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'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread.
After the suggestion by @Ludovico ,this is a thread to discuss all things to do with the man in the green tights :
Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" alongside his band of Merry Men. Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the late-medieval period, and continues to be widely represented in literature, films and television.
Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" alongside his band of Merry Men. Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the late-medieval period, and continues to be widely represented in literature, films and television.
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+1 Originally it was going to be the folk character Reynard - hence Robin Hood is a fox.
Is it purely because he didnt think he could do it ?...a major cop-out.
He wanted to but the producers dismissed his dialogue coach before he could fully prepare for the role - or so he claimed in an interview with Premiere Magazine. I think the producers were more keen for him to sound natural and more soften his Californian accent rather than go all the way with an English accent.
Did enjoy both Ridley Scott's version and the Mel Brooks spoof to a lesser extent.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is quite mediocre in my book. Though I should give it a rewatch as it has been several years.
Well they failed in that i think,as he sounds completely American.Surely he/they could have put a bit more effort into it.
To be fair to him I'm sure Richard the Lionhearted wouldn't have had a Scottish accent!
Hahaha he did indeed..that made me chuckle ..
:))
Well,would an American want Abraham Lincoln or George Washington sounding German ?
Basically,if you are going to undertake a role concerning another country's hero,be it real or not,then do it right or dont do it.
The film was really only a success because of 'Dances with Wolves' and Alan Rickmans stunning performance.
Richard Lionheart may not have spoken a single word of English. POT is the worst Robin Hood movie: it does not even try to be believable historically and it has an utterly unheroic Robin Hood. It took the BBC tv series to find a worse take on the legend.
Anyway I don't want to dwell on the manure. The Errol Flynn movie can still give lessons on how to make believable yet very entertaining action adventure, with soul. For me it is the definitive Robin Hood movie. And I have a soft spot for the old comic book from Pif Gadget that I thought was very well done.
It suffered a bit when Praed left and Sean Connery's son,Jason,took over,but it was still very good.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096642/
And now I've remembered.
Thank you!!
'Robin of Sherwood' - I liked that one too. It incorporated a lot of pagan myth into the tale. It was certainly atmospheric, and that terrific theme tune and score by Clannard has stuck in my mind to this day.
Of course, one of the earliest depictions of Robin on TV came in the 1950s with Richard Greene's version, 'The Adventures of Robin Hood which is where the famous 'Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen' theme comes from.
I have a feeling that the first depiction of Robin Hood on British television was none other than Patrick Troughton (Doctor Who 2) in a version for children. That was understandably simplistic with some of the backdrops simply being painted onto cloth - and occasionally appearing the wrong way round! (ah, the perils of live TV)
That was hilarious! :)
Never, ever say that around my mum.
And that is a HUGE issue with the film. Nobody should be cooler than Robin Hood. Sure, the sheriff should be menacing and cunning but not cool.
Sadly the original was barely different.
Getting hung up on Costner accent though. To me that's all par of the fun. It would have seemed out of place in robin of sherwood, but it was an unashamedly Hollywood retelling