{"id":12826,"date":"2016-09-07T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12826"},"modified":"2016-09-07T09:38:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:38:06","slug":"review-captive1915-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/09\/review-captive1915-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Captive BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>This long lost film by Cecil B. DeMille, The Captive<\/em><\/strong> is an interesting time capsule and makes for an interesting, if not quick, viewing just to see a film from that era. The Blu-ray released through Olive actually is half impressive; although there are no features, the video doesn\u2019t look bad and the music comes through nicely enough.<\/p>\n

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The Captive<\/span>
\n(1915)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, War
\nOlive Films | NR \u2013 51 min. \u2013 $24.95 | September 13, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/07\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Cecil B. DeMille
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Cecil B. DeMille and Jeanie Macpherson (play)
\nCast: <\/strong>Blanche Sweet, House Peters, Page Peters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Full Frame 1.33
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>None
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>13.8 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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Set during the Balkan Wars, The Captive<\/em><\/strong> tells the story of Sonia (BLANCHE SWEET), a young woman living in Montenegro and left to care for her younger brother Milos (GERARD WARD) and the family farm when older brother Marko (PAGE PETERS) goes off to battle. Unable to handle the farm\u2019s day-to-day tasks following her brother\u2019s death, Sonia finds help in the form of Mahmud Hassan (HOUSE PETERS), a captured Turkish nobleman, now a prisoner of war. As Mahmud is tasked with helping Sonia, their initial frosty relationship soon melts into love. As the war rages on, Sonia,Mahmud and Milos will face near insurmountable obstacles in their quest for a better life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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VIDEO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Olive Films delivers us The Captive<\/em><\/strong> shown with a 1.33 Full Frame presentation and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Since this film is now going on 100 years old, I was rather impressed. No, it doesn\u2019t look fantastic with some shots having a yellow tint to it, for the most part it looks fairly clean though there are plenty of little dust marks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The movie has been given a 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio track which showcases the score recorded by Lucy Duke. Obviously since this isn\u2019t a \u201ctalky\u201d, there\u2019s not a whole lot to judge yet there\u2019s some fine depth although the track does top out in spots, otherwise it\u2019s a nice lossless track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, this long lost film by Cecil B. DeMille, The Captive<\/em><\/strong> is an interesting time capsule and makes for an interesting, if not quick, viewing just to see a film from that era. The Blu-ray released through Olive actually is half impressive; although there are no features (I would\u2019ve liked a commentary from a film historian), the video doesn\u2019t look bad and the music comes through nicely enough.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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