The greatest movie ever made..!

Crappy film

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

I watched this show when i was 10 years-old. And have re-watched it since then, over and over again. If you're a fan of Robin Hood, whether he's a fox or if he's a man in tights, or maybe a bit of Crowe? Or the many different versions of him. This one is a satisfying series, to me personally. The writers and crew do their best to keep it to the time line yet also give it a bit of a modern edge. It isn't just the tale of defeating the sheriff and happy endings. No they give the characters each a story and personality that is developed over time, the defeating of the sheriff is over a long period of time.They give Robin (Jonas Armstrong) That show off personality but if you watch you realize its just one of his covers. He's funny but can be dead serious. And you see over time his life story. And you grow to love his characters. One of my favorites, and the one character that i cried over at (SPOILERS!!!!) her death was Maid Marien (Lucy Griffiths). She plays a strong but also sacrificing character. Though she plays her own hero she also plays someone who does need to be rescue, (Which everyone has to be saved sometimes.) She doesn't greet Robin with open arms. And an oh i've missed you. More like a, i'm still mad at you for leaving. And get out of my way. But luckily he wins her over with a lot of work. I mean a lot.The relationship between her and Robin is one to be admired, and when she died in the series, I BAWLED! Of course i was ten and eleven but i still imagine that she somehow doesn't die and they all live happily ever after. But this show doesn't do And Everyone Lives Happily Ever After. In fact most of everyone dies, but not without a good cause. And it ends well but not without you wishing for their was more.

OK so, when you first stick this on, you're more than likely to be disappointed at the production value. BUT if you can get past the sort of cheap and Canadian/ Rural English look it has about it, it is a great show. The way I got through the first episode was by pretending it had that Hollywood sort of sheen to it, you know, the sort of polished, expensive looking appearance of game of thrones. Anyways, if you don't get hung up on how cheaply it was made, then you will love it because its awesome. I have watched every robin hood, (Disney, men in tights, Russell crowe, Kevin Costner) and I am not disappointed. Each has presented the story in a different way and this show is not an exception. I would rank this as my third favourite representation of robin hood after Disney and Russell crowe.

I love this series. Makes the whole Robin Hood story more believable, they have the same human foibles and emotions as the rest of us. Not every story has a happy and predictable ending.Shows how life was during that historical period. Kings going off on a mission, not taking the welfare of those subjects left behind in consideration. Not even factoring how the additional taxes to fund these crusades would effect the lives of their people.Also shows how the lives of most women were at the mercy of the men in their lives. Gives some background for characters to help understand why they have turned into the heroes or the villains of this story.

So badly done. Please!! Please!!! do not waste your time watching this show. Spoiler: The Marion Death is the most unforgivable thing they did but, there were many other things that were just so poorly done. Several of the characters were wildly inconstant, particularly Gisborne. Who early on was established as a cold blooded killer but when the writers ran out of ideas they would just switch his character back and forth. There were so many of the episodes that were false dilemmas. That went on and on over and over again. It was like a bad soap opera. The writers disgraced and destroyed the story of Robin hood. BBC should be ashamed of themselves for putting this out. I have seen many other BBC stuff and loved it but this is just Horrific.