Robin Hood

[**DONOTDELETE**]

My wife and I just got back from the movie, and I enjoyed it!  I did not go to pick apart details and historical inaccuracies, just went for the entertainment.....and I was not disappointed.  I just thought it was an interesting take on a legendary figure and story.  Some people will pick it apart, but that's their perogative....just my opinion.....


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[Bjorn]

I have enjoyed all the versions of Robin Hood including this one. It had a very different positioning and refreshing story line. No historical accuracy hang ups here-all legend anyway-and no disappointments either, just expected to be entertained. May even go again.

[dpg]

Another  one for the "disappointed" column.  Just didn't feel like Robin Hood-  seemed like a rather disjointed story with battle scenes we've seen in lots of other movies.  I'll stick with original Errol Flynn  version.

[oberon]

I grew up with Errol's version and tho I liked it as a child it is a bit milk toast to me now, think that glitter on some of the costumes was a bit much but that was Hollywood of that era no realism..
 Bout time for a little different take on the whole legend.  I have not seen it yet but hope to see something different from what has been out there.

[Gary Logsdon]

I taught a college course on American film for a few years which had the "special effect" of ruining some of the entertainment value of many, otherwise decent movies:^( . . . casualties of too much critical analysis.  At one point I began including the following statement at the top of each semester's course syllabus: "After completing this course please remember to always view future films as a member of the audience FIRST, then return to the theater later - if you will, to reexamine it with your newly acquired critical eye."  I've tried to follow my own advice and so went to see the new RH film as such, someone simply out for a little entertainment.  That being said, the movie, despite it's long running time, went rather fast for me and the archery footage was a bonus. My family and I enjoyed it.  PS: My daughter remarked that Robin "lacked a mullet this time."

[Ben Maher]

I saw this last night , and as a Robin Hood fanatic since childhood [ I collect Robin Hood memorabilia etc ]and Film geek , all i can say is that i thought this was a really good enjoyable film and i would willingly go and see this again today .
this film had flaws...don't they all , but the little kid in me wanted fling arrows and ride through those forests with them !
So this is now tied with LOTR and the Errol Flynn version as my favourite film ...
very cool .!

[UnderControl16]

I saw the movie and dispite a few things that i thought should have been done differently i thought that the plausability of the story, the archery, and the gear used was amazing. I throughly enjoyed the fill for many different reasons. That said, i enjoy the Men In Tights for many different reasons.

[Cory Mattson]

I was looking forward to this - and too a point thought it might help "us" just by raising an interest in archery - and it might. The movie is contrived, boring and dull, IMO. A few scenes with many arrows "in the air" were very cool - scenes of conflict were edited to please the "mr rogers neighborhood crowd". Anyone on the fence should save their money. The last chance for a decent scene would have been for robin to post the warning document by shooting through the government workers hand! - and would have been a better set up for a sequel too - an opportunity squandered - like most of the movie.
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[Shakes.602]

OUCH!!     Oh Well, I am gonna go see it anyway.  

[Drew]

I took my wife for date night and we both enjoyed it. She commented it was nice that they left out all the battle scene blood and guts.

I suppose some weren't happy with their popcorn either.   :rolleyes:

[Jon Stewart]

Wife and I went last night.  It was OK. I had a hard time understanding what some of the actors were saying because a) my bad hearing and b) the accent.  I judge a movie if I would see it twice and this one I would not.

Maid Marion kind of turned into a Joan of Arc type actress with her showing up at the battle in armor and fighting  which I had not seen before in a Robin Hood movie.

[TheFatboy]

I saw the movie yesterday, and I was quite disappointed. Apart from the scenery, I thought it was kind of amateur'ish. Definetely not one of Ridley Scott's best movies. It had the potential, but wasted it.