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Where does 1938 Robin Hood rank among the classics?
Posted on 6/30/21 at 9:54 am
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Posted on 6/30/21 at 9:57 am to prplhze2000
Above the top.
Posted on 6/30/21 at 10:51 am to prplhze2000
Great, fun movie with pretty good action for that pre-war period of filmmaking.
Didn’t realize this until today, but apparently James Cagney was originally cast as Robin Hood but walked out on his Warner Bros. contract before filming, so the role went to Errol Flynn. Cagney’s an all time great, but that would’ve been an odd portrayal.
Didn’t realize this until today, but apparently James Cagney was originally cast as Robin Hood but walked out on his Warner Bros. contract before filming, so the role went to Errol Flynn. Cagney’s an all time great, but that would’ve been an odd portrayal.
Posted on 6/30/21 at 3:56 pm to prplhze2000
Stacked cast.
Enough amazing villain portrayals for two movies.
Even Maid Marian's horse was a major Hollywood star.
Enough amazing villain portrayals for two movies.
Even Maid Marian's horse was a major Hollywood star.
Posted on 6/30/21 at 5:59 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Robin Hood was the first modern movie, in my opinion. The pacing, the action, the story, the characters... All still hold up even 80+ yrs later. You can see its influnece everywhere.
It came out a year before Gone With The Wind and Wizard of Oz, but it has kind of been overshadowed by those films. But those movies aren't made without the success of Robin Hood and Hollywood showing that technicolor was worth the expense and hassle.
You don't have Stars Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, or just about any other blockbuster movie of the last 50 years without Robin Hood. That's how expansive and important that movie was/is.
Michael Curtiz also doenst get near the love as one of the best directors of all time, as he should. Go look at his IMDB. It's crazy. And nearly all of his pictures feel decades ahead of when they were made from a pacing/storytelling perspective.
It came out a year before Gone With The Wind and Wizard of Oz, but it has kind of been overshadowed by those films. But those movies aren't made without the success of Robin Hood and Hollywood showing that technicolor was worth the expense and hassle.
You don't have Stars Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, or just about any other blockbuster movie of the last 50 years without Robin Hood. That's how expansive and important that movie was/is.
Michael Curtiz also doenst get near the love as one of the best directors of all time, as he should. Go look at his IMDB. It's crazy. And nearly all of his pictures feel decades ahead of when they were made from a pacing/storytelling perspective.
Posted on 6/30/21 at 7:55 pm to prplhze2000
A-1
Posted on 7/1/21 at 12:39 am to prplhze2000
Should be among the greatest. The cinematography, action sequences, and colors make it look like a far more recent film.
As I've gotten older, it's become one of those movies where I stop and watch to the end if I come across it on TCM.
As I've gotten older, it's become one of those movies where I stop and watch to the end if I come across it on TCM.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 12:48 am to Jack Ruby
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Michael Curtiz also doenst get near the love as one of the best directors of all time, as he should. Go look at his IMDB. It's crazy. And nearly all of his pictures feel decades ahead of when they were made from a pacing/storytelling perspective.
Amen. The same year Robin Hood was released, he was a Best Director nominee for two other films; Angels With Dirty Faces and Four Daughters.
That year alone would be a solid career for a lot of directors.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 2:34 pm to prplhze2000
It's still the best Robin Hood movie, and probably always will be.
Anyone that saw it in the 60's, or 70's, like I did, saw it in a theater of some type. I got to see it at a drive in theater. The fight scenes are spectacular, as is the archery competition. The only thing that didn't make sense was the bad guys not being able to recognize him because he was dressed in different clothes.
We fought with homemade wooden swords for months afterward. Got fiberglass bow & arrow sets for Christmas and had a target by my dad's garden.
Once, when my mom was out of town, my dad grilled pork chops with the bone, and let us eat them with ours hands.
We called that, "Eating like Robin Hood".
Anyone that saw it in the 60's, or 70's, like I did, saw it in a theater of some type. I got to see it at a drive in theater. The fight scenes are spectacular, as is the archery competition. The only thing that didn't make sense was the bad guys not being able to recognize him because he was dressed in different clothes.
We fought with homemade wooden swords for months afterward. Got fiberglass bow & arrow sets for Christmas and had a target by my dad's garden.
Once, when my mom was out of town, my dad grilled pork chops with the bone, and let us eat them with ours hands.
We called that, "Eating like Robin Hood".
Posted on 7/1/21 at 3:11 pm to chinese58
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It's still the best Robin Hood movie
Posted on 7/1/21 at 5:29 pm to Obi-Wan Tiger
The disney Robin hood is great for kids and nostalgia. The Michael Curtiz/Errol Flynn Robin Hood is just great. As perfect as mainstream, crowd-pleasing cinema gets.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 8:13 pm to prplhze2000
I have a small number of films that I call "perfect". For me it means right time, right cast, right story and perfect cinematography.
The 1938 Robin Hood is on my list...
Also, unlike some other Robin Hoods, Errol Flynn could speak with an English Accent!
The 1938 Robin Hood is on my list...
Also, unlike some other Robin Hoods, Errol Flynn could speak with an English Accent!
Posted on 7/1/21 at 10:08 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Only problem is no one is killed in the movie. No one. Not even a drop of blood is shed.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 10:39 pm to prplhze2000
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Only problem is no one is killed in the movie. No one. Not even a drop of blood is shed.
Two points...It was 1938 and there was a little bit of blood and Sir Guy was killed along with many others in the final battle with swords
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This post was edited on 7/1/21 at 10:41 pm
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