The Sea Hawk, 1940

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The Sea Hawk, 1940; A Swishbuckler
Topic Started: Sep 13 2008, 09:51 AM (143 Views)
Chandu	Sep 13 2008, 09:51 AM Post #1
Knowledge Seeker and rascal at large Posts: 10,266 Group: Members Member #297 Joined: October 19, 2007	Visions of pirates, great sea battles, grand old fighting ships, sword fights and general swashbucklery filled my imagination as I sat down to view The Sea Hawk, 1940, with Errol Flynn, Claude Rains and Flora Robson. Unfortunately, most of that was played down in favor of intrigue and love. It seems Spain was having difficulty funding their Armada, ‘cause a group of English pirates called The Sea Hawks, kept rippin’ off their shipments of gold and jewels from the New World. As soon as the Armada was completed, however, they planned to conquer England, so ya can’t really blame them Englishmen fer wantin’ ta plunder their riches. The movie is filled with flies in the ointment and skullduggery between the two nations and concerning The Sea Hawks, but not the action film I was expecting. It’s still a pretty good movie though. 3 ½ Jujubes out of 5
	Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog. It's just little ol' me...


MovieLover12	Sep 13 2008, 11:49 AM Post #2
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 3,895 Group: Members Member #531 Joined: July 29, 2008	This one I have in the Errol Flynn boxset. I thought it was one of the best films in that set.



Sgt King	Sep 15 2008, 07:59 PM Post #3
Charter Member Posts: 371 Group: Members Member #29 Joined: September 5, 2005	As pirate films go, I don't think Errol Flynn (without computer graphics or a lick of eyeliner) in 1935's Captain Blood can be beat.


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