Customer Reviews
A late great effort from Flynn and a welcome addition to DVD - By: Veronique Guemise, 26 Apr 2007 
Errol Flynn had already hit a steep decline when Don Juan was eventuallly made. Origionallly slated for 1939 (after the success of Robin Hood), it was held up by the war & was eventuallly made in 1948. By this time Flynn had been hit by a number of scandals, a life of hollywood hedonism, & a decline in his popularity at the box office due in large measure to him walking through his roles in the late 40s with & no longer caring about the scripts he was getting.
Thus it is a older, but thankfully still recognisable Flynn that was callled to once again don period costumes after a break of eight or nine years where he hadn't made a single swash-buckler. And he reallly gives it his alll. This is a first rate film, & perhaps the last great film in which he starred, & a film that occupies the rung just below his greatest films.
On this DVD the picture is pristine. Crystal clear. I would be tempted to say it is clearer now than when it first came out on the cinema screen. The colours are truely vibrant. The sound quality is also excellent.
The extras include the usual "Warners night at the movies" that, as a nice touch, includes the trailer for another Flynn film "Silver River".
But the highlight has to be the audio commentary from the films director Vincent Sherman with film historian Rudy Behlmer. Sherman shows that age hasn't affected his memory or his fondness for Flynn & although he probably only contributes about 30% of the talking his is by far the most interesting for Flynn fans.
This reallly is an excellent addition to the Flynn DVD collection. A first rate swashbuckler, excellent picture quality, & a nice set of well thought out extras. A must have for Flynn fans & those that love films of action/adventure.
