Oh my god. I never say 'thumbs up...' but got to be done here i'm afraid. THUMBS UP IF YOU HEARD THIS ON BLURAY/DVD ADVERT AND ARE SO HAPPY YOU'VE JUST FOUND IT!!!!!!!!
@oboshredder2 At this point in time in the late 80s/ early 90s, Christian Slater was something of a sex symbol and people expected big things from him, I think Alan Rickman's only major Hollywood role at this point had been Die Hard, it seems silly now considering Rickman's fame from Harry Potter and the fact that Christian Slater does Uwe Boll movies :P
anyone who doesn't like this can face me. i will defend the name of robin hood. how DARE anyone criticize this movie? how DARE you all. you are on the wrong videos. my hands are shaking in outrage as i type this.
One of my fav opening themes for a film, ever. Perfectly sets up the mood for the rest of the film. Great mixture of bravado, with subtle hints of the sinister side of the film and capturing that medieval/ knights tale perfectly.
What really fucks me off about this film is when Robin says, we shall reach my father by night fall. Ok. dover to nottingham by foot. by nightfall? fuck off. One of the many things which annoy me about this film, and yet i still think its great!!
@sir69er1 and also, how does he reach Hadrian's Wall before Nottingham (first fight scene in England), you have to go via London, Nottingham and York, before then... weird in it? Still one of the best films.
@truthoutmedia Contrary to Popular American belief, Britain (or England in their eyes) is not 10 square miles big, and we don't all know each other :D
@sir69er1 it's robin hood. u might not be able to be in nottingham by nightfall but this is robin hood who can ride like the wind. obviously no respect for robin hood
@sir69er1 Maybe he meant nightfall in about ten weeks time?
Look, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is full of nonsense. Don't they say something like "I want that prisoner dead by quarter past noon" at one point? Quarter past? Sun dials do quarter past now? It's full of bullshit - but I love this movie. The bullshit makes it better. Great movie.
Despite Kevin Costner speaking in an American accent , I thought this film was very well done , and -- it was a lot of fun watching Alan Rickman stealing the film -- he was terrific !!
The Bayeux Tapestry was used to show the political and ethnic conflicts in England at the time, something that most Robin Hood movies don't explicitly state. The ruling class in the country, which including Prince John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Maid Marian were all Normans, that being English people of French origin. Robin Hood and most of his men were Saxons, or English people of German origin. And as you know, the French and Germans have not historically been the best of friends...
@DarkwingDork French and Brits neither. France (as a kingdom, empire, republic or whatever ...) has been in war with almost every nation since the concept of "nation" appeared. Except the US ..
William forced loyalty to him by everyone, and anyone who opposed him would be subject to punishment. Later kings used the tower of london, and without a system of laws, those against the King would be locked away. No one could really argue (especially insane taxes) since allodial title belonged to the Crown, so lands would simply be confiscated thus syphoning the lifeblood of any noble. Quia Emptores did attempt to rectify some of these problems.
This is one of the greatest silly movies of all time (historical accuracy is hardly its first priority, let's face it :)). Plus, you know... the shot of him shooting the arrow with the fire in the background and the "camera on the arrow" sequence (and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham, too, for that matter) are TOTALLY FREAKIN' AWESOME :)
Ugh! This theme is so beautiful, why did Disney have to go and steal part of it for the openings for their DVDs? This is way too good for Disney--LONG LIVE ROBIN HOOD!!!!
@International1986 Agreed. Ridley Scott's version may have been more "worthy", but this movie was *fun*. And that's really what I go to the movies for :)
Love this film and this opening but, without being too much of a dick, the music starts from the Morgan Creek logo as you can plainly hear it carrying over at the start of this video and carries over into the Islamic singing. 10/10 for the upload mate but if you could get the whole thing on it would be 11/10 ;)
@neverfearchrisishere That's not true. Originally they were going to make that story but they felt it was better to go the traditional route. Robin Hood is a good guy in the Crowe film
@truthoutmedia Well Richard I was also Duke of Normandy and was the great, great grandson of William I. Richard ruled English some hundred and thirty years or so after William's death. So I see what they were thinking, it's from the same era of English history 11th & 12th century. It's a well made opening to the film, but I wonder if they should of reference the Crusades instead?
@truthoutmedia I guess everything is suppose to be predictable and historically accurate when dealing with such a specific and well fleshed out topic.
The Tapestry [or a very old comic book I as I like to think of it] is about the Normans invading England, and Robin Hood has the whole Norman versus Saxon thing going on. [the Errol Flynn version especially, though this one focuses more on the Crusades] I kind of like it really cause the Tapestry is the 11 Century version of a movie and it's cool that theyre using it 900 years later.
@ChildOfTheWilderness ... even though it was before his time, (circa 1400) it still would have been displayed in england at that time. it tells a wonderful story of william the conqueror, and is still displayed today. it is historic... and btw, who cares? its a movie! are you dropping snide comments trying to prove you are cultured? enjoy the song, and the movie. oh yea robin hood is fictional... so why is anything in this movie relavant?
