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Robin Hood (Most Wanted Edition)

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I love this movie and always have. It is very funny and entertaining to watch even as an adult.

There haven't been very many well-known Disney movies that I know of that were highly successful nor as groundbreaking during the 1960s through the first half of the 1980s and some of the Disney movies that were made during that time should've been more successful. The Disney animated edition of Robin Hood is one of those and is in fact, probably my favorite Disney movie of all-time.

Released in 1973, it is a wonderful adaptation of the medieval novel with the characters being animal humanoids with Robin Hood being A Fox, Little John a Bear, Friar Tuck being a badger, and the greedy and semi-evil Prince John being a Lion. It's all so entertaining and so much fun to watch and laugh to with all of the charm and charisma that I think a lot of Disney movies during the 1970s and 1980s lacked. Don't get me wrong, most of Disney's movies are great but Robin Hood in my opinion is one of the most overlooked classics of all-time and also is my favorite Disney movie of all time, alongside the also overlooked "The Great Mouse Detective".

As you might already know, it's a tale of an outlaw who robs the rich Prince John and his goon wolf The Sheriff, to feed the poor and the hungry in Nottingham and dreams of marrying a lovely lady named Maid Marian and it's all so wonderful. If those who are turned off by the excessive drama or the unsettling atmosphere of the Kevin Costner classic "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", this Disney edition will definitely make a wonderful substitute. I recommend both versions of Robin Hood. I like the Disney one more.

The background music is also highly memorable with some incredible catchy songs and battle scenes that are just enough to keep you laughing for a very long time and just the whole atmosphere of the movie makes Robin Hood one of the most underrated and overlooked classics of all time. A lot of more popular Disney movies while great, they don't seem to impress me as much as Robin Hood has, and some are just downright pap! Robin Hood doesn't fall into that category. It has the fun and joy for young kids to enjoy and the style and timeless music and storytelling to entertain the adults. I would even go far as to say that Robin Hood is better than Aladdin, and Prince of Egypt. Don't get me wrong, those are classics too but not at the heights of Robin Hood though.

A good movie , I enjoyed watching it again with my son . First movie I ever saw in a theater .

This is one of my favourite films, bar none. Though considered one of the lesser works to come out of Disney's animation studios, Robin Hood (1973) is nonetheless a true gem in my estimation. The transformation of the characters into animals works surprisingly well, and lends a levity to the story without diluting the impact of the Robin Hood legend. And, oh, the humour! I had forgotten what a genuinely funny film this is. Yet, at the same time, there is drama, pathos and, of course, romance. This is an easy, sweet, non-threatening introduction to the Robin Hood story, ideally suited for the younger set, yet full of subtleties that adults will appreciate. The animation and voices are outstanding, and help this film come to life. I first saw this as a boy in 1982, and adored it then. Now, as an adult, I adore it no less. The "Most Wanted Edition" DVD is worth the price, as it contains interactive content that is both fun and educational. This is a wholesome, life-affirming treat that the whole family will enjoy!

La version animée de "Robin des Bois" de Dinsey a été sortie de l'atelier au cours de la plus importante sécheresse. En regardant ce film, vous pouvez ressentir que l'équipe de l'atelier ont essayer de rétablir elle-même la situation après la mort de son fondateur. Les scènes du films précédents ont été recyclées (note de la scène dans une séquence musicale beaucoup de liens entre "Blanche-Neige" et "Les Aristochats"). Seulement une ou deux chansons sont mémorables, mais ce n'est pas aussi mauvais que ça puisse paraître. L'animation de "Robin des Bois" a un rachat de choses sur elle.
La raison pour laquelle les adultes ne trouve pas ce film passionnant, car il est strictement destiné à des enfants. Mais l'accent mis sur le maintien des relations saines avec les êtres chers au cours des temps difficiles est quelque chose à admirer. Faut dire que "Robin des Bois" manque de c½ur est un peu de dure. Oui, il manque d'une histoire forte, mais il est injuste de rejeter tous l'ensemble, juste pour cela. Le film sans prétention et la simplicité de la nature a aidé "Robin des Bois" à recevoir l'attention du grand public et de l'appréciation au cours des années. Il peut ne pas être un "classique" des film de Disney, mais c'est certainement un des plus admirable.

