Average Rating: 8.9/10
Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 0
Errol Flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailor-made for the silver screen.
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 0
Errol Flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailor-made for the silver screen.
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In order to avoid the material copyrighted by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for his 1922 Robin Hood, the scripters of this Flynn version relied on several legendary episodes that had never before been filmed, notably the battle between Robin and Little John (Alan Hale Sr., who played this part three times in his long career) and the "piggy-back" episode between Robin and Friar Tuck (Eugene Pallette). The film ties together the various ancient anecdotes with a storyline bounded by the capture in Austria
Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
May 14, 1938 Wide
Sep 30, 2003
Warner Bros.
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (0) | DVD (14)
If prankish Fairbanks was a man's Robin Hood, handsome, romantic Flynn performs for everybody else.
Top CriticIt is cinematic pageantry at its best, a highly imaginative telling of folklore in all the hues of Technicolor.
Movies like this are beyond criticism.
In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in an eternal summer of bravery and romance.
Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital 'G' on every level.
Movie pageantry at its best, done in the grand manner of silent spectacles, brimming over with the sort of primitive energy that drew people to the movies in the first place.
Nearly every aspect of the Robin Hood myth we know today is embodied in this exciting, socially aware adventure.
Errol Flynn stars in swashbuckling family delight.
One of the best swashbucklers ever.
A rousing and fun popcorn movie of the highest order.
A rousing, high-spirited family entertainment rightly regarded as one for the ages. [Blu-ray]
A swashbuckling adventure is more than ever a swashbuckling treasure. (Blu-ray Edition)
...the quintessential movie swashbuckler.
Michael Curtiz's adventure, one of the most enjoyable swashbuckling epics made, flaunting star Errol Flynn at his very best, deservedly won several Oscar Awards, including editing for Dawson and music score for Korngold.
Errol Flynn buckles his swashes in this classic historical adventure.
Peerless action-adventure romp from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Warner's two-disc Special Edition finally brings the movie home in 65th-anniversary style with an all-new restoration, a first-rate transfer, and restored audio elements. Simply put, the film is gorgeous.
[Flynn] catapults across the screen with the greatest of ease, exuding so much charm and confidence that he seems to klieg-light the film all by himself.
One of the few great adventure movies that you can pretend you are treating the kids to when you are really treating yourself.
A flawless swashbuckler!
Superb Flynn adventure in every way.
The acting may be camp but the legend is forever. Full review later.
April 10, 2011Super Reviewer
interesting and very creative its kind of funny knowing how the actress who played maid maryann in this movie in real life hated Errol Flynn because he was really cocky in real life
December 13, 2010Super Reviewer
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