@ChildOfTheWilderness, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the tapestry in part chronicle the Battle of Hastings and the invasion of the Normans? In one of the versions of the Robin Hood tale I've read, Robin Hood and his fellow men were of the old Saxon lineage, and thus demeaned and mistreated by the Norman lords, artisans, merchants, and such. Plus I guess it's kinda epic with the opening overture.
@ChildOfTheWilderness Robin would have been around ~ in the thirteenth century, and the Bayeux Tapestry is probably from the eleventh century. So Hollywood has mixed together things. But, I still think this is one of the best, most majestic opening scores of all time. The tapestry represents this part of history in this part of the world well, and works much better then something artificial put together by Hollywood. And the music score i awesome.
@ChildOfTheWilderness well, it does have a link with England, since the Normans conquered it with Guillaume of Normandie, ending the lineage of Anglosaxon royalty with Harold, since he pledged for him...
@Aelkamal King John signed the Magna Carta, which established Habeas Corpus (in the feudal sense) and this was a big blow to the mindset that the King does no wrong (first established with William's conquering of England). Simon de Montfort, led an early Baronial rebellion against Henry III (John's predecessor) to fight the King's abuse of power and establish direct democracy, which ultimately failed. The tale of Robin Hood may have been an amalgamation of the history of both Kings.
@ChildOfTheWilderness The Bayeux tapesty has great epic values in Hollywood, look at "The Vikings" or "Bednkobs and Broomsticks", and it was made 120 years prior to Richard Lionheart's reign, it wasn't that long.
@ChildOfTheWilderness "Robin hood traveled through france on his way home from the crusade and people fro bayeux made tapestry of him because hes robin hood and he kicks ass!" I mean who cares?? this film is art not a history lessons or a documentary, try to enjoy the music without making everybody know that you are really smart with your smart comments lol
@ChildOfTheWilderness I think it was just a way to bring the audience into the Medieval times in general. Yes the tapestry was woven about two centuries prior, but I doubt little changed from the time of the tapestry to when Robin Hood allegedly existed.
i agree. this music is too epic for it to just go through with some "cave paintings" it would be great to see them riding horses across the plains or stuff
disney has been whoring this song lately I've noticed. On the DVDs they send me, it's like their opening theme before the previews start now....dirtbags
In this version of his story, Robin was a mid level aristocrat. His language would have been Norman French. He'd probably know some English to communicate with the servants and peasants, but he would not have an English accent. For most of the Middle Ages England was bi-lingual, divided along class lines.
As long as we're nitpicking, where and how did Azeem learn to speak Norman French or English?
I've watched the film several times; I have it on DVD. I like it. Just commenting on the nitpicking.
Now this is nitpicking: If anyone knows the phonetic system of the English language during its transition from Old to Middle, there's a bunch of historial linguists that would like to hear from you. Be specific as to which dialect.
I remember watching this sequence several times before I even watched the movie. Michael Kamen was awesome. Same with Breakfast Club and "Dont You Forget About Me".
Costner's acting in this movie was excellent. The telescope scene where he fumbled his sword out to attack the suddenly "melee range" enemies is a treasure. I don't think I would have liked the film if he had adopted an Olde English accent. I remember vividly the packed theatre, everyone standing and cheering. Nobody complained about his lack of an accent. Nobody complained at all.
1bedsteed- With respect, I disagree. The film itself was excellent, as was the score and Kevin Costner certainly looked the part. But I think if an actor is being paid a lot of money for a big film, they could at least attempt an accent. I mean the purpose of acting is to convince the viewer of the authenticity of the person being portrayed. Would it be realistic for instance for an actor with a British accent to play Bill Clinton in a film? Renee Zelwegger is American and she can do it.
And as an aside, I saw Julius Caesar performed in Stratford a few years ago with a black man playing Marc Antony, and he put on one of the best performances of the role I've ever seen. Clearly not Roman, however -- sub-saharan African with a British accent!
Don't get hung up on these things, it's about the story.
You guys seriously need to get a life if you're so anal retentive about an actor's accent in this movie. I mean seriously, English of this era was completely unrecognizable to post-restoration English. In fact, in my M.A. program I had to take courses in middle English much as one would have to take courses to learn Spanish or German or whatever today!
People complained about Gibson's accent in Hamlet -- the Prince of Denmark is supposed to have a modern English accent too I guess!
JustShoveJayOhBe- Its not about 'getting a life'- its about making valid points on authenticity. I don't expect Mr Costner to put on an unrecognisable 'Old English' accent, but as he was paid a lot of money he could have at least attempted an English accent. I still think it was a great film, with a great Score and he certainly looked the part but I don't think its unreasonable to critique a unrealistic accent. For what its worth though, Colin Farell was worse in 'Alexander'
What I liked about this movie was adding the element of what went on overseas during the crusades and how his experience in the Holy Land changed him... Probably one of the best lines in the movie is when he talks about how he saw a squire take a spear to save a horse, nobility isn't about social station, blah blah blah. They didn't explore it enough, but it was still a nice change on the old story.
