The Peaceable Kingdom
Robin Hood (1973)
directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from the vaults
The stakes aren’t particularly high for Robin Hood or Reitherman, either, since there isn’t a scene in Disney’s production that elevates Prince John past comically inept. Without a real villain, one can bask in the swashbuckling charm of that sliest fox, or coo with the wabbits at Maid Marian’s grace, but the fun is a lark instead of an adventure. There aren’t enough interior swordfights, for one, considering how well animation lights candles in dim passageways. Or rain, or thunder, or any of England’s stormy moods. Not that every beast in the stable needs to scare the living daylights out of children, but why not?
directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from the vaults
The stakes aren’t particularly high for Robin Hood or Reitherman, either, since there isn’t a scene in Disney’s production that elevates Prince John past comically inept. Without a real villain, one can bask in the swashbuckling charm of that sliest fox, or coo with the wabbits at Maid Marian’s grace, but the fun is a lark instead of an adventure. There aren’t enough interior swordfights, for one, considering how well animation lights candles in dim passageways. Or rain, or thunder, or any of England’s stormy moods. Not that every beast in the stable needs to scare the living daylights out of children, but why not?
posted by NPK at 5:33 AM
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