Robin Hood (2018)

An average movie

“I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I’m not surprised that it turned out to be a box-office flop since it might have been the most useless adaptation of this classic story I have seen so far. Of course, the merit of delivering a new version every decade is already seriously dubious but, in this case, the end-result was probably even weaker than usual. First of all, they gave us an aesthetic which was some kind of mix of Medieval and modern stuff. I mean, it was not awful but it was still rather distracting to see one of the main characters suddenly showing up with a modern coat. Of course, the makers wanted the damned thing to look edgy but they should have focused on the story instea” read more

“When I saw the previews for this on the SyFy Channel, I was curious: Jamie Foxx as (Little) John suggested another Kevin Costner-like telling of the tale, but without the gleefully-sophomoric Mel Brooks-like parody. Some of the scenery and plot even suggested the anachronisms of A Knight's Tale, without the sly winks and nudges to the audience (dancing to David Bowie's "Golden Years" while keeping a straight face, anyone?)

Instead I got this: A meandering preamble by Friar Tuck suggesting this was a prequel and, quite possibly, a franchise in the making. Well, speaking of anachronisms, the King Richard-era city of Nottingham, when viewed a wide panning and as the setting for the story, looked mighty impressive for the limited engineering skills available at that time.

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