Well sir you may well soon have your wish. In the new adoption of the story, Robin Hood, played by Russell Crowe, is actually the bad guy. Look out for the movie, it looks promising.
An English accent would have been even less authentic. RH, if he had an English accent, would have a rhotic accent, more like an American than an Englishman, and even more likely would have a norman French accent, equally unlike both modern English and American accents.
I agree - I have to admit when I first sat down to watch this many years ago I had extremely low expectations coz of the cast - Costner as Robin (with american accent) & Christian Slater as his brother - Alan Rickman as Nottingham was the attraction but when I saw it - I was blown away - it is one of my all time favorite period movies!
Great sound track. Of course the Tapestry depicts the Norman French conquest of the Germanic/Nordic Kingdom of Anglo-Saxons over 100 years before the Robin Hood legend
It's setting the scence of a country made into slaves (serfs) by the conquest. Robin Hood (who didn't exsist) is symbolic of resistance to the Norman aristocrats by the native germanic people england.
It's pure guff but reminds the english who were are and who the country's "nobles" really are
@russellsugden How dare you say Robin Hood didn't exist! You have just crushed all my hopes and dreams. Besides, that's perposterous. If Robin Hood didn't exist than there wouldn't be anyone to lead the merry men = He's Real! :D
he would have arrived at the quick decision to eliminate costner from the play.
ironically that sheriff could have killed robin hood to earn a lot of respect from a vast majority of robin hood fans.
back to king of thieves - do we find further strong acting in key roles in that movie? no! amongst the merry (wo)men i cant find ab. who knocks my socks off to.
while the interpretation of azeem is somehow funny and inspired, scarlett, little john, tuck and marion simply do not take place.
that was the reason why costner's robin hood was a huge failure!
the central rivalry between hood on one side and the sheriff on the other side was a onesided affair. alan rickman simply outacted the one guy who actually was supposed to be the hero!
what is already apparent to the spectator can be underpinned by the evidence that many strong scenes of rickman have been cut out for the fortune of costner.
so the lesson is clear - if the director would've been a consequent guy
no question - russell crowe will EASILY outclass costner's performance with his devoted style of acting!
he'll have to compete with those who've set the gold standard - praed/j.connery!
but IMO there's always one thing that'll be crucial for success of a new robin hood- movie. it is the quality play of the other leading and important secondary parts that creates an atmosphere of unique rivalry.
Jason Connery set the 'gold standard'?! Fuck me pal, I don't know what passes for acting in Germany but I think you need to get out a bit more lol
Thats a weird alternate ending you suggest as well: Sheriff kills Robin at the end...then i suppose he rapes Marion which he was about to do anyway...then becomes king of England! I'd cut back on those Jamaican woodbines if I were you pal.
the movie doesn't deliver what this brilliant score promises! the signing of k.costner ruined, what could have been a good adaptation of the legend...
I grew up watching this film, and so it's my favourite "Robin Hood," though I enjoy the classic version with Errol Fynn (epic swordfight between him and Basil Rathbone) and the spoof "Men In Tights." One of my favourite moments is when-SPOILER ALERT!!-King Richard returns.
In Italy Robin says: "Io non sono come gli altri Robin Hood. Io non sono uno che balla coi lupi!" (I'm not like other Robin Hoods, I'm not a guy that dances with wolves!") :-(. English version is terrific!
Played this in my Marching Band freshman year.
NARproductions 1 week ago in playlist feeling......epic
"We have our heading"
"Here we gooooooooooo"
ThePINGAS87 2 weeks ago
not only Disney but Morgan Creek films as well
TZMega 2 weeks ago
How dare disney steal this!!!
mellophoneman100 2 weeks ago
This song makes posting a post epic!
erlen89 3 weeks ago 2
the opening theme was used for the presentation for the morgan creek productions logo.
GOPJ00 2 months ago
oh Alan Rickman, you make me giggle my butt of in this movie! haha
MEronica1B 2 months ago in playlist feeling......epic
Alan Rickman made this movie.
bodieofci5 3 months ago
I agree. Dover to Nottingham on foot by nightfall. Not possible. It would take a few days. The UK maybe small.....but it aint that small, lol.
noveltybobel 3 months ago
LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie :)
scandicgirl80 3 months ago
Isnt this song on the disney movies
Pantherfan341 4 months ago
I had this song stuck in my head for three days once....it was awesome.
MEronica1B 4 months ago
fave ko to..
remils04 4 months ago
Oh my god. I never say 'thumbs up...' but got to be done here i'm afraid. THUMBS UP IF YOU HEARD THIS ON BLURAY/DVD ADVERT AND ARE SO HAPPY YOU'VE JUST FOUND IT!!!!!!!!
ZackValentine 4 months ago
Lol, the synch must be off. At 0:26 when the music reaches its peak, the titles read Morgan Freeman. XD
hudson0815 5 months ago
Christian Slater got billing over Alan Rickman? Somebody's got a good agent.
