1991 Directed by Kevin Reynolds
When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.
Kevin Costner Morgan Freeman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Alan Rickman Christian Slater Geraldine McEwan Michael McShane Brian Blessed Michael Wincott Nick Brimble Soo Drouet Daniel Peacock Walter Sparrow Daniel Newman Harold Innocent Jack Wild Howard Lew Lewis Derek Deadman Andy Hockley John Hallam Pat Roach John Tordoff Michael Goldie Liam Halligan Marc Zuber Merelina Kendall Imogen Bain Jimmy Gardner Bobby Parr Show All…
Kevin Costner Pen Densham Richard Barton Lewis John Watson Gary Barber James G. Robinson David Nicksay Krystyna Demkowicz Malcolm J. Christopher
Prince of Thieves, 로빈 훗, Prince of Thieves (Extended Version), Kráľ zbojníkov Robin Hood, Робин Худ: Принцът на крадците, 의적 로빈 후드, 의적 로빈 훗, Král zbojníků Robin Hood, Robin Hood։ Prince of Thieves
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Snape (Alan Rickman) at his snapeiest and it wasn't even a Harry Potter film! I've visited this film time and time again over the years and it wasn't Kevin Costner that kept me coming back it was Alan Rickman's often caustic, whiney, sniveling performance that thrilled me to no end! Without a doubt this is my favorite Alan Rickman film!
I also found myself enjoying Morgan Freeman's performance! But in the end it was the evil antagonist Sheriff George of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) whom we loved to hate and he obliged us by giving us endless opportunities to revel in our shared hatred of the man!
Without Rickman and Freeman's performances this would be just another boring affair!
My roommate: "Do you want to watch a movie?"
Me: "No. I've watched two already today."
/sees this in the Netflix Instant library.
/two.five hours later: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGoWtY_h4xo
A few thoughts:
1. Kevin Costner is too low key for this role, too acharismatic, too American, and too Costnerian. Morgan Freeman should be considered one of those great actors who deserves far better than the roles he chooses/has given to him. Christian Slater's best feature was that he did not have a mullet, unlike all the other Merry Men.
2. No major role for Alan a Dale? A passing reference to Much the Miller's Son? Nothing for Gilbert Whitehand? With that excessive runtime? Jesus fucking Christ.
3. Alan Rickman got to utter…
"Locksley! I'm gonna cut your heart out WITH A SPOON!"
I'm pretty sure that if I watched this for the first time today, I wouldn't like it. I'd detest all of the inaccuracies, plotholes and dodgy accents.
But I didn't see this for the first time today. I've seen this countless times since I was a kid and back then it was only the film's sense of adventure that mattered to me and still does now.
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, to this very day, never fails to transport me back to my 12 year old self.
(2020 Summer Blockbuster Series)
An ok Hollywoodized blockbuster take on Robin Hood .... but that main musical theme is aces!
"A wise man once said: "There are no perfect men in the world; only perfect intentions."
I had some nostalgia coming into Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves since it was one of the first big action movies I remember going to see in the theater, and while it is very conventional and overlong. I still had a fun time revisiting it with my kiddos.
(Quick Hits)
- The title sequence on the tapestry really loses its flair once you have seen how much better it has been done in other movies, including Powell and Pressburger's 'The Life and Death of…
So many things about this movie aren't good but I still kind of like it because it's having fun and we don't get movies like this at all anymore.
"The hospitality in this country is as warm as the weather."
I get it. You all think you're cool for disliking this movie. Because of the accents, because of the anachronisms, because of the Hollywood-ness of it all.
Well, you're all wrong. Prince of Thieves owns. As a Robin Hood story, it successfully depicts the themes of class warfare inherent within the character. As a medieval action epic, it's sweeping as hell. The set pieces hold up, and Michael Kamen's musical score is unbeatable. Kevin Reynolds' direction is surprisingly solid as well - those moments of silliness aside, the blocking and camera movement generally indicate that this was helmed by a filmmaker with a modicum of ability.
The cast is…
Yes, you read that rating right. Five stars. I'm not going to be a Scrooge when it comes to this film, because it means so much to me. I watched it five times at the cinema in the summer of '91. Just watching it again tonight transported me back to those idyllic childhood days, of me and my mates cutting down trees in the woods to make our own bows and arrows and of Bryan Adams being at number one for a record breaking sixteen weeks.
