History repeats it’s self, again
Every so often someone tries reinventing the wheel.
That was a preview of the film that started a minor controversy about Russell Crowe’s weight and got “drunken & difficult” Sienna Miller started on her Broadway career, after she started making trouble (She did play the Baroness in GI Joe, but that was a pre existing contract. Besides Kate Beckinsale had already set the standard for the catsuit in her Underworld films!). It’s Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, with the part of Sienna Miller now being played by Cate Blanchett. That can happen when you try to sleep with the star and then back stab him to the director!

Fighting sentimental cliches in tights and a codpiece
Russ will be playing the duel roles of Robin Hood and the Sheriff, so it seems like someone’s angling for an Oscar nom. That’s a new twist but Robin Hood has been done, redone, and over done ever since Errol Flynn put on tights & a codpiece. So the film not only has the challenge of fighting cliches, but of being compared to everyone’s sentimental favorite from the Disney animated version to Men In Tights.
http://www.youtube.com/get_player
deja vu as a new take on nostalgia?
Some people think that Michael Praed’s 1980’s TV version for Richard Carpenter’s Robin of Sherwood was about as good as could be done with the story. It’s achieved ‘cult TV status’ complete with Star Trek type fan conventions. It also helped launch the career of Ray Winstone, who was Will Scarlett in the series. Praed left the series after a couple of years for a stint on Dynasty. Things didn’t pan out and his character was killed off in a season ending marriage massacre cliff hanger (Aaron Spelling – why have you forsaken us?). Meanwhile the show went on for one more year with Jason Connery (son of Sir Sean), as the new lead.
The series was entertaining, inventive, and original. For me however, the sentimental favorite will always be the ‘Robin Hood on acid’ Canadian cartoon from the late 60’s – Rocket Robin Hood!
Something familiar, something peculiar
Not even the strange brain of Matt Groening could’ve thought of that one!
December 19, 2009
Categories: movie promos, video . . Author: AgentOrange . Comments: Leave a comment