Jerry Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 This 2010 film is mis-titled as Robin Hood. A better title might have been R.H. the Prequel -- because it explores an alternative universe of the Eleventh Century before the Magna Carta. I loved the dialog and the spin on each one of the legendary figures except for Russell Crowe's character. He is still the magnificent unbelievably accurate archer. Cate Blanchett is a widowed Maid Marion, not an innocent ward of the Court or the Sheriff. The villain, Godfrey, kills a Locksly during a skirmich in France. He speaks to Locksly and Locksly replies puzzlingly: You're English! Godfrey replies, "When it suits me." The maid prays for a miracle. The miracle would be if the Bishop in Nottingham would show a sense of Christian charity. Excellent writing and stunning visual scenes of English/French rivalry. One man whose house if to be burned down tells the marauders, "I'm half French on my mother's side!" Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Not seen it Jezz, but judging by the few trailers I've seen - yet another complete distortion of the history surrounding the period and the fiction of Robin Hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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