If you love Alan Rickman, you're in for a treat. If you hate Alan Rickman, you're in for a change-of-mind (and then a treat).

I remember reading the story about how Alan Rickman knew this movie was going to be terrible so he just went way over the top. And it's wonderful.

Alan Rickman just goes with it. "It's not going to be good, but I'll at least ham it up and have fun.". It's like Raul Julia in Street Fighter.

Well, I’m pretty sure they knew they were going for the Disneyesque aesthetic, gleefully playing it as camp as Christmas and it’s just brilliant! It’s funny, daft, speedy, witty, daft, action packed and did I mention daft? I will always love this movie for its atmosphere of the last day of school where everyone is allowed to wear their favourite accent. 😉

Alan rickman knew this was a panto and was excellent.

That line from Worf is probably my favourite bit in anything ever. But Alan Rickman scheduling whores at half hourly intervals is up there too.

Still traumatised by that Brian Adams tune that spent 3 years at No1 in the U.K.

Never saw the big deal about Costner. He usually had the charisma of a plank of wood. Yet in his defense, he was genuinely impressive in Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World and Tin Cup.

Men In Tights is obviously the greatest adaptation of the legend.

Perfect. Such a silly film, but a tremendous romp. This is just good old-fashioned fun. Daffy Duck summed it up nicely: "Yoiks and away!".

I was 11 when this was released and it was definitely a force. Between the song, the toys, the trading cards, tv commercials, etc - it was impossible, even for a kid, not to be beat over the head with it.

I was waiting for that Cary Elwes clip 🤣I saw PoT once, then only watched Men in Tights for the next 3 decades. I forgot how good Alan Rickman was in this movie. I might have to watch it again just for him.

Alan Rickman was great in this movie. I don't remember much else about other than bryan adams being on the radio and tv constantly for months back then

This film inspired Men in Tights and for that I'm grateful.

My parents and I almost walked out of the theater because we thought it was so bad. Then Alan Rickman appeared.

The best and most distinctive things about this movie are Alan Rickman (RIP) and Morgan Freeman. Both characters are somewhat lifted from the infinitely superior Robin of Sherwood (which I noticed you included a shot of in your montage). A review of that would be most welcome.

“Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.”- Robin Hood: Men in Tights

All Hail! Sir Robin of Mulett!

Unlike some other Robin Hoods, Kevin can speak with a California accent😂

Man, the Bryan Adams song drove me bonkers, it was no 1 for a million year and a fixture of all weddings fro a long time after, there was no escape!

There'll only ever be one Robin Hood and that's Errol Flynn, no...er...Richard Greene, no...er...Sean Connery no...er...Michael Praed. Dammit. Well, in any event, it ain't Kevin Costner, or Russell Crowe for that matter. Great work Stam Fine. Love this channel.

This one rivals Braveheart for the 'Worst Accents by the Lead Actor' Award.

Still, "Why a spoon?" "Because it would hurt more, you idiot!" stays with me 30+ years on

Yeah, I'm the right age to have a soft spot for this one. I know it's kind of crap, but it's still cheesy fun. And I adore Rickman's performance. For that matter, I also love the main theme, although the rest of Kamen's score is bland and forgettable. Although you know what REALLY irks me about it, but no one ever comments on? The way John's wife goes from having an emergency medieval C-section to participating in the final battle just a few days later. That's probably the single most absurd and unrealistic thing in the whole movie. She'd most likely die from infection, or sheer shock/trauma, and even if she did survive by some miracle she'd be laid up for weeks or months recovering.

Just so you know, even American audiences were offended by Costner's accent. #WeStandWithTheUK

There was a point in the 90’s that everyone had a vhs copy of this.

I think I've seen this once. Anyone from the UK who was old enough when this came out will just remember the Bryan Adams song being at number 1 in the top 10 for a stupid amount of time, everyone was sick to death of hearing it. I think that is one reason I've not revisited it.

It's like watching an outdoor play of Robin Hood at the Sequoia National Park in California.

Watched it again on TV a few weeks ago; I always found the film quite enjoyable, and I'm a proper movie snob who lists Memento, LA Confidential and several foreign language films among his Top 10. You're right that it was a dumbed down action movie and Alan Rickman appears to be directing himself, but it's no less fun as a result. Here in the UK, Robin Hood is part historical myth and part pantomime character, so there's scope for a less than serious take on the character. Parts of the movie were shot here in the New Forest (on the southern central coast of England).

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is a movie... That should've been on the poster.

Arrow cam. Thats what I remember most. They used it again in Hard Target a couple of years later.

The only reason to watch this film is to watch Alan Rickman chew the scenery alive.

Nice one! I just uploaded my homage to the original Bryan Adams music video 🙂

I remember my then girlfriend and I absolutely loving this at the cinema when it came out. We saw it twice, if I recall correctly, and picked it up on VHS on release! We gazed lovingly into each other's eyes as 'Everything I Do' played on the FM radio... then I watched it recently; much like that now long ago ex-girlfriend, this movie hasn't aged well.

