Robin Hood

Name: Robin Hood
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Animation, Family
Released: November 8, 1973
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Andy Devine, Brian Bedford, Carole Shelley, George Lindsey, Monica Evans

1973

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Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: November 8, 1973 | G

Starring: Andy Devine, Brian Bedford, Carole Shelley, George Lindsey, Monica Evans, Pat Buttram, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Terry-Thomas

Summary: The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Animation, Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 83 min

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IndieWire Greg Ehrbar

Robin Hood isn’t a history lesson, it’s a jaunty, beautifully animated series of very funny set pieces that remain effective, perhaps more so to younger audiences unfamiliar with the strong personalities doing the voices. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

Foxes with bows and arrows..what could be better than that? Read full review

Josh Larsen

Not quite one of the Disney classics, yet still delightful, this little ditty owes much of its charm to its precise anthropomorphization. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Good baddies, good poignant bits, and an archery contest that degenerates into all-action American football make up for the familiar, repetitive plot and the several lapses of taste and intelligence inevitable in medieval Nashville. Read full review

Vincent Canby

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. Read full review

Dave Kehr

What sinks this one is the utter lack of the childhood insight and sympathy that really give the Disney films their staying power. Read full review

Eric Henderson

If Robin Hood’s charmingly sh**ty animation comes damn close to redeeming the film from utter vapidity, it’s a damn shame they couldn’t manage to supply a villain with the balls of an Ursula, a Cruella, or a Maleficent. Read full review

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tm18867

Dec 29, 2020

Robin Hood is the best Disney movie ever. It is my favorite Disney movie, and one of my favorite movies of all time. I don't get why people say it's bad. it deserves 100%

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George383

Oct 7, 2019

Greatest Disney Film ever full stop

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timone

Apr 30, 2019

The story of Robin Hood is where he defeat the greedy king and the sheriff. He's the worlds greatest hero taking from rich and give it to the poor. Come to think of it, Little John really reminds of Baloo from The Jungle Book I mean yeah I know Animat thought about it as well but the danceThe story of Robin Hood is where he defeat the greedy king and the sheriff. He's the worlds greatest hero taking from rich and give it to the poor. Come to think of it, Little John really reminds of Baloo from The Jungle Book I mean yeah I know Animat thought about it as well but the dance sequences are identical like Snow White, The Aristocats and The Jungle Book and like he said, ''This is unbelievable.'' The scenes are funny to watch as well like Prince John as the cowardly king and Sir Hiss as his helper, they really made me laugh much like Little John.… Expand

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JPK

Dec 12, 2019

It’s Fun
While it’s not Disney’s best, This unique take on Robin Hood is pretty good.

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Gamzguy17

Aug 21, 2021

A childhood favourite, Disney's adaptation of Robin Hood strikes a right balance of comprehensible storytelling for both children and adults thanks to its hard-lined sketch animation, colourful adaptations of well-known characters, and a catchy, contemporary score by the late, great RogerA childhood favourite, Disney's adaptation of Robin Hood strikes a right balance of comprehensible storytelling for both children and adults thanks to its hard-lined sketch animation, colourful adaptations of well-known characters, and a catchy, contemporary score by the late, great Roger Miller. It remains an underrated gem in Disney's filmography.… Expand

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greedybadidea

May 25, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The film is narrated by the rooster Alan-a-Dale, who explains that Robin Hood and Little John live in Sherwood Forest, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor townsfolk of Nottingham. Meanwhile, Prince John, who is king of England, sends his lead henchman, the Sheriff of Nottingham, to catch the two but he fails every time. Meanwhile, Prince John and his assistant Sir Hiss, arrive in Nottingham. Sir Hiss hypnotized Prince John's brother King Richard to go off on the Crusades, allowing Prince John to take the throne. Unfortunately, the prince is greedy and immature, even sucking his thumb whenever his mother is mentioned. Robin and Little John rob Prince John by disguising themselves as fortune tellers, prompting the prince to put a bounty on their heads and makes the Sheriff his personal tax collector.

