Review of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) by Julie A — 11 Feb 2008

As I said before, there had been many film adaptations based on the famous tales of the English folk hero Robin Hood and his Merry Men since 1908; and all of them very different too. It is difficult to choose which are my favorite Robin Hood films...but I would I say that Disney's and this version are the best Robin Hood films EVER! it has all the adventure,humor and romance;and this film is what got me to love Errol Flynn.

I love the scene where Robin (Errol Flynn) climbed up the ivy on the steep Nottingham castle wall to the chamber window of his beautiful lady love Marian (Olivia de Havilland), to express his gratitude for her daring part in his rescue. She was surprised when he entered through the chamber window, high in the castle wall. She was embarrassed to realize that he had overheard her confession of love to her maid Bess. Denying her feelings of love, she excused her thoughts as a "game." In an amorous conversation exhibiting one-upmanship, the two bantered and jested with each other. They shared a tender, innocent, storybook romantic scene on the open balcony - they were equally in love with each other, and shared an embrace and kiss.