This is one of the best animated Disney films out there! Still wonderful after all these years. A classic tale done in fun Disney style.

I love all Disney cartoons, but Robin Hood is my favorite! The songs are great. It is both very funny, and very touching. The part when the racoons are chained together and marched into jail always gets me! All the animals that are in the jail do, so sad! It is a timeless cartoon, and everyone should own it! Great for all ages, and great for a laugh!

There had been many film adaptations based on the famous tales of the English folk hero Robin Hood and his Merry Men since 1908; and all of them very different too. It is difficult to choose which are my favorite Robin Hood films...but I would I love Disney's version and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn.

You know something, Walt Disney's Robin Hood is perhaps the most famous animated version of the legend, which had the various characters depicted as anthropomorphic animal characters, including Robin Hood and Maid Marian as foxes (I love foxes); And you know, this was probably the very first time that any studio would use anthropomorphic animal characters in an animated feature.

Great classic, great fun. Roger Miller makes it even better as the rooster. Love the songs.

Disney's version of "Robin Hood" was a breakthrough in the use of Anthropomorphic or "humanized" animals in animation. It was the first time any animation studio created an all-animal cast playing roles usually reserved for humans in a full length movie. It holds a unique place in Disney Animation just for this reason.

Believe it or not, this movie's influence has been far-reaching on the design and stories of later animated movies (Don Bluth's "The Secret of NIMH", Disney's own "Lion King"), many animated television shows ("Ducktales", "TaleSpin"), comic books, video games (Nintendo's "Starfox"), Asian Anime and the growing "Furry" Fandom on the internet today.

The 70's were a uninspired and directionless time for Disney Animation and "Robin Hood" shows the effects of this. The animation is flat and looks cheaply done due to the use of Xeroxing the pencilled animation onto cells instead the precise but expensive way of hand tracing. Some of the animation where characters are dancing was directly copied from "Snow White" and "The Aristocats". When Sir Hiss stares hypnotically into Prince John's eyes for a few seconds - its the same exact animation you saw in 1967's "The Jungle Book". This reuse of animation was fine for Hanna-Barbera and other low-budget TV animation companies but a travesty for Disney which created and set high standards with their animation in the 1930's through the early 1960's (and thankfully recapured some of those standards in the 1990's).

Some characters are recycled from other Disney movies - Little John and Sir Hiss are carbon copies of the Jungle Book's Balloo the bear and Kaa the snake. The songs besides Roger Miller's "Oo-De-Lally" (which was sampled and sped-up for the popular Radio Disney staple "The Hampsterdance") just aren't that memorable or very good. Add to that the direction is very pedestrian with little style or "zing" - typical of most Disney films of the period.

Despite all these flaws the movie is still one of the most charming, fun and entertaining of all of Disney's 1970's output. The biggest reason is the great cast of voice actors - they sound like they were having fun making this movie and their enthusiasm give the characters "life" when the animation doesnt. Peter Ustinov almost steals the movie with his voicing of Prince John. The story is one of the better adaptations of the Robin Hood legend and the script is well paced and full of funny one-liners that might go over the head of young kids but adults will enjoy.

Disney's DVD version is a huge improvement over the old VHS tape from the 80's - but there are still scenes where the colors look washed out from a faded print. Also the movie's soundtrack is still in the original mono. Besides the original trailers and the classic Mickey Mouse short, the extras are only for the kids and not die-hard animation fans. I wish Disney would have spent more time and money for this reissue, restored the color, add archival footage, interviews and remixed the audio for 5:1 stereo like they have done for "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty". This classic movie deserves better than a basic bare-bones presentation.