SG1Mitchell 6 months ago 4
@SG1Mitchell LOL , I don't understood that , He is barely in the film , I bet if A nobody actor had his role he would be billed like # 8 .
oboshredder2 5 months ago
@oboshredder2 At this point in time in the late 80s/ early 90s, Christian Slater was something of a sex symbol and people expected big things from him, I think Alan Rickman's only major Hollywood role at this point had been Die Hard, it seems silly now considering Rickman's fame from Harry Potter and the fact that Christian Slater does Uwe Boll movies :P
TheRhinehart86 4 months ago
@TheRhinehart86 rickman did other movies besides potter. galaxy quest, dogma, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
HSTxPR0PH37 3 months ago
anyone who doesn't like this can face me. i will defend the name of robin hood. how DARE anyone criticize this movie? how DARE you all. you are on the wrong videos. my hands are shaking in outrage as i type this.
funnycookbook 6 months ago
one of my favroute movie scores
78jw 6 months ago
Robin Hood and the Prince of Cheese
leon327 7 months ago
0.19 WTF the king looks drunk or something.
stormypetrel 8 months ago
One of my fav opening themes for a film, ever. Perfectly sets up the mood for the rest of the film. Great mixture of bravado, with subtle hints of the sinister side of the film and capturing that medieval/ knights tale perfectly.
scotthazellcomposer 8 months ago
What really fucks me off about this film is when Robin says, we shall reach my father by night fall. Ok. dover to nottingham by foot. by nightfall? fuck off. One of the many things which annoy me about this film, and yet i still think its great!!
sir69er1 8 months ago 12
@sir69er1
lol, never thought of that
truthoutmedia 8 months ago
@sir69er1 Moreover he goes to Nottingham via Hadrian's Wall which is up near Newcastle.
largesatsuma 8 months ago
@sir69er1 and also, how does he reach Hadrian's Wall before Nottingham (first fight scene in England), you have to go via London, Nottingham and York, before then... weird in it? Still one of the best films.
PaddyK293E 7 months ago
@sir69er1
Indeed. And in 1194!
Another funny thing is he arrives in Dover- somehow gets to HADRIANS WALL and then down to the East Midlands... still, good film
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 6 months ago 2
@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1
must have flew there on Morgan's magic carpet!
truthoutmedia 6 months ago 12
@truthoutmedia Contrary to Popular American belief, Britain (or England in their eyes) is not 10 square miles big, and we don't all know each other :D
wank0r 2 months ago
@sir69er1 it's robin hood. u might not be able to be in nottingham by nightfall but this is robin hood who can ride like the wind. obviously no respect for robin hood
funnycookbook 6 months ago
@sir69er1 it was eastr sussex to nottingham ahme seven sisters cliffs idiot
charlescorrie84 4 months ago
@sir69er1 they probably could have made it if they didn't take a quick detour via hadrian's wall
redjokeraslan 2 months ago
@sir69er1 Morgan Freeman just flew them there.
Avocado11 2 months ago
England is tiny. I could walk across it in 2 days
BigDumbJerk 1 month ago
@BigDumbJerk
Maybe, but it's bigger than your dick
truthoutmedia 1 month ago 4
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Fabiuz8091 3 weeks ago
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Fabiuz8091 3 weeks ago
@truthoutmedia
LOL that's funny !!
Fabiuz8091 3 weeks ago
@sir69er1 Maybe he meant nightfall in about ten weeks time?
Look, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is full of nonsense. Don't they say something like "I want that prisoner dead by quarter past noon" at one point? Quarter past? Sun dials do quarter past now? It's full of bullshit - but I love this movie. The bullshit makes it better. Great movie.
georginiou 3 weeks ago
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its a film come on lighten up
dasgilde 9 months ago
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dasgilde 9 months ago
ugh, where else have i heard this song?!
frogluver7 10 months ago
So majestic. Michael Kamen is the man
fermie125 10 months ago
Despite Kevin Costner speaking in an American accent , I thought this film was very well done , and -- it was a lot of fun watching Alan Rickman stealing the film -- he was terrific !!
raynhamma 10 months ago
amazing.
kirstylouise96 11 months ago
The movie would be nothing without this score
Suarez7carroll9 11 months ago
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englishlion2988 11 months ago
This has got to be one of the greatest scores in cinema history!
bluealy07 1 year ago
The Bayeux Tapestry was used to show the political and ethnic conflicts in England at the time, something that most Robin Hood movies don't explicitly state. The ruling class in the country, which including Prince John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Maid Marian were all Normans, that being English people of French origin. Robin Hood and most of his men were Saxons, or English people of German origin. And as you know, the French and Germans have not historically been the best of friends...