The Sheriff taxes Friar Tuck and a family of rabbits. However, Robin gives back some money to the rabbits, giving his hat and archery kit to the young rabbit Skippy for his birthday. Skippy and his friends test out the archery kit, but Skippy fires an arrow into the grounds of Maid Marian's castle. The children sneak inside, meeting Maid Marian and her attendant Lady Kluck. Maid Marian reveals she and Robin were childhood sweethearts but they have not seen one another for years. Friar Tuck visits Robin and Little John, explaining that Prince John is hosting an archery tournament, and the winner will receive a kiss from Maid Marian. Robin agrees to participate in the tournament disguised as a stork whilst Little John disguises himself as the Duke of Chutney to get near Prince John. Sir Hiss discovers Robin's identity but is trapped in a barrel of ale by Friar Tuck and Alan-a-Dale. Robin wins the tournament, but Prince John exposes him and has him arrested for execution despite Maid Marian's pleas.

Little John threatens Prince John leading to a fight between Robin, Little John, Maid Marian, Lady Kluck and Prince John's soldiers. In the forest, Robin and Maid Marian fall in love again as the townsfolk sing a song mocking Prince John, describing him as the "Phony King of England". Enraged by the song, Prince John triples the taxes, imprisoning most of the townsfolk who cannot or refuse to pay their taxes. The Sheriff visits Friar Tuck's church to steal from the poor box, enraging Friar Tuck who viciously attacks him until he too is arrested. Prince John plans to hang Friar Tuck to lure in Robin and kill him. Robin and Little John sneak in, with Little John managing to free all of the prisoners whilst Robin steals Prince John's taxes, but Sir Hiss awakens to find Robin fleeing.

Chaos follows as Robin and the others try to escape to Sherwood Forest. The Sheriff corners Robin after he is forced to return to rescue Skippy's younger sister, setting fire to Prince John's castle and causing Robin to leap from a tower into the moat below. Little John and Skippy watch as the moat is pelted with arrows and Robin is apparently shot and drowned, only for him to emerge unharmed after using a reed as a breathing tube. Prince John despairs and is driven into a blind rage when Sir Hiss points out his mother's castle is on fire. Later, King Richard returns to England, placing his brother and his cohorts under arrest and allows Robin and Maid Marian to be married and leave Nottingham with Little John and Skippy in tow.… Expand

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amheretojudge

Jan 7, 2019

Rich-Poor Alike.

Robin Hood Disney's another basket of dull troop of films undermines the capabilities of the banner to animate the tales for better expressions. It is one of those flicks that has tone so lazy and studious for it to convince the viewer for even a unattentive glance. ARich-Poor Alike.

Robin Hood

Disney's another basket of dull troop of films undermines the capabilities of the banner to animate the tales for better expressions. It is one of those flicks that has tone so lazy and studious for it to convince the viewer for even a unattentive glance. A decision to give the three dimensional character a face to speak to the younger audience without any contempt unequivocally is regretted to death. With no whatsoever flow on narration and filmmaking, on both writing and execution there is very little to hold on to. Neither the characters are impressive nor the script illuminating enough to cut through other low ends of the film.

Usually, when nothing works, one starts to hope for amazing visuals or some good old music, but with uneasy action sequences, and moderate choreography, the music and songs are barely able to factor in on the bigger picture. The supporting characters that are your average sidekicks are literally working on a two liners sticky note, that grows annoying from their first introduction. Brimmed with various subplots, each of them fails to deliver it on their own theme, the love track isn't electrifying, the revenge not communicative and message not inspiring enough to plant the emotions the makers had in mind.

The only good moments to steal away from this big chunk of mess, is the breezy chemistry between the lead friendship that is both slick and mature. Another thing that is hit on mark by the film, is the well thought out angles that allows enough room for the storyline to branch out and make it more dense and spicy. If it works thoroughly for the younger audience then it fails equally for the older viewers, a disappointing advancement on storyline. Unfortunately, Robin Hood is not the savior for Disney, they better wait for someone else.… Expand

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