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Watch: Robin Hood 1973 123movies, Full Movie Online – An imaginative Disney version of the Robin Hood legend. Fun and romance abound as the swashbuckling hero of Sherwood Forest and his valiant sidekick plot one daring adventure after another to outwit the greedy Prince John (Sir Peter Ustinov) and his partner as they put the tax squeeze on the poor..
Plot: With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham’s citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff – and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
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	7.5/10 Votes: 128,349
	55% | RottenTomatoes
	57/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 3783 Popularity: 28.62 | TMDB

Reviews:

Disney’s Red Headed Step-child
I loved this movie as a kid, as did just about every person I know. So it works for the youngins. As an adult, and an animation fan, I was surprised to learn that this movie is sort of the Disney studio’s secret shame. I had nothing but fond memories of it, after all. And I could name at least a dozen Disney films that I would have put ahead of it on my Most Crappy list. I very recently watched it on television after many years, and yes, it is definitely flawed. The quality of the animation is terrible, and the lack of an over arching story makes the whole thing seem frivolous, like it was made for TV and not for a big studio release. There are holes in the narrative, scenes that should exist that don’t, and scenes that have no reason to exist that do. And I think the somewhat random decision to cast the film with animals lends to the Saturday morning vibe as well.

But there’s enough cool things peaking out from under all the half-assery that rescues the film just enough for it to be enjoyable. Peter Ustinov turns in an excellent, excellent performance as Prince John, at turns hysterical and genuinely nasty. Brian Bedford oozes easy going charm as Robin. He’s probably turned in the second most likable performance of the character captured on film. He’s just unfortunately delivering it through the poorly animated mouth of a cartoon fox. And though the actual quality of the animation is poor, some of the character animation is pretty clever and expressive. And I have to applaud the choice to add Roger Miller to the mix as a folkie, possibly pot-smoking minstrel rooster. His character adds a cool, Earthy vibe to the proceedings and as others have mentioned, his song, Not in Nottingham, actually sort of works as a blues song. Weird.

So Robin Hood is definitely not the epic tale Disney was capable of churning out in its hey days, but I dug it as a kid, and I still dig it today. You know, looking back at all my reviews on this site, it seems I mostly leap to the defense of classically bad films that I like anyway. That’s OK, I guess. Someone has to.

Disney’s best
I’ve watched Robin Hood since before I could understand language. Even back then it entertained me, enough for my parents to have to play it whenever they wanted to keep me out of trouble. One would expect that anything that can hold the attention of a toddler is not going to have the same effect on an adult. I am glad to say that it does. I can watch this film today with the same eagerness, the same enjoyment and the same suspension of knowledge of what’s going to happen. Who could help doing otherwise? It’s first class storytelling.

There are the age-old characters, archetypes as well known as the story itself. In a twist of genius, the tale is set in the animal world. Robin Hood, everyone’s hero, brought to magnificent life by a fox and given a dashing yet endearing voice. There’s his ladylove, the long-lashed, elegant, eminently lovable Maid Marian, also a fox and just as perfectly voiced. One look at Marian, and it’s easy to understand why Robin is so lost in his dreams of her that he ruins the stew he’s been stirring.

Prince John, however likable the others, has somehow topped my list. Fittingly chosen to be a mane-less lion (compare his appearance with his brother Richard who has an ample mane), constantly whining for his mother when thwarted and complaining about Richard, he is the best representation of John I’ve ever seen. One mustn’t forget his penchant for alliterating, in especial reference to his much put-upon sidekick/adviser Sir Hiss, a snake. Priceless gems like “Procrastinating Python”, “Slithering Serpent” and of course the irresistible “You eel in snake’s clothing” can all be heard directed at the pitiable Sir Hiss whenever John is frustrated in his plans to capture the elusive Robin. The unfortunate duo plays off each other very well. It must be said that whoever thought of getting Sir Peter Ustinov to voice the role of P.J. should have been promoted instantly. The late, brilliant Ustinov is greatly missed, but he lives on in his wonderful comedic works. His part here is right up there with his best performances. No one could have done greater justice to the younger brother who (rightly) feels that his governance compares unfavourably with Richard’s.

A few other characters deserve to be mentioned. Little John, a bear very reminiscent of Jungle Book’s Baloo, is light-hearted, trustworthy and the perfect companion and friend for our Robin. On one occasion early on, they have a great outing together as cross-dressers and use their very believable disguise to steal P.J. for everything he has on him. As for his voice, Little John’s carefree American accent works very well alongside the British ones of the others. The lady-in-waiting to Marian, Clucky, is a brave lass and Friar Tuck is a kind old fellow. There are also the kids in the family of rabbits who understandably admire and adore Robin and Marian.

The script is smashing. What with the comedy, the heroic and witty lines for the good guys and the hysterical silliness of the sour villains of the story, this is a winner. It’s always fun and never grows tired. The little ditty about Prince John’s incompetence that goes around (“too late to be known as John the first, he’s sure to be known as John the worst”) is very in keeping with the rest of this film’s tone. And who can forget the sheer madness of such a line as “I sentence you to sudden, instant and even immediate death”, courtesy of Prince John of course.

It’s not only comedy, because to top it all off, this film must have the best confession of love ever filmed. Although it works infinitely better when you watch it, I will attempt to sketch it here. Caught, tied up, sentenced and threatened with execution, Robin looks into Marian’s expressive eyes and says “Marian my darling, I love you more than life itself”. Her emotional response is an equally memorable one to behold. More sweetness inevitably follows in the eventual escape, but I’ll leave that for your viewing pleasure.

The film wouldn’t be complete without a fitting climax, and to satisfy us all, we’ve been given a good one. Climbing to the top of a turret, Robin has to leap down into the moat to avoid the fires that are close on his heels. His friends down below look on to see where he surfaces and are dismayed to find Robin appearing nowhere yet, to the delight of Prince John and Sir Hiss. It’s a nice tug at the heartstrings. Although initially all hope seems lost, we know that the story isn’t finished until the deserving Robin gets to be with his Marian and all’s right with Nottingham and England.

Disney surpassed themselves with this one. It’s much more than the sum of its parts (voice talent and likable characters, witty script, character designs, plotting). Having watched this a countless number of times in the past, I look forward to continuing to do so.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 23 min (83 min)
Budget 5000000
Revenue 32056467
Status Released
Rated G
Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director Wolfgang Reitherman, David Hand
Writer Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson, Vance Gerry
Actors Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.75 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm