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It's Russell Hood! Robin Crowe!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here wrapping up this atypically busy Sunday for movie news. Right before I was headed for bed this popped up on my radar, the first shot of Russell Crowe as ROBIN HOOD in Ridley Scott's flick. USA Today was given the first look and well... yeah, that's certainly Russell Crowe with a bow and arrow...
Looks like Crowe's put on his GLADIATOR haircut and beard for his reteam with Scott. I don't think this image sets the world on fire, but I still think they've gathered a helluva cast for this flick. I trust Scott and I think Crowe is usually great and always at the top of his game when working with Scott. I know it's not the popular opinion, but I actually really enjoyed THE GOOD YEAR. Sue me.
What think you?
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I INVENTED first
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sure
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...beats Kevin Costner with a mullet.
And I like "Prince of Thieves", for the record. But still. -
In forest. Must be Robin Hood with that criteria right? Does he speak with an English accent?
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If Crowe has got a short cut for this, then why did he maintain the "Eddie Veder" look for State of Play?
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...I can freakin' comment on shit. I've been coming here for years and was never able to sign up. Hey, everybody. That's all.
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How cool would it be to cast Sean Connery (again) as King Richard?
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...cuts out Dumbledore's heart WITH A SPOON?
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shoots an arrow into someone's cock hole.
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Ridley Scott + Russel Crowe = Robin Hood? I don't see that equation working.
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... looks like he's living in a goddamn forest with a bunch of other guys and no women (and by that I don't mean gay, haha). Usually Robin Hood in movies always looks like he's ready for his Oprah TV show appearance, clean clothes and well groomed. At least Russell looks like he has lived in that damn forest. Plus body odor!
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just what the world dident need, another robin hood movie. I have absolutely no interest in seeing this no matter the cast or director. Could get rave reviews for all I care im so sick of the robin hood story.
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and Michael Wincott, and hell, even Freemand and Costner.
I actually really dug Prince of Thieves. -
Well, Ridley Scott made the best crusades movie ever with friggin Orlando Bloom in the lead role, I'm sure he'll do fine with Russell as Robin. Oh, and welcome to the talkbacks.
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"fuck me, he cleared it!" Come on! That shit was great.
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Oh, wait, thats his real life
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Was this filmed in Sherwood Forest? No? Why the fuck not? The place fucking exists for fuck sake - probably scared of the local Nottingham lads.
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Saw that in the theater with the porn star known as Roxy Deville. We both hated it. I like the porn version "Glad He Ate Her". That was much, much better.
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Haven't seen it in years.
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Haven't seen it in a long while though.
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Worth it for Bryan Adams alone.
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Oh, and is that "Kevin Costner sucks" fad still going, or did Open Range clear that shit up?
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Hell yes.
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PRINCE OF THIEVES Had some of the most memorable one liners since TOMBSTONE.
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Tugga', it's those damn Sheerwood Forest Soldiers again, it's time for fightin'!!!
Makin' movies singing songs and fightiiiiiin roooound theeeee woooooorrrrrrlllllld.
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Looks just like him here, except he's in Robin Hood mode.
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Also, Brian Adams and his song from Prince of Thieves suck ass. Still have rather fond memories of the film...
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People will definitely notice and comment on that. But I guess it is better than that laughable fluffy long hairstyle he has in his latest film.
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Come on...really? Are people clamoring for more of the same guys in tights in the woods with arrows, crap we've seen since Erroll Flynn?
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Sorry I didn't have Wikitpedia available.......
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You just don't get good theme songs from movies anymore. U2 - Batman Returns, B.A - Prince of Theives? Now it's just shit. Though that U2 video still pisses me off. They cut two faces line 'If the Bat want's to play, we'll play.' Motherfucker was a great line.
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robin hood and all the different takes on it
russell crowe
and ridley scott
so i'm very much excited for this
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Outside of a Rick James cover, I don't think there was any licensed music in Returns.
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God, I'm starting to feel like the talkback police...
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it'll hurt more!
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My room. 10:30 tonight.
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I always get them mixed up. I was only 12 after all. Still a great song for a shit band.
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Hollywood will always recycle..........
Robin Hood
Batman
Superman
ZORRO
DRACULA
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i posted that like a second after you did frank... crazy
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The animated one. Nothing beats that....Robin Hood and Little John running through the forest diddly aye diddly aye golly what a day.
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Shouldn't he have a cape and tights...and where's batman!
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I know It's been done before countless times, but I love Crowe, I love Scott and I love the story of Robin Hood. And with Ridley directing, I'm sure he'll bring something new to the table as he always does.
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I forgot about that shit. It was funny when it first came on the internet, as the internet way young, but when it was released as a single, the world imploded. I actually think I destroyed my mates copy as he played...it...constantly...
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With Errol Flynn in the lead. Best by far!
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Robin Hood Slashes the Sheriff's face and the same scar shows up later on his statue....Rickman's expression was priceless, Funny shit...
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has anyone else noticed the indiana jones doll from the sideshow collectibles.com advertisement? Harrison Ford looks like he chose the wrong cup at the end of last crusade!
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Why hasn't it been made yet? Come on you small slanty eyed creatures get it done.
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They must have a supercuts in Sherwood.
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He looks like Odo From Deep Space Nine
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Finally something to be excited about.
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No and you really aren't missing anything. Makes Krod Mandoon look like Ben Hur.
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Its light, magical, and feel good. What the fucks the problem? Fuck you cocksuckers that trash a Ridley Scott film while defending Transformers.Eat butthole.
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we'll we have to wait for the 3-disc Director's Cut or Extended Edition to see the real version again?
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the "cut your heart out with a spoon" line from Prince of Thieves, but I see that it's already been done more than once. I haven't seen that movie in close to a decade, but thinking about that line still makes me laugh. *sigh*
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"A Gigantic Asshole Gets to Sleep with Marion Cotillard." Or, "The Movie in Which Freddie Highmore Depressingly Grows Up to be Russell Crowe."
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Apr 20, 2009 12:23:53 AM CDT
Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut... best middle ages film ever
by mattmanreturns
So, silly modern haircut excluded, I expect this to be good. At least when Ridley releases the inevitable director's cut... since studios always buther his films.
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The one that aired a couple of years ago? If you mean that, then yeah, I saw a couple of episodes... Was crap. Anyone saw the one with Uma Thurman as Maid Marian? God, that one was nearly unwatchable for me...
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that his head looks photoshopped on?
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I guess robbing from the rich to give to the poor just doesn't resonate in today's political climate. Rich people are more popular now than they have ever been!
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'Robin Of Sherwood' with Michael Praed, Robert Addie and a young Ray Winstone. Nickolas Grace's sheriff makes Alan Rickman look ridiculous. It did such a great job of balancing the political and mystical, had great music, and everyone actually sounded like they were from England. No silly Kevin Costner or Christian Slater 'accents'. Check it out if you havent seen it. Both seasons are on DVD now.
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Fox fucked the theatrical cut of Kingdom of Heaven. May they burn in hell because the DC is a masterpiece. I'd give anything to have seen the DC first on a big theater screen.
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Very cool. I was really wondering (worried) how he'd look and well, I like it. Can't wait to see more and everyone else in the film. :)
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RICKMAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RIDICULOUS.
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Apr 20, 2009 12:34:52 AM CDT
Larry of Arabia -- no this is a traditional telling.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
An early draft of the script had the Robin/Sheriff being the same guy alter ego weird shit, but Ridley said the latest draft is regular.
