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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman Director: Kevin Reynolds
Kevin Costner's lousy English accent is a small obstacle in this often exciting version of the Robin Hood fable.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
DVD - That aside, it's refreshing to have a preface to the old story in which we meet the robber hero of Sherwood Forest as a soldier in King Richard's Crusades, coming home to find his people under siege from the cruelties of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman).
After Robin and his community of outcasts and fighters take to the trees, director Kevin Reynolds (Fandango, 187) is on more familiar narrative ground, and he goes for the gusto with lots of original action (Robin shoots two arrows simultaneously from his bow in two directions).
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, as Marion, makes a convincing damsel in distress, and Morgan Freeman brings dignity to his role as Robin's Moor friend.|
Alan Rickman, however, gets the most attention for his scene-chewing role as the rotten sheriff, an almost campy performance that is highly entertaining but perhaps a little out of sorts with the rest of the film.
The DVD release includes production notes, theatrical trailers, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles, widescreen presentation, and Dolby sound.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
DVD
Encoding: Region 1 (US and Canada only)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen
Studio: Warner Studios
DVD Features:
- Production notes
- Theatrical trailer(s)
- Widescreen letterbox format
Other Formats: VHS,
VHS
widescreen, VHS
subtitled in Spanish
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