Smiling swashbuckler who stole my heart......

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	• Captain Blood Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland Warner Home Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 80 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

this is the real thing

a Hollywood movie, made in the 1930s, is a Hollywood movie made in the 1930s! this is a magnificent film. as the testimonials here describe... beware of the negative comments by those who -apparently-haven't seen the film--- ("tights"? -- no one is in tights in this movie! ) or who have been brainwashed by the technowizardry of current movies- they lack the humanity of a sometimes creaky old classic.

Smiling swashbuckler who stole my heart......

every month I check my primestar guide to see if this classic is on AMC or TCM . I can see this movie over and over and never tire of peter blood's charming wit and dashing smile. I love movies that make me feel good and this,by far,is my "pick me up when i'm feelin' blue" movie! I also love "the mark of zorro" and would say the two are neck and neck for swashbuckler who stole my heart! I HIGHLY encourage all flynn fan's to buy as I have searched for years for this movie!

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Classic Swashbuckler

An amazing movie... gripping and entertaining despite the sometimes rather primitive production. Errol Flynn was fresh off the boat from England and had only about two years of professional experience behind him, yet he takes over the film and delivers one of his best performances. He was incredibly lucky to begin his star career with his best leading lady, Olivia de Havilland; his best antagonist, Basil Rathbone; and his best director, Michael Curtiz. And it should be noted that Casey Robinson, one of Warner's best screenwriters, is largely responsible for the film's sustained intelligence and drama. Technically, there are better Flynn swashbucklers: "Robin Hood," "They Died With Their Boots On," "The Sea Hawk." But this one has its own special freshness and sweetness.

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Great Saturday Afternoon Fare

Captain Blood is the kind of movie that I like to pop in the VCR on a Saturday afternoon when I need a couple of hours of down time. Errol Flynn stars as Peter Blood, a doctor wrongly imprisoned who turns to piracy in the seventeenth century. Flynn was the perfect actor for a role like this, because he had the athleticism and charisma to make this character come alive, and he manages to deliver some "goofy" dialogue without making it sound "goofy". Olivia deHavilland plays his love interest (as she often did), and she's well cast as the proper, yet spunky young lady. It's hard to imagine a couple of actors more suited for each other. Physically, they look incredible together, and the chemistry between them is obvious. Their youth and energy keep the film moving, as do the well-directed action sequences, the rousing musical score, and the playful humour. There are a lot of familiar character actors in the cast, including the always great Basil Rathbone. Captain Blood is the kind of movie you don't get tired of watching, because it entertains every time.

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Rafael Sabatini meets Michael Curtiz

Its action, Its adventure..its about as pure as an Errol Flynn film as one can get. I dont think a Pauline Kael would have spent much time writing about this one....who cares!

Lionel Atwill is frustrated, Miss De Havilland is In love( but not till the final reel). Basil Rathbone was never better as the french captain.

This is the film that put Flynn on the map and you can have fun in picking out the stock actors that would populate Warner Bros films for over a decade.

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