OUR NEW YEAR’S EVE 2021 FILM FEST THEME IS … SWASHBUCKLERS
On January 1, 2021, we learned about an old/new tradition. Apparently, on New Year’s Day, a large portion of the Swedish population watches the 1982 made-for-TV movie Ivanhoe, starring Sam Neill. Who knew? Well, since we were house-bound, we tried it out. We had a laugh and then some!
As a fan of all things sword-fight, with a side of princess-sleeves, I knew we’d have to make Swashbucklers a priority for the next New Year’s Film Festival! So, this year, we’ll be watching as many Swashbucklers as possible.. And, since we’ve been at this NYE film-fest since time-immemorial [See the full list at the bottom of this post] we’re extending the “fest” another 24 hours, to fit in as many films as possible.
As usual, we’re ordering from our favourite local Chinese restaurant and tipping as large a percentage of the bill as we can possibly manage. And we’ll be popping small bottles of bubbly at midnight, seeing who can shoot their cork out furthest into the backyard!
Our Top 10 Swashbucklers For New Year’s Eve 2021 & New Year’s Day 2022
The Scarlet Pimpernel, starring Leslie Howard [1934]
The Prisoner of Zenda, starring Ronald Colman [1937]
The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn [1938]
Pimpernel Smith, starring Leslie Howard [1941]
The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power [1940]
Robin Hood, Disney Animated [1973]
The Three Musketeers, Starring Michael York [1973]
& The Four Musketeers, Milady’s Revenge [1974]
The Man in the Iron Mask, starring Leonardo DiCaprio [1998]
The Count of Monte Cristo, starring Jim Caviezel [2002]
+ Ivanhoe, with Sam Neill [1982]
More Swashbucklers to Screen
*faves
*Captain Blood, More Errol Flynn! [1935]
Flash Gordon [1936]
*The Count of Monte Cristo [1937]
*The Man in the Iron Mask [1939]
The Seahawk, Errol Flynn Again! [1940]
The Wicked Lady, Female swashbuckling! [1945]
The Exile, Douglas Fairbanks [1947]
The Fighting Pimpernel, David Niven, [1949]
The Flame and the Arrow, Burt Lancaster [1950]
*Walt Disney’s Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, Live Action, [1952]
At Sword’s Point,Sons and daughter of d’Artagnan [1952]
Scaramouche [1952]
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue [1953]
*Seven Samurai, Kurosawa [1954]
The Black Knight [1954]
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad [1958]
*Yojimbo, Kurosawa [1961]
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen [1962]
A Jester’s Tale, Zeman [1964]
*Zorro, Delon [1975]
The Duellists, Ridley Scott, [1977]
Henry V [1989]
*Cyrano de Bergerac [1990]
*Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, for OTT Alan Rickman, [1991]
Rob Roy [1995]
Braveheart [1995]
*The Mask of Zorro, Banderas! [1998]
*Master & Commander, Crowe [2003]
*The Princess Bride [1987]
*Time Bandits [1981]
*Willow [1988]
*Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Female Forward! [2000]
Gladiator [2000]
Pirates of the Caribbean & Franchise, [2003ff]
*Stardust [2007]
*Robin Hood, Crowe [2010]
Baahubali: The Beginning [2015]
Did we provide enough options?
Before I close, here’s a list of Our Family’s NYE Film Festivals, Past to Present:
from The Lunchbox Season
2011: Sherlock Holmes
2012: Lord Peter Wimsey
2013: Dr. Who
2014: Hitchcock
2015: Thin Man
2016: “Transformation” Movies
on SSJ:
2017: Films Set on New Year’s Eve
2018: Trains
2019: Heists
2020: 10th Anniversary Bestival All-time Faves
2021: Swashbucklers
WELCOME 2022!!
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