a) Sequel

b) remake of an old movie

c) tv series that DID NOT need to be made into a movie

d) Romantic Comedy (Because apparently there are a lot of people who have no idea what to do on a date)

e) Giant 3-D CGI crappy script, but EPIC effects mega movie

I understand the need to make money, but I also know unless it falls into slot (e), i’m probably just going to download it and not waste anymore cash down the Holly Wood Pie hole.

… anyone who robs people for a living is a criminal. This whole romanticized idea that someone is stealing from the “evil rich people” and giving it to the “good unfortunate poor people” is ridiculous to me”

You make some interesting points, but you're also missing some important ones.

I completely agree with you that generalizing “rich” and “poor” as either “good” or “evil” is nonsense.

But you're falling into the trap of what the modernists have spun regarding Robin Hood. The consistent heart of the legends was that an evil king and sheriff abused their powers to the detriment of the people living within their jurisdiction. Unjust taxes and restrictions left the common people destitute.

In the legends, Robin Hood did not “steal” from the “rich” in an arbitrary manner; he targeted the government agents who had unjustly robbed the people through heavy taxation. That the king and sheriff took the money “legally” did not make it right. In this sense, Robin Hood was “stealing” money in order to return it to its rightful owners. “Rich” and “poor” had no bearings on his actions whatsoever; only a sense of righting wrongs.

The way that the story of Robin Hood has been twisted into a story of class warfare is truly off base.

The worst Robin Hood was, unfortunately, Sean Connery (Robin and Marian) Kevin Costner only has one character, but I liked the rest of the movie–Alan Rickman’s Sheriff was awesome! The BBC TV Series (Dish Network-BBC America) is great, but the episodes are too short to get into the story line–and the closing lines are a litte too trite.

Hero vs. villain? That’s rough–American’s love the underdog and Robin is really a criminal/outlaw. Is it justifiable robbery in the face of starvation.

Russell Crowe? Pudgy or chisled–I love that man. He can be soft as a kitten and as immoveable as an oak. He looks good with a “roman” cut or flowing locks. My favorite performance was “Cinderella Man,” the worst-”Master and Commander.” But, when I’m home, alone, I put on “Gladiator” and drool.

Have you not seen any of Russells movies since Gladiator?
“status quo comfort zone” a load of rubbish, Russell has done excellent character driven movies without any action what so ever, he has gained weight grayed his hair
and as for his Australian accent, what, its ok for Americans to keep their accent while playing russian, british, roman, but not australian (most of the world mistakes the Australian accent for english anyway)
Get over it, really. Russell is a very versitile actor who has shown he can pay any character convincingly

Re: comments to Crowe’s age, to be as wily as Robin was portrayed in stories, he didn’t get by reading about it. There would have to be some years of tempering along the way.

If we want to compare Robins… I think Russell will win hands down… going on his other performances … he is ideal… and I think it is about time we had an older version of Robin..

The BBC Robin hood is too modern…
Costner’s was OK

Errol Flynn is a classic… and the best so far… But I think Russell will give him a run for his money…

Can’t wait…..

Really? Where is your evidence of this?

“It could even be questionable even if you robbed a crooked rich judge who deals drugs on the side. Then gave that money to a poor widow who’s home went into foreclosure because she had no way of earning the amount she needed.”

And how exactly do you deduce this type of information? Can you right click on someone and hit properties and know that person A is bad and person B is good, or is there like a “this person is poor because he/she is lazy” indicator that you can check to make sure is off before you give them money? Just curious, maybe you actually have a method of finding these things out, knowledge like that should be shared.

Which is another thing. I have no problem with “teaching a man to fish” so to speak, but am against “giving that man a fish.” I don’t believe in giving away my money because I have no idea how it will be spent, and I work too hard for my money to be spent on alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs. But if there’s a way to educate people on the options that ARE open to them I would be all for that. And yes, almost everyone has some option open to them regardless of their situation, it’s up to them to act on it. To me, nothing is worth anything unless you’ve earned it.

As for Ken J’s comments. The only issue I have is if you read the real stories of robin, he’s not robing from the rich like how you said. In the latter rewritten stores they have him robbing the rich to give to the poor in a more general fashion. Which yes i agree is still criminal.
One other thing I have to say. Working your life and making it rich as one would put it, is worthless if you don’t share what you have with the less fortunate.
In my opinion, no you shouldn’t be punished for earning a great living. But You should have a generous heart to share what you worked hard for with those unable to do so; whether they are not smart enough, missed an opportunity, or just simply were not provided the same privileges. And not everyone who has money worked hard for it! In fact, very few have. Most anyone who has worked hard to make it rich, knows the sympathies of those who are less fortunate.
But certainly if your robbing from just any rich person then handing it off to any poor person it’s wrong.
It could even be questionable even if you robbed a crooked rich judge who deals drugs on the side. Then gave that money to a poor widow who’s home went into foreclosure because she had no way of earning the amount she needed. But that’s more socially justifiable in many peoples eyes. I think that’s basically what some of the Robin Hood tales are trying to tell.
I do feel if you have money, share it. You don’t have to. But personally I’d rather do good with my money then keep it all for myself. If I have thousands, or a millionaire, or even a billionaire..do good with it, share it with those who are in need. If people did that, then robin wouldn’t need to steal your stash! lol.

All this about money, greed, sharing, kindness, and love for others is all covered in the The Gospels of the Bible.

In my eyes Errol is always ‘robin hood’…………