Robin hood | Robin Hood (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS]

A Good Effort During The "Down Years" Of Disney | Robin Hood (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS] | Brian Bedford, Phil Harris

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	• Robin Hood (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS] Brian Bedford, Phil Harris Walt Disney Home Video, 1993 average customer review:based on 186 reviews view larger image
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The animated version of Robin Hood from Diney is the best! I remember watching this as a child. Don't get me wrong the live action ones are good too but for me? I will aways love the Animated the best! It has great characters and is funny.

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I am very happy with my purchase. the movie plays exellently. It is one of my favorite disney movies. I am so happy I bought this.

A Good Effort During The "Down Years" Of Disney

Sandwiched in between the death of Walt Disney, the visionary who established the entire Disney brand, and the company's partnership with Pixar that produced Toy Story, was a period of time in which Disney Co. was in limbo. This film came along smack dab during that period, but still managed to turn in a more than decent effort.

The basic plot of Disney's Robin Hood closely follows the classic tale, where Robin (with the help of Little John and Friar Tuck) tries to save the poor citizens of Nottingham from a corrupt Sheriff and King, all the while striving for the hand of that beautiful Maid Marion. The fantastical twist, however, sees the characters being portrayed in an animal form that children will love. Robin is a crafty fox, Marion is his lovely vixen, King John is a cowardly lion, and the evil Sheriff is a menacing wolf, to name but a few.

The plot of the film pretty much meanders around aimlessly, but is filled with enough action, hijinks, and subtle dashes of humor to keep your interest. In a nice addition, a slew of child-like characters add some heart to the movie, as well as give the kiddies some contemporaries to identify with (I did while watching the film as a youngster!).

Perhaps the hallmark of the entire effort, though, is the fantastic music. The soothing, clear vocals of Roger Miller narrate portions of the film, as well as provide the signature songs. Other characters also lend their vocal talents to the soundtrack, and none fail.

Thus, although Robin Hood isn't as "classic" as the early Disney collection or as ultimately engaging as the films of the Pixar era, children (and nostalgic adults) can still find plenty of things to enjoy about this movie. Plus, with Russell Crowe set to resurrect the Robin Hood franchise in a feature film this summer, now is the time to re-discover this hidden gem.

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We love Disney movies and have most of them on DVD. Some of them can be pricey. This was a good buy.

A minor classic from Disney, this 1973 all-animal, all-animated musical version of the familiar story is more charming than one might expect. Perhaps it's the warm, chummy take on key relationships within the legend--the way Robin Hood (Brian Bedford) gets twitterpated whenever the subject of Maid Marian (Monica Evans) comes up or the way best pal Little John (Phil Harris voicing a variation on his own Baloo from The Jungle Book) admonishes the Sherwood Forest hero, "Aw, Rob, why dontcha just marry the girl?" (Then, of course, there's the canny "casting" of the romantic leads as foxes: Robin the sly one and Marian the, well, foxy one.) The rest of the vocal cast is lively and eclectic: Peter Ustinov, Andy Devine, Terry-Thomas, George Lindsey. Roger Miller provides the songs and voice for the minstrel character Allan-A-Dale. The film is ably directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, whose decades of work in Disney's animation division helped create the studio's rich legacy. --Tom Keogh

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