1973 Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
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…
I grew up on quite a lot of Disney fare as 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 some…
Eyes widened.
Mouth slightly agape.
'Robin is dead!'
Soft gasp, quick glance that screams: 'Tell me he's ok daddy!'
Huge sigh of relief followed by a gigantic smile.
That right there defines Timeless Classic.
After all these years Robin Hood still manages to captivate me.
As with most people, I have an overwhelming sense of nostalgia watching my favorite Disney film, there was a period of time where this movie just stayed in the VCR for days on end because I watched it so much as a child. Now, as an adult, I can see why. The characters are all incredibly charming and it has a wonderful 1970s, folk-feel but set in medieval times to centuries old English folklore, thus combing two eras I adore, throw in a bunch of cute, furry animals and I'm sold.
While not your typical Friday night fare, browsing Netflix for a horror film somehow led to this and I'm not the least bit regretful.
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…
Disney's Robin Hood is an underrated film, and if you haven't seen it, you should check it out! The Adventures of Robin Hood mixed with anthropomorphic animals is surprisingly a good combination.
The movie has a very simple and similar plot to other Robin Hood stories, and it's very fun. There are a lot of good characters in the movie too.
Of course the animation is dated, but it has a charm to it that I like.
Overall this is a fun Disney movie that I'd recommend.
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Watched this on beautiful bluray this morning after an impromptu sleepover with our adoptive daughter.
Luckily she loves Disney as much as I do.
Again this is one of my favourites. Robin is the cutest darn fox, and it's so very British.
I love the voice work. I love the hand drawn animation, no matter how beautiful the water may be in Moana, I'll never not be in love with hand drawn animation more.
Nice little detail I'd never thought about before this mornings viewing is how Robin and his ilk are all woodland native creatures and the invading Royals are all foreign animals. Nice touch Disney.
I grew up on quite a lot of Disney fare as 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 some…
Eyes widened.
Mouth slightly agape.
'Robin is dead!'
Soft gasp, quick glance that screams: 'Tell me he's ok daddy!'
Huge sigh of relief followed by a gigantic smile.
That right there defines Timeless Classic.
haphazard plotting? sure.
underdeveloped characters? uh-huh.
lack of meaningful character arcs? gotcha.
but does it matter? not to me, it doesn't.
walt disney's robin hood, much like its animation style, is thinly-drawn but incredibly vivid: our titular hero does not have an hour-long backstory montage and yet his motivations are clear; he does not have a massive amount of screen-time and yet his personality and characteristics are sharply defined; he does not have a grand moment of self-sacrifice or a climactic duel with lion prince john and yet his heroism is crystal clear.
and that's all i need.
Disney's Robin Hood is an underrated film, and if you haven't seen it, you should check it out! The Adventures of Robin Hood mixed with anthropomorphic animals is surprisingly a good combination.
The movie has a very simple and similar plot to other Robin Hood stories, and it's very fun. There are a lot of good characters in the movie too.
Of course the animation is dated, but it has a charm to it that I like.
Overall this is a fun Disney movie that I'd recommend.
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