Blatantly caters to a juvenile audience, without making even the slightest attempt to entertain the grown-ups unless it happens that they like Saturday morning cartoon-level hijinks.
Robin Hood (1973)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:12
Rotten:10
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: One of the weaker Disney adaptations, Robin Hood is cute and colorful but lacks the majesty and excitement of the studio's earlier efforts.
Synopsis: The woodland creatures of Sherwood Forest retell the story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian. With the help of a lively ballad, Rooster Allan a Dale recounts the adventures of handsome rogue Robin and... The woodland creatures of Sherwood Forest retell the story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian. With the help of a lively ballad, Rooster Allan a Dale recounts the adventures of handsome rogue Robin and his Merry Men, the cowardly Prince John and the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham. [More]
Starring: Brian Bedford, Andy Devine, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris
Starring: Brian Bedford, Andy Devine, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, Terry-Thomas, Roger Miller, Monica Evans, Pat Buttram
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Story: Ken Anderson
Screenwriter: Larry Clemmons
Reviews for Robin Hood
What sinks this one is the utter lack of the childhood insight and sympathy that really give the Disney films their staying power.
Compared with modern Disney films, which are dominated by the self-absorption and eventual self-discovery of their main characters, Robin Hood offers surprisingly stark and interesting social questions.
like many of these old classics, it's fun to revisit with my own kids
Robin Hood is one of the most lackadaisical Disney features of all.
Robin Hood might be something of a mess around the fringes, but there's a kindness, joviality, and lovely sense of community ingrained in the picture that makes it irresistible.
It's bright and colorful, to be sure, with an emphasis on cuteness throughout, so tots will probably like it.
The visual style is charmingly conventional, as gently reassuring as that of a Donald Duck cartoon, sometimes as romantically pretty as an old Silly Symphony.
As post-Sleeping Beauty Disney animated features go, Robin Hood is a fine entry, better than Sword in the Stone or Fox and the Hound but not as good as Jungle Book or The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Not one of Disney's better animated efforts; it lacks the majesty of earlier works.
Disney's animated musical version of the oft-filmed legend casts animals in the traditional roles and the film consequently flounders in its own cuteness.
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