Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
johannes2000-1
Oh, come on, it wasn't THAT bad!! Anyone who reads the story and sees the stills on the cover of this DVD, cannot seriously expect a Steven Spielberg blockbuster or a Shakespeare or any Oscar-winning material. Here you get exactly what you CAN expect: a far-fetched but amusing sci-fi version of an otherwise pretty worn-out theme, with which I seriously enjoyed myself for one and a half hour. Sure, the script was unbalanced and full of potholes, some of the English accents were crooked and the direction and editing were often awkward, to put it mildly. But it also had much to go for it. To begin with, the acting was over-all pretty good. I didn't have any trouble with Robin Dunne as Robin Hood, I liked him, maybe he's no dashing Erroll Flynn or a deeply involved Kevin Costner, but he's cute enough and what he lacks in sheer heroism, is compensated by a boyish, tongue-in-cheek-like charm that worked well enough for me. Erica Durance is my favorite actress from the Smallville-series and as a rather emancipated version of Maid Marian she did a great job. Contrary to some reports here on IMDb I do think she's a solid actress, she has a very natural and down-to-earth way of acting which to me is very appealing, and apart from being absolutely beautiful to look at, she's also spicy and funny and her fighting skills (as in Smallville) are awesome. Julian Sands may have played his Sheriff of Nottingham a bit over the top, but that fitted the character fine. And David Richmond-Peck gave, in the limited space he got, a chilling performance of a devious and menacing Prince John. I only had troubles with Katherina Isabelle as the bewitched girl Alina, she seemed to think that her character's inner turmoils could be best shown by looking like a frightened rabbit all of the time. The settings and the costumes were great and the CGI was (for this kind of non-pretentious film) surprisingly convincing: the dragon was top-notch, not only visually and in it's own movements but also in the interaction with the actors, everything looked very realistic. The script and the storyline were the weakest parts of this production. I can live with a transplantation of Robin Hood to the realms of Fantasy (why not? Robin Hood is a legendary fantasy-figure to begin with!), but it all could have made a little bit more sense - now we were more or less drowned under a hotchpotch of Tolkien-like tids and bits, like a dragon that's really a cursed young lady, a mysterious Dark Forrest, some equally mysterious Keepers of the Trees, etcetera, etcetera. The dragon at least had a function throughout the whole story, but what on earth these bold weirdo's in the Dark Forest were doing in the movie was beyond me, in spite of their (over)long explanation to the (understandibly) baffled Robin and his comrades. The funny thing is, that they lived in some extremely secret dark place, but the portal to this place - a fluorescent version of the Stargate entrance to other dimensions - seemed to stand for ever wide open and in full view of everyone strolling through Sherwood Forest (there must have been hundreds of poor souls who have stumbled-in accidentally, when coming back from the local pub!). The whole section of Robin and his two friends searching the Dark Forrest was totally superfluous to the story and a waste of time. The story-line of the dragon being actually a cursed girl was okay as a premise, but the whole explanation behind it was way too complicated and far-fetched, and as to how the Sheriff (as far as we are made to understand he wasn't a magician or anything), was able to rip out her heart and stall it away, they didn't even bother to explain (probably because they hadn't got a clue themselves!). But on the whole I was pretty well entertained. So I rank it 7 out of 10.
Thomas Ferreira
First off, it was a TV movie so I am easier on it than I would be if this had been a movie movie. Acting was bad among a lot of the cast. Robin as a boy was horrid. His father was horrid. I didn't like how Will Scarlet was portrayed. He wasn't bad acting just his character didn't fit his history. The guy whom portrayed Little John needs to go back to school. That was horrid. Prince John's character was different but interesting, Marian, Robin Hood, and Sheriff and the Dragon/Elena were not badly casted and tried to save a interesting plot with horrible dialogue. Some scenes were bad with those actors. Robin Dunne when he yelled Tuck! was just bad and after he gets stabbed in the shoulder. Now better dialogue may have changed these scenes as perhaps those lines would have been changed. I was impressed Robin Dunne's accent though. A better sub cast, better script with better dialogue and perhaps longer, would have possibly made this a better TV movie. Nonetheless it was not as bad as they say but anybody whom says the movie was excellent needs to see more movies.
Bojidar Danchev
Even though a lot of people didn't like the movie (probably because of their huge expectations for Robin Hood's new adventure) I'm glad to say that I liked the movie. I didn't say any problems with the acting (mentioned by some other people) & most of the effects looked good (except for some of the wounds). The story was kinda too short & simple. I think they could've made it a bit more complicated & exciting. It might have not pleased the people who really expected much from the movie, but it was definitely not a waste of time for me. I liked that movie & I highly recommend it to everyone. I think people shouldn't read the crappy reviews, written by most people & just watch the movie & see for themselves. :-)
tjmorrill
What a waste of film and money. It is amazing that someone thought this was worth all the time and effort. UGH!!!!!! I cannot believe that any one associated with this production could actually add this to their resume. What worthlessness! Who came up with this dunderhead of a script and scenario to begin with? Perhaps we should condemn them to a lifetime of watching some of the worst movies ever (which would be endless loops of this sort of movie. I hope that the actors who were in this turkey take lessons and the production crew go back to film school and learn their craft all over again. If it comes on again turn the channel - QUICK.