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Why do they even keep trying?
Olivia DeHavilland is still alive - also the greatest Maid Marian ever. I wonder what pushy anachronistic half-wit they'll get to play her this time? -
Probably the only time I found Marian Coltiard attractive.
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Plus, Prince of Thieves is underrated. Yes, Costner is implausible in it, but everyone else around him is grand and the direction from Kevin Reynolds was energetic and appropriately swashbuckler-y. The best thing about it though was the awesome orchestral score by the late Michael Kamen of Lethal Weapon and Die Hard fame. The theme music is still used today during NFL highlight clips.
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Where is that dang thing?
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Apr 20, 2009 12:40:52 AM CDT
Yeah. The opening credit cue is fucking brilliant.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
I have always greatly enjoyed Prince of Thieves. A lot of cool shit in there.
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Picard as Robin Hood is the best version.
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But Ridley's choice, Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, is intriguing to say the least. I really like Cate, and her casting again shows that Sir Ridley is trying something new with this.
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Errol Flynn IS the only great Robin Hood. I like Crowe, but he couldn't hold Flynn's jock in the swashbuckling arena. Plus, Crowe is a bit long in the tooth for this part, don't-cha-think? Christian Bale or Cillian Murphy would have been better casting choices.
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It seems like pretty easy/logical casting to me. I bet she was on a list of 5 actresses that fit the bill.
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Apr 20, 2009 12:48:36 AM CDT
No one ever mentions Errol Flynn looks like a gay escort.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
Seriously.....he does. Yeah, he can fence like a girl, but don't give me this shit about him being some bad ass. Crowe would break that motherfucker in half, and fuck him in the ass just to belittle him.
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I never really got why the guy gets so much crap from everyone. Dude was in The Untouchables, Dances With Wolves and Open Range, which makes the 3:10 to Yuma remake and Assasination of Jesse James look like Wild Wild West.
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I think i just got an incling of what this film will be
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I'm always up for a good Robin Hood adaption.
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...except for instances where he's cast as an English nobleman. Yeah, The Untouchables, Bull Durham, No Way Out. Though Open Range is good, best Costner western is the GREAT Silverado, one of my favorite adventure movies (written and directed by the awesome Lawrence Kasdan). Another movie with an absolutely fantastic score. I'd love to see that flick on Blu-ray...huge wide open John Ford type vistas and cowboys on horseback with six shooters...brought to mind those old Marlboro Man billboards.
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BBC started a couple of years ago and, believe it or not, is still going. But they killed Marian. 'tis dumb.
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Apr 20, 2009 1:01:03 AM CDT
Silverado. Amen. GLOVER is fucking golden baby.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
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Apr 20, 2009 1:01:42 AM CDT
I like Errol, and I like his film. Its fun as shit.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
But people always try to claim he was some bad ass and thats just silly. He was a pimp, for sure.
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They passed them from Boromir to Aragorn and now to Robin Hood. Makes perfect sense for me.BTW Crowe looks great, but do we really need another Robin Hood-Movie?
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Well for me she projects a wisdom that no actress as Merian didn't have since Olivia DeHavilland. But besides that I wouldn't consider her a Marian archetype mostly because of her physique and age, and she could definitely bring much more depth to a character that has never been quite well explored in my opinion.
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Flynn was 29 when he played Robin, Costner was 36, and Crowe is 45. "Long in the tooth"? perhaps.
I can understand how Prince Of Thieves is a likable film. Just not for me. I get that the sheriff was supposed to be over the top - but I just kept being reminded of the bad guy from Die Hard. And Marion was just the bitchy wife from The Abyss. And at the beginning of the film when Costner lands at the white cliffs of Dover and yells "I'm home!" - I just didn't buy it. I loved him in The Untouchables, Field Of Dreams, and American Flyers - he just wasn't a believable Robin Hood to me. I agree the music was good though. -
I'm a Ridley Scott fan and all, but come on, how do you top Michael Curtiz's direction (Charge of The Light Brigade!!)? The opening sequence where Flynn walks in to the royal dining hall as Robin Hood with the dead stag on his shoulders and fights off guards with it, is priceless.
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I think the Maximus-Do is my favorite Crowe look, but I dunno. trying to differentiate this from the Costner flick will be a bit of a task. I imagine that they'll try to treat it more seriously and lose some of the humor and charm, which will actually work Against the film (as the subject has been firmly cemented in the Romantic Adventure genre)
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and I mean that in the most not-gay manor possible. He was a badass both off and on screen, even when wearing green tights and a feather hat.
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Apr 20, 2009 1:11:32 AM CDT
Awesome this TB is getting more activity than Iron Man 2.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
God Bless the Brothers Scott.
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Well, Robin From the "story" never had a set age, the young man in green tights image is due to the Holywood sensibilities. So I think this look is more than appropriate for what Sir Ridley’s going for. Which is realism and as close to history as possible (at least the historical setting, because the existence of Robin Hood as a historical figure was never proven).
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Quite fun website.
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Crowe isn't that good. He plays Crowe and Eats crowe.
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It doesn't work out that well. It reminds me of that old line from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance where the reporter tells Jimmy Stewart, when you have the choice between printing the truth or the myth (re: the Old West, or Merry Old England in this regard), print the myth.
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was the best version of him on film
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this movie is going to ROCK!
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.....Errol missed out on Because he was into "MERRY MEN"
Not that there is anything wrong with it".
His Robin Hood was the shit when I was a kid. He would kick ass with a skinny mustache and a grin. AND HE DID HIS OWN STUNTS!----well thats what I heard -
for being one of those actors that is very good at gaining and losing weight for a role.
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One of my best friends is related to the Flynn family. According to his family's lore, Flynn was in NO regards 'fey' or metro. The dude could compete with Wilt Chamberlain for notches on the bedpost, sailed boats around the world, downed bottles of whiskey by the caseload, was a stuntman in early movies and widely known to be a notorious, slowly-rolling-up shirtsleeves-bar-room brawler.
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I definitely agree with you (Orbots) on that. But I'm sure that Sir Ridley won't aim for the ultra-realistic portrayal of the events, which are probably fictitious to begin with. I hope he'll go the Gladiator/Kingdom of Heaven route here, which is pretty much a myth in a real historical setting. The production design, and lifestyles portrayed in those two films are pretty close to what was going on in those places and those time frames.
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was pedestrian at best. I remember going on opening night; and the entire audience was very restless for it end.
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...in that he must win the crowd (i.e. the advice from Proximus) to topple the corrupt ruler.Maximus won the coliseum's crowds, whereas Robin wins over the poor, the men of Sherwood forest and their families.Also, if Crowe's Robin Hood is also a noble who, due to dark times in the land, changes his station in life to fight the corrupt ruler (as he in Costner's version), then that would echo Maximus going from General to slave to Gladiator who defied an emperor.Two things, among others, which made Maximus so fierce in GLADIATOR IMHO were:1) his desire for vengeance against the powerful Emperor Commodus for killing his family. It'll be interesting to see if there is a similar driving force with the Sherriff of Nottingham (in the Prince of Thieves, remember the Sherriff killed his father and Costner)and(2) the wild roar of the crowd when he stuck his blade in opponents like a knife in a pot roast. If Crowe as Robin receives the same reaction from the crowds in Sherwood forest or in Nottingham when fighting, it'll be a cool reference to Maximus and GLADIATOR IMO.
