Saving prime mate Marion
Quickie Review: Disillusioned by the 10-year Crusade, an archer and his little band of fellow soldiers decide to sneak back into England after their King is killed in battle. They happen upon an ambushed advance party of knights sent ahead to bear the bad news. Robin promises a fallen knight that he will take his sword back to his father, the Baron of Nottingham. The Baron makes a deal with Robin: Pretend to be his son so the widow, Marion, will not lose the inheritance, and he can have the sword. Elsewhere, a plot to conquer England is being concocted by the French with the help of the new English King's confidant and trusted advisor, turned traitor. The ill-tempered, inept new king soon has his fellow Englishmen in uproar as the traitor imposes heavy taxation on the financially troubled barons, killing innocent civilians in the process. With a common enemy, namely the French, the barons soon join forces under the king and Robin to repel the attack.
I didn't particularly like this movie. The audience enjoyed it. And my friend ( a Robin Hood fan ) and his wife liked it.
Here are the things that I found wrong about this movie: Why did the poacher just stand there when the arrow was shot at him? I would never have taken such a chance! Only one horse was killed. I don't think that people back in those days liked to talk to each other up close and personal because of their lack of proper oral hygiene. The dying Knight, Sir Robert, identified himself as, Robin Loxley. Godfrey, the traitor, in a later scene, also mentioned the wrong name of Robin Loxley. If I were the Baron, I'd fire the maid in charge of sweeping the floor--straws were all over the damn mansion! I didn't know that they had landing barges back then. This movie reminded me of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN ( 1998 ).
