specialmama Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Can anyone recommend a good Robin Hood movie to watch? My library has a few and I just don't know which is best. This is for my 10 yr old. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 WAAYY fun and clean is the 1930s life action version starring Errol Flynn. Also acceptable -- though only very loosely based on traditional Robin Hood tales -- is the Disney cartoon version with Robin Hood as a fox and Prince John as a cowardly lion whose advisor is a boa constrictor named Sir Hiss. Enjoy! And prepare to have a little boy wanting bow and arrows and a Robin Hood outfit to bounce around in for the next few weeks! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 WAAYY fun and clean is the 1930s life action version starring Errol Flynn. Also acceptable -- though only very loosely based on traditional Robin Hood tales -- is the Disney cartoon version with Robin Hood as a fox and Prince John as a cowardly lion whose advisor is a boa constrictor named Sir Hiss. Enjoy! And prepare to have a little boy wanting bow and arrows and a Robin Hood outfit to bounce around in for the next few weeks! ;) :iagree::iagree: The Errol Flynn version is very fun! We watched it as a family and we all enjoyed it! I think it's on Netflix on-demand (Roku, or whatever it's called). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Have you seen the new BBC Robin Hood series? Fantastic!! Designed for family hour on the BBC too, so there is absolutely zero that is offensive, I mean, not even a swear word. Very high quality acting and production as well, being that it is BBC. Our library carries them (although we bought them after watching it as we fell in love with the series). Seriously, its worth checking out - everyone I have recommended it to loves it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm working my way through the BBC series now and am really enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hm, my opinion of the BBC Robin Hood is *very* different. It's anachronistic and silly, Robin is a wimp (but Guy of Gisborne is lovely to watch), some of the acting (not Guy,lol) is very weak... It's cute at times, if you can get past the writing and the contemporary attitudes (and occasionally the clothing and technology), but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Errol Flynn as Robin Hood, even the littles will enjoy it. Especially if you watch the Looney Tune versions included as extras on the DVD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Yes, Errol Flynn. We were lucky enough to see a remastered copy in a theatre last year... and even my (then) 4yo loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 WAAYY fun and clean is the 1930s life action version starring Errol Flynn. I absolutely second this!! The Errol Flynn version is one of my kids' favorite movies. They've watched it so many times, they have it memorized. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thank you everyone! I'm off to see what I can get from the library! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Fun fact: the Sherwood forest scenes in the Errol Flynn movie were filmed in my city, which has a very large park in the middle. Everyone here is therefore Robin Hood-mad--posters in the library, annual screenings in the park, toy stores called Sherwood Forest, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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