Robin Hood - "Archery Training" featurette

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Oscar® winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as Robin Hood, whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.

Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richards army against the French. Upon Richards death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Oscar® winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Robin Hood
• Nottingham
• Russell Crowe
• Cate Blanchett
• Maid Marion
• William Hurt
• Mark Strong
• Friar Tuck
• Prince John
• King Richard
• bow and arrow
• Gladiator
• Ridley Scott

[WillieDines1]

Steve Ralphs is one of the UK's top bowyers, especially for making traditional English Longbows and Warbows :)

Nothing is better than the real thing of shooting a longbow and I'm glad Ridley let the actors shoot their arrows because it makes the movie look and feel more authentic.

Sequel, Sequel, Sequel, Sequel, Sequel, Sequel :D

[danxtur]

Nothing is better then the real thing

[arr5612]

@aa3gunner

Not really, most of the time armour stops an arrow, doesn't stop a bullet.

[arr5612]

Im glad its real archery in the film.

[aa3gunner]

The bow has always been superior to the musket or arquebus until the 1800's. prior to that, guns suck just because of reload time and unreliability. One skilled archer= Ten noob musketeers.

[robbieatvic]

Im a big rusty fan, however, a war bow is a long bow but a long bow is far from being a war bow. everyone in the film shoots from the lips, not a single main character shoots "in the bow"!!!!!!!!! no one fulldraws the full lengh and all of them use light bows. Of course hollywood people cant shoot real period yew bows but they could at least have them full drwaw to the ear and shoot "In the bow". Id have trained them in the real style for far less money.

[firebelliedtoad]

Pedantic, I know... but not 'firing a bow and arrow', Russel! Shooting or loosing. Good film.

[Woodenarrows]

Love it when a movie strives for authenticity. You really get into it and it makes the whole experience much better. I grew up with the TV version of Robin Hood (Richard Green) so I didn’t think I would like this rendition of the story. Boy was I wrong.

[Olwe1992]

@WillieDines1

But for the best warbows, you should go to Steve Stratton! :)

[plow250]

pretty nice vid. wish it took me TAHT long to know how to shoot the bow :P