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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Robin Hood (2018) in Movies
Mar 25, 2019
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Plenty of action and thrills from a movie about robin hood but did we really need another movie about robin hood once you've seen one it gets prectable everytime give me robin hood prince of thieves anyday I'm not saying I hated it but won't be watching again
David McK (3938 KP) rated Outlaw (The Outlaw Chronicles, #1) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
"Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Riding throught the Glenn
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, and his bunch of blood-thirsty murderous outlaws ..."
Doesn't have quite the same ring, does it?
"Outlaw" is the story of Robin Hood, told from the perspective of Alan Dale. Like Bernard Cornwell's series of books about King Arthur (indeed, my copy of the book even had a "As good as Bernard Cornwell or your money back" sticker on it), Outlaw is a more earthy, more 'real', telling of the famous tale. All the famous characters are here: Robin Hood, Maid Marie-Anne (Marion), Little John, Friar Tuck, Guy of Gisbourne, and (obviously) Alan Dale himself.
Forget the recent BBC adaptation, or even the '91 film starring a not-very-English Kevin Costner; this is more what Robin Hood would have been like (if he ever existed) than the over-romanticised legendary figure.
Worth a read? If you like Cornwell (or Simon Scarrow's) style of historical fiction, then my answer is a definite yes.
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, and his bunch of blood-thirsty murderous outlaws ..."
Doesn't have quite the same ring, does it?
"Outlaw" is the story of Robin Hood, told from the perspective of Alan Dale. Like Bernard Cornwell's series of books about King Arthur (indeed, my copy of the book even had a "As good as Bernard Cornwell or your money back" sticker on it), Outlaw is a more earthy, more 'real', telling of the famous tale. All the famous characters are here: Robin Hood, Maid Marie-Anne (Marion), Little John, Friar Tuck, Guy of Gisbourne, and (obviously) Alan Dale himself.
Forget the recent BBC adaptation, or even the '91 film starring a not-very-English Kevin Costner; this is more what Robin Hood would have been like (if he ever existed) than the over-romanticised legendary figure.
Worth a read? If you like Cornwell (or Simon Scarrow's) style of historical fiction, then my answer is a definite yes.
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Jan 23, 2019
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David McK (3938 KP) rated Robin Hood and the Holy Grail (Outlaw Chronicles #12) in Books
Oct 4, 2026
This is book number 12 (and, supposedly, the last) in Angus Donald's now-long-running Robin Hood series (which, previously, supposedly ended with 'The Death of Robin Hood'), following the exploits of a gangster-ish Robin Hood and his loyal trobadour Alan a Dale in the 12th century, and here following more or less directly on from the previous novel ('Robin Hood and the Heretic Prince').
it also very much ties in with book 5 in the series ('Grail Knight'], as here Robin and his men - looking for a way to be able to go home again - are searching for a relic they had previously found and hidden, which has since been rediscovered and hidden by others.
For myself, I've always found Angus Donald's 'Outlaw' series to be the best and most enjoyable of the various series' he has written, and this is no exception: if this is truly the last, I'd be sad to see it finish.
it also very much ties in with book 5 in the series ('Grail Knight'], as here Robin and his men - looking for a way to be able to go home again - are searching for a relic they had previously found and hidden, which has since been rediscovered and hidden by others.
For myself, I've always found Angus Donald's 'Outlaw' series to be the best and most enjoyable of the various series' he has written, and this is no exception: if this is truly the last, I'd be sad to see it finish.
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Feb 19, 2020
The Craggus (360 KP) rated Robin Hood (2018) in Movies
Dec 11, 2018
Robin Hood (2018) updates the legend to The Fast & The Feudal #Review
Unnecessary? Yes. Historically inaccurate? Ridiculously so. Fun? Absolutely, you miserable bunch. 2018’s “Robin Hood” sets out to put a modern #OccupySherwood spin on the age-old tale of the redistribution of medieval wealth and taken on its own bonkers terms, there’s a lot of fun to have with this bombastic fast and feudal’ adventure yarn....
FULL REVIEW: http://bit.ly/CraggusRobinHood
FULL REVIEW: http://bit.ly/CraggusRobinHood
David McK (3938 KP) rated Robin Hood and the Castle of Bones in Books
Jan 22, 2021
The newest entry (at the time of reviewing) in Angus Donald's 'Robin Hood' series, set between "Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold" and "King's Man", which should really be called "Alan Dale and the Castle of Bones" (although I understand why it is not), as it is more concerned with the trials and tribulations of the (here) 17 year old Alan Dale, still travelling home to England from the Holy Land in the company of Robin, Little John, Hanno and other members of Robin's entourage.
And Alan deserves a slap around the head more than once throughout this.
Robin, of course, has his own agenda, sowing chaos and seeking opportunity in Burgundy on behalf of (or so he says) King Richard.
And Alan deserves a slap around the head more than once throughout this.
Robin, of course, has his own agenda, sowing chaos and seeking opportunity in Burgundy on behalf of (or so he says) King Richard.