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In Reply to: RE: Any reports on the latest "Robin Hood"? posted by Mike K on May 14, 2010 at 22:34:41

It's suitably muddy and the storyline becomes ever less likely.
Cate looks lovely in a tired and worn kind of way and all sorts of 8 year olds could have cracked the double dealing but not the king of England.
It's enjoyable but don't mistake it for anything like history.
Crowe does a nice job of being in two places at once towards the end when he leads the archers on the cliff and miraculously accompanies the cavalry along the beach.
Errr...

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Does the sun come out? - Tom Brennan 07:44:29 05/15/10 (17)
Seems that lately there's a convention in medieval pictures that the sky is always overcast and dull, as though the Dark Ages were literally dark.
- I thought that was.... yeah... you're right - dave c 14:20:51 05/15/10 (16)
  It's pure kiddy stuff despite a couple of "adult" jokes slipped in which makes me think it was originally aimed at children.
  "My husband left almost immediately"
  "A good night"
  "Short and sweet"
  "No, I meant he WAS a good KNIGHT"
  - Ebert mentions lots of ultra-violence, including juicy decapitations. Did - tinear 14:41:25 05/15/10 (15)
    you sleep through that or... do you think that's good kiddy fare?
    - A decapitation without a head coming off - dave c 19:48:57 05/15/10 (11)
      Have you never read the Brothers Grimm?
      Children's stories are traditionally very gory and violent.
      It's only the post-Disney cleaned up purity league of America who have denied it.
      ;-)
      - There is a very large experiential difference between reading - tinear 11:18:20 05/16/10 (10)
        
        In Reply to: RE: A decapitation without a head coming off posted by dave c on May 15, 2010 at 19:48:57
        
        and having 40-ft. tall characters, 100-db surround sound, and graphic depictions of gory blood-letting.
        
        very little blood - dave c 13:27:01 05/16/10 (9)
        
        In Reply to: RE: There is a very large experiential difference between reading posted by tinear on May 16, 2010 at 11:18:20
        
        And the usual US pornification of violence.
        So obviously nothing to upset the little dears. Cate only even undresses behind some inexplicably sheer curtains.
        A lost lamb of a film.
        
        Well, for me, it'll be "The Silence of the Lambs." Enough crappy - tinear 14:49:58 05/16/10 (7)
        
        In Reply to: RE: very little blood posted by dave c on May 16, 2010 at 13:27:01
        
        scripts, unimaginative and derivative ones to boot, and the substitution of loud music, FX, and gore for plot line and character development. I won't even get to dialogue. "Make my day" has been the high point for the past 2 decades.
        
        Very scathing analysis... - dave c 19:29:16 05/16/10 (6)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Well, for me, it'll be "The Silence of the Lambs." Enough crappy posted by tinear on May 16, 2010 at 14:49:58
        
        ... for someone who hasn't seen it
        
        I've never drunk a shit shake, either. You'd drink one to form an opinion? nt - tinear 09:24:42 05/17/10 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Very scathing analysis... posted by dave c on May 16, 2010 at 19:29:16
        
        dfs
        
        See it, don't see it, why would you want to write about eating shit? - dave c 13:45:33 05/17/10 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I've never drunk a shit shake, either. You'd drink one to form an opinion? nt posted by tinear on May 17, 2010 at 09:24:42
        
        Seems just a tad perverse....
        ;-)
        
        Because the film is of that quality. BTW, I didn't invent that metaphor. It may help - tinear 07:50:17 05/21/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: See it, don't see it, why would you want to write about eating shit? posted by dave c on May 17, 2010 at 13:45:33
        
        you if from time to time, you attempt to recall there is such a thing as tongue-in-cheek. If the image of a shit shake angers you, instead of bringing a grin to your face....
        
        This place ..... - afilado 20:46:01 05/19/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: See it, don't see it, why would you want to write about eating shit? posted by dave c on May 17, 2010 at 13:45:33
        
        ..has not been good for him.
        
        RE: See it, don't see it, why would you want to write about eating shit? - mpathus 18:29:14 05/17/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: See it, don't see it, why would you want to write about eating shit? posted by dave c on May 17, 2010 at 13:45:33
        
        Chuckle... ;)
        
        I'll wait for its "Television Premier" then.
        
        Good choice... - dave c 20:56:23 05/17/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: See it, don't see it, why would you want to write about eating shit? posted by mpathus on May 17, 2010 at 18:29:14
        
        ... in my opinion.
        
        "A lost lamb of a film".... - afilado 13:51:52 05/16/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: very little blood posted by dave c on May 16, 2010 at 13:27:01
        
        ..in a nutshell that's it.
    - Review here mentions a lot of violent acts, but - Road Warrior 16:10:06 05/15/10 (2)
      the requisite gore, commensurate with said acts, was missing. To help with the PG-13 rating.
      
      No, I haven't seen it, nor will I, WAYYYYYYYYY too overhyped
      - Who could pass up Crowe in tights? :-) nt - tinear 17:47:13 05/15/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Review here mentions a lot of violent acts, but posted by Road Warrior on May 15, 2010 at 16:10:06
        
        fds
        
        That'll save me the cost of lunch... ;-))) nt - dave c 19:49:34 05/15/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Who could pass up Crowe in tights? :-) nt posted by tinear on May 15, 2010 at 17:47:13
        
        bleep

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