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A lot of people agreed that Royal Flash was the weakest of the series. The movie had a stupendous cast, and Fraser had done a very successful screenplay of The Three Musketeers, though The Four Musketeers was less successful.

For most of the audience, there was just no familiarity with either the characters or the history. Making matters worse, the timing was of an action comedy, which is a half-tone off from a historical character comedy.

Their best bet would have been to start from the start with Flashman. Even though it would have stretched into two movies, or even a miniseries, if it were done today, the background of historical Afghanistan would resonate. It would need a masterful screenwriter, however.

[Sans-Culotte]

I think they may have chosen Royal Flash to film because it was one of the few novels that didn't involve massive troop movements and battles. They probably thought it would resonate with Americans who would not be familiar with Queen Victoria's "Little Wars".

In any case, the film was well done, with a great cast and director. I loved the Musketeer films as well.