The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Movie Review- Colby's Nerd Talks
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- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Claude Rains, Alan Hale, and Basil Rathbone, and directed by Michael Curtiz, is still the BEST ROBIN HOOD ADAPTATION EVER! Here's why.
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Hey, thanks for sharing your informed insights with us! I am not sure if you are aware, but there is a 1952 Disney Robin Hood film too, which borrows a lot from the 1938 version. It would be so interesting to hear your opinion about that one as well! Thank you :)
The 1952 Disney version is pretty good, maybe I should do a special video deep-diving into the MANY different versions of Robin Hood out there.
@@ColbyDicksNerdTalks Yes please! :) Comparing the versions from different eras can tell us a lot about the different attitudes, approaches, values and ideologies reflected from each time period.
It makes me grit my teeth when I hear people refer to the Disney cartoon as THE Disney Robin Hood. Depending on my mood, I'll even put the '52 Disney "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men" slightly ahead of the Flynn movie. It has some nice costuming and art design and really captures the feel of the old Robin Hood tales and ballads. The dialogue is deliberately slightly archaic and Richard Todd does a good job as Robin.
Costner, Crow, and all the rest; take a seat. Your Robin Hood only pales in the face of the definitive Robin Hood; Errol Flynn.
I couldn't agree with you more!! This is simply the best Robin hood ever. I have a love of this medieval period along with Agincourt etc; as I am English and I am a Bowman. I shoot English longbows.
Dave.
@@davesheppard8797 Well Dave, I must admit. This is the coolest response I've ever
received. Thank you, proud bowman. Daniel.
@LATVERIAN1 You are welcome Sir. It is truly a great movie!!
Dave.
This is THE BEST Robin Hood movie ever created
Errol Flynn is Robin Hood! Best of the bunch! One of my favorite movies along with Captian Blood, The Sea Hawk, & Don Juan!
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Yes!! I love the sword fight at the end of Don juan as well as the one in Robin Hood. Also, Erroll Flynn was very good with a bow according to Howard Hill!
Dave.
I couldn’t agree more. This is one of my favourite movies
Yes, this 1938 version is easily the best Robin Hood by far. Errol Flynn's best movie too, his bravado grounded by DeHavilland's earnestness is refreshing, both playing off the witty villiany of Rathbone and Rains.
By far the best Robin Hood. I love how he's happy. He and his men are laughing throughout the movie. Not moping, introspective, or hesitant. A confident hero who's having fun. Need more of that.
Thanks for an excellent review. You can recognize which footage William Keighley directed by the 'muddier' browns and 'felt-like' greens/flatter lighting of the location shots. It's very obvious after a few re-watches. Keighley wanted to emulate the look of paintings like those in Howard Pyle's book. Curtiz's location footage is much sharper and more brightly lit.
That's a great point. Curtiz definitely has a better understanding of lighting and contrast
Great review. This is one of my all time favorites. Who couldn't have a softer side with Olivia De Havilland. Errol Flynn, Claud Rains, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone, Eugene Pallette. Fantastic cast! Great review.
Thanks Jim! I can’t get over how perfect this cast is
@@ColbyDicksNerdTalks it really is the perfect assemblage. Coming home soon?.
I’m home now
"You're still ahead o' me by half a leg o' mutton!"
Claude Rains was probably the best supporting character in every movie he appeared. And often he has the best lines (and delivery!) Captain Renault in Casablanca is my favorite character in that movie. Caesar and Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Passage to Marsailles, Phantom of the Opera, The Sea Hawk, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, The Invisible Man...name one role he played where he didn't totally nail his part! Nominated for the Academy Award four times...and never won. And most people today don't even know who he was. Time fades everyone, and that's so sad.
yes! I'm so glad you talked about Curtiz's shadow play - I saw it in Captain Blood and Casablanca too, and it looks particularly amazing during the fight between Flynn and Rathbone in Robin Hood that you marveled at, deservedly so! I love this film too, whenever I feel down I put it on and it never fails to lift my spirits; I love this one and the Disney version as well, though I have to watch the Mel Brooks version, since I'm in love with Cary Elwes; great video Colby!
Curtiz's shadows are my favorite part of all of his films, but yeah, that sword fight in Robin Hood may be his best use of it
I'm getting to be an old man, now, at 74; and I grew up with these movies on Saturday mornings. I think you are a Very Lucky young man, able to see what So Many in your generation cannot. Hollywood was SO Different 90 years ago -- no politics and no sociological/righteous agendas. Enjoy them, my lad - we'll not see their like again in our lifetimes.
I am with you on this Robin Hood, the best version ever 👍🏽
Minor addition to something during the duel is the part with the candles. That is actually two stunt doubles that do that shot and they are switched back out when they shoot the shadows of the duel.
