The Adventures of Robin Hood is a successful early action film due to several key ingredients. The first ingredient is Errol Flynn's wonderful portrayal of Robin Hood that has now become the "swashbuckler" cliché. Before the likes of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, Flynn's Robin Hood was suave, energetic and charming, while engaging in athletic and heroic feats that made a mockery of the villains while endearing himself to the peasants. The second ingredient is the lavish scenes that make the most use of the Technicolor system by featuring all manner of detailed banquets, forests, tournaments and other medieval settings that look incredible even by today's standards. The third ingredient is the stage presence of all the supporting actors, as they all steal the show when expressing their emotions - either about the dastardly scheme to steal the throne and impoverish the Anglo-Saxons, or about Robin Hood's efforts to put an end to these schemes through his robberies and escapes!
Review of The Adventures of Robin Hood
