2 sentence review of the 2010 Robin Hood (were I caable of such a thing)

Jul 14, 2011 19:32



Apparently Ridley Scott really wanted to make an actionmovie centering around the Magna Carta through the POV of modern U.S. democracy, and thought "Robin Hood" would sell better than something called "Magna Carta" or even "William Marshall" or whatever.  But at least they didn't forget that this Marian keeps a dagger under her skirt while they were trying to show The Perils of the 12th Century.

Ok, really, not the worst version of Robin Hood I've seen (that would be the Uma Thurman one.  I forget why I hated every character in it, but remember the scene where Marian's ultimate slam against the villain was that she "gave herself" to Robin and didn't hate it.  While i suspect the writers were going for "In charge of her sexuality!" it had the effect of establishing that her hymen was the most important and valuable thing about her as a character.) and certainly not the best, and there were good parts, but also parts that I roll my eyes at forever.

(Ok, as a token defense, at least part of the robin Hood legend is supposedly based on Fule Fitzwarin, who was involved in the Magna Carta.  I'm just not at all convinced that the moie was thinking about that.)

Also, apparently Robin is Superman and has no problem carrying a full grown adult while they're both in full armor and soaking wet.

movie: robin hood, robin hood

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