DarkwingDork 1 year ago
@DarkwingDork French and Brits neither. France (as a kingdom, empire, republic or whatever ...) has been in war with almost every nation since the concept of "nation" appeared. Except the US ..
deusirae76 11 months ago
epique belle musike bon film
gellimars 1 year ago
William forced loyalty to him by everyone, and anyone who opposed him would be subject to punishment. Later kings used the tower of london, and without a system of laws, those against the King would be locked away. No one could really argue (especially insane taxes) since allodial title belonged to the Crown, so lands would simply be confiscated thus syphoning the lifeblood of any noble. Quia Emptores did attempt to rectify some of these problems.
trevorlane 1 year ago
@trevorlane thanks for the info !
Aelkamal 1 year ago
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rgeneration 1 year ago
Normans Kicks Ass !!!
Aelkamal 1 year ago
This is one of the greatest silly movies of all time (historical accuracy is hardly its first priority, let's face it :)). Plus, you know... the shot of him shooting the arrow with the fire in the background and the "camera on the arrow" sequence (and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham, too, for that matter) are TOTALLY FREAKIN' AWESOME :)
MrSinister1979 1 year ago
Ugh! This theme is so beautiful, why did Disney have to go and steal part of it for the openings for their DVDs? This is way too good for Disney--LONG LIVE ROBIN HOOD!!!!
wanderersrock268 1 year ago
Habe das ding heute in der Uni besprochen, und ich dachte mir noch das ist doch der Fetzen bei Robin Hood am Anfang :D
carnage2681 1 year ago
@carnage2681
Sie haben Recht
truthoutmedia 1 year ago
@truthoutmedia japp und darüber freue ich mich sehr :D keiner hats gemerkt
carnage2681 1 year ago
this movie was so much better than what Ridley Scott just did....what a boring movie that was. But this one with Costner was amazing
International1986 1 year ago
@International1986 Agreed. Ridley Scott's version may have been more "worthy", but this movie was *fun*. And that's really what I go to the movies for :)
MrSinister1979 1 year ago
Love this film and this opening but, without being too much of a dick, the music starts from the Morgan Creek logo as you can plainly hear it carrying over at the start of this video and carries over into the Islamic singing. 10/10 for the upload mate but if you could get the whole thing on it would be 11/10 ;)
TheTrevorGoodchild 1 year ago
Morgan Creek Extended Logo Music
Disney 2008 Extended Music
217Dan 1 year ago
Kevin costner is a better Robin Hood than Russell Crowe.... End Of!!!!!!!
TH3CABL3GUY 1 year ago 2
@TH3CABL3GUY Crowe is alot of things, but he's no Robin Hood. :)
Joecbg100 1 year ago 3
Check out the Cincinnati Pops version of this on the Great Fantasy Adventure album; It will blow your mind!
414pwz 1 year ago
Epic horn part!!!! I love this soundtrack!
AngedeleCor 1 year ago
Love the theme
OnePicture101 1 year ago
Not every day that you get to see the Bayeaux Tapestry.
VanHowle 1 year ago
Great song, but the movie was cheesy.
MacDragard 1 year ago
@MacDragard its robin hood, what do you expect?
demondog45 1 year ago
i saw this when i was about 11, amazing!
trigga1uk 1 year ago
This is the song on every Disney DVD intro!
brergoofy 1 year ago
I love this overture!
kermitliberiliberi 1 year ago
So the new hollywood movie... takes a great English hero of the people and turns him into a bad guy - I for one feel insulted.
Its worse than a movie portraying George washington as an evil man - afterall he did start the seven years war.
neverfearchrisishere 1 year ago
@neverfearchrisishere That's not true. Originally they were going to make that story but they felt it was better to go the traditional route. Robin Hood is a good guy in the Crowe film
SG1Mitchell 1 year ago
great song and great movie
mydZcA 1 year ago
Robin Hood the bad guy? Why they turn every movie now in a dark setting, like Batman etc
RealDMraider 1 year ago
i love this movie
floh609 1 year ago
trivia bit: Micheal McShane was on the English version of "Whos line is it Anyway?"
hpa2005 1 year ago
Theme song of the 2008 and 2009 National Championship division 1 Marching Band Dartmouth High School Bitches!!!
devan367 1 year ago
I've never seen the movie, I wasn't born yet :) I've almost 18 now so i think i should cuz we're playing this for band...its SO much fun!
BCtrumpeteer 1 year ago
So awesome, with the Bayeaux Tapestry and everything.
largesatsuma 1 year ago 3
I remember seein this as a kid at the movies, think I was around 12 yrs old
F0Xhound009 1 year ago
Me 2, about 12. Remember sitting there with eyes wide open thinking wow. lol
sweetiecuddlecakes 1 year ago
El mejor momento de la peli.
Huargo 2 years ago
Te espero en Medieval TOTAL WAR con la Inglaterra del Rey Ricardo!!! o con los Sarracenos de Morgan Freeman!!! tu eliges!!! XD
ELmalodelapenicula 2 years ago 2
En esta ocasión...yo voy con Morgan Freeman.