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I liked it a lot. Alan Rickman blew everyone out of the water on it, but it got so cheesy towards the end.
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1.I do what I like.
2.I like my whiskey old and my women young.
3.I intend to live the first half of my life. I don't care about the rest.
4.Women won't let me stay single, and I won't let myself stay married.
5."If It Moved, Flynn Fucked It." (He wanted that on his tombstone.)
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Apr 20, 2009 1:59:27 AM CDT
He'll throw the arrow at peasants for looking at him.
by jackpumpkinhead
How dare they stare at His Lordship Rasshole?
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it must be done!
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Was fine. It was simple, pretty, amusing. It was an afternoon with a slightly too tall glass of good red wine. It was a very mellow fun date movie. I don't know what people were expecting or wanted from it, but I thought it was fine. That's all. Fine. And there ain't goddamn thing wrong with that.
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What the hell happened to her anyway? She was like in every fucking 90's movie
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I'm not a historian, but the costume designs on COstner's Robin Hood looked much more detailed and thought over than this cobbled together outfit. Really, this looks like a wardrobe for a BG extra, not the lead. It's boring to look at. The Costner Robin Hood has it's faults, but it's still a damn good movie, aside from the swordfighting (can't top FLynn) I thought this was the best live action RH movie out there. It's not that I think we don't need another Robin Hood, but how can you top ALan RIckman, Morgan Freeman and Michael WIncott. You can't. Period. Unless they get Gary Oldman to play the Sherrif or Guy of Gisborne, it can't be done. I'm just really nonplussed at the blah nature of this costume. I do like Crowe though and I love Scott, so I doubt this will be anywhere near bad, but the casting has to be perfect on an atomic level to top Costner's ensemble. Blanchett was a good start. Also, just throwing this out there, but if nobody mentions Nick Frost as the new Friar Tuck I will be very surprised and dissapointed in my fellow geeks.
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He is one of the most legendary ladies men ever. Hence the phrase "in like Flynn."
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robins in da hood. yo!
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Scott Grimes and Mark Strong being involved makes me very happy, although Strong should be playing the Sherrif or King John. Not 100% on Kevin Durand as Little John though, he's an ok actor, but Little John...another character that is gonna be hard to top from Costner's version, can't remember the actor's name but he was THE PERFECT LITTLE JOHN...Also again, Nock Frost for Friar Tuck please
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...a scene where Robin returns with caravans of stolen loot while the people of Sherwood cry "Robin! Robin! Robin!" as rose pedals rain down on him.But then again, Ridley Scott could probably make that work too.
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...but no way does Costner = Professionalism. He tried to get a legit massuese to give him a hand job and he got TURNED DOWN. That wouldn't have happened to Bale.
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The USA Today article says Crowe's Robin Hood wears armor in this like Maximus in Gladiator so I guess there's more to come on the costume front.
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and be bunk pals.
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Well that's something at least. But perhaps that's the pic they should have released first, normally your first big reveal should be something that gets people pumped, this just looks like some dude hanging out in the woods in a Halloween costume.
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I love all the old swashbuckling movies (Sea Hawk, Robin Hood, The Crimson Pirate) but the best non-Asian sword fights IMO are in The Duelist and Rob Roy.
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It's time for Russ to do to her, what he did to the nice young lady in Romper Stomper, me thinks. Purely for artistic reasons, you understand...
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That picture alone - Crowe as Robin Hood looking fearsome in his uniquely designed armor will definitely put people in theater seats.
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the silent era one, had the best castle set of all the Robin hoods even the Flynn one which i agree is the best so far, but the Fairbanks one had sets which looked mythical and epic in scope, i read it's the biggest set ever constructed or something like it.
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...were made for walkin'.
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I'm just gonna keep posting this until it catches on.
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It's really, really awful. Keith Allen plays the Sheriff like a Z-grade Alan Rickman, and as for the guy who plays Robin, his bow has more of a "range" than he does. He He. See what I did there...snigger...
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Between Little John and Robin Hood was the best. When they go at it and little John smashes Robin on the fingers...It always crack me up when i see it.
It reminds me of when I was a kid and we use to play sword fight with sticks and mop handles and I swear somebody would get smashed on the knuckles at least once or twice during our pretend battles.
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I agree dude... Scott should take his cue from Robin of Sherwood - that was a fantastic retelling of the RH legend. Perhaps the best I have seen (although I'd trow in Robin & Marian as an interesting interpretation too).
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He looks about right in that pic... still, I hope he does not play it too grumpy - which seems to be Crowe's default acting emotion these days.
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...could be as follows:The nobleman who became a thief.The thief who defied a kingdom.
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McShane as the Sherrif, that's genius man. The kind of genius I wish I had thought of first. Ian McShane is one of the only dudes I can think of who could legitimately intimidate Russell Crowe. Oh and also...Nick Frost for Friar Tuck.
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The Costner film is still a great watch IMHO and as much as I love Ridley Scott this film seems like a pointless rehash now that the original idea of making a Sheriff of Nottingham-centric film has been dropped.
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"Point me toward danger Azim, I am ready!"
"The hospitality in this country is as warm as the weather."
Prince of Thieves = PROFESSIONAL.And the old foxes and bears cartoon gets honorable mention. "One more hiss out of you, uh uh uh..Hiss. And you are walking to Nottingham!" "Snakes don't walk they slither. So there." LOL! -
plenty of time to go to the forest barber every couple of days for a nice neat haircut. Neatness is a very important quality for a band of outlaws.
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Marion, and the witch has him stop for a second and puts a pillow under her head for comfort, and Marion just stops and looks for a second like, "WTF?" LOL!
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REWATCHIN' PRINCE OF THIEVES TODAY.
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was a bad movie. it was so dull, and cutesy
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ya man, Nick Frost would be a great Tuck... he can play jolly, but not saccharine and he has the weight on him so he physically works for the part for sure.
As for McShane, his Swearengen was sort of Sheriff-esque... diabolical, charismatic, scheming and a eyes that could kill you with one stare. If he adds a bit of Teddy Bass elegance from Sexy Beast... BOOM! you have the Sheriff of Nottingham. -
Remember Time Bandits?
" Hello...I'm Hood!" -
Just saw State of Play. Felt like I was watching a movie for grownups. Looking forward to Robin Hood made with grownups.
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You just know it will start with a camera shot of an arrow flying through the air....
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"Not only will the poor be pleased, they'll be significantly less poor" I love it. As soon as he walks out of that tent in that outfit surrounded by dregs! One of the funniest moments in film history, should have been a Python gag.
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Frost for Tuck '09
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Wouldn't suprise me if it WAS a Pyhton gag that just never made it into MPFC.
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Yeah that makes sense. I love TIme Bandits, but that moment was so out of place with the humor in all the right ways. Cleese is just inherently on of the funniest people in cinematic history, it's no surprise that Holy Grail couldn't happen until they got him to come back. I wish he never got old.
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When Cleese takes the little guys treasures they stole from Napoleon and distributes them among the poor. Right when they give one of them something, one of the merry men cracks the hell out of them with a right cross from hell-- including an old lady with no teeth!
Cleese then turns to the guy who's doing the hitting.
"Excuse me but is that really necessary?"
The guy answers...
"Yep I'm afraid it is!"
