Robin Hood is a 2010 British/American adventure film based on the Robin Hood legend directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2010, after premiering at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United States on 14 May 2010.
It is 1199 and Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) is a common archer in Richard the Lionheart's (Danny Huston) army. A veteran of the Third Crusade and Richard's war against Phillip II of France, he now takes part in the siege against Chalus Castle. Disillusioned and war-weary, he believes the King when he invites him to give an honest view of the war and the King's conduct. After Robin gives a frank but unflattering appraisal, Richard immediately breaks his promise of no repercussions for speaking honestly and has Robin and comrades taken prisoner to be judged after ending the siege. The betrayed men decide to free themselves and desert. Following the death of Richard, Robin and two other common archers, Allan A'Dayle (Alan Doyle), Will Scarlett (Scott Grimes), as well as soldier Little John (Kevin Durand), attempt to secretly return to their homeland after fighting abroad for the past 10 years. Along the way they come across an ambush of the Royal guard by Sir Godfrey (Mark Strong), an English knight collaborating with the French. Philip of France had ordered Sir Godfrey to assassinate Richard. Having discovered the King is already slain, Sir Godfrey is chased off by the arrival of Robin and his companions. Aiming to return to England safely and richer in pocket than when they left it, Robin and his men steal the armour of the slain knights and, under the guise of noblemen, head for the English ships on the coast. Before leaving the scene of slaughter, Robin promises one of the dying knights, Robert Loxley (Douglas Hodge), to return a sword to the knight's father in Nottingham.
Whether you're rich or poor, you're not leaving the forest.
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Sherwood Forest is famous all around the world as home to the legendary outlaw Robin Hood. This ancient forest grew out of the last ice age and has a fascinating history which is little known and will surprise all with its stories and secrets from over the centuries. The "Real Sherwood Forest" tells this epic tale of how a mighty and majestic forest has been a royal hunting ground, a hideout for outlaws, the setting for great monastic estates and later ducal palaces before mining and modern industry saw a reduction in much of the wild-woods. It is also a tale of hope as it celebrates the current conservation and restoration of this beautiful woodland which today attracts Robin Hood fans and tourists from all over the world to relax, to play and to connect with an ancient and mystical world.
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To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters from British children's literature. But when the baddies, led by Cruella de Vil, discover that they have not been invited, they steal the Queen's handbag containing her spectacles and the text of her speech; without it, the Queen will not be able to make a speech at the party. Can the goodies find the handbag in time?
Keywords: apostrophe-in-title, birthday-party, british-royal-family, buckingham-palace-london, children, handbag, peter-pan, punctuation-in-title, queen, queen-elizabeth-ii
Queen Elizabeth II: I am delighted to have my handbag back. I do like happy endings.
Smoke em' if you got em'
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Yet another version of the classic epic, with enough variation to make it interesting. The story is the same, but some of the characters are quite different from the usual, in particular Uma Thurman's very special maid Marian. The photography is also great, giving the story a somewhat darker tone.
Keywords: abbot, action-hero, adventure-hero, ambush, apology, archer, archery, asking-for-forgiveness, axe, backgammon
The adventure. The romance. The legend.
Robin Hood: [about the new longbows] You know what I could do with a hundred of these?
Harry: [Robin wants to give the money to the poor] Give it away? All of it? You must be crazy!
Maid Marian: So what are you going to do to me? Tie me up?::Robin Hood: Could be a lashing.::Maid Marian: How many strokes?::Robin Hood: As many as are necessary.::Maid Marian: And then it's finished?::Robin Hood: That depends. Have you ever been lashed before?::Maid Marian: I've never had someone make me beg them to stop.::Robin Hood: Then you've never had a proper lashing.
Will Scarlett: Give me back my country.
Sir Miles Folcanet: Give me fifty men, I beg you!::Baron Roger Daguerre: No, Miles, I prefer a more subtle approach.::Sir Miles Folcanet: Subtle! Baron, sometimes you are so wet one could shoot snipe off you.
Maid Marian: I will not marry to symbolize a peace, or to ratify a treaty. But... this man I will have... because he makes the May tree blossom and the bees buzz in my breast. I will take this man because he brings springtime to my heart.
Baron Roger Daguerre: You are the most beautiful bride England has ever seen.::Maid Marian: I am the most pitiful bride England has ever seen.
Robin Hood: Let's settle this on a coin toss. Heads I win, tails he loses.
Friar Tuck: Welcome to hell!
Robin Hood: Sam, can you make boxes?::Sam Timmons the Carpenter: Can I make boxes? Is Friar Tuck hungry?
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On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father. The pirates' ship, however, sinks in a storm. Robin washes ashore (in England?) and learns that his father has been killed by the evil usurper, Brooks. Robin also meets a childhood sweetheart, Karin. The pirates now wash ashore as well. They decide to aid Robin in his efforts to overthrow Brooks.
Keywords: island, pirate, robin-hood, shipwreck, whipping, woman-fighting-a-woman
Jonathan Brooks: Lips such as yours would dim the fire of the best of rubies.