They have a song on the CD included in the Believer mag’s latest music issue, which led me to their website. After downloading and listening to a couple songs, I went out and got the album.

Okay. The film of the book stars Viggo Mortensen as the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country’s 17th century imperial wars. It’s directed by a Spanish director as well, Agustín Díaz Yanes, so that may be reason for hope, since that’s where the movie is set.

Another book that sounds intriguing.

This could be an interesting book.

You know, if I’m going to read a story about New Orleans, I probably should read “Confederacy of Dunces.” But I’ll probably end up reading this first instead.

I hear this is being made into a movie. I loved “The Club Dumas,” a previous book by Arturo Perez-Reverte, but wasn’t nearly as impressed by the Roman Polanski-Johnny Depp movie that grew out of it. I forget who’s the lead in the Alatriste movie, but whoever it was made me think that this could be interesting …

I’m intrigued by the premise. Don’t know about the execution.

Shawn says:
violent

Harley Jebens says:
It had a nice 70s sensibility to it, but about the time the sheriff started going crazy and the pimp started making with the wisecracks about the horny robots, I started to lose interest.

Harley Jebens says:
Oddly enough.

Shawn says:
it has it’s flaws, but it wasn’t the worst horror movie i’ve seen, by a longshot

Shawn says:
i liked the 70s vibe it had

den says:
so it was no ‘jeepers creepers’

Shawn says:
i liked the beginning and the end, the middle kind of wanders off

Harley Jebens says:
Not enough Banjo & Sullivan on the soundtrack, I’d say. I don’t think I heard a single refrain of “I’m home getting hammered while she’s out getting nailed.” Which is a shame, really.

Shawn says:
i liked that it was less formulaic than the majority of horror movies that are being made these days

Shawn says:
he was at least trying to do something a little different

den says:
so do you have to see ‘night of 1000 corpses” to know the plot?

Shawn says:
i haven’t seen that one. i plan on renting it now

den says:
harley?

den says:
you’ve seen that one, right?

Harley Jebens says:
Yep. 1000 Corpses was more over the top, I think, if I remember correctly. Or at least had a little more humor to it. It sets up the three main characters and the sheriff’s brother. But I think all you really need to know is “crazy hillbilly cannibals.” Okay. Check. “Lots of cops.” Got it. And we’re off …

Harley Jebens says:
Sorry if I’ve spoiled House of 1,000 Corpses for anyone. I was kind of sad there was a return visit to the Pussy Liqour and Beer store in Devil’s Rejects, though.

den says:
well with a name like that it’d be a shame not to get as much mileage as possible out of it.

Harley Jebens says:
That’s what I’m thinking.

But thank goodness, it looks like they’ve made a sequal.

... it was better than ‘Ghost Watcher.’