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Apparently I like adventure heroes more than I assumed. Something about them just gets my cinematic blood pumping. And it ain't just the Tarzan stuff. Remember a while ago when I dedicated a whole week to Robin Hood movies? Well I just found another one on Tubi, and it was so short that I blew through it.
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) - Directed by Terence Fisher
Genres: Swashbuckler, Adventure, Medieval
This short but to-the-point retelling sees Robin Hood working his way through a massive conspiracy headed by the Sheriff of Nottingham, in order to acquire a large piece of land and murder a political official respected by King Richard to ensure it. But ironically, a chance encounter with Lady Marian, who wants justice done for a man wrongfully sentence to death by the Sheriff, both Robin and Marian end up in the conspiracy in their own ways.
Well, I'll say this. The movie was well acted. We got some very strong auras from each character bouncing off of each other to make the movie more entertaining when the action wasn't taking over. The Sheriff was just so naturally sleazy, for example. It's like everyone was playing themselves with some sort of earnestness, especially Peter Cushing who can easily play the hero. The plot got pretty jumbled on occasions, putting in a few twists that never really reach the full potential of thrills or intrigue, but there was always something new to keep the movie going, especially considering that the bountiful action could be a little predictable since you know Robin Hood doesn't miss.
The biggest concern I have for the movie is the sheer lack of character development. Even though everyone was well-acted, none of the characters had anything unique to them. The main focus was being a new take on Robin Hood, but the emotion of each character's relationships wasn't really there at all. It relied on the basics that everyone knew, much like how Exodus: Gods and Kings went through the Moses story with the mindset that you already knew what would happen.
Well, Sword of Sherwood Forest makes for a fun 80 minutes if you like classic swashbucklers, but I would only really recommend this if you get a kick out of Robin Hood at all. It's one of the worst adaptations of Robin Hood I've seen, but it's not bad.
= 63/100
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) - Directed by Terence Fisher
Genres: Swashbuckler, Adventure, Medieval
This short but to-the-point retelling sees Robin Hood working his way through a massive conspiracy headed by the Sheriff of Nottingham, in order to acquire a large piece of land and murder a political official respected by King Richard to ensure it. But ironically, a chance encounter with Lady Marian, who wants justice done for a man wrongfully sentence to death by the Sheriff, both Robin and Marian end up in the conspiracy in their own ways.
Well, I'll say this. The movie was well acted. We got some very strong auras from each character bouncing off of each other to make the movie more entertaining when the action wasn't taking over. The Sheriff was just so naturally sleazy, for example. It's like everyone was playing themselves with some sort of earnestness, especially Peter Cushing who can easily play the hero. The plot got pretty jumbled on occasions, putting in a few twists that never really reach the full potential of thrills or intrigue, but there was always something new to keep the movie going, especially considering that the bountiful action could be a little predictable since you know Robin Hood doesn't miss.
The biggest concern I have for the movie is the sheer lack of character development. Even though everyone was well-acted, none of the characters had anything unique to them. The main focus was being a new take on Robin Hood, but the emotion of each character's relationships wasn't really there at all. It relied on the basics that everyone knew, much like how Exodus: Gods and Kings went through the Moses story with the mindset that you already knew what would happen.
Well, Sword of Sherwood Forest makes for a fun 80 minutes if you like classic swashbucklers, but I would only really recommend this if you get a kick out of Robin Hood at all. It's one of the worst adaptations of Robin Hood I've seen, but it's not bad.
= 63/100