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In Theaters : 14 June, 1991 |
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [Region 2] description
Film buffs may remember the tangled tale of competing Robin Hood projects in 1991. Kevin Costner, riding high from his Oscar wins for Dances with Wolves, had his pick of projects at the time, and he juggled his interest in parallel Hood films that were under development at different studios. Costner chose Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, of course, directed by his friend Kevin Reynolds, while the other production (the one described here), attached to veteran British director John Irvin (The Dogs of War), ended up on cable television with another Yank, Patrick Bergin, in the lead. Comparisons were inevitable, even though the two films were very different from one another. A little harder edged and more surprising than Reynolds's work, the Irvin-Bergin movie made all that medieval heroism seem more an effort of the heart than previous versions. Roughing things up a bit is Uma Thurman as a bratty Maid Marion, not quite the traditional damsel in distress of yesteryear. Irvin keeps the adventure quotient up, but this is simply a darker, grittier variation on the old tale. With Jürgen Prochnow, Jeroen Krabbé, and Conrad Asquith. --Tom Keogh |
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [Region 2] Customer Reviews
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When Kevin Costner was cool.
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| Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves was a film I loved as a child. I just loved Kevin Costner back then, Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater also star and pull off flawless performances. Watching this film now, well it isn't as special as I thought but it's still a good movie. I never cared for the story of Robin Hood but this one feels current even though the dialogue is authentic to the time period. And you can't help but think of that Bryan Adams song, fits great with this film. I recommend checking this '90s classic out. |
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