Humbersi
The first must-see film of the year.
Clarissa Mora
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
GUENOT PHILIPPE
I discovered this absolute masterpiece several decades ago. I fell in love with it the minute I finished to watch it. So typical of the seventies and its sadness and its disenchantment. It's a true awesome poignant, moving love story, one of the best ever for me. And so millions miles away from the Hollywood films, especially the Kevin Costner's crap. But not the Errol Flynn's feature of course. This is really a sad story, especially where we see Robin Hood and his little army of rogues who train as if they prepared for the war, with straw dummies. You expect a big fight, fierce, bloody...But nothing of this kind happens. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. They are all eventually wiped out without fight. I highly recommend it. But I perfectly understand that most audiences, used to Hollywood films, don't appreciate this feature that much.
beresfordjd
I love Richard Lester's films - I love Audrey Hepburn - I like Sean Connery,Nicol Williamson, Ronnie Barker, Denholm Elliott, Robert Shaw and Richard Harris. However I really dislike this film - nothing about it works with the exception of the art direction. It sounds as though the actors dubbed their voices on after filming so it does not sound quite right. The story is uninteresting and the action sequences are half-hearted. I was expecting so much better after the superb Musketeers films which Lester made. There is no sexual chemistry between Connery and Hepburn and I find Connery's retread of every other character he has ever played, i.e.Sean Connery, is beginning to irritate me. We should have demanded so much more from him over the years. The most convincing actor in the whole thing is Ronnie Barker as Friar Tuck - he so much becomes his characters that Ronnie Barker disappears totally.
SnoopyStyle
Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and Little John (Nicol Williamson) are searching for a treasure for King Richard the Lionheart (Richard Harris). The dictatorial and cruel Richard orders the castle, defended by one crazy old man, stormed killing all the women and children. Robin and Little John escapes after 20 years of crusade but Richard captures them for disobeying him. Richard dies and they go home to Sherwood. England is now ruled by mad King John (Ian Holm). Friar Tuck (Ronnie Barker) and Will Scarlett (Denholm Elliott) tells Robin that Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn) is now running the nearby Abbey. The Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw) is as powerful as ever. He comes to arrest Marian in a spat with the Pope and Robin rescues her despite her wishes.It's an absurdist continuation of the Robin Hood tale. The jokes are oddly interesting but not funny. It's fascinating to see some of these classic actors trying to deadpan these jokes. It is probably more appropriate to keep the story totally serious. The great thing about this movie is the deeply felt chemistry between Connery and Hepburn. Their relationship projects a lifetime of world weariness and true love. They are able to keep the movie from completely collapsing. This is a romance no matter how hard the movie tries to inject comedy action scenes.
shinock
Is this Sean Connery's best performance?...well it's certainly up there among his best and it has always struck me as something of a pity that this movie was virtually ignored on it's release, it deserved better. Made in Spain with wonderful photography and with a quite haunting music score it seemed to have everything going for it, but alas it was a failure at the box office and even now it's rarely shown on T.V. Perhaps it was a little too radical and while Robin was still a hero, Marian was now not only older but far wiser than her former lover. The evil sheriff had finally been defeated and Robin was once again the victor, but while he was high on the strength of his win, Marion knew his race was won and there would be no more days like these. Although she had been in a convent for many years her love for Robin was as strong as ever and rather than watch him decline and either end his life in chains or at the point of the sword of some inferior warrior she eased his way from this world to the next and made sure he died as he had lived as a hero. A haunting movie beautifully shot with and outstanding score and also notable as Audrey Hepurn's final movie appearance. Maybe in years to come it might well be appreciated more than it is now...it deserves to be!