There is one good thing about this film - it inspired Men in Tights.

I adore that you referenced "When Things Were Rotten", Mel Brooks' precursor to "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"! Thanks for another great video review, Mr.Fine!

Apologies to anyone who enjoys this film, but it has a half-assed script, a serious lack of action and a pantomime tone. For a budget of somewhere around US$ 45 million it also isn't very impressive visually. And when the 1938 film version was considered definitive, then you have to try harder than this to make your own movie worthwhile. The script was originally intended to be a TV movie, which is ironic considering the Bergin/Thurman movie being broadcast on TV.

I do kind of like this movie despite its many flaws. I think it's mainly because it made a greater attempt at the old swashbuckler feel that most recent adaptations have. However, that's also the problem. Costner is a good actor and has a charm when he chooses to make use of it (too rarely IMHO), but doesn't really have the raw charisma that takes of over a room the way Errol Flynn could. He owned that scene where he crashes Prince John's banquet carrying a stag on his shoulders. He shared the room with Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone and owned it. He had that boyish grin that screamed "rogue". Costner's style is too sedate for that.

If nothing else, this film shows off the acting talent of Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman & Brian Blessed. The latter of whom should really have got more screen time in this film.

Hey Stam. Ah this is a great review as always. From the title which cracked me up even before I clicked to play. I remember wanting to see this film because of Dances with Wolves. I agree that the song was an ear wig it was number 1 for 13 weeks. Stam, you are the best. Thanks for this. It made my day as usual. ❤❤❤❤

We didn't land on Sherwood Forest. Sherwood Forest landed on us!

0:59 MEENO PELUCE! (Stam Fine's channel is now The Spot the Meeno channel.)

Harsh. But the Alan Dale line

You’re absolutely wrong about the soundtrack. The opening score is timeless. Still enjoyed the review! I really appreciate the effort!

I re-watch this movie just for Alan Rickman having a great time playing the Sheriff. The rest is so-so.

"Alan Rickman: Prince of Film" - much like the Pink Panther flicks without Herbert Loms Dreyfuss, RHPoT wouldn't have been ANYWHERE nearly as good without Alan. Thank you Sir, R.I.P.

It’s not a good film . . . but I didn’t hate it. It’s one of those films I knew everything about before seeing it finally 25 years or so after it came out. But you know what? I miss movies like this. I miss when singular movies could attain huge cultural equity without spawning huge franchises.

Sometime you should review Ladyhawke (1985). Like this movie, it's a medieval tale that tried to be serious but turned out really campy. It's mostly forgotten about but it stars Matthew Broderick and Michelle Pfeiffer before they were really famous, and directed by the late, great Richard Donner. I watched that movie with my mom a few months ago and both of us had a romp watching it, so it would be great one for you to review.

2:40 Eddie Izzard still said it best - "Where's the Maid MAR-EYE-ON?". Timeless!

Great stuff as usual mate.

One of those 'hasnt aged well' type of movies for sure!

Kevin Costner in this movie was like Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker's Dracula. A big name actor whose awful performance you put up with to see the cool parts of the movie you really loved. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was actually considered a more grounded, gritty take on the material at the time. Part of that was due to the costumes and the muted color tones, not to mention the copious PG-13 violence.

I have to disagree with SF on this one. To thoroughly enjoy this movie, one needs to forget that there was any attempt at historical accuracy or to make an “epic”. Rather, it is a campy romp made all the better by Alan Rickman’s genius portrayal as a sarcastic and hilarious psychopath. In other words, this picture’s absurdity is precisely why it is fun.

Thanks. Stam. Your last line was hilarious.

For the life of me, I did not at all understand some of blink and you'll miss them movie related crazes of the 90s

Alan Rickman was great, Kevin Kostner was on an ego trip. Thought his sht didn’t stink.

P.S. I’m sorry we can’t agree on this movie, as it seems that everything cheesy that I loved about it is what you didn’t? And that’s a first for me, disagreeing with your take. Though it was still jolly entertaining to hear it being crunched up as it passed under your analysertron. Thanks for the fun. ✌️👍

Enjoyed this when it came out as a switch off your brain family swashbuckler. It’s full of errors eg Dover to Nottingham via Hadrian’s Wall 😳 (that’s like going from Chicago to New York via LA) but good fun. Nice joke with the Ewok village line 😃.

My personal ranking of Robin Hood movies. 1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 2. Robin and Marian (1976) 3. Robin Hood animated (1973) 4. Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (1991) 5. Robin Hood - Men in Tights (1993) 6. Robin Hood (2010) Absolute bottom feeder is 2018 bastardization which doesn't deserve a name of a legend. Everyone who collaborated in that travesty should feel bad for the rest of their days.