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i've pretty high expectations for this, considering the long pre production period
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I've been watching MPFC (many for the first time) in my free time from my job and laughing my head off all the way. I actually have to physically stop so I can get some sleep! Although I would consider it mainly British humour, the addition of the Americans helped a lot. Nice guys too, especially Palin.
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Is the pinnacle of British comedy in my opinion. God, I wish I had been alive back then.
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I care more about reminiscing on that film than bickering over this one! They did in five minutes what RObin Hood: Men in Tights couldn't do in 90, even with Cay Elwes doing a Wesley parody. I'm atching this movie right now, just trying to refrain from scene skipping to Cleese's part.
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THANK YOU VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH!
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"Is...is that absolutely nesessary?!"
"Dadabudadit!"
"What did he say?"
"He said he's afraid it is."
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"Four foot one."
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Mardy...just to make it sound more realistic and that they are actually in Notttingham...to be Honest Russel Crow is the Epitome of being mardy...I have many occasions walked around Market Square in Nottingham and heard that Russel Crowe has had one of his Tantrums and thought to myself WHAT A MARDY TWAT!!!
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I even set up my room like Kevin's hoping to have midgets creep out of the closet and take me to hang with Sean Connery. Kind of scary to think of that happening now.
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God its been a long time since I saw this.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OagR_6EA2j8&feature=related
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I have been thinking about Kevin Durand as Little John. Trying to wrap my brain around who could top Costner's LJ. Now I'm thinking. Scott and Crowe both worked on Gladiator, why not cast the big slave guy as Little John. I can't remember his name, but the dude who poison tested Maximus' grule. They had good combative chemistry that grew into a friendship, very similar to RH and LJ, did it just not occur to Scott to tread his own water and think about actors besides Crow he had worked with before. I don't know. Durand is tall, but not big, and I don't believe for a second that he could take Russel Crowe in a fight, where as the dude from Gladiator looked like he could break a tree in half...which is what I want in a Little John. If he's just a lenky tall dude shouldn't his ironic name be "Short John"
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Never thought we would see him again.
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Making movies making songs and fighting round the world
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"Well it helps pay the rent sir"
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...and this will be a great film. Lets face it, Scott and Crowe have not had a bona fida blockbuster since Gladitor grossed $400 million plus but that was ages ago. So it is no surprise that they have gone for the Maximus look. There have been so many Robin Hood flicks/TV shows over the years, I wonder how they can make this different? Should look stunning though as Scott. Watched Prince of Theives the other day, still a great piece of popcorn cinema. I wonder what happened to Kevin Reynolds- the man could direct action...
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Other than the classic Errol Flynn movie. The Prince of Thieves hasnt stood well with age. This could be good.
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Glad to see that got a shout out :) "Iwillnottakeher un-til wehavebeenproperlywed foronceinmylifeIwillhavesomethingpurewillyoustopinterfering!" Alan Rickman's line delivery is fucking gold.
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Kevin Costner wore?
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was in fact the Disney one.
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Robin of Sherwood is just awesome. Awesome. And the Clannad score is incredible. I love the end to season 2 when Robin is killed and the Hooded Man comes to rescue Little John, Scarlet etc, then fires the arrow into the lake. Great stuff.
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Silverado, The Untouchables, No Way Out, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Revenge, Dances With Wolves, JFK, A Perfect World, Wyatt Earp, Open Range. And I have a soft spot for Waterworld and The Postman, despite their flaws.
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Good idea. While they are at it, they could cast Djimon Hounsou as Azeem too!
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Glad to know he likes to play D&D with his buddies dressed as his level 13 character.
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A really good film. Its always cool to pick "Tombstone" (Kurt is great in the role, as is Val as Holliday)but I always loved Costner's "Wyatt Earp" almost as much as Tombstone. I really have to pick that up on DVD.
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Dennis Hopper was awesome
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"Wyatt Earp" was badly scripted and boring.
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If critics would have enjoyed Waterworld more if they would've watched it rather than bitch about how much it cost to make....It had a decent plot. All the sets were built and the stunts were great, It reminded me a lot of The Road Warrior.
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If critics would have enjoyed Waterworld more if they would've watched it rather than bitch about how much it cost to make....It had a decent plot. All the sets were built and the stunts were great, It reminded me a lot of The Road Warrior.
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I was expecting the fluffy sheepdog hairdo for this one, but I'm infinitely pleased to see the Maximus look (beard, short do, trim bod) back. Crowe was excellent as Maximus, and if he's mining the same seam here, I'm totally up for it. Wikkid!
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I believe Wyatt Earp and Tombstone was released around the same time.
Tombstone had a lot of GREAT one-liners and a lot of energy. Wyatt Earp was more somber.
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Apr 20, 2009 6:10:40 AM CDT
How can Russel Crowe beat Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood"?
by leafar the lost
Kevin Costner set the standard that all other actors must live up to.
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Both great, TS a massive chilli/cheese burger with loads of fries and a shake. WE is a beautfil steak dinner, sauted spuds, fresh salad and glass of red wine. TS was more popular obviously but it is a shame they both came out the same year and so close together. I think WE is very underated.
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Tombstone was like a comic book version of the Wyatt Earp story. I preferred Kasdan's more realistic approach. Plus Dennis Quaid as Doc: " Y'all can kiss my rebel dick!"
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Good analogies there! Totally agree.
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That guy IS a movie star. In addition to all of the films listed by kwisatzhaderach (a handful of which are bona fide American classics), I would also add his sorely underrated performances in "The Upside of Anger" and "Thirteen Days," and he was awesome as the heroic WWII pilot in an episode of "Amazing Stories" that Steven Spielberg directed.
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Waterworld, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, JFK, A Perfect World, Open Range, Dances With Wolves, No Way Out, The Untouchables, Tin Cup, Robin Hood, Thirteen Days. They all kick ass. Hanks, Cruise, Pitt. None of them could match the genius of that output. Only one man could, and his name is Eastwood. Clint Eastwood. That said, Tombstone is fucking awesome, and shits all over Wyatt Earp.
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Fight me! http://ged1grrrr.mybrute.com
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I know it isn't. But imagine if it was. How cool would THAT be?
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Waterworld?
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1.The Untouchables: Kevin Costner vs. Robert Deniro
2. Waterworld: Kevin Costner vs. DennisHopper
3. 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND: Kevin Costner vs. Kurt Russell
4. Prince of Thieves Kevin Costner vs. Alan Rickman
5. Revenge: Kevin Costner vs. Anthony Quinn
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Apr 20, 2009 7:08:11 AM CDT
Waterworld absolutely kicks ass
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
Great premise (if stolen somewhat... ssshhh...), great action and stunts, Hopper hamming it up and Costner as a badass muto. It's a load of fun from start to finish. What's not to like?
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Followed closely by Errol. But D.Duck will always own the role. There is no debate about this.
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but I love bow and arrow adventure flicks. Can't wait.
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I loved Postman as well
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I have a British accent"
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Things I love about Waterworld: 1. The fact they went out into the ocean and shot it for real. 2. The score by James Newton Howard. 3. Costner smacking the kid off the head. 4. Costner throwing the kid into the drink. 5. Costner hitting his female co-star with an oar. 6. The airplane/harpoon setpiece that ends in the amazing shot of Costner falling off from the top of the sail. Genius. Gonna have to watch it again sometime.
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is too long and too sentimental and strangely plotted (what was the whole Tom Petty sequence about?) but there is some great stuff in that too. Goddamn I miss the kinds of action/adventure films that Costner used to make. Bring them back! And bring back the western too!
