By Eddy If you hold the legend of Robin Hood sacred, you might be a bit disturbed by this film (though I never really cared to find out what that true legend was).  If you expect to see another version of the Kevin Costner film you might be disappointed by this film and if you hoped that the reunion of Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe will result in something like Gladiator be in for a rude awaking. Not to say that Robin Hood doesn't hold anything in common with Gladiator .  Both movies disregard any attempt at being historically accurate.  Not that I blame them, I am pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to find anyone who could truly answer whether Robin Hood was an actual historical figure or not.  Needless, after a bit of investigating (Wikipedia!!!!) things begin to fall apart and that doesn't even count all the changes to the story of Robin Hood that most people have learned and loved. In this film, Robin is a common archer fighting in the crusades.  After … [Read more...]