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 Christian Slater Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Alan Rickman Geraldine McEwan Michael McShane Brian Blessed Michael Wincott Nick Brimble Soo Drouet Sean Connery Bryan Adams Daniel Peacock Walter Sparrow Harold Innocent Jack Wild Howard Lew Lewis John Hallam Pat Roach Derek Deadman John Tordoff Michael Goldie Liam Halligan Marc Zuber Merelina Kendall Imogen Bain Jimmy Gardner Bobby Parr Show All…
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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.
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…
I've watched this film a thousand times already, but I figured it was time for a rewatch after the passing of Alan Rickman.
Now I originally intended to wait on this because I didn't want to be the asshole who wrote a review for attention after an actor's death. I saw enough of those with Robin Williams. Anyway, it seems that most people gravitate towards Die Hard or the Harry Potter series. Die Hard seemed like a predictable choice and I only watched Harry Potter to get laid while I was in college. Magic is lame. So, I decided to go with the film that makes most Europeans vomit which is Robin Hood.
I've had an attachment to this movie…
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is probably not deserving of its largely negative reputation due to Kevin Costner. Though hardly a good film, it is also not a disaster. It is just a middling action adventure film about Robin Hood. While an English accent would be nice for an Englishman, Costner does fine in the role, even if somebody who could do the accent or just was British would be preferable. That said, it is hardly the film's biggest sin with far greater ones in its midst. However, it is hardly an awful way to spend a little over two hours with the film providing entertainment throughout with relative ease.
Directed by Kevin Reynolds, who recently manned the Biblical film…
This was so much better than I had been led to believe it would be. Okay, so there's still a vague whiff of shit in the air, but it's the twelfth century, whaddaya expect!? Alan Rickman is great. Morgan Freeman is great. The guy who plays Little John makes me feel slightly uncomfortable, but he gets a pass. Kevin Costner and Christian Slater are absurd, but really who cares? I can just picture those responsible for this movie sitting around at meetings laughing their heads off and exclaiming "By god! It's so crazy, it just might work!" And you know what? It kinda does.
Post-script: Fucking hell, Brian Blessed and Sean Connery for about ten seconds apiece! Fucking hell!
This is...maybe not a good movie, but I'm a sucker for '90s blockbuster cheese and Robin Hood movies, so it pushes my buttons. Rickman, Freeman, and McShane are great, Costner is acceptable, and I even like the Bryan Adams theme song.
My wife had never seen this overlong early 90s caper. Always loved Alan Rickman's panto performance as Nottingham. Could probably live without Christian Slaters Dick Van Dyke inspired Will Scarlett but it's a fun ride.
September 2017 Scavenger Hunt #10: A film with a famous theme song.
Not gonna lie, this was actually worse than I was expecting. Kevin Costner was far too American to play Robin Hood especially when his English accent kept slipping which happened a lot.
It was so cheesy and dramatic and it looked like it had been made long before the 90s. The best thing about it was Alan Rickman who had some really great lines.
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