Who cares if Kevin Costner doesn't even attempt an English accent or that Mike McShane's roams all over the land. Who cares that the writers nicked everything from Richard Carpenter's excellent Robin of Sherwood, right down to a Moorish Merry Man and the witchcraft elements. This remains, in my book at least, the greatest popcorn epic.
I miss Alan Rickman and Michael Kamen. Both men illuminated this film.
"Nobility is not a birthright. It's defined by one's actions."
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is still the rousing, swashbuckling adventure/love story I fondly remembered it being when I went to see it back in the day. It's a very Hollywoodized version, but that's not to say it's a bad thing. It just means a ton of money was spent on it and it features mostly movie stars.
Kevin Costner is the curious casting choice for Robin Hood. A very American casting choice. He was a hot ticket at the time and Hollywood loves casting the hot actor of the moment in everything. To his credit, he's great. He even tries to sound British at the beginning of the movie,…
Sheriff of Nottingham: “LOXLEY! I’M GOING TO CUT YOUR HEART OUT WITH A SPOON!”
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Guy of Gisborne: “Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe?”
Sheriff: “Because it’s DULL you TWIT. It’ll hurt more.”
Forget about Costner’s cardboard cut-out of Robin Hood; Alan Rickman’s Sheriff of Nottingham is the real star here. Every line he utters is comedy gold.
A glorious and utterly farcical celebration of goofy swashbuckling action, outrageous accents, and historically dubious hairstyles. It was a lot of fun picking out the numerous goofs and anachronisms in this—the use of the Bayeux Tapestry in the opening credits, which bears absolutely no relevance to the Robin Hood myth; the aforementioned hairstyles, which consist largely of greasy mullets and…
Is that light Bryan Adams strings I hear accentuating every scene? Is that Kevin Costner speaking with an accent when the fancy tickles him? Oh man is that Alan Rickman devouring the screen, regurgitating it, then eating it back up with a SPOON 'CAUSE IT'll 'HURT MORE???
Michael McShane looks into the camera at the end and talks to you.
This movie is so awesome and shamelesss and everything I do I do it for you
Wow Robin Hood so has a nice American accent. Yep, he sure sounds like he was born in Britain alright.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a depressing, sloppy movie with less character development from are character's and more of the action. Kevin Costener through out this movie used a American accent and not a British accent and to me that's just lazy. What's next? A Lincoln film starring a Welsh actor how doesn't try to put a accent on and just users a Welsh accent although the whole film.
Morgan Freeman was good in the movie and so was Alan Rickman. Although out the film I was rooting for villain the whole time. The sets were was done and…
shoutout to alan rickman and his midnight blue mullet 💙
(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU WAS WRITTEN FOR THIS MOVIE??????
Kevin Costner triumphs as the legendary Sherwood Forest outlaw leader in this epic adventure bringing a 12th-century medieval world to spectacular screen life. Enhancing the sheer fun are 12 added minutes of footage not seen in theatres, especially more juicy malevolence from Robin Hood's archenemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman). Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio also star in this lavish production lensed in Britain and France, where historic structures, majestic forests and vividly realistic re-creations of Olde England combine to create a world at once ancient and ageless.
Kevin Costner triumphs as the legendary Sherwood Forest outlaw leader in this epic adventure bringing a 12th-century medieval world to spectacular screen life. Enhancing the fun are 12 added minutes of footage not seen in theaters, especially more juicy malevolence from Robin Hood's archenemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman). Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio also star in this lavish production lensed in Britain and France, where historic structures, majestic forests and vividly realistic re-creations of Olde England combine to create a world at once ancient and ageless.
Like a bigger budgeted, more polished (though less funny) Xena: Warrior Princess. I think the strengths here are the cast, costuming, and locations, all of which are wonderful. Yes, even Kevin Costner.
A favorite of mine as a kid. Upon revisiting, I have to say, still thoroughly enjoy it. Sure there’s historical errors and it’s somewhat cheesy but the casting and the score just hook me.
Men in Tights is better. And sorry Christian Slater but you're just not hot enough to keep this movie afloat. Neither are you Kevin.
I remember waking up one morning to find something to watch on Amazon. I searched and searched and found this movie. I had always liked Kevin Costner, and this movie furthered my love for his work.
From the very beginning I was grabbed by the moving score that brought me back to days where I would put in a Disney dvd and hear the words “we have our heading, here we go!”
Robinhoods story is a great tale of love and heroism. This is probably by favorite movie of all time!
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