ROBIN HOOD trailer now online

[Lapis Exilis]

I'm a little tired of Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott and have been since Gladiator. I guess I'm really tired of them then! I wish some one else's take on Robin Hood was taken instead, perhaps casting at least someone more local to Sherwood Forrest. We haven't had a darn good telling of Robin Hood I swear since Erroyl Flynn! Everyone ahs to teeny bopper hit, make it dark, hip, chick fest-Princess of Thieves, anyone? Costner completely ruined the last one despite it's other goodness, and I suspect that's what will happen as this one. It won't be a dang good Robin tale, it will be 'I'm Russell Crowe!' How about someone just give us a good and proper telling as is? The tale stood for what 500 years before Hollywood got into it, didn't it? And while you're at it, do a proper Arthur film, and a Beowulf, too. ;0)

They're hard stories to do in a movie, because neither Robin Hood nor King Arthur actually have any kind of coherent plot line. Both are collections of tales that have evolved and changed greatly over time. Anytime you pull them together into a single story line you are creating amalgamations and reinterpretations - so a "proper" telling is hard to come by because who's to say what is proper? Besides that Robin doesn't even have the kind of literary works that Arthur has (where there's at least Le Morte d'Arthur, The Once and Future King and The Mists of Avalon) to work from.

 

[Aragorn]

The UK trailer is a full trailer and much better than the generic American teaser trailer.

 

[Emher]

^See that's actually good. That gets me intrested.

 

[Lapis Exilis]

That is a lot better. The story doesn't look so much to be self consciously "gritty" as merely more historically accurate in setting (the Middle Ages were a dirty, smelly, unpleasant time to modern eyes). It also seems to be making effective use of Catholicism and Christian imagery (lambs become lions), which is good. It was an extremely religious world and Robin's devotion to the Mother of God and his faith was a big part of the earliest ballads.

 

[Aragorn]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZQlbk2fSWk[/yt]

 

[S. Gomez]

Now that's a trailer!

Still "gritty", obviously, but now it looks cool. My favourite exchange (and one of the only ones): "He's the only king we have." "But not the only hope."

ETA: Not sure if you can sentence someone to "be hunted for the rest of his life." What if you catch him in a month? Set him free to be hunted again?

 

[Aragorn]

ETA: Not sure if you can sentence someone to "be hunted for the rest of his life." What if you catch him in a month? Set him free to be hunted again?

I will kill you until you die!

 

[Zachary Smith]

I watch the trailer and I keep expecting to hear John Cleese shouting, "I'm FREEEENCH, you silly English KAAAaaa-Nig-IT! Why du yu think I 'ave this OUTREAGEOUS accc-CENT!"

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Ah, a much better trailer! Now I'm getting excited again.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Can we do a period movie where the female lead doesn't take up arms and fight?

CATE BLANCHETT GETS HER SWORD ON!

 

[Zachary Smith]

Can we do a period movie where the female lead doesn't take up arms and fight?

CATE BLANCHETT GETS HER SWORD ON!

PLEASE! Never begin a sentence with the phrase, "Can we do a period movie where the female--" ANYTHING. It's disturbing . . .

 

[Kegg]

It was an extremely religious world and Robin's devotion to the Mother of God and his faith was a big part of the earliest ballads.

I'm betting he's a modern day-liberal in this film. Historical accuracy is rarely something that bothers Ridley too much (see also: Gladiator) and he may make the same mistake he did in another movie with a rather hamfisted effort to make the lead relatable by doing just that.

 

[Starkers]

The second trailer definitely looks a lot better, and I love Crowe's Sean Bean impression!

 

[Broccoli]

The second trailer was better, but I have to say, I was still more interested in this movie when Crowe was slated to play a "good guy" Sheriff and Robin was going to be depicted as a villain.

It was an extremely religious world and Robin's devotion to the Mother of God and his faith was a big part of the earliest ballads.

I'm betting he's a modern day-liberal in this film. Historical accuracy is rarely something that bothers Ridley too much (see also: Gladiator) and he may make the same mistake he did in another movie with a rather hamfisted effort to make the lead relatable by doing just that.

That always seems the case with Robin Hood, though. Many versions that have been released have some sort of modern day commentary or set of values.

Also, it should be worth noting that the Robin Hood legend is largely fictional to begin with and has little basis in historical accuracy. If there are any elements of truth to them, they are small and have been greatly exaggerated over the years depending on the storyteller.

 

[Kegg]

It was an extremely religious world and Robin's devotion to the Mother of God and his faith was a big part of the earliest ballads.

I'm betting he's a modern day-liberal in this film. Historical accuracy is rarely something that bothers Ridley too much (see also: Gladiator) and he may make the same mistake he did in another movie with a rather hamfisted effort to make the lead relatable by doing just that.

That always seems the case with Robin Hood, though. Many versions that have been released have some sort of modern day commentary or set of values.

Also, it should be worth noting that the Robin Hood legend is largely fictional to begin with and has little basis in historical accuracy. If there are any elements of truth to them, they are small and have been greatly exaggerated over the years depending on the storyteller.

True, but I don't see it likely that they'd adhere to the aspect of Robin Hood legend Lapis refers to.

 

[Captain Craig]

Second trailer does look good.
Not sure yet based from that on how I feel about Marion in battle attire. A change there from other tellings. Some action scenes maybe but full on armor mounted on a horse?

 

[Broccoli]

Second trailer does look good.
Not sure yet based from that on how I feel about Marion in battle attire. A change there from other tellings. Some action scenes maybe but full on armor mounted on a horse?

Not that it would be hard to come up with on one's own, but I wonder if they took a cue from the recent BBC Robin Hood series where Marion took on a vigilante identity to help the people of Nottingham.

 

[Captain Craig]

I haven't seen the BBC series yet, its in my Netflix queue however.

 

[Broccoli]

Personally, I love it. I cannot wait until season three comes out on DVD (as I have yet to see it). However, others have had a mixed reaction to it.

 

[Thespeckledkiwi]

Can we have a Robin that has a British accent? I think Crowe still has his Australian accent.