This was a great Alan Rickman moment for me. He killed it. … Oh, been meaning to ask, you haven’t covered Deep Space Nine yet, right? I thought you had, but I can’t find it, so I guess I was mistaken. Rewatching all your Trek stuff this weekend

I remember this being quite good. I guess I need to watch it again as an "adult".

1194 must of had incredible hairspray because Maid Marion’s hair is teased to the max, such volume and curl, very 12 century lol

What no mention of Robin of Sherwood? There’s a lot in this film that’s taken from that series, but done 100 times worse. There was wasn’t even a Saracen Merry Man in the legend until Robin of Sherwood, now it’s part of every screen version.

I do not know why the Robin hood of mullets got me so hard, like a minute of chuckling on it, and i've a coughing going on so its very unpleasant, still, i enjoy it.

It's a cute romp. It doesn't try to be anything but that.

Alan Rickman steals the show and is hilarious, not to criticise Costner's performance.

Kevin Costeners acting is as wooden as the trees of the forest.

I remember starting the summer hols with Everything I Do at no.1. When I went back to school six weeks later it was still no.1. Even TOTP played just 2 min of the song by the end of it's no.1 run because we all got sick and tired of it

I will never get over the whole story of them adding a Moor character to the story based on the one from the Robin of Sherwood series, thinking he was a historical character... only to discover he was completely made up for that show and they'd have to pay royalties! Name changes quickly ensued. :)

This was a total date night/chick flick when it came out here in the states, but it still didn't stop me from getting all the action figures lol....yeh...

Costner didn't really look like he lived in a Forrest did he? Awesome hair....

I remember nothing about this movie. Except that Friar Tuck is played by Mike McShane, best known to me as a frequent contestant on the original UK Whose Line Is It Anyway(my favorite version).

I had to give you a like purely for the title. Hope the video is good. To the treeeeeeesssss!!!!!!!!!

Dude! I just watched this last night!

I read a different story from Stephen Crane; the alternate story claimed that this Robin Hood was initially pitched as a comedy, from which Mr Rickman took his cue. Supposedly, it was changed to an action/drama when Mr Costner came on board. In the initial run, I avoided PRINCE OF THIEVES, which had been reviewed horribly, finally seeing it on home video with a busload of fellow Renaissance Festival performers. Maybe it was the company, maybe it was comparing my experience with the critical drubbing, but I found myself liking this one a lot more than expected, and, IMHO, it's certainly more watchable than the Patrick Bergin one. Certainly worth a viewing for Mr Rickman.

Yeah I get the criticism but this is one of my favourite films. It's just an easy watch. I like it.

Costner's less-than-half-hearted attempt at an English accent makes Dick van Dyke's variation on Cockney seem like the pinnacle of authenticity.

I saw this for the first time recently with a group of people who love it. It was awful. I felt like I was being held hostage by the Branch Davidians about to get raided by the ATF.

This movie was great. It may have been as historically accurate as Kevin Costner's English accent but it is still a great movie

To think this was considered bad until that guy richie turd came out

I liked this film, im sorry. Your review is funny

Prince of Sliders

Fun movie, Rickman is awesome.

Your jokes are top notch! 👍👍

Of course, this film is a masterpiece compared to Robin Hood Ghosts of Sherwood.

I used to have the director's cut of this. Don't buy it. Sometimes there's a reason some footage ends up on the editor's floor.

Ouch lol. I liked it but to each their own.

I like this film, 90s cheesy fun. Fun is something that is lacking from modern movies.

Stam. Have you seen the Patrick Bergin version?

this movie about our Robin Hood topic is your typical Hollywood version for American and so, it fails naturally, after the parody from Mel Brooks I can not more watch this film seriously, Alan Rickman and some other was really good, but, without 100 % british actors for the cast was also he only highlight

Cassie Popcorn's reaction to this was as sweet as ever, although other much less famous reactors have done it.

Robin Hood Prince of Dweebs. I never liked Kevin Costner, and he comes across terribly in this film. Alan Rickman is the best thing about this film. I really miss him. But I still maintain the best modern version of the Robin Hood legend is the Brit TV series Robin of Sherwood. At least when Michael Praed was playing Robin. After he left, they replaced him with a piece of wood, sorry, Jason Connery, who had neither the talent, the majesty, or the coiffure ("Thanks, Dad!") to pull off the character.

I don't care what anyone says, this movie is awesome! I've seen it hundreds of times since its release.

Bang on. It's an utter dog.

Best thing about this movie is Alan rickman 😊

Alan rickman was the best thing in this movie

My wife loves this movie. She snuck in a tape recorder in the theater to record the whole movie's audio!

It may not have had a good script, good acting, good music or good direction, but it had JACK WILDE, and for me, that was good enough…

Errol Flynn is what you get when you put an Tasmanian in the role of Robin Hood. Kevin Costner is what you get when you put an American in the same role. 'Nuff said.

It's not an epic, but I still enjoy it.