| | Adventures Of Robin Hood DVD (6 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Warner Store Movies, Warner Special Editions Videos, Dramas, Action/Adventure, Adventure, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, Heroes, Epic, Legends, AFI Top 100 Thrills, Medieval, Classic Fight Scenes, Swashbuckler, AFI Top 50 Heroes | | Starring | Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Una O'Connor, Patric Knowles | | Director | Michael Curtiz, William Keighley | | Composer | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | | Costume Designer | Milo Anderson | | Director of Photography | Sol Polito, Tony Gaudio | | Editor | Ralph Dawson | | Makeup | Perc Westmore | | Producer | Henry Blanke | | Production Designer | Carl Jules Weyl | | Screenwriter | Seton I. Miller, Norman Reilly Raine | | Source Writer | Walter Scott |
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles In Michael Curtiz's swashbuckling spectacle about the infamous outlaw and his band of merry men who "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor," Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland).
Flynn joyously embraces the role widely considered the best of his bountiful array of swashbuckling legends. Delivering his lines and performing dashing acrobatics (he did most of his own stunts) with breezy élan, he darts across the intricate sets of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD as if there are rocket boosters secreted in his tights. It was one of the earliest films to use three-color Technicolor and, at the time, the most expensive film Warner Bros. had produced. Erich Wolfgang Korngold's outstanding score won an Oscar, as did the art direction and the editing. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1995.
One of the earliest films to use three-color Technicolor and, at the time, the most expensive film Warner Bros. had produced ($2 million).
William Keighley started directing the film, but Curtiz finished the filming. According to Variety, Curtiz took the helm because Keighley became ill but, according to Halliwell, Curtiz became director because "it was felt that the action lacked impact."
The film is based on, according to the credits, "ancient Robin Hood legends." Adventures Of Robin Hood Reviews: "...A treat for the eye and ear....An action-packed romantic take on the old legend..."-- Susan King, Los Angeles Times "...Visually, screen reds were never redder nor greens greener, and this was the screen adventure for the era..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "[T]he dialogue is delectable Hollywood fustian at is best; the period Technicolor glows like a jewel..."
-- Philip Kemp, Total Film "[O]ut of all the embodiments of derring-do played by Flynn, his nobelman-turned-defender-of-the-poor-and-oppressed is the most purely joyous."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere "[A] Technicolor swashbuckler."
-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound Adventures Of Robin Hood | List Price | $26.99 (You save $4.70) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1938 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1100  | | CD Universe Part number | 6128580 | | Catalog number | 65131 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Sep 30, 2003 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Adventures of Robinhood | | Running Time | 102 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Dubbed; Remastered | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Dubbed; Remastered; Two-Disc Special Edition |
Adventures Of Robin Hood Video Adventures Of Robin Hood Movie Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews A True Hero Classic
If you have a parent or sibling who remembers the old time hero movies, where chivalry was at its best, then this is the movie for you. The older generation will truly appreciate this one.
Submitted by cocoapuffs.4u (Howell, MI, USA) 
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 Must Buy.
The best Robin Hood move ever made, and one of the best complete reviews of a move and the actors in it. A must buy for Errol Flynn, and Robin Hood fans.
Submitted by Mike.Simeone (Madion CT, USA)
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Mind-blowing digital transfer!
The image often seems almost 3-dimensional, wonderfully detailed and with solid blacks and pure whites - and deep, vibrant, magical colors. Warner has really pulled out all the stops for the restoration of this classic. Reportedly, WB's engineers transferred the data in each of the original 3-strip Technicolor master negatives to the digital domain, where all the restoration took place. Then, while still being in the digital domain, each strip was placed with 100% accuracy on top of one another(this has always been done manually before - with physical film elements, so the results were never totally accurate) - thus eliminating potential "halo" or "bleeding" side effects associated with the 3-strip Technicolor process, and in effect bringin us one generation closer to the original image.
The discs are jam-packed with extras, and "Glorious Technicolor" is especially fascinating, detailing the history of color in motion pictures, and is eduactional as well(if my description of the restoration process didn't make sense to you, it will, after you've viewed this segment). Equally fascinating is learning the story behind how the reluctant master composer Korngold finally agreed to write the magnificent score (without which the movie could not possibly have been so effective).
The movie itself is a bona fide classic, which moves forward at a brisk pace, and has a star quality that cannot be duplicated today. A must-buy for the holiday season!
Submitted by a reviewer (Norway)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A classic old movie
I'm not a huge fan of old movies,but I really liked this one.It's funny and action-packed,but I think they went a little overboard on the tights.
Submitted by Blake (Brandon,MS)
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It was a long time coming but worth the wait. This is still the best Robin Hood film of all time and it's packed to the bursting with extras. They even included the Bugs and Daffy Robin Hood cartoons with the set.
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