Brer Oswald
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Why is everyone so harsh on Robin Hood? Sure, it reuses some animation, but aside from that, it's pretty good.
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Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I like it.
It's a product of it's time. Not nearly as timeless as other Disney classics. It's also short, stereotypical to a fault and rather basic. It under-utilizes the anthropomorphic animals and the story itself is a very simplistic. It's an uninspired take on Robin Hood done book report style. I compare it to those "Disney-like" movies that appear in the bargain bin at Walmart trying to trick ill-informed consumers. To me the movie is just OK; I like it but only because it's a product of it's time. It's not a great Disney movie, IMO. That said... It's my father's favorite Disney movie. Context.
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Brer Oswald
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I would agree that it's not timeless, or a Disney classic. However, it's not nearly as bad as you're making it out to be, but that's just your opinion.
Princess Leia
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Okay I'll bite. I really like 'Robin Hood'; it's one of the VHS tapes that I'd borrow from my cousins all the time as a little kid (before receiving my own tape), would watch over and over, and then proceed to get scared by parts of the 'Walt Disney and You' promo at the end (which I'm attaching, because I can't be the only one who remembers this thing).
I know it reused animation, but I loved the story and the songs. I still whistle 'Whistle Stop', and sing 'Oo-de-lally' and 'Love' (my sister has actually said that if she gets married, she wants it to be her first dance). I honestly prefer 'Robin Hood' to 'Big Hero 6' and 'Tangled'.
However, it's been 44 years since the movie came out, and compared to its contemporaries (Jungle Book, Aristocats, and Winnie the Pooh), it's been shuffled to the back of Disney's mind. And that's okay. With all of their properties, not all of the films are going to make it in a theme park. Outside of M&Gs (and a short lived AK show), Jungle Book and Aristocats are barely given their due. In fact, if you look at a list of Disney's animated features from 1961-1988 (beginning with 101 Dalmatians and ending with Oliver & Company), Pooh is the clear winner for theme park presence.
.... I had a point when I started this....
Oh, Robin Hood is better than most people remember, but the chances of it having a major role in a Disney theme park are probably slim to none.
I know it reused animation, but I loved the story and the songs. I still whistle 'Whistle Stop', and sing 'Oo-de-lally' and 'Love' (my sister has actually said that if she gets married, she wants it to be her first dance). I honestly prefer 'Robin Hood' to 'Big Hero 6' and 'Tangled'.
However, it's been 44 years since the movie came out, and compared to its contemporaries (Jungle Book, Aristocats, and Winnie the Pooh), it's been shuffled to the back of Disney's mind. And that's okay. With all of their properties, not all of the films are going to make it in a theme park. Outside of M&Gs (and a short lived AK show), Jungle Book and Aristocats are barely given their due. In fact, if you look at a list of Disney's animated features from 1961-1988 (beginning with 101 Dalmatians and ending with Oliver & Company), Pooh is the clear winner for theme park presence.
.... I had a point when I started this....
Oh, Robin Hood is better than most people remember, but the chances of it having a major role in a Disney theme park are probably slim to none.
disneyC97
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Disney Lover Addie
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I have heard about a Marry Poppins Ride, but not a Loch Ness monster one.
Robbiem
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I never knew that I hope it plays 'self preservation society' from the movie - that would make such an awesome ride
Well, here's the thing. The ride was installed while Paramount owned the parks, but since Cedar Fair bought it, they had to relinquish all the movie-branded stuff. So, while it was designed in the spirit of The Italian Job, there are no longer any direct links to the movie -- including, much to your dismay, the music.
Matt_Black
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Well, first, the story. The first half of the movie plays up how important Maid Marian is, and how much love she and Robin have, and then the whole thing is abruptly resolved and she's missing entirely from the third act save for the very end.
Sir Hiss is shown to have the power of hypnosis, and then they do nothing with it for the rest of the film.
The songs are average. "Love" (a bland, generic title for a bland, generic song) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song, but it didn't win. Heck it wasn't even the best song to not win Best Song that year (that would be "Live and Let Die").
I could go on, but I just got home from work and I'm tired.
Princess Leia
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The original third act would have included Marian in a more prominent role, but idk why Disney chose to use the theatrical version. Funny enough, the last act of Hunchback seemed to use the same concept (villain finding injured hero being tended to by other character, tries to stab them, fails).
TeriofTerror
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I wore out my book and record set as a child, and can still quote nearly the entire movie by heart.
I also attribute my love of football to Lady Cluck. <3
Matt_Black
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Oh, lord, I've seen the storyboard and animatics for that lost ending, and that would have made the movie SO much better. To actually see Prince John deposed instead of having it off camera, to see the triumphant return of King Richard instead of it happening off camera. Heck, all the Lionhearted does is repeat a joke that wasn't that funny the first time they said it!
BlindChow
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OMG a song written for a movie didn't even win an Oscar!?!
Everyone knows that only one song from a movie in a given year can be considered "Good," and thus, if it didn't win an Oscar™, it must be bad!
Matt_Black
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OMG a song written for a movie didn't even win an Oscar!?!
Everyone knows that only one song from a movie in a given year can be considered "Good," and thus, if it didn't win an Oscar™, it must be bad!
Again, Live and Let Die so totally blows ANY song from Robin Hood completely and thoroughly out of the word. Second, they named their love song "Love". Brilliant.
And the lyrics are FILTHY for a Disney song. "Now you're all grown up inside of me"?!? All the other songs share in the mediocrity. They're not BAD, but compared to other Disney songs....
aladdin2007
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The soundtrack to Robin Hood is being rereleased next month as a Disney Legacy package, for those of you familiar with that line of cd's from last year.
Fox&Hound
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Thank you so much for writing this! I had no idea and this literally made my night!
HauntedMansionFLA
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I be a Dumbo
Maybe the UK Pavilion will be a homage to William Shakespeare or better still a reflection of English Lit with scenes depicting some of the best plays, poems and book characters pinned by English and Scottish authors.