Huargo 1 year ago
♥♥Great song... La musica es estremecedora, me encanta!!! al ogual k la peli ♥♥
sarajael1023 2 years ago 2
I don't really get why the Bayeux Tapestry was in this opening, It has nothing to with Robin Hood and was long before his time
ChildOfTheWilderness 2 years ago 9
Hollywood just seems to make things up as it goes along
truthoutmedia 2 years ago 16
@truthoutmedia Well Richard I was also Duke of Normandy and was the great, great grandson of William I. Richard ruled English some hundred and thirty years or so after William's death. So I see what they were thinking, it's from the same era of English history 11th & 12th century. It's a well made opening to the film, but I wonder if they should of reference the Crusades instead?
seahawk124 1 year ago 2
@truthoutmedia I guess everything is suppose to be predictable and historically accurate when dealing with such a specific and well fleshed out topic.
phantom299 1 year ago
@truthoutmedia hurrr this are midevil hurrr
balrogthane 10 months ago
@truthoutmedia Estetically, it's a bull's eye.
GodCutter 10 months ago
The Tapestry [or a very old comic book I as I like to think of it] is about the Normans invading England, and Robin Hood has the whole Norman versus Saxon thing going on. [the Errol Flynn version especially, though this one focuses more on the Crusades] I kind of like it really cause the Tapestry is the 11 Century version of a movie and it's cool that theyre using it 900 years later.
ShovewoodII 2 years ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness ... even though it was before his time, (circa 1400) it still would have been displayed in england at that time. it tells a wonderful story of william the conqueror, and is still displayed today. it is historic... and btw, who cares? its a movie! are you dropping snide comments trying to prove you are cultured? enjoy the song, and the movie. oh yea robin hood is fictional... so why is anything in this movie relavant?
gforcepainter1 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness Americans
mrjammerz 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness well...until you just identified it to me i always figured it was some mural of the robin hood story...
Hollywood only appeals to the ignorant..
SkInHoUnD 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness
Good point to make, but foop me it fits the music perfectly
Arianyr 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the tapestry in part chronicle the Battle of Hastings and the invasion of the Normans? In one of the versions of the Robin Hood tale I've read, Robin Hood and his fellow men were of the old Saxon lineage, and thus demeaned and mistreated by the Norman lords, artisans, merchants, and such. Plus I guess it's kinda epic with the opening overture.
crazycelt89 1 year ago
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Mallusaurus 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness Robin would have been around ~ in the thirteenth century, and the Bayeux Tapestry is probably from the eleventh century. So Hollywood has mixed together things. But, I still think this is one of the best, most majestic opening scores of all time. The tapestry represents this part of history in this part of the world well, and works much better then something artificial put together by Hollywood. And the music score i awesome.
Mallusaurus 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness
If it looks midlle-agy, i take it
OAlemaozinho 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness well, it does have a link with England, since the Normans conquered it with Guillaume of Normandie, ending the lineage of Anglosaxon royalty with Harold, since he pledged for him...
yeah you're right there's no connection...
Aelkamal 1 year ago
@Aelkamal King John signed the Magna Carta, which established Habeas Corpus (in the feudal sense) and this was a big blow to the mindset that the King does no wrong (first established with William's conquering of England). Simon de Montfort, led an early Baronial rebellion against Henry III (John's predecessor) to fight the King's abuse of power and establish direct democracy, which ultimately failed. The tale of Robin Hood may have been an amalgamation of the history of both Kings.
trevorlane 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness The Bayeux tapesty has great epic values in Hollywood, look at "The Vikings" or "Bednkobs and Broomsticks", and it was made 120 years prior to Richard Lionheart's reign, it wasn't that long.
deusirae76 1 year ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness robin hood is supposed to be a hero of anglo-saxon liberty against norman oppression
dmax631 10 months ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness "Robin hood traveled through france on his way home from the crusade and people fro bayeux made tapestry of him because hes robin hood and he kicks ass!" I mean who cares?? this film is art not a history lessons or a documentary, try to enjoy the music without making everybody know that you are really smart with your smart comments lol
johann2779 10 months ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness Im pretty sure Robin Hood wasn't Canadian either. But just roll with it I guess.
MrNarrative 10 months ago
@ChildOfTheWilderness I think it was just a way to bring the audience into the Medieval times in general. Yes the tapestry was woven about two centuries prior, but I doubt little changed from the time of the tapestry to when Robin Hood allegedly existed.
ryanrigley 7 months ago
This was always such a lame, half-assed opening.
I wish it was accompanied by some sort of action scene - a horseback pursuit or something.
jurassicmarcmarc 2 years ago
i agree. this music is too epic for it to just go through with some "cave paintings" it would be great to see them riding horses across the plains or stuff
Theoxiaus 2 years ago
@Theoxiaus seriously! unless there is something massively epic about thread weaving.
jurassicmarcmarc 1 year ago
@Theoxiaus when i sew, it's just never this epic. FML
jurassicmarcmarc 1 year ago
disney has been whoring this song lately I've noticed. On the DVDs they send me, it's like their opening theme before the previews start now....dirtbags
ffxiarcadius 2 years ago
Costner acting in this movie was excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!! love this move
patrizzi159 2 years ago
In this version of his story, Robin was a mid level aristocrat. His language would have been Norman French. He'd probably know some English to communicate with the servants and peasants, but he would not have an English accent. For most of the Middle Ages England was bi-lingual, divided along class lines.
