Product Description: A reworking of the legend with a stand-out performance by Alan Rickman as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams and John Lange).
Amazon.com: Kevin Costner's lousy English accent is a small obstacle in this often exciting version of the Robin Hood fable. That aside, it's refreshing to have a preface to the old story in which we meet the robber hero of Sherwood Forest as a soldier in King Richard's Crusades, coming home to find his people under siege from the cruelties of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman). After Robin and his community of outcasts and fighters take to the trees, director Kevin Reynolds (Fandango, 187) is on more familiar narrative ground, and he goes for the gusto with lots of original action (Robin shoots two arrows simultaneously from his bow in two directions). Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, as Marion, makes a convincing damsel in distress, and Morgan Freeman brings dignity to his role as Robin's Moor friend. Alan Rickman, however, gets the most attention for his scene-chewing role as the rotten sheriff, an almost campy performance that is highly entertaining but perhaps a little out of sorts with the rest of the film. --Tom Keogh
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO EAN: 9780790732855 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0790732858 Item Dimensions:25 Label: Warner Home Video Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled Manufacturer: Warner Home Video MPN: D14000D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 01, 1997 Running Time: 143 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1991
Customer Reviews
Hilarious and dramatic
A classic Robin Hood favorite full of comedy and romance. Considering many people have probably never heard of it, the movie is absolutely fantastic and perfect for any movie night (well, maybe not family movie night). Whole-heartedly recommend this.