Robin Hood [DVD]

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He recruits a team of outcasts, mavericks, and fugitive warriors, each has a grudge to settle with the Sheriff and an extreme fighting skill to match. The critical consensus reads, " Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves brings a wonderfully villainous Alan Rickman to this oft-adapted tale, but he's robbed by big-budget bombast and a muddled screenplay. This has got its own style and dash, just as they all have had, only this one's for another generation. For the role of King Richard, comedian John Cleese was proposed but Sean Connery, who had portrayed Robin Hood in Robin and Marian (1976), was selected at the passionate behest of Costner and Densham. Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland was used for the scene when Robin first confronts the sheriff's men.

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On February 14, 1990, Morgan Creek, the small production company of Young Guns (1988) and Major League (1989), saw "gold on the page" and immediately funded the film. When the Sheriff of Nottingham’s soldiers brutally attack his family, a young man named Robin vows bloody revenge on the men responsible. The Los Angeles Times also found the movie unsatisfactory, [33] criticizing Costner for not attempting an English accent, [34] and mocking Robin's afternoon walk from the White Cliffs to Nottingham via Hadrian's Wall, which is actually 560 miles (900km). They storm Sherwood with Celtic reinforcements and burn Robin's hideout, capturing many of the outlaws. On the day of the wedding, Robin and his men infiltrate Nottingham Castle and save the outlaws from being hanged.When King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the Holy Land, his treacherous brother conspires to bring himself to power. A second unit filmed the medieval walls and towers of the Cité de Carcassonne in the town of Carcassonne in Aude, France, for the portrayal of Nottingham and its castle. Indeed, Costner had already rejected the script until hearing that Reynolds was directing: "I felt Kevin was such a good filmmaker I would do it".

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Interesting enough, there are those who find this latest outing of the titular forest bandit, err, too modern. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 14, 1991, in 2,369 theaters and a record 3,175 screens. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". They rob rich folk passing through the forest and distribute the stolen wealth and food among the poor, and are joined by the beer-loving Friar Tuck.Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was submitted for classification from the British Board of Film Classification, which required fourteen seconds to be cut from the film [ failed verification] to obtain a PG rating. He soon joins forces with Friar Tuck and Little John -- a fierce Arabian warrior who wants to put an end to the Crusades. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

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We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. As a Limited release, The Siege of Robin Hood will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets.More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. The New York Times gave the film a negative review, with Vincent Canby writing that the movie is "a mess, a big, long, joyless reconstruction of the Robin Hood legend that comes out firmly for civil rights, feminism, religious freedom, and economic opportunity for all.

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On the first day of filming, the suddenly changing weather caused jet traffic to be diverted from London's Heathrow Airport 10 miles (16km) away, and roar over the filming location at Burnham Beeches. In a fierce duel, Robin kills the Sheriff, and Azeem kills Mortianna in defense of Robin, thus fulfilling his life-debt. Reynolds said: "I'd done two pictures that hadn't made a dime, so I kind of knew [the studio] wanted me [for Robin Hood] because of my connections with Kevin. I haven't viewed many of the versions of this story, but this is the best I've encountered so far because you understand Mr. A 2-disc special-edition DVD was released in the US on June 10, 2003, [23] containing a 155-minute-long extended version of the film.The most depressing thing about the movie is that children will attend it expecting to have a good time.