# ANOTHER Robin Hood movie??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185 "2018-11-08T12:42:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/41 "2018-11-09T18:02:34Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Robin Hood blows up a 14th century armored personnel carrier. > > That’s the sort of thing that you think would be kind of so-stupid-it’s-cool but then, on screen, it’s just really stupid. That was awesome! …I mean, it has nothing to do with Robin Hood the legend, but if we replace the Sheriff of Nottingham with Leonardo DaVinci… Seriously, where’s the forest in these previews? Why is 12th-century England depicted with Gotham City-style cyclopean architecture? Why is everyone wearing pants? ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/42 "2018-11-09T20:18:45Z")
For a complete destruction of the Trailer, nothing beats [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJOQtU0joTI). ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/43 "2018-11-09T23:28:13Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Well, Tony Robinson wrote the series, so he got to decide who he wanted to play. He still miscast himself, though. OTOH, Adam Morris playing Robin as an obtuse, narcissistic fop was pitch perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/44 "2018-11-09T23:33:26Z")
Also, [holy shit I had no idea Baldrick was in a John Wayne movie! He even got a scene with John Wayne.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31nbTYePtaY) ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/45 "2018-11-10T02:00:43Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > The answer to “how long” is as long as they make any money whatsoever. > > I’m thinking that it’s time to take another approach by portraying him with a lot more edge, sort of like a Clint Eastwood western anti-hero type. Well as I’ve posted before, id love to see a robin hood where he’s simply the bad guy. After all, he’s on questionable grounds ethically – do all the rich deserve to be robbed, is it good for the local economy for that to happen, and what proportion is to sustain him and his merry men? He can start out as a populist figure until the locals realize he’s ultimately harmful. Then you have a reverse john wick where legions of ordinary folk must bravely take on a l33t archer. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/46 "2018-11-10T04:59:44Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Well as I’ve posted before, id love to see a robin hood where he’s simply the bad guy. > > After all, he’s on questionable grounds ethically – do all the rich deserve to be robbed, is it good for the local economy for that to happen, and what proportion is to sustain him and his merry men? > > He can start out as a populist figure until the locals realize he’s ultimately harmful. Then you have a reverse john wick where legions of ordinary folk must bravely take on a l33t archer. From what I understand, there were plans for a movie called “Nottingham” that told the story from the Sheriff’s point of view and portrayed Robin as not quite the hero that the legends painted him as. That ended up morphing into the 2010 Robin Hood, which from what I heard was rather dreary and joyless. But for a similar take, check out Mari Ness’ excellent short story [In The Greenwood](https://www.tor.com/2013/12/04/in-the-greenwood-mari-ness/) on [Tor.com](http://Tor.com). ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/47 "2018-11-10T07:33:24Z")
Hmm. 46 replies so far. Thanks for the posts, folks. Whether you agree with my OP or not. Your comments have been interesting and I’ve enjoyed them all. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/48 "2018-11-10T08:10:05Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Also, [holy shit I had no idea Baldrick was in a John Wayne movie! He even got a scene with John Wayne.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31nbTYePtaY) He mentioned this in an interview a year or so ago. He was struggling for acting work at the time and had a normal job as a motorbike courier. He went to the interview in his gear and the director was impressed with what he thought was his commitment to the part! ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/49 "2018-11-10T23:02:50Z")
> [@JacobSwan](#): > > He mentioned this in an interview a year or so ago. He was struggling for acting work at the time and had a normal job as a motorbike courier. He went to the interview in his gear and the director was impressed with what he thought was his commitment to the part! It’s an even better scene if you assume that his character actually _is_ the whichever descendant of Baldrick. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/50 "2018-11-10T23:21:03Z")
I think I’ll skip this one. Explosions, automatic crossbows, modern clothing, etc. seem like the wrong way to go. The sheriff of Nottingham in particular looks like he stepped out of the latest issue of GQ. I think this one will flop. If they are going to make a modern version of an old tale, at least set it in the modern era. The Kid Who Would Be King, for example, seems like it’ll be a better version of King Arthur than this movie will be of Robin Hood. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/51 "2018-11-10T23:36:10Z")
Why the hell is the world’s most famous longbowman using a recurve bow? For some reason, that’s the thing that bugs me the most. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/52 "2018-11-10T23:46:29Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > When King Kong flings poo, he _really_ FLINGS POO. [I Shoveled Kong’s Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368647) They should make a Robin Hood movie where everyone keeps getting shot in the ass with arrows. It would end with the Sheriff of Nottingham hog-tied and with a bulls-eye painted on his rump, and Robin Hood saying he’s going to shoot some butts. We would then see an arrow’s view flying toward the sheriff before the screen switches to saying “The End”. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/53 "2018-11-11T00:14:29Z")
> [@Hermione](#): > > But for a similar take, check out Mari Ness’ excellent short story [In The Greenwood](https://www.tor.com/2013/12/04/in-the-greenwood-mari-ness/) on [Tor.com](http://Tor.com). Thanks – that was a good story! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/54 "2018-11-11T00:20:49Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why the hell is the world’s most famous longbowman using a recurve bow? > > For some reason, that’s the thing that bugs me the most. The bow training “expert” is a bit of a [controversial figure](https://io9.gizmodo.com/robin-hood-video-claims-the-new-movies-archery-is-histo-1829965118). ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/55 "2018-11-13T01:32:52Z")
Am I the only one who thought this version of Robin Hood was set in a post-apocalyptic reverted-to-feudalism England when I saw the trailer? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/56 "2018-11-13T02:43:58Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Am I the only one who thought this version of Robin Hood was set in a post-apocalyptic reverted-to-feudalism England when I saw the trailer? Yep. But that’s not going to stop me from watching it through that filter anyway. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/57 "2018-11-13T03:06:20Z")
actually I thought it was a new assassins creed movie when I seen the commercial …… ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/58 "2018-11-13T15:50:22Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Am I the only one who thought this version of Robin Hood was set in a post-apocalyptic reverted-to-feudalism England when I saw the trailer? The clothing, architecture and other features certainly seem to have zero historical faithfulness. ETA: now that I think of it, a post-apocalyptic inspired-by-Robin Hood movie would actually be better. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/59 "2018-11-13T16:07:49Z")
Crazy-ass anachronisms didn’t hurt _Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters_, but _Robin Hood_’s lead actor is generating too many megasmarms for my taste. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185/60 "2018-11-13T16:10:52Z")
_A Knight’s Tale_ was another movie that had anachronisms (mostly in the songs and dancing) but it worked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-robin-hood-movie/824185.md?page=4)