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1. Hopper's fake eyeball 2. The old bloke in the little boat that measures the oil. 3. Costners trimaran. Just awesome. I agree, the shot where Costner gets flung into the water is genius. 4. The smokers first attack on the atol is an amazing action sequence. 5. Costner making a complete asshole of a character sympathetic. I recently watched the extended cut, which is three hours long. It's an interesting version and there's a lot of good stuff in there. The fact that Costners a muto and considered a freak of nature is more prevalant than the theatrical cut. But at three hours it's just too long. Worth a look though if you haven't seen it.
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Postman IS too long. It was a case of being too faithful to the book - which was outstanding. But even though I would have cut a god 20-30 minutes from the flick, I still enjoyed what he was able to pull off. No, it is not a great movie, but i consider it a guilty pleasure and enjoy it.
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"Old Maid" Marion is 40 years old.
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Apr 20, 2009 7:34:54 AM CDT
I haven't seen The Postman since the cinema
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
I didn't think much of it at the time. Might have to give it another go.
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The majority of Hollywood a-lister from the 90's= JFK
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but i'd still hit that.
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It needed to be reduced to a more intimate home setting. Some movies just play better on small screen.
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There's plenty of them these days but back then? I hope they make a lot of jokes about her being past her prime and inviable but somehow I suspect they won't.
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It was that way with Mission Impossible for me. Kinda bizarre, but I didn't like it much the first time round. When I watched it again a few years later I loved it. Not sure why that happens. And stuff you really like at the cinema kinda sucks on dvd. Like War of the Worlds. Boy, did the big screen mask the stink from that flick!
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Meaning, the reason why we see movies in a communal setting is to have a shared experience. Nothing like an entire theater full of people reacting the same way to a rousing scene. Sometimes that communal experience outweighs what is actually being shown onscreen.
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How did they manage to Make robin hood look lame? His looks dull.
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He's also great in Fandango and For Love of the Game
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'nuff said.
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It's Russell Crowe with a bow and arrow.
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why people are bagging on this so much. Ridley Scott working in this setting is enough to get me interested and the carping seems mostly to come from the younger set that can't appreciate anything that wasn't a toy or pop culture item exclusively from their childhood-era. Prince of Thieves was fun in its day - but I always thought the rape-played-for-laughs and the stupid Will Scarlet "F--- me he cleared it!" virtually ruined the whole thing. Take those out and the movie is beyond great - - - as it is it is still pretty good though.
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I was just thinking yesterday about how I really enjoyed A Good Year. I thought it was underrated. I am glad to know that I am not the only one who enjoyed it.
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I'll say it again. This film still needs Djimon Hounsou as the painted man Azeem. Come on Scott, bring back the whole Gladiator cast back. Hell, you could even CGI Oliver Reed as Robin's dad.
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First off I really liked Price of Thieves, and Costner's costume runs circles around crowes here. Youd think with a visualist like Ridley they would get the look right
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why isn't Kevin Costner in this???
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Can we agree to start banning people that use the phrase "me thinks", I'm sorry but that has to be the most annoying fucking statement ever written. While you're typing that,do you imagine you're at a rennisance fair or talking to some hobbits or something? It's monday. That has to be it.I'm just hating the fact that it 's monday. Carry on.
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Talk about a feel good movie. Great acting, great locales, great all around. And Crowe as Robin Hood looks awesome.
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Just sayin.
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I remember when I was a kid, reading Robin Hood looking at the amazing illustrations of Howard Pyle and N.C.Wyeth, yep they had the green tights, the forest looked huge and almost mythical, it was a pre Zorro and Batman on a grand scale. The early silent film and Flynn's version with that amazing color palette, well they set the young and the old imagination on fire. I will hold off on any personal comments on this film until I see it, but it would be nice if Hollywood went away from the realistic approach on some things and used that power of the big screen to inspire the imagination instead of treating us to the history channel version. Hell if they really want to do realism than Robin should have black teeth, shit on his boots, a long unkempt beard and Marian should have giant holes in her face. So who are they kidding with this realistic bent. When the actors clothes all look brand new, with thousands of dollars of special textures in their clothes and super make up applied.
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I'm sure the new Robin Hood Movie will be entertaining However, Russell does look like an employee at Medieval Times.
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Yeah, the costuming is old-school Hollywood and a little too TIGHT-tights, but if you can't appreciate such a classic, you officially have no soul.
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and yeah... you're sued
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and yeah... you're sued
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youse guys gotta check out the talkbackers on usatoday's page
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Colour me unimpressed.
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SUCKED THE HIGH HARD ONE!!! Kevin Costner's Robin Hood was unconvincing, and as much as I like Alan Rickman, his sheriff was a complete buffoon. This movie would have been much better if they had done two things. First, Costner needed to not try to sound like a Brit. It was laughable. Second, they needed to cut the humor COMPLETELY from Rickman's villain. That said, I have complete confidence in Ridley Scott and co. to turn out what could very possibly be the DEFINITIVE Robin Hood film. This could be the EXCALIBUR of ROBIN HOOD movies.
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I was really into this project, when it was going to be about Nottingham and Crowe would play both the roles of the sheriff and Robin Hood. Then the changed happened and I just lost so much interest in this project. The picture is cool, it is Russell Crowe, looking bad ass, but I am worried he won't be able to pull off the witty charm.
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"That's one persons. That's two persons."
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Methinks this movie shalt be awesomest.
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I like following a projectile into the enemy's flesh.
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Can Fitty and da homies stand up to Robin Hood and his Merry Men?
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Arrow cam is the only way to let fly!
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Otherwise known as The Expendables!!!!!
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Badass Crowe was one of my fav actors and did some amazing movies like LA Confidential, Gladiator, Master and Commander. Then pudgy middle aged Russell showed up and started making kinda ok mediocre movies...welcome back Russell - please don't fuck this up!
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One of the greatest movies ever made. I didn't move for 150 minutes.
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He was the only one I could say 'Good Mazel' to.
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You all should have forgotten all about that POS by now. What, wasn't Will Smith available for Robin Hood? With The Rock as Little John and Quentin Tarantino as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
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Apr 20, 2009 9:55:42 AM CDT
I haven't watched it in a long time...
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
but i remember some of the things that happened to the sister (or she did herself) in American Dad was pretty fucked up. Maybe the guy does have an issue with his sister...
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I hope the other costumes don't look as stupid as this one.
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Huzzah!
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We can say Good Mazel. Chaim does not have the market on luck. We all need it, especially with the tea baggers threatening sedition. L'Chaim! To Life!
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Me knows there is a serious lack of any cool news,scoops,or even females visiting this site but some how I continue to frequent here. Me thinks I 'm a retard.
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http://tinyurl.com/d9nmrv, and it looks god as far as romantic comedy/dramas go.
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[whump]Yoiks...and away...[whump]yoiks...and...away...[whump]
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Crowe's finest ever performance, along with Pacino and Mann. Sensational. True story, too - the midnight golf scene was creepy. Dr. Wigand shoulda sued that tobacco company for threats of harm. I stopped smoking not long after having seen it. You should too. Smoking is not cool.
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the ones where the sherriff was the good guy, or where the sherriff was robin hood and had a duel identity going on. Just a normal robin hood film sounds pretty meh.
