Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Published April 11, 2020
Film info
- Title Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Director Kevin Reynolds
- Year 1991
- Run time 2hrs 23m
- Genres Romance, Drama, Action, Adventure
- Tagline Sometimes the only way to uphold justice is to break the law
The legendary swashbuckling hero of England's Sherwood Forest defends the poor and battles the deliciously evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 5:03 | What can I say, guy knows how to wield a sword. |
| 7:21 | Can you crack a melon on your knee? |
| 9:00 | Brian Blessed is Robin Hood’s dad?? |
| 13:59 | Loving the trip along Hadrian’s Wall to get to Nottingham. |
| 18:50 | “I’ve seen enough blood spilled to last two lifetimes.” |
| 24:00 | Brian Blessed was right! It IS vanity to force other men to your religion. |
| 27:17 | Alan Rickman getting to camp it up with the witch is epic. |
| 33:11 | He burnt her hair? This is not a nice guy. |
| 34:37 | Mary really might be one of the worst actresses ever. |
| 36:35 | “Either we take our chances with the ghosts or become ghosts ourselves.” |
| 40:17 | Hadn’t appreciated John Little’s accent before. Heavenly. But not Yorkshire? |
| 50:53 | “Robin, do something for me. Take a bath.” BURN. |
| 53:36 | A spoon! So random! |
| 1:01:43 | I’m on board with most of it but how are the fires in the forest hot enough to melt steel and make swords? |
| 1:03:15 | “SOMETHING VEXES THEE?” Greatest line in cinema history. |
| 1:05:10 | You can’t mess with Christmas. |
| 1:23:35 | Ugh, priests being judgmental. |
| 1:25:45 | “You talk, I’ll drink.” |
| 1:30:45 | Fun that she’s like, go to France immediately. I’m not sure it’s that easy now. |
| 1:33:29 | Duncan is making me weep so far. |
| 1:40:58 | All the budget must have gone in this fire battle because it is incredz. |
| 1:53:57 | Yes Fanny! She epic. |
| 2:02:51 | I don’t fully understand how you can fight someone with a sword when you only have a bow. |
| 2:27:47 | Sean Connery, the what-now? |
Thoughts
I love this movie. It’s not a good film, I grant you, but it’s a cult classic and one of my favourites. Good ol’ Kevin Costner wielding the bow and arrow, against Alan Rickman’s incredibly camp Sheriff. Actually, the film stood up better than I thought it would, although the first half really does seem low budget - the sets are so obviously put together, it’s wild.
But it’s a good group of people, taking us through the legend in their own style and having fun along the way, so no complaints here.
Rating: 4 / 5