The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn is probably the best Robin Hood film ever made. Disney made an entertaining version starring animals. Robin and Marion with Sean Connery was good. Robin of Sherwood was an intriguing new spin on the mythos. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, dodgy accents aside, was fun and enjoyable. The current BBC version of Robin Hood can only be described by using derogatory swear words about substances that emerge from bottoms. This week they plummeted to an even lower low by having a villainous character named Ruthless Rufus. I kid you not. Does any more need to even be said?
So, it is with hope and anticipation that I await the new film version of Robin Hood to wash the stain of the BBC's **** away. The first picture has been posted online. Ridley Scott, director of some of the most iconic and brilliant films, is calling the shots. The masterful Russell Crowe is Robin Hood. Crowe is without doubt one of the finest actors working today. This will be their fifth collaboration together after Gladiator, A Good Year, American Gangster and Body of Lies. If this version of Robin Hood can rise to the highs of Gladiator, and also Ridley Scott's vastly underrated Kingdom of Heaven (especially the Director's cut), then we could have a cracker on our hands.
Writing about Ridley Scott makes me think about Alien. Happy Sigh. And Blade Runner. Happier sigh.
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