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I too share your excitement for Maximus' return. But "A Good Year" and "Body of Lies" were pretty crappy. I think Scott has been in a slump since he put all of his effort into Kingdom of Heaven (and the ungrateful fucking studios neutered the movie for theatres). Hopefully this is his return to form.
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*Throws bow, spits on Friar Tuck*
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Crowe's was a crappy character to begin with. DiCaprio was given a meaty role, and he did good. All Crowe had to do was talk into his cell and keep up the southern accent. Needed more 'splosions and lens flares and shit.
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Apr 20, 2009 10:35:13 AM CDT
Body of Lies was okay. Just nowhere near great.
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
It did benefit from a badass performance by Mark Strong though. That guy needs a lead role in something now!
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Women will love it. I do.
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pretty sure they didn't look that stylish.
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If you want to be historically accurate.
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Considering his boxoffice track record (SWING VOTE, RUMOR HAS IT, et al), he's one of Hollywood's premiere tax write-offs. As for ROBIN HOOD, Errol Flynn's movie still transcends all "remakes"/reinterpretations (John Cleese's variation of the role [TIME BANDITS] is a hoot, but that's another story).
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FOIGHTEN ROUND THE WORLD!
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The last good Robin Hood film was 70 fucking years ago. Give it a chance.
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That haircut has been around for thousands of years.
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one was entertaining, though my favorite version is the 80's ITV series Robin of Sherwood, despite the mullets.
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Oy! Wench!
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This is something that needs to be done. Without really realizing it, I have been waiting for years for one of the good directors to come along and make finally a good movie about Robin Hood. It's a story that I totally love, and except for the Disney version, I've never seen it done well at all- I am embarrased to admit I have never yet taken time to watch the Errol Flynn version, which I am scared is overated. In any case, I didnt know until today that Russel Crowe was playing Robin Hood, and when I found out I was slightly dissapointed because he doesn't immediately seem appropriate. However, he did play the main part in my favorite modern movie- Master & Commander, so I have no real reason to be upset about this casting choice. Let's see Ridley Scott finally improve on a fairly dissapointing previous movie. This story has got to be told extremely well at least once.
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So we're tracing Russell Crowe's soul as it goes from life to life? He was Maximus, then Robin Hood, then an actor?
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Someone will catch an arrow to the eye at close range in this one.
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looks about a sharp as my penis...this is going to blow!
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Fuck Obama, Fuck Robin Hood, Fuck all the socialists!!!
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Apr 20, 2009 12:19:19 PM CDT
Are you sure thats an Indiana Jones premiere doll.....
by theycallmemrtibbs
Or a James Stewart Figurine...
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Because it kind of looks like Friar Tuck.
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is ROCKET FUCKING ROBIN HOOD. By Spike Jonez or some equally weird director, with every ounce of strangeness preserved, and no attempt made to make it seem more modern or realistic.
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He's fun. He's fantastic.
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Best line in any Robin Hood movie ever.
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Lil Jon as Little John. Or maybe Lil Wayne as Little Jon as Little John.
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I find it hilarious that they are hiring a fatter cast to make Crowe seem thinner. Robin Hood is not supposed to be burley with a big sash hiding his gut. It reminds me of Vivian Vance's contract clause that she always had to be 15lbs heavier than Lucille Ball. The last couple of seasons they were force feeding her creatin to try to keep up with a porked out Lucy.
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And seriously? Fatter cast? Cate Blanchett is so fucking thin. Moron.
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Oy! Wench!
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First: They fired Sienna Miller because she was too thin and made Crowe look huge. The "she was too young" excuse is total BS. I guarentee you Blanchett will be curvy for this role.
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Is that what you're saying, mate?
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Haven't seen that one for a while."I'll be your huckleberry.""Why, Johnny Ringo...you look like somebody just walked over your grave.""I've got two guns, one for each of ya.""Maybe poker's just not your game Ike. I know, let's have a SPELLING CONTEST!"Tombstone = fucking professional. Wyat Earp (with costner) = Amateur.
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Starring guess who!!
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And any fuckin Idiot above that says this Scott version wont measure up needs to be fuckin locked up!...In a Fuckwit asylum! let me explain...1) Costner playing Hood with an American accent=What the fuck? 2) Christian Slater playing some long lost brother WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT=What the fuck? 3) They land at the cliffs of Dover then after a little stroll they are at Hadrians wall, which happens to be more or less Scotland=What the......Ahh fuck it I cant be arsed thinking about it anymore! This movie will be great and you all know it. A realistic version of the ledgend has been crying out to be made for a long time......By the way Crowe looks like he fits the bill from that pic.
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who cares about the American accent, it was the early 90's! ...and so what about the geography of the UK Robin Hood for lake of a better word is a fairly tale, and prince of thieves told it brilliantly and epically!
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That's my opinion, go get your own!
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Modern haircut? Too fat? Blanchetts too old? You dumbshits need to get a fucking life. A close cropped haircut. Yep. You can only get that shit at a salon. Crowe looks fucking great in that pic. And Blanchetts fucking gorgeous. Fuck Sienna Miller. Scott knows how to deliver a historical epic. You'll all be eating a shit sandwich when this comes out and kicks ass. And for the record, Prince of Thieves rules. Kevin Reynolds needs to make more pics. Waterworld and Monte Cristo rule as well.
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...Crowe isn't really rocking that costume. He looked smashing in the GLADIATOR miniskirt but...
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This is going to be lame shit. it's so unnecessary.
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Out of friendship and kindness towards his bud Russell, I suspect.
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I mean he's a really good actor but I think Batman and John Connor are enough. To be Robin Hood aswell would be greedy.......and not fuckin professional!!
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There are indeed good parts of Thieves (I like the look of the film) but as an English man myself, I just can't get passed Costners silly American accent. Its wrong on many levels. I dont know if Costner had trouble with an English accent or the studio wanted him to speak american to sell it to the US market. I hope its the first but somthing tells me its the latter....I mean Crowes Australian but I bet he wont speak with an Australian accent.....Well I hope he fuckin dosnt!
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Apr 20, 2009 1:51:26 PM CDT
agreed : FLAMES ON OPTIMUS=FAT ON ROBIN HOOD
by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell
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... widely considered the definitive Robin Hood story of our generation. I like the film, but it's not even close to being the best rendition of the Robin Hood story.
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and i am sure he will have a british accent.
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Costner openly acknowledges his on and off accent. His excuse was he didn't have enough time with his accent coach to get it down and decided to drop it halfway through. How difficult could it be to get down an English accent?
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Seriously, Capt. Jack Aubrey is one of the most charming, funny and badass characters in Russell's repertoire. Would be awesome to get the same vibe from his Robin Hood. Man I wish we'd get that damn Master and Commander sequel.
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And I don't see how he looks fat here. Crowe was never a skinny cut up guy, more stocky. He looks healthy.
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This whole accent thing I mean. Sombody hit the nail on the head recently, I cant remember were I read it, it might of been in another talkback. Anyway they said how come when American actors try an English accent they sound stupid but when English/British actors try an American accent you cant tell the difference? My personal fave has to be Gary Oldman. His crazy ass cop in Leon stand out as dose his Gordon from Batman.....Just dont mention his Dracula..Ha!
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A cool story i read was that Crowe worked a long time on a Spanish accent GLADIATOR (The Spaniard) and he was informed Day 1 on the set that he would have to employ an english accent to give it a more Shakeserian feel.