This one hands down, I don't even care about the others. Great review.😘
YES! I couldn't agree more with all of your commentary. This is by FAR, the best Robin Hood EVER. The casting is perfect from the main characters and right down to the smallest parts. I was happy to hear you bring up the novel by Howard Pyle because, as you mentioned, Flynn's Robin Hood is the only version of Robin Hood, I believe, that contains all of the iconic Robin Hood legends; killing the kings dear, the quarterstaff fight with Little John on the bridge, Friar Tuck carrying Robin Hood piggyback across the stream, the archery contest, etc. The Fairbanks version is interesting and entertaining but it kind of plods along for over an hour before Fairbanks turns into the outlaw. The first hour deals with him accompanying King Richard to the Crusades, which is an interesting take on the story but at some point one feels like saying "Let's get ON with it." Then, when he becomes Robin Hood, none of the iconic episodes ever occur. One of the other posters below mentioned the 1952 Disney version starring Richard Todd. That one has its moments but once again, it pales in comparison with the Flynn version.
Yes, this is my favorite RH movie to date. I easily prefer it to the Fairbanks silent, which I've seen several times. The Flynn RH is a bit 'corny' at times, but mostly in a good way. Now, as for a Zoro goes, here I find the silent Fairbanks as good as anything made since, and there have been a number of fine later Zoros. Another advantage of the Flynn RH, its Korngold music score is one of the greats, an obvious influence on Willams' Star Wars music.
virtually korngold's entire film music output influenced williasms' own cinematic compositions, and he would be the first to acknowledge that debt. just listen to korngold's main title for "kings row" (1942), and you will hear the "star wars" main title in germ.
I'm a Robin and this is one of my favorite movies.
Match made in heaven
@@ColbyDicksNerdTalks Yes it is!!
FYI Keighley removed as the director because Hal Wallis the executive in charge of production thought the action scenes on location in Bildwell Park in Chico California lacked intensity. The only exterior scenes Michael Curtiz directed were the archery tournament scenes which were filmed at Busch gardens in Pasadena California. Curtiz directed all the interior scenes.
One note, Basil Rathbone always pronounced his name "bazzel," not "BAYzel".
@3:11- Um you forgot Mel Brooks' Men in Tights movie. That was a definite jab at Prince of Thieves and was inspired by this movie since the men wear tights lol.
I remember watching this movie as a kid and while it's not my fav RH movie it is up there as one of my fav classics (it's ranked third since Men in Tights and Disney's version are my top 2 with Disney's RH being my fav Disney movie to date). When you talked about Shadow Play, I immediately thought of that duel between Robin and Sir Guy.
Edit- Sorry, I wrote this comment before seeing the video all the way through. Thanks for mentioning Men in Tights. I also want to mention that Robin Hood in general actually got mentioned in my World History class once when we did get to the real Prince John and King Richard because our teacher wanted to compare the truth with the story. It was pretty fascinating really.
Eu amo esse filme. Apesar de produção datada, continua sendo a melhor versão de Robin Hood pro cinema.
My favorite Robin Hood movie is 1938 adaptation. I agree with everything you had said about it and any other adaptations.
This was actually Errol and Olivia’s 3rd movie together (not their second) - Captain Blood (1935) and The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1936).
You're right! I forgot that one
It was pretty forgetable
Didn't Russell Crowe do a version of the Robin Hood legend along with Cate blanchett around 2010? A different spin on the legend beginning with his return from the crusades only to find his father murdered and the faithful family servant blinded with his eyes put out. In this one Marianne is not too happy to see him until she realizes is there to restore their lands.
Try including audio along with your visual that would probably help
You keep saying "the Disney version," referring to the 1973 animated film, as if it's the only one, but it's not. There was a previous Disney version: a 1952 live-action film called "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men," commonly shortened to "The Story of Robin Hood." I very much like that one. It's not quite as good as "The Adventures of Robin Hood," but it's a close second. The characters are all very well played, the cinematography is gorgeous, the adventure is rousing, and it presents some fun and interesting story elements that aren't present in other versions. I highly recommend checking it out.
This is, by far, the best version of Robin Hood.
I love Flynn and then I love Mel Brooks.
Errol Flynn is the one and only Robin Hood forever❤
Sorry, Mr.Costner and all the others: good, but not good enough!
This picture from 1938 really rocks!
And Basil Rathbone is also great!
The others can barely hold a candlestick to the 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Rathbone's name is pronounced "Bazzle" not "Bayzle".
1938,by far
My favorite was Men in Tights, even though that was a spoof. I liked that the Robin was direct and straightforward as in “Stop with the high taxes or else.” That kind of a thing, specifically,
“I'm warning you, if you don't stop
levying these taxes...l'll lead the people in a revolt against you.” I liked the 1938 one but it was too white for me 😃 as in there were no Moors present in the film’s narrative which would’ve made this Robin Hood historically accurate.
As black comedian Steve White said after the 'remake' Robin Hood Prince of Thieves that featured Morgan Freeman as Azeem was released... "There weren't no bruthas hanging out with Robin Hood. What was he? The arrow caddy?"
The 1938 film is the best. It will be hard for someone to match it.