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TANGLED2010Directed by Byron Howard and Nathan GrenoWritten by Dan Fogelman, plus innumerable others, over more than a decadeSpoilers: severeAs I've made it clear that I date Disney's Second Renaissance back to 2008 and the ever-underrated Bolt (which has the benefit of encompassing the following...
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THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD2026Written and directed by Michael SarnoskiSpoilers: moderateThe Death of Robin Hood would have it—or at least star and executive producer Hugh Jackman would have it, as he's explained it thus in a whole trailer for his film, so it must be a sentiment shared by its writer...
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ROBIN HOOD2018Directed by Otto BathurstWritten by Ben Chandler and David James KellySpoilers: moderateIn the mid-10s, Hollywood had no fewer than three Robin Hoods in development, and that's mysterious to me, given that only a few years earlier, Ridley Scott's Robin Hood had posted losses measured...
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ROBIN HOOD2010Directed by Ridley ScottWritten by Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, and Brian HelgelandSpoilers: moderate, but higher than you'd think possible in a movie described as "the origin of Robin Hood"You can't say that the 2010 film bearing the simple title Robin Hood isn't doing something novel...
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ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS1993Directed by Mel BrooksWritten by Evan Chandler, J. David Shapiro, and Mel BrooksSpoilers: still inapplicableAs hard as it might be to comprehend today, for I do not comprehend it myself, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves really was a big deal; and, were we chasing down a...
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ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES1991Directed by Kevin ReynoldsWritten by Pen Densham and John WatsonSpoilers: inapplicable, reallyRobin Hood's theatrical appearances died back during the 70s, following a period of thirty-odd years where his story was told just an unbelievable number of times, in...
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ROBIN AND MARIAN1976Directed by Richard LesterWritten by James GoldmanSpoilers: moderate shifting pretty immediately into severe, and I guess you could feel deceived that I said it was ever "moderate"The ending of Robin and Marian is not, in broad strokes, a surprise, or at least it would not be...
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THE BANDIT OF SHERWOOD FOREST1946Directed by Henry Levin and George ShermanWritten by Wilfred H. Pettitt and Melvin LevyTHE SON OF ROBIN HOOD1958Directed by George ShermanWritten by George S. Slavin and George W. George (no, really)Spoilers for either: moderateSo when one sets their mind to a...
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THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD1938Directed by Michael Curtiz and William KeighleyWritten by Rowland Leigh, Norman Reilly Raine, and Seton I. MillerSpoilers: N/AThe Adventures of Robin Hood can feel downright inevitable: Erroll Flynn as Robin Hood is just one of those incredibly natural castings,...