A few thoughts on this bad boy:

1- Making this a low-stakes, episodic Western is a move that makes close to no sense on paper, but ultimately works really well. It's a strong argument for the Disney style of reworking movies long into the animation process.

2- This was originally the story of Reynard the Fox, but Disney scrapped that movie because he thought Reyard was inappropriate or something. That's why everybody in this is an animal. Of course, history tells us that this movie became patient zero for furries, I've decided. We can never know the outcome of our actions. Disney was worried Reynard the fox was inappropriate and in doing so he created a generation of furries he…

Despite its status as one of Disney’s lesser animated classics their 1973 take on the Robin Hood legend had always been a childhood favourite. Yet even though it had been a good few years since my last visit to Sherwood forest it was amazing how fresh in the memory this film remained and how well it still holds up now viewing it through more cynical eyes.

Wolfgang Reitherman’s Robin Hood seems best known for its cheap production values rather than its exciting adventure, catchy tunes and memorable characters. Whilst it may famously recycle animation from the studio’s earlier movies (Reitherman’s own The Jungle Book being repurposed several times) as well as repeat sequences to save money it rarely impacts on…

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This film is so much fun. I remember watching this one all the time and blushing over Robin Hood. He is such an attractive animated fox. 'Robin Hood' isn't particularly a musical, there are songs, but they are played in the background and are incredibly catchy. I've been whistling the opening titles all day today. Robin Hood may not have the direct charm or the memorable songs of the later Disney movies, but it is solid entertainment nonetheless. The animation is generally lovely, if slightly old-fashioned, which is a style I kind of like, but the story sometimes fails to engage being fairly sporadic. But the action highlight was the archery contest, which was so funny,…

I grew up on quite a lot of Disney fare as a child, but this is one that I sadly missed out on. Robin Hood was one of the first Disney films that was put into production after Walt passed away. They were also in a bit of a financially dire state at the time, so some corners had to be cut while making this one. Despite the few shortcomings that resulted from this, it's just as solid as anything else I've seen from the studio's output.

This is of course their take on the 'Robin Hood' legend, where (in true Disney fashion) the cast consists of anthropomorphised animals, which makes this feel like a spiritual predecessor to Zootopia in…

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One of my favorite classic Disney movies of all time.

The nostalgia factor of Disney's Robin Hood is unavoidable for me, since I grew up watching and loving this film countless times. The other classic Disney films I consider to be among my favorites are ’The Sword in the Stone’ and 'Aladdin'.

The character design, music, and story are an excellent combination that gives Robin Hood it's timeless feel.

The best Disney movies always start with that classic zoom in on a story book, and this one features a Chanticleer narrating. We then get immersed into the story book feel of the movie by seeing the characters parading across the page. I have always been a…

For as long as I can remember I have loved this film with all my heart. I used to have a VHS tape with this and Sword in the Stone on that my dad taped off the telly that I watched religiously when I was little!

This film has such an unfair stigma attached to it, that because it was done on a budget with the reuse of other Disney film cells, that somehow detracts from how good it is. WELL THAT IS FUCKING STUPID. This film is great, original and funny. It is very well made, from how well anthropomorphised the characters are (making them totally believable despite the fact they are animals in medieval clothes) to the amazing…

For some reason this film really bothered me. Maybe it's me because a lot of people seem to enjoy it, but it just got on my nerves.

I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record about the quality of these Dark Age films, but I feel this one hits a new low. The majority of this film is just a mash up of films that came before it. The reuse of animation has become notorious and it really stood out to me since I'm on a marathon. The Aristocat ripoffs were incredibly noticeable. They reused character designs, facial expression, and even voice actors! I'm not trying to cheat them out of a job but they had the actors…