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Robin Hood : Prince Of Thieves, a review by KinkyCyborg

Robin Hood : Prince Of Thieves



Title:Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Year: 1991
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Rating: PG-13
Length: 144 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Kevin Costner
Morgan Freeman (1937)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Christian Slater
Alan Rickman

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Production Notes
Closed Captioned


Always liked this movie, as this was probably my 5th or 6th viewing now but I found myself being a bit more critical of it this time around.

This came out during Costner's 'vain' period where he felt he would do us all a favor by portraying every figure of historical prominence as he possibly could... Robin Hood, Wyatt Earp, Elliot Ness, Jim Garrison... I found he came across a bit arrogant in all those roles.

Loved Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham... intensely wicked with a dash or smartass in him. He steals scenes. For me this is probably the most fun role of Morgan Freeman's career as the swashbuckling moor Azeem. Had he hit his stride at a much younger age I think Freeman could have been a great action star. Mary Elizabeth Mostrantonio never got as much credit as an actress as she should have. She's great as the Maid Marian and I loved her in The Abyss and Class Action. Unknowns Nick Brimble and Michael McSheen were great as Little John and Friar Tuck respectively. I wouldn't have cared this time around if Christian Slater as Hood's half brother Will Scarlett was left out of the story as I find his character getting annoying.

All in all it's still good entertainment although it seems to be a bit more silly with each viewing. Looking forward to a darker take on this story with Ridley Scott's version, Robin Hood.

KC


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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on May 9th, 2011)

StarStruck, a review by addicted2dvd

StarStruck: Extended Edition (2010/United States) Wikipedia |IMDb |Trailer | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Michael Grossman Writing: Barbara Johns (Screenwriter), Annie DeYoung (Screenwriter), Barbara Johns (Story By) Length: 84 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Sterling Knight as Christopher Wilde
Danielle Campbell as Jessica Olson
Maggie Castle as Sara Olson
Brandon Mychal Smith as Stubby
Chelsea Staub as Alexis

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Soundtrack CD

While I found this to be an entertaining enough of a film... it is far from my favorite of the Disney TV Movies. While worth the time put in to watch it... this one is really no more then an average film. Not one to go out of your way to see.



(From Within My Lifetime: 2017 Edition on January 15th, 2017)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The Ori themselves are most likely dead. But their followers continue to fight. Daniel is now "sure" that they will find the "Ark of Truth" in the Ori galaxy. The Ark was build by the Ancients and is capable to show the truth about the Ori to every human being. Thus the Odyssey under the command of Mitchell is going to the Ori galaxy.

My Opinion: On the one hand this movie was very exciting on the other hand several things annoyed me. In my opinion to the tenth season I said that they've re-used old ideas. Now they've done it again and they've even included a huge plot hole. It is most likely that the self-destruction code only works in combination with the Asgard computer core since the program was written in there. If the Odyssey would have been destroyed there would be nothing that could stop the Replicators. And the Replicator zombie was absurd.
And Teal'c has been shot for the uncountableth time since the loss of his symbiote. An extra would lay motionless in the grass yet he travels over the mountains with an energy staff wound directly on the spine.
And the Ori ships in Earth's solar system are graciously waiting with the attack until Daniel can convince them.


That's it. 66 days (February 28th - May 3rd) of Stargate SG-1 are done. I hope you enjoyed to read it a little as I enjoyed to watch it again.

The End.

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on May 4th, 2008)