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Apr 20, 2009 2:22:42 PM CDT
Looks like Russell Crowe dressed up in a halloween robin hood co
by turdontherun
he'll be the belle of the ball tonight!seriously though, this might be quite good. Scott should just stick to historical epics and sci-fi from now on, no more boring crap like Good Year and Body of Lies, please.And Prince of Thieves was guff. Robin of Locksley? More like Robin of Ohio. I remember watching that crap in a theatre summer of 91, and just thinking damn, I could be watching T2 again next door.
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You just reminded me about his accent, sure he hamed it up but I think he did an ok job with it. At least he didnt speak with an American accent. Can you imagine that? Yo Maximus dude how ya doin Bro? Did you know your skank ass bitch screamed like a hoe when my dudes banged her shit up?
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a seriously bad ass robin hood, with some cool cinematography. Robin is a pretty wet name though, perhaps they should change it.
Dirk Hood?
Butch Hood?
Maximum Hoodage?
Mustang Hood?
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I'm just wondering.
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Apr 20, 2009 2:53:54 PM CDT
Plenty of foreign actors have imperfect American accents
by thunderbolt ross
Russell Crowe is one of them, though he's not that bad.
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Gilgamesh had a mullet.
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Once Russell Crowe plays Hank Rearden, I will accept him in any role. Until then, I will have to pass.
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Tombstone was a more immediately entertaining flick but Wyatt Earp is a superior motion picture and vastly underrated still to this day. I would say Kurt Russell and Costner are pretty evenly matched. Dennis Quaid and Val Kilmer are both better than one other in different ways, although Kilmer wins for pure entertainment value. The same is true in regards to Sam Elliot vs. Michael Madson. Sure Tombstone had Charlton Heston but Wyatt Earp had Gene Hackman, Jeff Fahey and Bill Pullamn. All the women characters are vastly superior in casting, performance, characterization and apperance in Wyatt Earp. Plus Wyatt Earp is the only film that contains both Tom Seizmore AND Michael Madson, and that's got to count for something! I would concede that the Tombstone portion of the story is better in "Tombstone", which is mainly because of an awesomely unmatched supprting cast (Sam Elliot, Powers Booth, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn). Tombstone is certainly better as an action picture and Bruce Broughton does a very fine rousing score. I also prefer the costume design in Tombstone. But Wyatt Earp was a sprawling epic, full of romantism and lush texture. Tombstone was simply a good old fashioned pot-boiler western. Wyatt Earp is less broad (fun) and more historically accurate. I think Owen Roizman's cimematography for Wyatt Earp is about as beautiful as it gets. James Newton Howards musical score is equelly sublime. Lawrence Kasdan is a great master filmmaker where as "ghost director" George P. Casmatos (Kurt Russell) is not. I think both are great classic films and are executed to perfection for what they are intending to acheive, I just think Wyatt Earp had much grander aspirations and acheived them. Now could someone please realese the director's cut of Wyatt Earp on DVD already! And No the deleated sccenes on the DVD are not all of the additional footage on the Directors Cut and don't count anyway unless they can be reincorporated into the narrative. Also, Kurt Russell claims there is a cut waiting to be assembled of his intended version of Tombstone that is an epic crime saga comparable to the likes of The Godfather. Russell claims to have all the materials and may someday put it all together, well I say NOW is that day Mr. Russell, DO IT!
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Interesting critique of the 2 films. I would have to say you are about right on with every point.
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"He doesn't have the old Robin Hood tights," says producer Brian Grazer. "He's got armor. He's very medieval. He looks, if anything, more like he did in Gladiator than anything we're used to seeing with Robin Hood." FROM THE ARTICLE
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Frank Farmer was the man!
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Cult author JG Ballard dies at 78. The author JG Ballard, famed for novels such as Crash and Empire of the Sun, has died aged 78 after a long illness. .... Director David Cronenberg brought Ballard's infamous book about the sexual desires stimulated by car crashes to the screen in the film Crash. The film caused a media stir, adding to Ballard's reputation for courting controversy. (bbc co uk)
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Part of this film is being filmed near where I live, and they are looking for male extra's over 5ft 8 tall. I'm tempted to sign up (just to wave around a sword or try out chainmail mind)
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...i guarantee that if you saw a soldier waving me around instead of a sword you would be terrified.
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They both kicked ass as Doc. Tombstone had some really good shit in it. 'NOOO. NOOO." Kurt's rageaholic scenes were great. But yeah, Wyatt Earp is overlooked for sure.
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Wow, these guys are super creative.I can only hope that it is as derivative, pretentious and boring as Gladiator was.
It’s pretty much a guarantee considering that they have both made nothing but crap since Gladiator and now they are older, slower and more …what’s that word again, oh yes, boring.
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Yeah it's strange they've never put out the Dir Cut of Wyatt Earp on DVD, it was released on laserdisc after all.
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Can hold a candle to "My Darling Clementine" IMO. Of course, I am a Ford fan so I am bias.
Personally, I would love to see a revisionist Waytt Earp story and a revisionist Robin Hood story: one were the Earps are more like gangsters than heroes (which I think would be more historically accurate) and a Robin Hood where the Sheriff was just a lawman trying to do his job (wait, Robin and Marian had that). -
...you don't need a British accent when you say "truly" alot before a sentence or phrase as was the case in Prince of Thieves.;)Consider these lines from Robin Hood:"I TRULY hope so.""You TRULY are a great one.""...when you TRULY believe in your hearts that you're free then I say we can win!""Marian, wait! You're TRULY courageous against an unarmed man.""A TRULY dangerous animal."
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There really is nothing new that they can do for Robin Hood. There are only 6 ways to redo a classic story: "spoof", "homage", "pale imitation", "classic", "revisionist" and then there is "oblivious-egos-dressed-up- as-style"(where the filmakers assume that the audience has never been exposed to a film where the story is told correctly) which is probably the approach these guys will take judging from Gladiator.
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already preordered--big memory movie for me--also diggin' the Costner love!
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SHOOT THE GLASS
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even if it's Maximum Duficus himself....
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...and the concept from Nottingham back to Robin Hood. And there are many actors I would rather see as Robin Hood...And Prince of Theives was a giant steaming shitburger with cheeze.
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Crowe looks amazing. Love that burl bear look. If only Sienna Miller was still in this. That hag Blanchett is a bore.
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Sounds good. I like this guys movies and am sure this will be fun, too. Even w/out Bruce Beresford as a Fox robin hood. Or Pat buttram, either.
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Best Robin Hood movie ever.
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was scary as fuck in Tombstone. God I love that man
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now its "Safety Dance - The Movie".
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"Do I gotta slap a wench?"
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Like Robin Hoods final years? Crowe looks old as shit. This looks boring.
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Socialism gets medieval.
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she's not even that hot either. She seems like such a snobby skank. Dropping her for Cate Blanchett was the best thing that's happened to this movie so far.
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its the Scott/Crowe team. For as much as I still believe Scott is coping out on not going forward with the original Nottingham concept, I'll see this and most likely enjoy it, perhaps even more than I enjoyed Kingdom of Heaven.
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is a Goddammn cold-busted monster that will pull out your spine through your fucking eye socket. He's fucking diamonds in anything he does and anyone who says differently is a twit. Still, he's no FUCKING BALE....
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Bale said it himself in a 3:10 to Yuma interview. No lie.
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Balellujah!!!
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well he is.
