Robin Hood

[signalman]

I'll pass on this version. Instead I will watch 'The Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn.
Unlike the dour Crowe, Flynn was an actor with charisma.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

agreed, Crowe is no good

 

[Nathan]

I actually enjoyed this Movie a lot. Even though it pretty much threw all my basic knowledge that I had about Robin Hood out of the window very early on. I really didn't mind this new take on the story.

 

[bullets]

i'm shocked that not a lot of people are mentioning the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Some one told me it's practically a cameo.

 

[Nathan]

Well, he's practically a joke. When you see him the first time you think he might be a threat later on, but... no.

 

[jmc]

i'm shocked that not a lot of people are mentioning the Sheriff of Nottingham.

The dude's barely in it that's why.

 

[childeroland]

It's a decent film, it's just nothing special.

 

[GEO]

I too thought the sheriff would have a bigger role once his desire for Marion was established. But then he disappeared with only one lame scene that could have been put into the "deleted scenes" pile. I wonder if it's set up for him to be the main foe in a sequel (I don't remember if he dies. He was rather useless.)

I enjoyed the movie. It was good, not great. The acting was great. The story kept losing focus, jumping all over the place. If I didn't know it was robin hood, I wouldn't know who the main character was in the first 15 minutes. I really didn't care that the prince was cheating on his wife. I would rather spend more time seeing robin hood with his men. It felt more like a prequel. He becomes an outlaw as the end credits roll.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Oh how the mighty Ridley Scott has fallen.

 

[cryptic name]

i liked it alot, and like the fact that, while taking a very different approach to the story, it ends in a way that you could basically start the story from the Errol Flynn movie immediately after and it would work.

 

[Doctor Jones]

It wasn't anything special, but not a disaster like people have been calling it. It was alot better than Clash of the Titans.

Being that I don't have any knowledge of the legend I didn't care whether the sheriff was in it or not. And being that this is an origin tale on Robin Hood himself and taking place before the legend we know, the sheriff didn't have to be in it that much. So why the fuss? Since they left it off for a sequel, they could have done more with the Sheriff angle, but it doesn't bother me that much. If there is a sequel, we can see what becomes of it.

 

[jmc]

^ Thing you have to wonder is whether an origin story needed to be told in the way they did, it's like they did everything they could to avoid incorporating the folklore. At the end of the day this could be any old medieval flick.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Made about 13 million on Friday. A couple million behind IM2.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Did it need to be told? No, but it's still interesting to see. Was it the best way they did it? I think other than a few things, it's pretty interesting with a right idea, even if it's a little shaky.

I don't really know anything about Robin Hood, so it didn't bother me. The folklore I take it comes with the legend we all know. This is a prequel so I don't expect the folklore to be there yet. Or are you talking about stuff that will allude to the folklore in the future that would have been nice?

 

[terry78]

They may have been better off with a CG animated update of the Disney one featuring the furries.

 

[jmc]

Did it need to be told? No, but it's still interesting to see. Was it the best way they did it? I think other than a few things, it's pretty interesting with a right idea, even if it's a little shaky.

I don't really know anything about Robin Hood, so it didn't bother me. The folklore I take it comes with the legend we all know. This is a prequel so I don't expect the folklore to be there yet. Or are you talking about stuff that will allude to the folklore in the future that would have been nice?

It's all well and good to do an origin story, but what's the point in doing it if the folklore only begins at the end of the film? That's were the Robin Hood tale starts, in the last 3 mins of the film. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite happy to see a more grounded take on the myth, but we didn't even get that, instead we get fleeting glimpses of it. It's kinda like doing a Superman movie but Clark Kent doesn't become Superman until the very end, really who wants to see that? Batman Begins had the right balance, RH skews to far in one direction, it's almost like RH mythology was an afterthought. Regardless of it's resemblance to the myth, the film is still all over the place.

 

[mrvlknight21]

God this movie was bad. A coworker said it will probably be like a blend of Robin Hood and Braveheart....HA!! I WISH!

How is this turd getting such good ratings?
I saw on an MSN movie site that IronMan2 had a score of 57 of 100 and this had a 97!!! WTF???
I know critics love to kiss Russell Crowe's arse...but come on!!!

This was about a 5 out of 10.

 

[jacobed]

Ah it was alright, the acting is really really good but the story could have been improved greatly and I wish they would have stuck with the Nottingham story because at least that was interesting. Cary Elwes will always be Robin Hood in my eyes.

 

[Episode29]

Maid Marian: Warrior Princess and her band of Lost Boys was a serious Nuke the Fridge moment. ****ing awful.

As for the film, a good first hour and then it all but withers up and dies.

 

[terry78]

As for the film, a good first hour and then it all but withers up and dies.

That's what she said.

Been waiting for that opening all day.

 

[kane9321]

I enjoyed the movie

 

[Poeman]

saw it and i liked it alot...Ridleys movies are different in style and tone because of the period.

My favorite movie like ever is Kingdom of Heaven Directors Cut...Robin Hood was really good and actually the crowd loved it...There were boring parts, but it was still great to see Crowe and Ridley going back to do a war piece like this

8/10

 

[Doctor Jones]

It's all well and good to do an origin story, but what's the point in doing it if the folklore only begins at the end of the film? That's were the Robin Hood tale starts, in the last 3 mins of the film. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite happy to see a more grounded take on the myth, but we didn't even get that, instead we get fleeting glimpses of it. It's kinda like doing a Superman movie but Clark Kent doesn't become Superman until the very end, really who wants to see that? Batman Begins had the right balance, RH skews to far in one direction, it's almost like RH mythology was an afterthought. Regardless of it's resemblance to the myth, the film is still all over the place.

That didn't bother me at all. I can't really argue with what you said. Believe me I tried. You make good points. But I guess since it leaves it open for a sequel, we'll get the legend we all know. But for now, this was a nice change for me. I thought it was cool seeing him fight in a before setting in the English and French war and him getting caught up in it all to elad to more things. It was interesting albeit shaky at times.

 

[Octoberist]

Oh how the mighty Ridley Scott has fallen.

To be fair, he's 72. Some could argue that Akira Kurosawa's later film were not as good as his older films, but that's how it is. Same thing with Jean-Luc Godard. Why? It is probably age, and being in the business for so long that creative spark has matured and changed into a different beast all together.

I think most directors hit their creative stride when they're in their 30-50s, and slow down in their 60s.

 

[xwolverine2]

i read russell crowe saying this is a completely different Robin Hood, and that it pretty much has nothing that the other robin hood movies had..

... so... why do i want to see this then? lol and why call it robin hood to begin with.