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Oct. 15th, 2006 01:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99The new BBC Robin Hood is not as bad as expected. If you forgive the 'arty' style of the director - no Mr. Director using slomo repeat as a signature does not make you a good director - and the cheesiness they've reinforced despite claims that they were going to avoid it (seriously, they have an SFX arrow and sound to announce changes of location) it's not too bad.
I particularly like Much (who is not the Miller's son in this but is Robin's best friend and squire) and Will Scarlett, who is a very angry, and oddly socially concious, young man. They have tried to adapt it to make reference to the war in Iraq which are the worst bits since, as everyone knows, Robin didn't go to fight in the Crusades because he realised it was stupid.
Keith Allen is fantabulous as the Sheriff. I'm a little confused as to why, when everyone else speaks pretty much standard English (including the random serfs), Guy of Guisbourne has a thick Sheffield accent.
Also, I'm starting to see a pattern, Robin exchanges bad dialogue with Maid Marian, makes declarations of undying gratitude or love to Much (seriously, I do not jest) and then goes to annoy the Sheriff for kicks.
I particularly like Much (who is not the Miller's son in this but is Robin's best friend and squire) and Will Scarlett, who is a very angry, and oddly socially concious, young man. They have tried to adapt it to make reference to the war in Iraq which are the worst bits since, as everyone knows, Robin didn't go to fight in the Crusades because he realised it was stupid.
Keith Allen is fantabulous as the Sheriff. I'm a little confused as to why, when everyone else speaks pretty much standard English (including the random serfs), Guy of Guisbourne has a thick Sheffield accent.
Also, I'm starting to see a pattern, Robin exchanges bad dialogue with Maid Marian, makes declarations of undying gratitude or love to Much (seriously, I do not jest) and then goes to annoy the Sheriff for kicks.