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Crowe grew it for 2 years (that's why it's long in Stare of Play) then changed his mind at the last minute. He does look a lot like Maximus now.
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Legend also says that Bale and Crowe got so into their "3:10 to Yuma" fight scene that actual blows were exchanged. A fight like that would shake the earth. I think I fell off my chair during the time of filming.
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Russell Crowe is a fat *zz.
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Now that's definately wack. This movie is gonna be crap. It's like how many times can you remake the same story within so many years? Make classic sci-fi film or something. I don't care about no Robin Hood. Men in Tights will be better than this tool.
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fact
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He made one bad azz flick(Gladiator) and you folk are saying he is a legend. He is only great in Gladiator and 3:10 to Yuma. Other than that he's nothing special. American Gangster his Jersey(Kiwi) accent was pathetic
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Have you seen L.A. Confidential? That's a badass film if ever there was one, and Russell Crowe is badass in it.
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Ridley Scott and his team are going to have to work very hard to top the Legolas bow and arrow actions scenes, which kind of set a new bar.
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Bout as far as that picture goes for me.
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Apr 21, 2009 2:01:50 AM CDT
russell crowe is an pretty good actor to me
by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell
imo? since nothing we say is set in stone or anything...except how much date/epic/disaster/ movie and scriptgirl sucks fucking hot balls. havent seen to many of his movies though. saw gladiator, american gangster and cinderalla man, 3 great movies,i cant really recall any others at the moment. oh thats right i saw most of 3:10 to yuma, which was fucking awesome what, i saw anyway
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Yes he was bad *zz. But need to make some hardcore flicks like Gladiator. I'm tired of seeing him all bloated looking like the 21st century Brando.
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It's just he's a bit of a dick in real life. I'm cool with that if he keeps delivering flicks like Romper Stomper, LA Confidential, The Insider, Gladiator, Master and Commander, American Gangster, The Quick and the Dead and 3:10 to Yuma. That's a pretty awesome track record.
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"Aw, TRULY naw!"
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The fat priest guy winks at the audience towards the end. WINKS.Fuuuck.
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See what I did there ?
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Sings his own crappy dance-rap version of that Bryan Adams theme song while at it; which sounds like abortion mixed with Latika's real life father selling her for 200 Pounds. And even that would still be a lot better than that fucked-up Kevin Costner film.
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There is a documentary on the special features of Prince of Thieves where Pierce Brosnan reminisces on the legend and history of Robin Hood, Brosnan is wearing a leather jacket and keeps stroking his chin.
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BTW Prince of Thieves was a good movie IMHO. That and Flynn's version seem to be the reference points.
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In a geek battle between two, legendary archers, I would have to say that Legolas would kick Robin Hood's ass. However, Russel Crowe would easily kick Orlando Bloom's ass.
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Are you serious Leafar, maybe if Russel Crowe had a phone nearby but Orlando would drop his fat ass.
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Although I would have liked it 1000% better if he kept the long hair. Legolas would win that battle too.
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Only on AICN would you hear a retarded statement like that. That movie has always been recognized as shit. I can't tell any of the characters apart and Kevin Costner has the personality of a hamster. Tombstone will always be superior, because it has CHARACTERS.
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I don't care if it's the fat or thin Crowe, he can beat Bloom down whenever he wants! Crowe acts like he was abused as a child, and Bloom looks like he is "light in the loafers". By that I mean he acts like a homosexual. By that I mean he wears pink a lot and talks with a lisp.
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Watch The Insider immediately.
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Oh actually I can't be bothered.
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In yer dreams. Val Kilmer--never really cared for this guy--was robbed of an Oscar; his Doc Holliday is iconic, flawless. is in the same league as RED RIVER, THE WILD BUNCH, THE UNFORGIVEN, THE SEARCHERS, HIGH NOON, et al. "WYATT EARP" is another one of Costner's vanity projects (check out DANCING WITH WOLVES to watch the erosion of a film formerly regarded as a "classic").
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i hate russell crowe a lot...
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It's funny that ol Russ got his flowing locks cut off , when the real Robin of Sherwood probably had hair down to his back.
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Short, cropped hair was actually pretty common in those days. Don't ever make the mistake of thinking those people were 'stupid'. They got the absolute most out of the world they lived in using the best information available to them. Ask yourself, 'How long would I survive in their world?' Just as they would appear perhaps 'simple' or even 'helpless' in our evironment the reverse is also true! More info on the hairstyles here: http://tinyurl.com/dlg8gp
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is in this movie. Alan Doyle is playing Alan A'Dale, the bard of the film.
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Who's gonna shout that now?
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Crow from HAWK THE SLAYER was the greatest movie bowman of all time. Bow before him bitches.
With him around Legolas and Robin Hood would be at peace...
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With Richard Greene... Robin Hood, Robin Hodd, riding thru the glen........
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Probably the same circumference too!!!
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CLITORAL HOOD!!!
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It isn't "formerly regarded as a classic," it IS a classic. I don't know anyone that doesn't love Dances With Wolves (excluding douchefuck talkbackers that spout bullshit for pure shock value). I watched it recently and it's timeless. Fuck that "it hasn't aged well" bullshit. It's a downright flawless movie. Costner's somber acting actually works for his character, for once. These talkbacks can be fucking disgusting, especially when I hear people saying shit like "Wyatt Earp is a great movie". Merry Christmas, holy shit, where's the Tylenol?
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The photography and Costner's mustache are enough to make that movie a permanent classic.
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Apr 22, 2009 12:59:45 AM CDT
Will Brian Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting sing the theme?
by gibsonusa returns
Wait, that was Three Musketeers wasnt it? Well get em regardless.
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I saw an interview with Crowe recently and was pleased to see how slimmed-down he looked. I've always kind of liked the guy (still think Master & Commander was fantastic) and hoped his kind of shambling look in recent films wasn't an indication of a downward slide.Have to admit, though, that I'm still not convinced of the necessity of this project. What will this say that hasn't already been said, that is relevant to the Robin Hood story? This photo makes me think that he could pull this off in a manner comparable to Michael Praed in the 80s British TV series, but that just makes me want to go watch that version.
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DANCES WITH WOLVES is a solid-gold classic. Anyone who enjoyed the original should DEFINITELY seek out the extended cut which adds slightly over an hour to the movie.
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all of russell crowe's successes have been due to directors who knew what to do with him. ridley scott's career is NOTHING compared to what it once was. crowe still has a full career ahead of him. he needs to break ranks with this guy and seek out quality directors and content where he can. going back to tired old stories and the tired old men who make them should be avoided. and what the fuck is with casting sienna miller!?! was robin hood a pedophile or something? crowe isn't that old but next to her he'll look like an old shitbag.
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It wasn't great, but it was good. I didn't think Ridley could pull off a romance. Not a bad effort from a man who is usually shaky cam action king. And don't ask me how me managed to do shaky cam in a romance, but he did.
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Wyatt Earp had the mariner. Nuff said.
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shaky cam = lack of imagination.
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Ridly Scott is my favorite director, Russel Crowe is one of my favorite actors, and the Robin Hood legends are among my favorite stories, so it's all looking good to me. What it needs to do though is erase that abomination called Robin Hood staring Kevin Costner from my mind. Robin escaped through a modern sewer and up through a modern sewer cap in the middle of a freaking medieval city. Doh! So, Errol Flynn still ownes this role. Let's see if Crowe can outdo Errol.
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