Review of Blood & Guts: In Her Majesty's Service

FraserRonald · Apr 5, 2004

Hey All

Just wanted to let everyone know Blood & Guts: In Her Majesty's Service has received its first review. It's a pretty darn good review so I figured I'd blow my own horn, do a little pimpin' and show you all the way to the review so you could read it, decide it sounds super cool, and pony up the cash to get your very own copy.

I don't want to delay you any longer. Go check out the review at Silven Crossroads.

Thanks all and take care.

JPL · Apr 5, 2004

OK, here's my campaign pitch. Actually, it's a movie pitch.

The PCs are all retired SAS operatives who belonged to the best team there ever was --- forty years ago. MI-6 brings them back to deal with an old foe they left for dead decades ago. The team comes back and shows the kids how it's done.

Starring Sean Connery [the leader], Patrick Stewart [the Oxford-educated smart one], Billy Connely [funny drunken Scotsman / demolitions guy], and Terrence Stamp [the stone cold killer].

I tell you, it writes itself.

FraserRonald · Apr 5, 2004

JPL said:
OK, here's my campaign pitch. Actually, it's a movie pitch.

The PCs are all retired SAS operatives who belonged to the best team there ever was --- forty years ago. MI-6 brings them back to deal with an old foe they left for dead decades ago. The team comes back and shows the kids how it's done.

Starring Sean Connery [the leader], Patrick Stewart [the Oxford-educated smart one], Billy Connely [funny drunken Scotsman / demolitions guy], and Terrence Stamp [the stone cold killer].

I tell you, it writes itself.

You know what? In the right hands, that could be a great movie. Given the usual Hollywood approach, though, it would end up being League of Extraordinary Ops (LXO!). Or, at best, SAS Cowboys!

In all honesty, I'd love to see Terrence Stamp play the leader. I think he's an awesome actor who's been criminally overlooked. And maybe the Connelly character is the same character from Boondock Saints!

Take care

JPL · Apr 5, 2004

FraserRonald said:
You know what? In the right hands, that could be a great movie. Given the usual Hollywood approach, though, it would end up being League of Extraordinary Ops (LXO!). Or, at best, SAS Cowboys!

In all honesty, I'd love to see Terrence Stamp play the leader. I think he's an awesome actor who's been criminally overlooked. And maybe the Connelly character is the same character from Boondock Saints!

I'd just like to see Patrick Stewart in another action hero role.

Maybe Sir Ian will do it, too. Sir Ian with a submachine gun = movie magic.

FraserRonald · Apr 6, 2004

JPL said:
I'd just like to see Patrick Stewart in another action hero role.

Maybe Sir Ian will do it, too. Sir Ian with a submachine gun = movie magic.

Sir Ian doing just about anything on-screen is movie magic. Did you see him in Richard III? And if this movie does get off the ground, do you think you can find a place for Mr Caine? How about Jeremy Irons? For Mr. irons, at least, a fair pay cheque may be all that is necessary to lure him to the project.

And I figure we're getting pretty OT. Any time now, I expect this thread to be moved to "Fantasy & Sci-Fi Books, Movies & TV."

FraserRonald · Apr 8, 2004

Since no one seems to take offence here (though on another board an individual all but demanded my head for posting regarding a review of my own product), I'm going to link to another review for Blood & Guts: In Her Majesty's Service. If you are interested, it's at Gaming Report.com.

Thanks all and take care.

barsoomcore · Apr 8, 2004

FR, do all the horn-tooting you like. Anyone doesn't like it, they can just not read the thread, as far as I'm concerned.

But then, I'm not a mod, nor Eric's Grandmother, so that doesn't mean a thing.

But while we're off-topic, here's two things.

Heard a rumour that Tarantino went to Barbara Broccoli and said, "Give me $40 million and Brosnan and Casino Royale." No response that I heard of (and it's probably not true, but man).

Anyone read that Dirk Pitt novel, I think it was Night Probe, in which the square-jawed hero takes on an aging British agent who's OBVIOUSLY meant to be Bond? It's a great tribute and update to the hero and frankly, I think an aging Bond would be COOL. Connery as 007, retired. Yeah, that writes itself.

Three things: my pitch is "Bond on Holiday" -- he drives his own car, gambles with his own money, and doesn't have to save the world -- he just has to save his old friend's family. Quit it with the "conquer the world" villians. Make us care about this character again. Sigh.

What? Huh?

FraserRonald · Apr 9, 2004

barsoomcore said:
FR, do all the horn-tooting you like. Anyone doesn't like it, they can just not read the thread, as far as I'm concerned.

But then, I'm not a mod, nor Eric's Grandmother, so that doesn't mean a thing.

When you say you're not a mod, I assume you aren't refering to driving around on Vespas, wearing army parkas, no?

And, if you don't get that joke . . . well it just wasn't funny!

barsoomcore said:
But while we're off-topic, here's two things.

Heard a rumour that Tarantino went to Barbara Broccoli and said, "Give me $40 million and Brosnan and Casino Royale." No response that I heard of (and it's probably not true, but man).

Pierce has been talking some trash about the Bond producers. He wants to get back to the "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" type of movies (gadgets, actions but not overshadowing the plot or characters) while I heard the screenwriters are talking something along the lines of "From Russia With Love" (my favourite Bond movie EVAR!).

The producers want bigger explosions and more gadgets. :sigh:

barsoomcore said:
Three things: my pitch is "Bond on Holiday" -- he drives his own car, gambles with his own money, and doesn't have to save the world -- he just has to save his old friend's family. Quit it with the "conquer the world" villians. Make us care about this character again. Sigh.

What? Huh?

Actually, I swear to Pants there was a short-story by Ian Fleming basically about that. I used to have a full collection of the Fleming Bonds, but loaning them out and such . . .

In any case, what we need is something along the lines of the short-story "For your Eyes Only" in which M asks Bond, as a personal favour, to erase the people who killed a close friend. Remember the opening of the movie? That same female character is in the short-story, trying to avenge her parents. And the exotic locale? The Greek islands, like in the movie? nope, in the book, the "exotic: locale is Canada. I mean, I love my country and all that, but come on!

And, to link this all together, Bond should have joined the Increment (see B&G:IHMS if that confuses you!).

C. Baize · Apr 9, 2004

Yeah, Fraser... But some people think that the only ones who should be allowed to pimp their wares is THEM, alone... nobody else.
And two different posts on different boards equals spamming to those types... unless THEY are the ones posting about THEIR products... then it's all good, of course.

inthisstyle · Apr 9, 2004

JPL said:
OK, here's my campaign pitch. Actually, it's a movie pitch.

The PCs are all retired SAS operatives who belonged to the best team there ever was --- forty years ago. MI-6 brings them back to deal with an old foe they left for dead decades ago. The team comes back and shows the kids how it's done.

Starring Sean Connery [the leader], Patrick Stewart [the Oxford-educated smart one], Billy Connely [funny drunken Scotsman / demolitions guy], and Terrence Stamp [the stone cold killer].

I tell you, it writes itself.

Sweet! Now I want to see this movie. Definitely inspiring.

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