philoakland Without doubt, the worst movie with the worst so-called 'actor' ever. Absolute garbage!

bkoganbing I have to say I was quite skeptical about the casting of all American Kevin Costner as the legendary medieval British outlaw Robin Hood. But you watch the film a few times and Costner kind of grows on you. He's not quite in the same mold as Douglas Fairbanks, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene and of course Errol Flynn.Still this film has a lot to offer for the lavish amount of money spent on it. We get a multi-cultural Robin Hood and a character who was doing a lot of running around with Robin and the Merry Men like Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlett and the rest that being Morgan Freeman playing Azeem. It seems as though Robin Of Locksley was captured by the Moors on the way back from the Crusades and helping him make an escape is Freeman who has his own reasons for wanting to flee his own people. After a while Freeman seems to fit in with the gang from Sherwood Forest.What's really fascinating here is the elevation of the Sheriff of Nottingham who is lifted a few notches from ordinary villainy. Alan Rickman is a poor relation to the royal family and he's playing for far bigger stakes than bribes that come with his occupation. He's got most evil designs on Maid Marian and it is emphasized that as a medieval maid should be she's chaste. Rickman's going to put an end to that and he plans to marry her and claim a piece of that throne one way or another while King Richard is held for ransom by his foreign enemies. Rickman also dabbles in the black arts assisted by a witch played by Geraldine McEwan, most sinister and most effective. Rickman is the guy to watch here even if he does go a bit over the top at times.Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves got only one Oscar nomination for the song Everything I Do I Do It For You, one of the best ballads of the 90s. Bryan Adams who introduced and had a hand in writing it plays a character simply entitled balladeer. Why that is so I don't know because the Merry Men did have their own balladeer Alan-A-Dale. He should have been given that character name. Costner ain't Errol Flynn, but no doubt he's the modern Robin Hood.

paf-97662 I know Kevin Costner took some acting classes in college but what I wonder is...did he fail?! In my opinion, and i realize it's just my opinion, he is one of the worst actors in Hollywood! He always sounds like he's rehearsing a script. I read a lot of reviews and, quite frankly,I can not understand all the good reviews this movie received. Perhaps those reviewers allowed Costner's good looks and charm sway their opinions! I suffered through 32 minutes of the movie and that was all I could take. Robin Hood is a classic...books, TV shows and movies...but something went sadly wrong with this one. Even Robin Hood:Men in Tights was far more entertaining. And dare I say, even the great Morgan Freeman was a bit off his mark in this one. The scenery was good, the direction suffered little, but the script and the acting wasn't worth 2 hrs and 23 minutes!

sme_no_densetsu "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" was a blockbuster success in 1991, a time when Kevin Costner's popularity was at its apex. Even at the time, though, his casting as the quintessentially British folk hero raised eyebrows. Twenty-five years later, has the movie stood the test of time or is just another disposable Hollywood romp? The answer lies somewhere in between.Everyone knows the gist of the Robin Hood legend: a dashing thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, in love with the beautiful Maid Marion and pursued by the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham, the story has all of the ingredients for an old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure. Pen Denham's screenplay plays fast and loose with the legend, which is probably a good thing given all of the earlier versions of Robin Hood on film & television. While certain elements of the screenplay may be somewhat anachronistic or otherwise questionable, on its own merits the story is an entertaining one that captures the spirit of the character.Kevin Costner's portrayal of the title character is a sore spot for many viewers but I must admit that he does have a certain rogue-ish charm, even if he doesn't bother to attempt an English accent. In any case, he was fortunate to have some fine support from the likes of Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. In smaller roles, Michael McShane (Friar Tuck) & Michael Wincott (Guy of Gisbourne) make a particular impression.When it comes to Kevin Reynolds' direction, though, I'd have to say that I wasn't particularly impressed by it. Competent but with rarely anything of particular visual interest, the movie pales in comparison to the Technicolor splendour of the gold standard of Robin Hood movies, "The Adventures of Robin Hood". The Michael Kamen score is similarly undistinguished, though the theme song (performed & co-written by Bryan Adams) is admittedly rather good as far as rock ballads go.All in all, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" is a pretty good popcorn movie but not an enduring classic on the level of "The Adventures of Robin Hood". Costner's performance may be problematic but it doesn't derail the entire movie. A standout performance from Alan Rickman (along with some other good work in supporting roles) propels the movie more than adequately.(By the way, I recommend the extended cut over the theatrical version of the film. It may add 12 minutes onto an already fairly long movie but it includes some material that fleshes out the characters a bit more.)