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robin hood prince of thieves | Year: 1991 Classification: Action/Adventure Country: USA Directed: - Kevin Reynolds Actors/Actresses: - Kevin Costner - Sean Connery - Morgan Freeman - Alan Rickman - Christian Slater - Michael Wincott - Alan Rickman - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Pretty good, but could have been a lot better *SYNOPSIS* - After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) escapes and returns to England. Traveling with Robin is Azeem (Morgan Freeman), a Moor who vows to repay a life debt to Robin. But as soon as he returns home, Robin discovers that a lot can change during four long years. The Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) has murdered Robin's father and now has a tyrannical rule over the people during King Richard's absence. The Sheriff also has the evil witch Mortianna (Geraldine McEwan) on his side as he launches a campaign to put himself on the throne. Robin unites a band of exiled villagers to lead them against the Sheriff and his evil cousin, Guy of Gisborne (Michael Wincott). But with only a band of thieves and their families, can Robin be able to rid the land of evil and protect his true love, Marion Dubois (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio)? *ACTING* - Kevin Costner as Robin Hood is my favorite character in the whole movie (despite complaints about his accent ;). His character was charming, funny, and was overall a great hero to root for. In the beginning he is obviously still a young man, a bit wild and not that serious. This part of Kevin Costner's acting has a lot to wish for (especially the scene where he arrives back in England). But later on as Robin begins to mature more with his responsibilities of being a leader, we see the glimpses of Costner's terrific dramatic acting abi g with typical Shakespearean movies the director chose a soundtrack consisting of classical pieces, which is suitable for what he was trying to achieve. Little special effects were used, which may be a major flaw when trying to grasp the attention of modern day viewers, perhaps he could have included some more dynamic effects, especially with the ghost who appeared almost as though he was a living character. R so please don't expose children to it just because one of the stories involves a little boy. This is great adult entertainment, and some of the DVD extras are a bit blue as well. Moving, funny, and full of clever dialogue (A favorite line: "Ten minutes with Elton John, and you're as gay as a maple!"), Richard Curtis has directed one of his best comedy projects yet. With the exception of small children, there's somet ly experience them. I don't think any of us will ever experience movies like this ever again in our lifetimes but who knows. Movie making doesn't get any better than this! Buy Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves Search with the Priority Search Engine on Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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