As long as we're nitpicking, where and how did Azeem learn to speak Norman French or English?
Gracie0935 2 years ago
if you just wacht the movie and dont pick any tiny little detail of it!!
gekkegerrit101 2 years ago
I've watched the film several times; I have it on DVD. I like it. Just commenting on the nitpicking.
Now this is nitpicking: If anyone knows the phonetic system of the English language during its transition from Old to Middle, there's a bunch of historial linguists that would like to hear from you. Be specific as to which dialect.
Gracie0935 2 years ago
lol fair point like
tina363 2 years ago
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isobean 2 years ago
But it lays for the foundation for the movie, which is set in Norman England.
inkstersco 2 years ago 21
I remember watching this sequence several times before I even watched the movie. Michael Kamen was awesome. Same with Breakfast Club and "Dont You Forget About Me".
ACzervic 2 years ago
No shit? Its Robin Hood.
ACzervic 2 years ago
Costner's acting in this movie was excellent. The telescope scene where he fumbled his sword out to attack the suddenly "melee range" enemies is a treasure. I don't think I would have liked the film if he had adopted an Olde English accent. I remember vividly the packed theatre, everyone standing and cheering. Nobody complained about his lack of an accent. Nobody complained at all.
1badsteed 2 years ago
1bedsteed- With respect, I disagree. The film itself was excellent, as was the score and Kevin Costner certainly looked the part. But I think if an actor is being paid a lot of money for a big film, they could at least attempt an accent. I mean the purpose of acting is to convince the viewer of the authenticity of the person being portrayed. Would it be realistic for instance for an actor with a British accent to play Bill Clinton in a film? Renee Zelwegger is American and she can do it.
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 2 years ago
And as an aside, I saw Julius Caesar performed in Stratford a few years ago with a black man playing Marc Antony, and he put on one of the best performances of the role I've ever seen. Clearly not Roman, however -- sub-saharan African with a British accent!
Don't get hung up on these things, it's about the story.
JustShoveJayOhBe 2 years ago
You guys seriously need to get a life if you're so anal retentive about an actor's accent in this movie. I mean seriously, English of this era was completely unrecognizable to post-restoration English. In fact, in my M.A. program I had to take courses in middle English much as one would have to take courses to learn Spanish or German or whatever today!
People complained about Gibson's accent in Hamlet -- the Prince of Denmark is supposed to have a modern English accent too I guess!
JustShoveJayOhBe 2 years ago 2
JustShoveJayOhBe- Its not about 'getting a life'- its about making valid points on authenticity. I don't expect Mr Costner to put on an unrecognisable 'Old English' accent, but as he was paid a lot of money he could have at least attempted an English accent. I still think it was a great film, with a great Score and he certainly looked the part but I don't think its unreasonable to critique a unrealistic accent. For what its worth though, Colin Farell was worse in 'Alexander'
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 2 years ago
What I liked about this movie was adding the element of what went on overseas during the crusades and how his experience in the Holy Land changed him... Probably one of the best lines in the movie is when he talks about how he saw a squire take a spear to save a horse, nobility isn't about social station, blah blah blah. They didn't explore it enough, but it was still a nice change on the old story.
JustShoveJayOhBe 2 years ago 2
Well sir you may well soon have your wish. In the new adoption of the story, Robin Hood, played by Russell Crowe, is actually the bad guy. Look out for the movie, it looks promising.
truthoutmedia 2 years ago
Yeah, that does look promising. But it wouldn't take much to beat this turkey.
transrapide 2 years ago
@truthoutmedia that would have been interesting but they ditched that route right before filming.
SG1Mitchell 1 year ago
@truthoutmedia .....................no he isnt?
bulked 1 year ago
@truthoutmedia not so, the movie blew hard... they didnt even show robin using a bow hardly...
demondog45 1 year ago
A horrible movie of Hollywood political correctness and the worst casting job ever American accents in 12 century England!
