Robin Hood - Series 1 Vol.3 [2006]

Customer Reviews:

Not fantastic but actually entertaining.......2007-04-19

When I heard about the series at first I was a bit sceptical, there have been too many Robin Hood movies and series and although the story is as good as ever I was not sure I would like another try at it. Then I saw a couple of the episodes thanks to a friend and I have to admit that the first ones were not exactly fantastic for me, the action was okay, the script could have been better but it was the episodes in volume 2 and 3 that made me want to buy the DVDs. It takes time to learn to care for the characters, but the story finally manages it, at the end you want to see a bit more of them, to know what will happen.
It has a bit of humour, some nice actions scenes, a couple of love triangles and some good actors and actresses, so what more can one ask for? this is fun to watch, not meant to be a work-of-art.

Absolutely Dire.......2007-04-08

You should avoid this series like the plague. There is nothing that redeems this dire attempt, except that there probably will not be a third series (and hopefully the second will be cancelled).

The acting is poor, the scripts are shockingly bad - the scriptwriters seem to have tried to be contemporary with every part of it, nothing wrong with that if you can do it well, but they can't even do it - the storylines are lacking in every aspect. I wouldn't complain if this was aimed at kids, but it wasn't, and the alleged huge budgets do not reflect any part of it (I suspect the budgets were actually purloined for some other part of the BBC).

The worst part for me is the miscasting. The actor who plays Guy of Gisbourne would have been better as Robin Hood. Marion??? - less said the better, and what made them put Jonas Armstrong as Robin will forever remain a mystery to me!!!

It's not a patch on the old Richard Greene series, let alone the Michael Praed/Jason Connery series. Do yourself a favour, give the cash to charity instead. It'll be more worthwhile.

Fantastic!.......2007-03-02

The last of the DVDs in this series--unfortunately! The series was a BBC success-and the DVDs were too!

These last four episodes build up to the grand climax of the series in episodes 12 and 13, which are perhaps some of the most heartbreaking of the series.

Episodes 10 and 11 are Robin Hood action all the way, full of the thrills already experienced in the other episodes, with all the humorous elements added and those sweet scenes you love to watch between Much and Robin, and the continuing rivalry between Gisborne and the Sheriff.

Episodes 12 and 13, on the other hand, are amazing. Guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and scream at the screen in frustration, they are some of the best Robin episodes ever written.

The actors and actresses continue to excel at their characters, along with all the action and the swordplay of the last two DVDs.

Once again, it is a highly recommended DVD for all those fans of BBC dramas and Robin Hood in general.

From strength to strength!.......2007-03-01

The end of this first series was every bit as good as the rest.

I was a bit disappointed at one point when it looked as though the next series was going to be a major character down, that episode was a strong one, and very emotional. I think most people deep down like a good romance story - and it looked as though that particular one was going to end there.

BUT...!

The next episode had the type of funny line we've expected to hear in this show ("'I'm not being funny but...") and the romance plot was back on - stronger and better than ever!

I can't wait to see the next series of Robin Hood, the characters are well established now, there's great scope for more action (and a bit more romance too!).

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I like it but...
Refreshing!
Once again--fantastic!
Who's the Prince of Thieves Auntie Beeb?

Robin Hood - Series 1 Vol.2 [2006]
Starring: John Rado , Michael Mehlmann , Jonathan Readwin , Bethany Turner , and Clem Tibber
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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Release Date: 2007-01-22

Customer Reviews:

I like it but..........2007-09-28

I like watching this series, but it is a bit too far-fetched for my taste to believe that someone could travel all the way to the "Holy Lands" and back at that period in history in just a few weeks. Not to mention what he is supposed to have done there.. And Maid Marian's Kung-Fu + Tai-Chi skills are also quite ridiculous.

It's fun to watch, but you just gotta ignore the ridiculous parts, which are quite a few actually.

Refreshing!.......2007-02-19

I love this version of Robin Hood! They did an excellent job on the casting and who doesn't laugh at the funny remarks woven into the script: "I've shot the sheriff!No, you've shot the deputy!"? Two thumbs up. I can't wait for the next series to start!

Once again--fantastic!.......2007-01-29

Yet another fascinating representation of the Robin Hood legend, continuing the story of our Robin played by Jonas Armstrong, and his relationship with his friends and enemies.

Compared with the first DVD, the acting is still at its best and overall it is a very well put together piece of television. A much darker set of episodes than the first, this DVD helps to piece the whole story together.

Episode 6 shows that the Merry Men are not as able as they would like to be, especially their leader, who shows considerable weakness.

Episode 7 is leading up to the climax in Episode 8 by Gisborne placing Marian under considerable duress, and is an important factor in the whole series.

Episode 8, especially, is a much darker Robin which is a brilliant contrast to his normal peace making ways, and presents a totally different view of what is assumed to be the hero of English folklore.

Episode 9 is, of course, just classic BBC Robin Hood.

The special features of this DVD are a profile of Gisborne, which is important due to what happens in this DVD.

The DVD has all the adult humour of before and the "swashbuckling" action for the children--once again, congratulations BBC.

Who's the Prince of Thieves Auntie Beeb?.......2007-01-29

Dear BBC directors, please believe us: The documentary-style wobbly-camera and frenetic editing which drew the audience into NYPD Blue has NOW BEEN DONE TO DEATH! Even if it weren't grossly irritating, it would still be intrusive and distracting in a programme set hundreds of years before the advent of TV documentaries. And by the way, the slow-motion flaming-arrow towards the camera has also been done before. I wonder who that makes the real prince of thieves around here!

Dear BBC costumers, what were you thinking when you dressed a Norman lord in a huge-lapelled snakeskin trenchcoat? Had you been watching Bladerunner?

Dear BBC props department, just because you HAVE a prop, does it follow you HAVE to use it? To make poor Robin Hood stand there in front of an ex-soldier and explain to experienced poachers that his funny little foreign bow is superior to the English longbow the legend tells of was simply hysterical.

Dear BBC writers, please stop patronising us. Your efforts at allegory were doubtless well-meant; but they were transparently written and ham-fistedly executed. (eg: War on Terror, Avian Flu, Weapons of Mass Destruction, etc) The inclusion in the "Merry Men" of a token gay and token black female was also intrusively done.

Dear BBC casting directors, congratulations on (1) bucking the trend by NOT giving us silicone-breasted actresses and washboard-stomached actors, (2) thinking of Keith Allen as th Sheriff - inspired, but kick your script-editors (see below), and (3) bucking another trend by actually having "the beautiful Maid Marian" played by a pretty actress. But although this was refreshing, it's unfortunate that in publicity stills she looks like a pouting chav on the receiving end of an ASBO.

Dear BBC script-editors, have you no sense of time and place? OK, so we wouldn't be able to follow it if the cast all spoke in middle English, but it would be nice if you were sensitive to the more glaringly anachronistic turns of phrase.

Dear BBC stylists and makeup artists: Same message really. In a few years, it will be possible to point at the hairdos in this programme identify the year of FILMING rather than the time the thing was set in. And were the women of Norman Britain really caked in so much blusher, mascara and eye-shadow?

You know, I really love Robon Hood. I've been a devoted fan of every film and TV version to date. For this reason alone, I watched this programme to he bitter end. And for this reason alone I found one of the programme's silliest aspects to be one of my favourites! When I think "Robin Hood" I think "master of the bow and arrow". So while I groaned when Robin knocked two enemies from a high wall by precision-throwing of a huge sword, I was happy to accept his Uzi-style archery. Cool!

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