Musketeers and Muskets
anonymous
March 28 2011, 12:07:52 UTC
The things about the Musketeers is that muskets are used as weapons of war and not as the weapon of honour, which is the sword. Much of the fun swash buckling sword fights are duels and street fights with the rival Cardinal Guards so swords are generally used.
If you see the Richard Lester films the 3 Musketeers and the 4 Musketeers, they use Muskets during the siege of La Rochelle when attacking a large group in a battle situation. These films are actaully a fairly good adaptation of the novel, even if the comedy elements are slightly paid up.
Re: Musketeers and Musketssergei_mosinMarch 28 2011, 23:48:38 UTC
Well, that and the fact that a musket of the period is NOT exactly accurate or quickly loaded...the practical range of a 17th century musket, and most other smooth-bore weapons, was about 50-70 yards. And then you had to reload, which would take about 20 seconds or so. Watch somebody make a 50 yard run in football sometime, then imagine he's your enemy, he has a nasty pointy/slashy in his hand, and you've just MISSED him...
Yeah, you're gonna want a sword of your own. A sword is useful for stabbing and slashing...a fired musket is merely an awkward club.
Re: Musketeers and Muskets
anonymous
March 29 2011, 07:32:01 UTC
Well that why professional soldiers, like the musketeers, generally stood in 4 0r 5 rows and fired in sequence, whilst the first row knelt and reloaded the other rows were firing, and so on. Of course it paid to be in the back row.
Of course the enemy would eventually get to you and the sword would come into play, which off course would eventually get replaced by the bayonett which you wouldn't have to draw.
Re: American Gods: I hope they can get some of the locations, such as the swivel rock and the carousel at House on the Rock.
Re: Amy Adams: forget Enchanted. Check her out in Night at the Museum 2 as Amelia Earhart. She may have hated the tight pants, but no doubt she was hot in them. Plus her AE was stunning and tough. I definately can see her as LL. -L.
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The same thing happened when David Duke went to see Boyz in the Hood,
And when Paul Rubens went to see Free Willie
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If you see the Richard Lester films the 3 Musketeers and the 4 Musketeers, they use Muskets during the siege of La Rochelle when attacking a large group in a battle situation. These films are actaully a fairly good adaptation of the novel, even if the comedy elements are slightly paid up.
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Yeah, you're gonna want a sword of your own. A sword is useful for stabbing and slashing...a fired musket is merely an awkward club.
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Of course the enemy would eventually get to you and the sword would come into play, which off course would eventually get replaced by the bayonett which you wouldn't have to draw.
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Diblert?
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Re: Amy Adams: forget Enchanted. Check her out in Night at the Museum 2 as Amelia Earhart. She may have hated the tight pants, but no doubt she was hot in them. Plus her AE was stunning and tough. I definately can see her as LL.
-L.
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Still, it's Amy Adams... darnit.
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Ah yes, the scene with the woman whose ladybits swallow a man like a boa constrictor, that will be the first scene cut.
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