But the opening credits over the Bayeux Tapestry rock! The only good thing about this movie
transrapide 2 years ago
An English accent would have been even less authentic. RH, if he had an English accent, would have a rhotic accent, more like an American than an Englishman, and even more likely would have a norman French accent, equally unlike both modern English and American accents.
northanortha 2 years ago
I have kevin costners sword from this movie
theflea1123 2 years ago
I'm suuuuper jealous! Can I see it?
tannersamp911 2 years ago
This movie is awesome. One of Kevin Costner's and Morgan Freeman's best.
wadehallen 2 years ago 3
I agree - I have to admit when I first sat down to watch this many years ago I had extremely low expectations coz of the cast - Costner as Robin (with american accent) & Christian Slater as his brother - Alan Rickman as Nottingham was the attraction but when I saw it - I was blown away - it is one of my all time favorite period movies!
lazarush1980 2 years ago
there only one disney :)
lcats02 2 years ago
i just love this theme because it's the opening to all the disney dvd's and blu-rays
Broadwayfan365 2 years ago
i am playing this in my marching band show this year
NoMoREMO212 2 years ago
Awesome! You should film it and post it on youtube!
iverie 2 years ago
Great sound track. Of course the Tapestry depicts the Norman French conquest of the Germanic/Nordic Kingdom of Anglo-Saxons over 100 years before the Robin Hood legend
It's setting the scence of a country made into slaves (serfs) by the conquest. Robin Hood (who didn't exsist) is symbolic of resistance to the Norman aristocrats by the native germanic people england.
It's pure guff but reminds the english who were are and who the country's "nobles" really are
russellsugden 2 years ago 2
Interesting take on the old story, thanks for sharing
truthoutmedia 2 years ago
@russellsugden How dare you say Robin Hood didn't exist! You have just crushed all my hopes and dreams. Besides, that's perposterous. If Robin Hood didn't exist than there wouldn't be anyone to lead the merry men = He's Real! :D
lemonice2700 1 year ago
he would have arrived at the quick decision to eliminate costner from the play.
ironically that sheriff could have killed robin hood to earn a lot of respect from a vast majority of robin hood fans.
back to king of thieves - do we find further strong acting in key roles in that movie? no! amongst the merry (wo)men i cant find ab. who knocks my socks off to.
while the interpretation of azeem is somehow funny and inspired, scarlett, little john, tuck and marion simply do not take place.
DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
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DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
that was the reason why costner's robin hood was a huge failure!
the central rivalry between hood on one side and the sheriff on the other side was a onesided affair. alan rickman simply outacted the one guy who actually was supposed to be the hero!
what is already apparent to the spectator can be underpinned by the evidence that many strong scenes of rickman have been cut out for the fortune of costner.
so the lesson is clear - if the director would've been a consequent guy
DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
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DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
no question - russell crowe will EASILY outclass costner's performance with his devoted style of acting!
he'll have to compete with those who've set the gold standard - praed/j.connery!
but IMO there's always one thing that'll be crucial for success of a new robin hood- movie. it is the quality play of the other leading and important secondary parts that creates an atmosphere of unique rivalry.
DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
Jason Connery set the 'gold standard'?! Fuck me pal, I don't know what passes for acting in Germany but I think you need to get out a bit more lol
Thats a weird alternate ending you suggest as well: Sheriff kills Robin at the end...then i suppose he rapes Marion which he was about to do anyway...then becomes king of England! I'd cut back on those Jamaican woodbines if I were you pal.
daveedomobilio 2 years ago
quite amusing to read your lines, dave!
well, I'm sure, in germany passes too much for acting, as does in US or UK and wherever a lot of crappy blockbusters overstock the market!
I'm not here to praise RoS to the sky, but there's been sth. in it, which I miss in all the other adaptations, like KoT - call it spirit
anyway, sth. in your comment tells me that you aren't a big fan of costner's performance either?!
and tell me, did you leave out michael praed by hazard when quoting me?
DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
hahaha
truthoutmedia 2 years ago
the movie doesn't deliver what this brilliant score promises! the signing of k.costner ruined, what could have been a good adaptation of the legend...
DieMaterialkralle 2 years ago
lets see what Russell Crowe brings to the roll.
truthoutmedia 2 years ago
This is actually also the introduction score for the Disney DVD Promos.
MetalDuckOnline 2 years ago
I grew up watching this film, and so it's my favourite "Robin Hood," though I enjoy the classic version with Errol Fynn (epic swordfight between him and Basil Rathbone) and the spoof "Men In Tights." One of my favourite moments is when-SPOILER ALERT!!-King Richard returns.
ShakespeareHamlet 2 years ago
"Unlike some OTHER Robin Hoods....... I can speak with an English accent."
AnarchyIncProduction 2 years ago 3
LOL!
Till now I didn´t know the English sentence... I am from Germany and here he says: "Weil ich dem Produzenten nicht x millionen Costner!"
(Because I don´t Costner x million for the producers)
I always wondered what that sentence is in english^^
Baloth86 2 years ago
Umm, I think that's "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" you're referring tohated that movie.
BarrelsPolesandJack 2 years ago
Yeah, it's from Robin Hood Men in Tights -- I, and that movie, was making fun of Kevin Costner's shitty acting in this movie.
AnarchyIncProduction 2 years ago
In Italy Robin says: "Io non sono come gli altri Robin Hood. Io non sono uno che balla coi lupi!" (I'm not like other Robin Hoods, I'm not a guy that dances with wolves!") :-(. English version is terrific!
Fritzkarraldo 2 years ago
I wonder why they changed it when translating it to other languages? Seems odd to me.
AnarchyIncProduction 2 years ago
lol :D
Ardamess 2 years ago