Robin Hood

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This movie has all the fun of the original Robin Hood legend, with some decent music and great characters, all of which make it one of the better films of this era.

These characters are also brought to life brilliantly by some fantastic voice acting, including Brian Bedford, who makes for a charming Robin Hood and Phil Harris as Little John. Even though Little John is basically just a brown version of Baloo from the Jungle Book, the voice work of Phil Harris once again provides a warmth that makes Harris’ performances in both films (he also voiced Baloo) extremely likable.

Prince John is one of the funniest villains in the canon, even if he isn’t the most menacing- something about his childishness is just so funny, especially when compared to Disney’s previous villains.

A lot of the music is also really fun, with the best song by far being The Phony King of England. I personally find some of the other songs a bit dull, the biggest example being Robin Hood and Maid Marian’s love song, but the rest of the soundtrack is very enjoyable.

As for the animation… objectively it’s really not great. It’s just a rough as the other films of this era and it re-uses a lot of animation, which can be distracting if you recognise it. However, the film was made on a shoestring budget, so it’s really not fair of me to judge it too harshly for this.

Overall, this is a fun and entertaining movie, with some great characters and good music.

Rating

Good guys: The cast are all fun and likable, even if many are pretty derivative of previous Disney characters, meaning that the good guys get 7/10

Bad guys: Prince John is also a lot of fun, so the bad guys get 7/10

Animation: The animation is pretty good considering the budget that was put into it, so the animation gets a 6/10 

Music: Most of the songs in this film are fairly enjoyable, so the music gets 6/10

Plot: This really captures all the fun of Robin Hood’s adventures, so the story gets 8/10

Overall Rating: 34/50  

Next review: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh