Robin Hood (Two-Disc Unrated Director's Cut)
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In 13th century England, Robin Hood (Russell Crowe) and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. Whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Back in England, Robin folds himself neatly into a Nottingham family, where a grieving widow named Marion (Blanchett) and her father-in-law (Max von Sydow) hardly care that he doesn't much resemble their own departed warrior. And that's not a bad thing, because although Robin Hood lacks the mechanical action beats that distinguish most films of its scale, it creates an engrossing story line around its political chess playing (outlined by screenwriter Brian Helgeland and apparently a few others). --Robert Horton Robin Longstride (that's his name before he started wearing a hood) is just returned from a 10-year jaunt in the Crusades when he loses his king (Danny Huston as Richard the Lionheart) and his job. 1 bad guy in the sequel). In short, not a Gladiator re-do for Scott and Crowe, but a civilized tale of tyrants and rebels, staged in a pleasingly old-fashioned way. But the merry men and their famous sideline will have to wait: except for one bit of robbing from the rich (i.e., the greedy government of King John) and giving to the poor, this movie is more concerned with creating a portrait of the royal intrigue that went into creating Robin Hood than in detailing the high jinks of the Nottingham outlaws. Crowe is in reliable crusty-tender form and Blanchett summons up more than her sketchy character probably deserves, but the film has a large cast of chewy, fun performers: Mark Strong (Kick-Ass) does baddie duty as the treacherous pal of King John (preening Oscar Isaacs), William Hurt is stalwart and wise as a royal power broker, Eileen Atkins is a carefully considered royal mum, and Matthew Macfadyen is a Sheriff of Nottingham who's no longer central to the villainy--though no less hissable for his ineptitude (and a prime candidate at film's end for No. Cast aside all notions of men in tights: Ridley Scott's Robin Hood is decidedly earthier and more grown-up than most romps through Sherwood Forest. The presence of the over-40 Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett cinches the deal, lending a dose of worldliness to a project that means to be about the origins of the famous character, who in this incarnation was evidently a late bloomer.
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Product Info
- Actor
- Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.40:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- Brand
- Universal
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- EAN
- 0025192049521
- EAN List
- EANListElement: 0025192049521
- Format
- AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Label
- Universal Pictures
- Manufacturer
- Universal Pictures
- MPN
- MCAD61112398D
- Number Of Discs
- 2
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Part Number
- MCAD61112398D
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- Universal Pictures
- Region Code
- 1
- Release Date
- 2010-09-21
- Running Time
- 140
- SKU
- 025192049521
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Title
- Robin Hood (Two-Disc Unrated Director's Cut)
- UPC
- 025192049521
- UPC List
- UPCListElement: 025192049521
- ASIN
- B002ZG98VE
- Sales Rank
- 14824
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