Avis sur le produitRobin Hood: Prince Thieves (DVD, 1991)

Re-inventing a classic

It was a worthy attempt by Kevin Costner to retell the Robin Hood story. There were times it seemed a little too revisionist in its telling (I like Stephen Lawhead's trilogy re-telling better). Overall, I liked the movie when I saw it in the theatres. I bought this one primarily because it was an extended version of the movie (with additional footage added in) and it was a 2-disc set.

It was interesting. It makes a Moor (a Muslim) a sympathetic character, the friar a buffoon, and the 'head priest' a corrupt official. The Moor seemed to have some wisdom beyond his time, but it was still fun watching how Robin and his men reacted to the advanced knowledge of the sciences that the Moors did have at the time.

I thought what they did with Will Scarlet was also an interesting twist. It reminded me of what they did in the most recent movie version of 'The Count of Monte Christo.'

Kevin Costner's inability to maintain an English accent was hilarious. There are some scenes where it seems like he goes back and forth with his accents; it is rather humorous. Morgan Freeman does an awesome job portraying the dignity and loyalty of the Moor's friendship with Robin. The sherriff was definitely over the top, and some of his comments comparing Christianity with the Celts seemed more a Hollywood statement than the general belief(s) of the time. They made a lot of changes in that several of the characters are now related to each other in varying degrees of kinship; that was an interesting twist.

Overall, an enjoyable movie. Not Oscar-material (in my view), but still good.Lire l'avis complet...

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

The action, the adventure, and the romance were both thrilling and touching respectively. It includes an excellent cast...with Alan Rickman who did an outstanding job as the Sheriff of Nottingham you love to hate, Kevin Costner as the hunky Robin Hood (ok so his accent was bad...he was still really good in this role)Morgan Freeman as Azim: Robin's Moorish friend from the crusades, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the lovely Maid Marian. If you love movies packed with action, heroics and a touch of romance, watch this movie.Lire l'avis complet...

Classic Adventure With Modern Day Action !

A classic movie, many versions produced and remade multiple times throughout the years. All good, but just not great! ............UNTILL NOW ! A must see, for the entire family! A fun, adventurous, action packed modern twist of a wonderfull story. A must see for fans of Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Guaranteed you will want to watch over and over again. As for being a 2-disc special edition extended version......yep yep, lots of extra goodies to enjoy!Lire l'avis complet...

Yeah.....

It's a movie that I saw back in HS in the theater. My wife has never seen it all the way though, just bits and pieces (she is 7 years younger) and has been talking about it forever. She is a movie nut and loves dvd's with bonus features, making of and all that mess, so she will love this version of it. I didn't even knew it existed. Almost everyone has seen this movie so there isn't much point to a review. We all know the story. Dude goes to crusades, escapes, comes home and everything has gone to hell so to speak. Dude fights back, gets the girl and it all ends happily ever after. Only difference is this is a whole lot better than the Disney version. :)Lire l'avis complet...

Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves

This movie has everything you want in a movie, adventure, humor, compassion, excitement ,romance,heroes and a happy ending. Just a feel good movie. All the actors played their parts great. Especially Kevin Costner. You can always count on his movies been great. Lire l'avis complet...

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Great Movie of a classic

Had not seen this is a long time, enjoyed it greatly and now I have it in my DVD collection, enjoyed the extra features

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Robin. Hood Prince of Thieves

Do hope the extended version has more than the television make of this movie enjoyed the television version I hope this is an extra

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

I bought this DVD because we are getting rid of our VHS movies. I love Kevin Costner and have most, if not all of his movies. Robin Hood is one of my favorites because of the story it tells. Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor (not that stealing is right!) and getting away with it. The cast is great and fits the characters perfectly. It has fighting, suspense, romance, humor and more. I would recommend this movie to anyone.Lire l'avis complet...

Movie time!

A beautiful movie back when the c word was class. Delivered in a timely manner and in terrific condition. 5 stars.

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Robin Hood: Prince of Theives (extended version)

My wife loves Prince of Theives, so I decided to buy the new extended version for her. I liked the inserted scenes, a few of which added to the intrigue of the film and answered my questions about a few details. However, I'm not sure if it's my personal DVD or maybe the entire release, but the sound isn't very good. The music and sound effects are good, but the dialogue is hard to hear, and I have to turn up the volume.
All in all, I like the extended version.Lire l'avis complet...