GAH! <3
*is weak*
They made a movie on Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman!
They did!
Guh. ♥
There is one problem with this. The movie was made in 1917 and um, is of the silent kind. You know, the ones you will never be able to get a copy in VCDs or DVDs, woe!
Wait, wait! There's another movie they made! Raffles (1930) with sound! and another, Raffles, the TV serial version, Raffles the *Mexican* version (I know. what!) and even one where Raffles is an American burglar.
Huh. So much for the single joy from one movie. Looks like Raffles was a whole lot more popular than I had imagined.
Anyhow, I'm down to one chapter and am now thinking of ways to make it last because I promised myself I wouldn't start on HP's new book until I'm done with Raffles and now I'm dragging my feet because there'll be no more gentlemen thieves after! Boy wizards be damned! *hides*
If ever you needed a reason to love Raffles, I give you three:
1) He has an accomplice who is utterly devoted to him like Sam to Frodo only more constraint and possibly slashier. I mean, the man calls him "Bunny" and frequently refers to him as "my rabbit" with generous doses of "dear" in between.
2) He has an alias and it's one Mr.Maturin. I know, probably lots of Maturins in the world but *Maturin*. Love.
3) E.W Hornung, the author, is the brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and if that does not reduce you into fits of geek giggle, you are hopeless. Hopeless
It's not anything greatly literary or smrt but Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (I keep wanting to add a few exclamation marks after that) is endearing because there is chemistry and partnership between Bunny and Raffles. As far as accomplices go, Bunny must be one of the most uninitiated.
He morally objects at the beginning of every dastardly idea so Raffles has to coax him into it and when he does fall into the scheme, does the exact opposite of what had been planned.
It goes about the entire book, Raffles deciding never to tell Bunny anything until the absolute last minute so he has no choice but to go through with the idea and play the gallant part of helping to move unconscious men, holding unscrewed panels and the cheering on of moral support.
Bunny writes it from his point of view plays down his competence in their nightly sojourns but you just know even if Raffles would keep Bunny by his side out of sheer affection, that's not the only reason he does it. Our Bunny's got a certain flair and Raffles knows but he's not telling.
In a way, you get the feeling that Bunny gets the brunt end of being patronised in the relationship but I think Raffles just has that slight arrogant air about him to everyone he knows. The only difference is, with Bunny, the condescending tone is always delivered with gentle chiding of affection.
Because Bunny and Raffles are anything if not the gayest couplet in the literary history of England. They walk arm-in-arm across Notting Hill and Palace Gardens, have the secret eyebrow code language of Jonathan and Martha in Smallville only with Raffles it's constantly saying things like "sexsexsex" and not so much "Aw, look at our bi teenage alien son!"
At one point when Raffles cuts off this Bond escape moment (Ian Fleming totally nicked Hornung's idea of Raffles into Agent 007) and dives off a cruise ship into the sea, Bunny who is fully aware how much time he will be doing in jail spares a moment to describe Raffles' 'lithe, spare body' as it cut the sunset cleanly and precisely 'as though he had plunged at his leisure from a diver's board'.
Really. Together, they are so sweet and candid.
Verdict: Whee!
ETA: *snugs Project Gutenberg very tightly* :DDDD
They made a movie on Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman!
They did!
Guh. ♥
There is one problem with this. The movie was made in 1917 and um, is of the silent kind. You know, the ones you will never be able to get a copy in VCDs or DVDs, woe!
Wait, wait! There's another movie they made! Raffles (1930) with sound! and another, Raffles, the TV serial version, Raffles the *Mexican* version (I know. what!) and even one where Raffles is an American burglar.
Huh. So much for the single joy from one movie. Looks like Raffles was a whole lot more popular than I had imagined.
Anyhow, I'm down to one chapter and am now thinking of ways to make it last because I promised myself I wouldn't start on HP's new book until I'm done with Raffles and now I'm dragging my feet because there'll be no more gentlemen thieves after! Boy wizards be damned! *hides*
If ever you needed a reason to love Raffles, I give you three:
1) He has an accomplice who is utterly devoted to him like Sam to Frodo only more constraint and possibly slashier. I mean, the man calls him "Bunny" and frequently refers to him as "my rabbit" with generous doses of "dear" in between.
2) He has an alias and it's one Mr.Maturin. I know, probably lots of Maturins in the world but *Maturin*. Love.
3) E.W Hornung, the author, is the brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and if that does not reduce you into fits of geek giggle, you are hopeless. Hopeless
It's not anything greatly literary or smrt but Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (I keep wanting to add a few exclamation marks after that) is endearing because there is chemistry and partnership between Bunny and Raffles. As far as accomplices go, Bunny must be one of the most uninitiated.
He morally objects at the beginning of every dastardly idea so Raffles has to coax him into it and when he does fall into the scheme, does the exact opposite of what had been planned.
It goes about the entire book, Raffles deciding never to tell Bunny anything until the absolute last minute so he has no choice but to go through with the idea and play the gallant part of helping to move unconscious men, holding unscrewed panels and the cheering on of moral support.
Bunny writes it from his point of view plays down his competence in their nightly sojourns but you just know even if Raffles would keep Bunny by his side out of sheer affection, that's not the only reason he does it. Our Bunny's got a certain flair and Raffles knows but he's not telling.
In a way, you get the feeling that Bunny gets the brunt end of being patronised in the relationship but I think Raffles just has that slight arrogant air about him to everyone he knows. The only difference is, with Bunny, the condescending tone is always delivered with gentle chiding of affection.
Because Bunny and Raffles are anything if not the gayest couplet in the literary history of England. They walk arm-in-arm across Notting Hill and Palace Gardens, have the secret eyebrow code language of Jonathan and Martha in Smallville only with Raffles it's constantly saying things like "sexsexsex" and not so much "Aw, look at our bi teenage alien son!"
At one point when Raffles cuts off this Bond escape moment (Ian Fleming totally nicked Hornung's idea of Raffles into Agent 007) and dives off a cruise ship into the sea, Bunny who is fully aware how much time he will be doing in jail spares a moment to describe Raffles' 'lithe, spare body' as it cut the sunset cleanly and precisely 'as though he had plunged at his leisure from a diver's board'.
Really. Together, they are so sweet and candid.
Verdict: Whee!
ETA: *snugs Project Gutenberg very tightly* :DDDD