Robin Hood

The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood.

It has been nearly a week since I went to see this film. Funny way to start a review I know, and it is taking me quite a while to get this far into it. The problem, I get very angry every time I think of this disgrace of a tale. If you want to make a movie about medieval England do it, just don’t associate it with a folk law hero who has a place in the heart of every Englishman carefully placed next to the St. Swithins Day speech from Henry V.

The video above is the St. Swithins speech, we normally place the film we are reviewing there but this can be found below. How did it go wrong? First of all, I had to sit through what felt like several hours commercials, followed up by Matthew Horne in his shirt button to the top telling me in the most feeble voice how lots of people rely on the money from films to live and don’t pirate it. Then they show a Hollywood version of a British legend with no British cast. Mr. Scott? Why did you do it?

There is no need to tell you about the brilliant accents that float around, ranging from Irish, to Australian, then to a grumble from down under and back to top o’the morning to ya, all provided from Mr. Hood himself. But even the fairest maiden in the land, Lady Marion was an Australian.

But then you get to the actual film, the slow drawn out non epic that it was. If you enjoy tourist video’s where they put a camera on a helicopter and fly over a forest, then some mountains while playing some folk song, you’re going to love this. Robin hood has always been about great arrows, big fights with little John and his staff and jokes from the friar, which never happens. The one battle scene is good but if you blink then you will have missed it.

Poor effort and please do not disgrace your selves with a sequel.

~review by Alex