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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780790773780 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC ISBN: 0790773783 Label: Warner Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: Warner Home Video MPN: D23780D Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 10, 2003 Running Time: 155 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1991 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Kevin Costner's lousy English accent is a small obstacle in this often exciting version of the Robin Hood fable. That aside, it's refreshing to have a preface to the old story in which we meet the robber hero of Sherwood Forest as a soldier in King Richard's Crusades, coming home to find his people under siege from the cruelties of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman). After Robin and his community of outcasts and fighters take to the trees, director Kevin Reynolds (Fandango, 187) is on more familiar narrative ground, and he goes for the gusto with lots of original action (Robin shoots two arrows simultaneously from his bow in two directions). Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, as Marion, makes a convincing damsel in distress, and Morgan Freeman brings dignity to his role as Robin's Moor friend. Alan Rickman, however, gets the most attention for his scene-chewing role as the rotten sheriff, an almost campy performance that is highly entertaining but perhaps a little out of sorts with the rest of the film. --Tom Keogh Description: For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law. In this richly-detailed, action-packed retelling of the legendary story, Robin Hood must battle the evil Sheriff of Nottingham not only to save King Richard the Lionhearted and England but also to save his love, the noble beauty Maid Marian. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Finally! One of my favorite movies of all time gets the treatment it deserves!Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is probably one of the finest epics of its time. Too bad the original DVD release did not do the film justice. Put simply the original DVD sucks! The big issue is that its a flipper and that you had to flip the disc to watch the second half of the movie which is retarded, but mind you that the DVD did come out in 1997 and that the film's time limit was near 2 1/2 hours. Thankfully Warner Bros. came back and remastered this film in a brand new edition. The great news is ... Read More Rating:  - Costner's Robin Too PassiveThe final verdict on ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES is that Kevin Costner is no Errol Flynn. True, it is often unfair to compare a remake to a hugely successful original, especially since the goals of each are sometimes divergent. In this case, however much I tried to see Costner's thoughful and intellectual Robin Hood as the driving force, I still harkened back to the sheer exuberance that Flynn invested his part. Further, I could have lived with and even enjoyed on its own merits Costner's low ... Read More Rating: - good funI still love this movie- had to replace the VHS. You know what you're getting with Kevin Costner, and the supporting actors are a good mix. Rating: - even better than the original!This version had many scenes that were deleted from the original film. My son is a huge movie buff and he really enjoyed the bonus features disc. Rating: - Extended but not improvedThis is one of my all time favorite movies, but I was disappointed by this extended version because the added scenes actually detract from the movie instead of adding to it. They also seem to be scenes that arbitrarily re-explain some of the plot points that have already been stated so that viewers not paying as much attention or who aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer can have their hand held in order to follow along. Lastly, even though there is a whole disc of special features, ... Read More |
