Comments on: REVIEW: Robin Hood http://thegown.org.uk/2010/05/29/review-robin-hood/ A free, fortnightly independent student newspaper at Queen's University Belfast. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:29:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura Shearer http://thegown.org.uk/2010/05/29/review-robin-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-3323 Laura Shearer Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:45:17 +0000 http://www.thegown.org.uk/?p=2306#comment-3323 Exactly, well said. I friend of mine thought it would have been better entitled Robin Hood Begins, although it's got nothing on Batman Begins clearly. That "water bellowing" moment defines not only the ideas of the film, but the mentality of Crowe...not much to be desired. Yeah it didn't do anything that the audience could link to the legend of Robin Hood, and as some might view this as a bold move, I think it was a bad one. Exactly, well said. I friend of mine thought it would have been better entitled Robin Hood Begins, although it’s got nothing on Batman Begins clearly. That “water bellowing” moment defines not only the ideas of the film, but the mentality of Crowe…not much to be desired. Yeah it didn’t do anything that the audience could link to the legend of Robin Hood, and as some might view this as a bold move, I think it was a bad one.

]]> By: Damien E http://thegown.org.uk/2010/05/29/review-robin-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-3302 Damien E Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:20:07 +0000 http://www.thegown.org.uk/?p=2306#comment-3302 I got the impression that this literally could have been about anybody, rather than specifically Robin Hood. Crowe's accent was poor, as was Kevin Duran's, who just seemed entirely confused as to where he was supposed to be from. The end-battle had one awful cringe-worthy moment, with Crowe coming up out of the water bellowing...Enough said. I just think the entire film was a bit of a money spinner setting up for the next installment. They literally could have made one film, and explained Robin's background either through flashbacks, or subtitles at the start. I got the impression that this literally could have been about anybody, rather than specifically Robin Hood. Crowe’s accent was poor, as was Kevin Duran’s, who just seemed entirely confused as to where he was supposed to be from. The end-battle had one awful cringe-worthy moment, with Crowe coming up out of the water bellowing…Enough said.

I just think the entire film was a bit of a money spinner setting up for the next installment. They literally could have made one film, and explained Robin’s background either through flashbacks, or subtitles at the start.

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