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I'm weird. I actually liked Kevin Costner's Robin Hood. I guess it's because I grew up with it, so it's "my" Robin Hood? (Well, in addition to the Disney one, anyway.) Oh well. But as much as I like it, I have to confess to also enjoying this 1938 masterpiece of swashbuckling excitement slightly more. Errol Flynn is thoroughly engaging as the reckless, forever optimistic and charismatic hero Robin Hood, a Saxon in a time when Saxons aren't terribly well-liked by their Norman neighbors, least of all the greedy Prince John, ruling in England while his brother, Richard, is a prisoner in Austria. Under the pretense of raising ransom money to free his brother, John and a gaggle of Norman noblemen who've aligned with him to tax the Saxons into poverty. Only Robin Hood has the guts to stand up to the upstart pretender to the throne and save the people of England, Saxon and Norman alike, from John's evil greed. This movie is full of adventure, romance with a beautiful woman (Norman lady Maid Marian) and some of the best fight scenes I've ever seen, particularly Robin's staff fight with Little John on a log spanning a river, and his later swordfight with Prince John's chief enforcer, the sinister Sir Guy of Gisbourne. This DVD is an amazing two-disc affair featuring an audio commentary by film historian Rudy Behlmer, an isolated musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and several fascinating and in-depth documentaries about the film.Read full review
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Technicolor at its best. Color is still stunning. I have read somewhere that this Erol Flynn's Robin Hood is so far the best of all Robin Hood movies ever made. Olivia deHavilland is beautiful. Trully enjoyable movie.
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One of the Best movies ever!! Characters very well cast, really bring the story to life. Plot well developed, scenery perfect for the story. Color outstanding. Second disc has interesting historical information about producing the Robin Hood movie, plus the invention of technicolor. This movie will be enjoyed many times.
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In Michael Curtiz's swashbuckling spectacle about the infamous outlaw and his band of merry men who "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor," Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland). Flynn joyously embraces the role widely considered the best of his bountiful array of swashbuckling legends. Delivering his lines and performing dashing acrobatics (he did most of his own stunts) with breezy élan, he darts across the intricate sets of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD as if there are rocket boosters secreted in his tights. It was one of the earliest films to use three-color Technicolor and, at the time, the most expensive film Warner Bros. had produced. Erich Wolfgang Korngold's outstanding score won an Oscar, as did the art direction and the editing.Read full review
For years I have loved this movie, it all started actually with Basil Rathbone of Sherlock Holmes fame. When I saw that he was going to be in the movie i just had to see it , Errol Flynn put the icing on the cake . I knew he was a handsome devil but wow !! I was also impressed to find recently that in the movie he did his own sword work and stunts. I also understand that other actors have studied this movie for exactly that , kind of a watch and learn type thing . Olivia Dehavelin from her Gone with the Wind days was also a great asset to this picture as well as the others who have now passed on , Olivia is the only one left from this movie I understand . I think every one should see this timeless classic at least once . Not so much because of the story but because of the way it was done . Hollywood did a great job on this one !!Read full review
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