the movie when Clive Raleigh Owen is supposed to be the hunky love interest.
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posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 02:15pm on 19/10/2007
Yeah, well, I can't blame him for being so hot, really. Really Owen plays Ralleigh-Drake, the dashing colony founding pirate. -_-
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posted by [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com at 02:02pm on 19/10/2007
Wait. No Drake? What the hell?
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posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 02:05pm on 19/10/2007
I know :V

I was hoping they would do the scene where he and a bunch of others are playing golf (or croquet?) when they hear the Spanish are in the channel, and he's all casually "Let's finish the round, boys, we've got plenty of time."
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posted by [identity profile] sorceror.livejournal.com at 03:02pm on 19/10/2007
Yeah. I've been hearing the sequel just isn't as good as the first movie. Go figure. :-P
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