Oh dear!
That was my reaction to seeing the trailer for the 2018 version of Robin Hood.
It was as if the writers took an Assassin’s Creed game, made it into a movie, gave the characters some sort of quasi-medieval quasi-modern dress, speech, and mannerisms, and plastered Robin Hood on the label to try to give it some sort of brand appeal.
No!
I’ll say it again. No!
To borrow from Thor, “I say thee nay!”
King Arthur and Robin Hood are two properties that get wheeled out at regular intervals due to their being long out of any sort of copyright. They range from the good, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, to the truly dreadful, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
Moreover there is a clear trend of movies getting worse and worse the closer they get to the present day. The more modern the movie, the worse it is.
Do not go watch this movie.
Do not give anyone money for this movie.
If you see a copy of this movie lying around on DVD or Blu-Ray, purge it with fire.
Lest you think I’m exaggerating, just look at the trailer.
There. I told you.
