Product: Robin Hood [VHS] (1973)
Rating: 5.0
Oo-de-Lally, indeed!
I think I must have seen this film twelve or fifteen times at least-- it was an invaluable aid during my years as a desperate teenage babysitter! Yes, the animation's not the greatest, and Maid Marian _is_ kind of a ninny. But it's a charming little movie, full of laid-back humor and an immediate, handmade warmth that's completely lacking in the soulless CGI blockbusters Disney's been putting out lately. And the music! I don't care what kind of big names Disney has doing their music now-- no one tops Roger Miller. I'll take funny, intricate tunes like "The Phoney King of England" or "Not in Nottingham" any day over focus-grouped yeccch from "Beauty and the Beast" or "Mulan." If you've got kids that need to be entertained, or you're just feeling particularly young at heart, this is the flick for you. And down with that scurrrrvy Prrrince John!