Review #51 | Robin Hood

That time you watch a classic movie from your childhood. Robin Hood is just that movie I watched all the time in my early years.

Robin Hood, 1973

Robin Hood is one of the first animated films produced by the Walt Disney Company after Walt Disney's death in 1967. For the film, the studio's animators took the Disney tradition of adding human-like animal sidekicks to established tales (Cinderella, Pinnochio) a step further by making Robin Hood's legendary characters creatures themselves. Robin Hood (Brian Bedford) is a wily fox; Maid Marian (Monica Evans) is a beautiful vixen; Little John (Phil Harris) is a burly bear; Friar Tuck (Andy Devine) is a soft-spoken badger; the Sheriff of Nottingham (Pat Buttram) is a greedy wolf; and the scheming Prince John (Peter Ustinov) is a sniveling, groveling, thumb-sucking undersized lion with a serpent sidekick named Sir Hiss (Terry Thomas). The film begins after Prince John and Sir Hiss have tricked the true King into leaving the country on a phony crusade. With the help of the Sheriff of Nottingham, they tax the life out of Nottingham's peasants, leaving them all penniless but with the courageous Robin Hood as their only hope.

Robin Hood is fun and entertaining, and as for me, this was one of the movies I watched as a kid over and over again. Seeing it again as a young adult, it still had the fun and the comedy all the way. I love how this movie has a special place in my life.

So, first the appeal, the characters are definitely one of the standing points of this movie. Each character is well designed. One of my favorite characters is Robin Hood and Maid Marian. The other standing point is the music in it. It is classic in my opinion.

I took the story somewhat differently as other people say. I really enjoyed the story. It actually has a well written story. It didn't feel forced but felt natural and flowed like in real life. This film makes the audience just feel sympathy for the characters and makes us cheer for Robin Hood.

Inside Outside Rating: 80%