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Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
1991
Robin of Locksley escapes death in a foreign land. Returning home to England with a Moor named Azeem he discovers that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham who has seized power in the King's absence. Now Robin must become a fugitive and fight for retribution. Read more
| Starring | Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman |
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| Director | Kevin Reynolds |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
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Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
Robin of Locksley escapes death in a foreign land. Returning home to England with a Moor named Azeem he discovers that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham who has seized power in the King's absence. Now Robin must become a fugitive and fight for retribution.
| Starring | Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
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| Director | Kevin Reynolds |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 28 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 28 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Jul 2006 Blu-ray: 25 May 2009 Production year: 1991 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Buckles are truly swashed and derring-do effectively done in this 12th-century adventure, which simply sets out to entertain handsomely and does so with a great deal of dash, flash and panache. Kevin Costner is more “Indiana Hood” than the Locksley lad of yore and Alan Rickman is a joy to behold as the panto-styled Sheriff of Nottingham, while Morgan Freeman's cultured Moor — Robin's early saviour — is a commanding, though unlikely, medieval presence. But it's director Kevin Reynolds who deserves the most praise for disguising such overfamiliar events with imaginative staging and a constantly roving camera, and turning in such an enjoyable popcorn epic.
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A glum version, with little sense of community among the outlaws and an odd mix of acting styles. But it found great favour with the public, becoming one of the most commercially successful films of the year.
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19 out of 34 people found this review helpful
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superb..................
this dvd is superb. my daughter Morwenna loves it. Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, who is the friend to the poor and enemy to the law has it all. Lots of swashbuckling adventure,heroes, villians, romance, comedy,terrific cinematography,wonderful actors,great costumes,and a truly memorable musical score. It's a great story. Robin Hood(Kevin Costner) escapes from a foreign prison during the 12th century wars, comes home to find his father(Brian Blessed), a nobleman, murdered and the people of his beautiful countryside are starving. The person responsible for all this suffering - it's the Sheriff of Nottingham(Alan Rickman).
With King Richard also away at the wars, It is up to Robin to save the starving people, thwart the efforts of the Sheriff to take over the country, and save Maid Marion(Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) from the clutches of this madman.
He has lots of help though, as he hides out in Sherwood Forest with Littlejohn, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlett ( played by Christian Slater), and the rest of the outlaws. He is also befriended by Azim ( played by Morgan Freeman), a Moor that escapes from the prison with Robin.
There's lots of great action and romance to follow. The sword fights, arrows blazing with fire in slow motion, explosions, along with the tender moments between Robin and Marion with the great musical score in the background.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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Darker edge to story
The extended version gives a darker edge to the Sheriff Of Notingham, and gives greater insight into his background. Despite Costners dodgy accent I really enjoyed this film, and Christian Slaters accent was awful too.
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Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves - BLU-RAY Version
A reworking of the legend of Robin Hood (Kevin Costner) telling of his adventures following his escape and return to England from the Crusades. With an indebted Moor (Morgan Freeman) by his side, Robin sets out to avenge his father's death and to save the peasants in the Shire of Nottingham from ...
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Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
Robin of Locksley escapes death in a foreign land. Returning home to England with a Moor named Azeem he discovers that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham who has seized power in the King's absence. Now Robin must become a fugitive and fight for retribution....
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