![]() ![]() Though, as lying is a sin, he did honestly not strike the Bishop. Most notably is Friar Tuck who is righteously angry at the corrupt Bishop. Berserk Button: Many characters have them.Badass Preacher: Friar Tuck is just as good a fighter as any of the other Merry Men.She's also introduced to the audience as kicking Robin's ass in hand to hand combat. Badass Long Hair: Marian is the King's cousin and a lady of the court with long, beautiful curly hair.Award Bait Song: "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You".The Sycamore Gap scene is probably down to Rule of Cool.Artistic License Geography: Robin and Azeem somehow get off a boat in the south, wander all the way to the north of England and Hadrian’s Wall, then double back to Nottingham in less than a day.Arrows on Fire: It's a Robin Hood movie, after all.Adaptation Expansion: At the same time, the movie strives to give Robin and those Merry Men a much more thorough background, pulling aspects from various other adaptations and adding a few new ones of its own.It also pares down what are, in some adaptations of the myth, Loads and Loads of Characters from the Merry Men. Adaptation Distillation: The movie excises Prince John entirely so as to give Robin a single, more direct nemesis in the Sheriff.Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon: Because spoons set up for some jokes.The Mel Brooks 1993 parody Robin Hood: Men in Tights largely lampoons this movie, although it acknowledges other elements of the legend. Noted for Kevin Costner Not Even Bothering with the Accent. They become outlaws, steal from the rich and give to the poor, men are made merry, buckles are swashed, and they all live Happily Ever After.Ī generally good movie that opened to decent reviews and was nominated for quite a few awards, including an Oscar. They discover that Robin's father ( Brian Blessed) has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham ( Alan Rickman), who is also now apparently a devil worshipper. The story is familiar, Robin, a crusader, escapes Turkey alongside a Muslim ( Morgan Freeman), and they return to England. "When you look as good as I, who needs a British accent?"Ī 1991 movie starring Kevin Costner in the title role. File:Robin hood prince of thieves1 2890.jpg ![]()
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