So, I hope you're all clear on what a buccaneer is. It's a heck of a lot to pay for corn, is what. (Heh. I got a million of 'em.) Anyway, Captain Blood offers up rousing adventure and romance with a grin and a flashing sword and tongue in nary a cheek....read the complete Captain Blood (1935) review at DVD Verdict (Maurice Cobbs)
One of Errol Flynn's first big roles, Captain Blood gives us Flynn at his classic best, as a dashing nobleman turned slave turned pirate turned nobleman -- heck, Blood's got everything!
The story is born from the classic Sabatini novel. In the opening...read the complete Captain Blood (1935) review at filmcritic.com
Captain Blood marked the beginning of the golden age of Swashbucklers (yes, every genre has an era known as its golden age; just go with it). Before it, the complications in recording sound while filming the movement inherent in the genre made these...read the complete Captain Blood (1935) review at DVDBeaver