The Adventures of Robin Hood [PG]

With King Richard away at the Crusades, England is in the hands of his tyrannical and traitorous brother Prince John, who is taxing the Saxons left, right, and centre. Watching his people starving and being mercilessly tortured and slaughtered, the outlawed Robin of Loxley, infamously known as Robin Hood, becomes determined to stand up and fight against the injustices placed upon the Saxons. With a band of followers, can Robin keep oppression at bay until the rightful king returns? 

The story of Robin Hood is a timeless classic that has been remade and revamped time and time again, and whether it be Kevin Costner or Errol Flynn playing the famous outlaw, each Robin Hood has been a rollicking adventure that all audiences will enjoy. 

With King Richard away at the crusades, England is in the hands of his tyrannical and traitorous brother Prince John, who is taxing the poor Saxons left, right, and centre. Watching his people being starved and mercilessly tortured and slaughtered, Robin of Loxley, infamously known as Robin Hood, becomes determined to stand up and fight against the injustices being forced upon him and his people. With a band of followers, can Robin keep murder and oppression at bay until King Richard returns? 

Equally as cheesy and fun as Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Robin Hood Men In Tights, or The Princess Bride, The Adventures of Robin Hood is a very enjoyable movie that proved that authenticity is not everything. The only thing on this film that could be seen as a “let-down” was the achievements of the costume department in successfully turning a legendary outlaw story into a primary school nativity play. With the entire cast in brightly coloured leggings and suede feminine-looking boots, you cannot help but giggle at the silliness of it all. I mean, it would take an enormous amount of time travel and a flying Delorian for me to go back the time of Robin Hood, but I’m pretty damn sure he did not have sequins on the shredded sleeves of his outfit. Aside from that minor flaw, that in turn makes the film all the more enjoyable, The Adventures of Robin Hood is a camp, but very fun and swashbuckling movie, good for the whole family. 

Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Claude Raines, The Adventures of Robin Hood was a rollicking movie filled with action, swordfights, a very romantic balcony scene, and heaps of finger food. Although very camp and cheesy, it was still a film that I really enjoyed.