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Summary: Entertaining, not very accurate
Review: This is a costume drama, plain and simple. If you park your brain, this movie is a lot of fun. Of course, Hollywood being Hollywood, the movie abounds with historical inaccuracies--gunpowder? Moors in England?--but it's gorgeously filmed. Kevin Costner is his usual deadpan self (and after a while just abandons any attempts at a British accent), but it's Alan Rickman's hilarious performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham that makes this movie watchable. Rickman was robbed of an Oscar nomination that year--yes, he's that good. A nice vegging-out-with-the-Haagen-Dazs movie, and Costner looks pretty decent in tights as well . . .
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Summary: This movie is magical
Review: I'm not even gonna get started on the accent business.
This movie is magical. Costner plays a great Robin Hood. He fits so well for the role. I can't imagine anyone else being in his place. All of the characters are memorable. Every so often there is a movie that just finds a place in your heart and you can never get enough of it. This is one of those movies for me.
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Summary: great movie!
Review: i loved this movie! and who cares about the accent anyway? not me! the witch needed to go, that was the only reason it didn't get 5 stars. but this movie is still my favorite!
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Summary: A great love story
Review: O.K., so what if the movie wasn't completely accurate, and who cares about Kevin Costner's accent. It was a great movie and I thought a wonderfully touching love story. A must have for any of you hopeless romantics out there.
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Summary: Movie is good, format is not
Review: I really like this movie but was extremely disappointed when I watched it and realized that you had to turn the DVD over half way through the movie. I thought that buying a DVD would take away the hassles of two VHS tapes that longer movies have. Also, I have another DVD that is only five minutes shorter and you do not have to turn it over. I was very disappointed at this and would not have bought the DVD if I had known.
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Summary: I can't Believe it's not English!
Review: Kevin Costner is a fine actor but he should've never played Robin Hood. For starters he doesn't have an English Accent. It takes place in England not America! Also he put no real feeling behind the character of Robin Hood. Robin Hood's motivation is trying to avenge his father's death. And he does this by leading a bunch of Englishmen who lost their pride. How convient for him as he entered Sherwood Forest. Also there's no aspect of time. How long did the Sherif and Robin Hood battle? Was it months, years, days? Also what's the story with the moor, cut that character out completely, Morgan Freeman is also a great actor and did a fine job as the moor. But the character was not needed for this film. Also on a historical view, The Chinese invented gunpowder! I like Alan Rickman as the Sherif, he really brought the character to a new level of being really evil and witty. Also, get rid of the Witch Character, I would've been fine without her. Anyway the movie was entertaining but I wouldn't buy it unless I saw it at a great value.
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Summary: Robin of Locksley must be turning in his grave. Let him!
Review: This movie was not exactly, what I was expecting, but on the whole I enjoyed it. There is just one little problem: It would have been a lot better without Costner. Now it is something like: The world's most boring hero meets the world's most entertaining villain. Still, the support cast (good acting by Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater and a lot of others) saves the day, by producing a nice movie around Costner's Robin Hood. I had expected a bit more of a swashbuckler and a little less political commentary and Robin Hood from the legend appears a rather more unconcerned fellow then Costner's stand alone hero with deep socio-political involvement, but never mind. It looks great, the action is up to standard and it even has a decent plot. As long as you ignore little anachronisms (a telescope in the twelth century, Scots dresses up like third century Picts) and forget about the ridiculous idea of a witch in a Robin Hood legend (There is nothing else supernatural, just a witch) it makes for an enjoyable evening in front of the TV. It has nothing to do with the original story but the names and the time and place of action, but who cares?
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Summary: It's a terrific movie
Review: I have this movie, and I loved every minute of it! It shows how Robin Hood got his name, and how he and the merry men met in Sherwood Forest. Kevin Costner makes a better Robin Hood than Eyroll Finn in my opinon.
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Summary: A silly movie for teeny-boppers.
Review: I was hoping that this movie would a throwback to the great swashbuckler films of the 30's, but updated with modern acting and special effects. The opening credits showed promise with the instrumental score and the Bayeux Tapestry of the Norman invasion. Yet the opening credits were the highlight of the film.This movie was just a bunch of Californians running around merry olde England with some decent production values. Costner is horrible. Maid Marian is dressed up as a ninja. Robin Hood's sidekick is not Little John, but a Moor? Alan Rickman is way over the top in his performance as the Sheriff- he's more like a clown than a villain. Witches? (When did fantasy become a part of the story of Robin Hood?) Scots dressed and acting like it is the 5th century and not the 12th. Christian Slater should have never been allowed within a thousand miles of the set. A dreadful Bryan Adam's song in the ending credits. This is a very silly and stupid film. A real disappointment for anyone looking for an old-fashioned adventure movie. The 1992 remake of "Last of the Mohicans" showed how a 1930's adventure could be updated for modern audiences. It was everything "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" could have been. Instead "Robin Hood" is to adventure films, what the "Young Guns" movies are to westerns. If your a Robin Hood fan then stick with Errol Flynn or, for an alternative version of the story, catch "Robin and Marian" with Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn; but leave "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" to the teenagers it was made for.
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Summary: A Pale Imitation of a Recognized Classic
Review: You know what I'm talking about; "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn. Comparing that classic film with this Costner drek is like comparing "Road Warrior" with......"Water World"? The Flynn version is fun and light hearted. Costner's version is only pandering to modern sensibilities.C'mon, the movie reeks of political correctness Maid Marion fighting in black armor? Great a strong female character, Morgan Freeman as Robin's sidekick? Hey, the wise token ethnic character.(Sorry Morgan,you were good, but unnecessary)Christian Slater? Stick him in for more youth appeal. If you must watch it, fast forward through any parts that don't feature Morgan Freeman or Alan Rickman.
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