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Review: Kevin Costner really sucks, there's no getting around that. But this is a highly entertaining adventure movie, very Hollywood, but very well-rounded and realized. Having the Moor sidekick is a bit much if you really think about it, but insofar as the Christian world being portrayed as anti-science, ignorant, backwards, etc., I have to disagree with the reviewer from Chicago a few reviews back -- those were the *exact* characteristics of the Christian church at that time, based on what I've read. Hell, those are *still* the characteristics of many divisions of Christianity. But in any case, I don't think Christianity is beign sh*t on here -- the Friar Tuck only first appears as a "worthless drunkard," but eventually shows through as a very noble character. Anyhow, this is a fine film, and pure escapism, so it's silly to nit-pick details that don't gel with "delicate sensibilities" ... it's just a fun, epic medieval adventure.
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Summary: The Best
Review: I never knew Kevin Costner before this this film. I love this movie! Everyone is perfectly cast. You can feel the grit and grime! The witch is perfect! You can feel this movie in your blood! Azim is a treat! I wish I could have saved Duncan!
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Summary: The best movie including romance, action and violence in one
Review: This was a very well thought out movie. With great actors such as Christian Slater, Daniel Newman, and Kevin Costner. It is the best movie to have included romance, action, and violence in one! One problem though, there should have been more of Will Scarlett (Christian Slater). He is a beautiful guy, they need more of him!
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Summary: DVD version cheapens VHS version
Review: This is a BUYER BEWARE statement for the purchasers of the DVD format of ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THEIVES. In the great process of the new DVD format for enjoying films that not only appear clearer and give you extra features on which to choose, I am puzzled over Warner Brothers choice of doing something that they have apparently not done on any of their other film releases on DVD. In ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES, the film has been split to be included on BOTH sides of the disc. This makes absolutely no sense since it has been clear from the beginning, since DVD was first released, that you could easily contain over 2 1/2 hours of content on a single side including the extra features. (This film only runs 144 minutes.) The film is still enjoyable, but alass, you will be faced with the cumbersome task of having to turn over your disk in the middle of the film unless you are equipped with a player that will play both sides automatically. WARNER BROTHERS should be ashamed of themselves, and replace these disc's with a single sided format free of charge to everyone who has paid full price for less quality!
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Summary: 5 for content, but 2 for effort!
Review: Despite the accents and geographic anomalies this rousing movie is presented with bravado and plenty of 'swash-buckling" to boot. A strong opening is followed by a bit of a slow down, but the pace picks up nicely and delivers the viewer a powerful ending, the epilogue is a little cheesy but the cameo 'King Richard' is a nice surprise!The only draw back.... It's a Flipper!! Halfway through the film you have to turn the disk over to play the other side (a 'feature' noticeably missing from the technical details) which whilst not life threatening is certainly annoying. However, if you like a good movie that you can escape into and leave the real world behind then this would do for you. (relates to the DVD version)
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Summary: This is the BEST movie ever made!
Review: This movie has everything wrapped into one, comedy, romance, action, drama. It's so great for any person!
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Summary: Poor acting and script
Review: I did not enjoy this movie, in the least. First, in the title role, Kevin Costner is miscast. Costner does well when he plays the all-American type, but he is truly awful here. It's not just his lack of a convincing English accent (although even a college drama student could do a better one!) but he is just not convincing as a swash-buckler type. Pierce Brosnan, for example, would have made a much better Robin Hood. I also disliked the way that the Christian worldview and church were portrayed, as backward, anti-science, ignorant, and hypocritical. This was done in 2 ways- by portraying Friar Tuck as a worthless drunkard, and glorifying Morgan Freeman's Moslem character. This is truly a distortion of history, and took the movie into the realm of political correctness.
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Summary: IT IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE
Review: This is my favourite movie, the actors the scenes and music all just set eachother off it is a pleasure to watch and i'm sure it will be for the next 200 times as well
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Summary: Umm, I liked it.
Review: Hello. I first watched the Walt Disney movie of Robin Hood which I really liked, I also had a different old one. Robin Hood was different in this, and I liked him. I guess that means I liked Kevin Costner's performance. I liked the way he acted very different than some other Robin Hoods, but I still liked it very much. There are alot of different twisted in it as well, that aren't in the origanal versions. There's alot of fighting, which I wasn't too thrilled about, but I guess that's how it actually would have been. Thank goodness they no longer do public hangings!
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Summary: My favorite movie of all time!
Review: During my lifetime I must have seen around 10,000 different movies, and I feel very comfortable by saying this is my favorite movie of all time. Being the 3rd of 150 movies that I own I have always enjoyed it. People keep on complaining about Kevin Costner's English accent, but why does that matter so much? I do not see a good reason. I personally think he did an excellent job as Robin Hood. Alan Rickman was a wonderful Sheriff of Nottingham (probably the best portrayal in the film). I also loved Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater in their roles. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio added much romance in the film as Marion. Some people do not like films with swash-buckling, but I cannot recommend any other film ahead of this one... except possibly The Silence of the Lambs. As Arch Campbell from WRC-TV/NBC said, this is truly "one of the most spectacular movies ever made." One more thing... I love the costumes and scenery! WELL DONE!
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