Comments | mangoprophetess: We didn't land on Sherwood Forest; Sherwood Forest landed on us!

mangoprophetess

We didn't land on Sherwood Forest; Sherwood Forest landed on us!

Mar 04, 2007 00:02

Robin Hood is of the awesome! Medieval swashbuckling, tongue-in-cheek, and a Joseph Fiennes-y Robin. Oh, BBC - you are too, too good to me. :D

And all this after having earlier watched the still unequalled Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn on TMC and on the news that Russell Crowe will be playing the Sherrif of Nottingham in the in- ( Read more... )

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moon_chylde March 4 2007, 11:25:37 UTC

Russell Crowe playing the........what? Oh who cares what he's playing. I'm on it. Or on him. Or wishing he was on me.

um. I seem to be having this whoever MK mentions actorly fetish going on.

mangoprophetess March 4 2007, 16:36:44 UTC

That's because I've tapped into your brain's lust center. 0:)

prettypinkkitty March 4 2007, 13:05:57 UTC

Dude, you do realize that Nottingham is revisionist, right? In that Robin is meant to be like a murderer and the Sheriff is trying to apprehend? Which of course means they'll cast Cillian Murphy and I'll WANT evil!Robin?

mangoprophetess March 4 2007, 16:39:56 UTC

Oh boo! You can't seriously make Robin Hood evil. It just won't go over at.all with anyone. I mean, I now understand more why Russell Crowe has signed on for the Sheriff (because no one could do the evil!Sheriff as awesomely as Alan Rickman), but that still doesn't change that everyone loves that woodland do-gooder rake with the heart of gold.

And I don't like the idea of Cillian Murphy as Robin. I banish it from my brain.

prettypinkkitty March 4 2007, 22:21:40 UTC

It totally would go over well with me. That makes me so excited! Actually, Robin's origin is in purely thievery that is linked closely with homoeroticism. It's viewed as bad until the 1400's? or so! So! I totally would dig it. Plus I like the bad guys better anyway.

mangoprophetess March 4 2007, 23:52:08 UTC

Can't say I ever knew that, honestly. My familiarity with the Robin Hood legends always stated that they were performed in the halls of rich nobles by the commoners as a kind of gentle warning to be kind to the serfs on their land.

But, then again, Will Scarlet is a "big poof" on Blackadder, so I guess the homoeroticism is understandable. Just as long as Robin's hot (and I don't much like Cillian Murphy anyway, so...).

best robinhood ever cryptor_00 March 5 2007, 22:31:33 UTC

Oh, god, you've lost your arms in battle...

Re: best robinhood ever mangoprophetess March 6 2007, 02:09:10 UTC

Unlike other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.

Re: best robinhood ever cryptor_00 March 6 2007, 06:59:32 UTC

If i were that close to a horse's weiner, i'd be more worried about getting pissed on