TheBigSick The film "The Adventures of Robin Hood", a box office hit in 1938, is in fact entertaining and technologically advanced, particularly in the use of Technicolor. Nonetheless, the plot is just easily predictable and formulaic. When you watched the first ten minutes, you could tell the result of the film. In other words, the film is not that successful in dramatic or narrative aspect.

Mihai Toma In a past England where a greedy Prince John squeezes every penny from every citizen, in the absence of his brother, the king, a new hero raises, swearing to help the people however he can, but mostly by stealing from those who had more than they deserved. Many join his cause and as time progresses, they get closer and closer to remove the impostor from the throne.It's the classic and now famous story Robin Hood which fought for a noble cause while trying to win the heart of maid Marian at the same time. Although being a very old movie, it is very well executed, with much substance and soul which manages to tell a story in an unique way while being serious and funny at the same time. It's a great achievement which can only be praised for its flawless execution, especially when taking into consideration the technical limitations of that time. Very good plot and actors, making it a must see for everybody.

jimbo-53-186511 Prince John (Claude Rains) begins oppressing the Saxons in the absence of his brother King Richard (Ian Hunter). A Saxon Lord and one of the best archers in the country Sir Robin of Loxley (Errol Flynn) is determined to fight against Prince John in Richard's absence and with the help of a few of his Saxon followers he attempts to overthrow Prince John and protect his people at the same time.For what it is this is a fairly enjoyable picture - albeit there are times during the middle portion of the film (mainly when there isn't any action) that the film does suffer slightly. However, the main issue I had with this film is how over-the-top it felt at times. As far as I was concerned, this film was painfully theatrical - particularly in the early stages of the film. One example of this is when Errol Flynn is with his cronies and they are all laughing together; for some reason a lot of these scenes felt too rehearsed and unnatural and I just didn't find a lot of it convincing. The likes of Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone were both excellent, but again they felt more like pantomime villains than anything else and I didn't find them particularly threatening and found them more amusing than anything else - although I'm sure that this wasn't the director's intention.Although I've criticised a lot of the actors for being overly theatrical ironically they are the very reason that the film is worth watching. Flynn's charisma and energy and anti-hero sensibility make him an enjoyable screen presence - the only thing that annoyed me slightly about him was his forced laughter every 2 minutes which started to grate after a while. The likes of Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone were the best actors in this film as the evil snivelling Saxon suppressors.Overall then The Adventures Of Robin Hood is worth watching; it has just about enough energy and charm to make it enjoyable and it has many capable actors on board whom all give 110% throughout the picture. Yes it's overly theatrical, and a tad cheesy, but it's perfect fodder for a wet Sunday afternoon.FINAL NOTE; this film has a U certification, but it does contain scenes of people being stabbed with swords and shot with arrows so it's probably best not to let really young children watch it.

WakenPayne Errol Flynn's Robin Hood is probably a contender for the most iconic (even if the best Sheriff of Nottingham is Alan Rickman... Sorry he just made Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves worth watching) and there are pretty good reasons to see why. He's charismatic and while he can get cocky he does still maintain a likable persona all round.The plot of this movie is that Prince John is ruling in the absence of King Richard while on crusades and gets everyone to rally behind him instead of Richard for a possible taking of the throne and imposing unjust rules onto the common folk. Robin Of Loxley is the one defiant person and begins recruiting to overthrow Prince John for the time until King Richard returns. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor, that kind of thing.Okay while I enjoy Flynn's characterization of Robin Hood (mainly because the 2 others I've seen are Kevin Costner and Russel Crowe and... Flynn's the only one I like) I'll also say I enjoyed Maid Marion's spy for Robin characterization and even outdoes the Merry Men in the sense of plans when it comes to breaking Robin Hood out of jail.I think the cinematography was pretty good for it's day and it does do a pretty good job in most departments. I'd say this does get kind of corny but then again it's a swashbuckling movie made in the 1930's and that is kind of a given. I'd say it is worth watching if you're looking for a mindless watch that still holds up today for the most part.