Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

StrictlyConfidential This pirate's story of guts and glory is, pretty much, a "Robin Hood" tale of the high seas.If you don't take 1935's "Captain Blood" too seriously - Then - Yes. It can actually be quite an enjoyable 2-hour romp of pre-CGI swashbuckling action.Directed by Michael Curtiz (of "Casablanca" fame) - "Captain Blood" stars movie-idol and heartthrob, Errol Flynn (26 at the time) in his first major movie role (as the title character).Set in the 17th century - This $1.5 million production first takes its story to England and then it's onto a high seas adventure to Port Royal, Jamaica where (guess what?) romance is, indeed, waiting for Captain Blood with arms opened wide. (kissy-kissy-smooch-smooch)(And you can be sure that with a name like "Blood" there's gonna be some serious changes made)

matttaylor-65065 This is just a fantastic pirate film. In fact to be honest its just a fantastic film altogether! Something about the film is just as good today as it was when it was made! 80 years ago! Has it really been 80 years! This was like Robin Hood of the sea kind of film. The film is like justice over law, robbing the rich and giving to the poor kind of idea. Flynn is a Doctor who found himself on the wrong side of one of the United Kingdom's many civil wars, he was sent away to be a slave in one of the outer colonies, you only need to just see the way he stares at the judge! It says everything you need to know right their!He didn't choose to become an outlaw and he just does what he needs to in order to survive (maybe get a little revenge).

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . who leads a charmed life. Whenever his tail gets caught in the wringer, Wash Day is suddenly cut short. If he pokes Victory in one eye, she gives him a wink with the other. If it was his turn to be drawn and quartered, he'd beat Mel Gibson at rock-paper-scissors to swap places in line. He's not unlike CANDIDE, plus the nine lives of a cat. The only thing mitigating CAPTAIN BLOOD's success is that most of his key battles are won over the French, which isn't saying much. But BLOOD plays down to the level of his competition, prevailing against all comers, as a Zorro of the seas. His pirate crew is about the most docile bunch you'd ever run across, at least as far as he's concerned. He can do almost no wrong in their eyes, whether it's frittering away a fortune in booty on his own private beauty, or leading a suicide foray on her behalf (the exact same ending, with the two same actors--Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland--that Warner Bros. recycled a couple of years later to close THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE).

Zoooma Captain Jack Sparrow has NOTHING on Captain Peter Blood! It's no wonder this film was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture. Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) turns Errol Flynn into a swashbuckling Hollywood superstar (and advances his own career, as well.) There isn't a single bad minute in this whole film. The action and special effects for 1935 are top notch. Paired for the first time with the wonderful Olivia de Havilland. Flynn brings a charm to the screen in a way that is hard to reproduce in a modern color picture. It's been 15-20 years since I saw this last, way too long of time to go between watching such great classic cinema. When it comes to pirate movies, this is at the top of the list, hands down beating anything from the 21st century. Splendid from start to finish.Through the first 142 movies I watched in 2013, this was my 4th Best!8.8 / 10 stars--Zoooma, a Kat Pirate Screener