Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I saw the beggars, but where were the thieves?

Tonight I took in the new Robin Hood film and I have two major opinions about it. First off while I was sitting there watching it, about halfway through, I thought to myself that this was cool but it wasn't really a Robin Hood movie. Yeah there was a little bit of archery and thievery in the woods, but nothing like you'd certainly expect. I was digging what I was watching, but I couldn't wrap my head around the whole direction this movie was going in. So while I did like it, the movie wasn't quite what I was expecting out of a movie about the outlaw of Sherwood Forest. Needless to say, I needed to be patient. I liked that. This movie didn't hand over what you were expecting, and I can get behind that. It's not always an approach that works with movies, but this one pulled it off for me.

3 comments:

Jason said...

Sadly, I can't watch that show. I don't think I've seen a movie with Crowe in it that I've liked . (Well, except Virtuosity. That show's the bomb!)

Sandman VII said...

Yeah I know Crowe is to you as Ben Stiller is to me, and this movie was all him. Don't worry though, I don't thing you missed too much. I've never seen Virtuosity, might have to check it out.

Jason said...

Virtuosity is great, in that really horrible way. And Ben Stiller is the same way for me. Except Zoolander. For some crazy-ass reason I like that flick.