u/CurtizAppreciator

I would love to see Griffin and David (and Ben!) do a series covering the highlights of Michael Curtiz's career as one of the greatest directors of the classic Hollywood era. There's obviously Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Black Legion, Angels With Dirty Faces, etc., but in my opinion the real crown jewel in his filmography is Captain Blood.

Captain Blood just got a Criterion rerelease, and it's well deserved. It has THE best action directing and editing of any film up until Star Wars in '77, a 42-year reign as champion. There are subsequent films like The Wild Bunch that certainly have energetic editing, but nothing matches Captain Blood's combination of energy, coherence, and sense of timing until Marcia Lucas, Paul Hirsch, and Richard Chew come along.

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u/CurtizAppreciator — 12 days ago