Yeah, that one, the one with Errol Flynn.
As my Sicilian dad would say, Minchia, what a film! Excellent on all counts. Errol Flynn was raffish and charming , before he became a self-parody. Claude Rains was oily and foppish as Prince John. The merry men were merry. Olivia DeHavilland was a total babe, even though she wore outfits less revealing than that of your average nun. Basil Rathbone was excellent too.
Terrific sword fight between Flynn and Rathbone -- those guys were really swatting at each other, and swatting hard, with actual metal blades! (What would OSHA say today?) Looks like they had some real fencing knowledge, too -- not just movie fencing, but actual fencing.
Most of all, I was impressed by the story. Didn't sag a bit.
I'm trying to write a screenplay right now where the men buckle their swashes and swat each other with swords, and so far, this picture is the gold standard -- a very high target to shoot for.
As my Sicilian dad would say, Minchia, what a film! Excellent on all counts. Errol Flynn was raffish and charming , before he became a self-parody. Claude Rains was oily and foppish as Prince John. The merry men were merry. Olivia DeHavilland was a total babe, even though she wore outfits less revealing than that of your average nun. Basil Rathbone was excellent too.
Terrific sword fight between Flynn and Rathbone -- those guys were really swatting at each other, and swatting hard, with actual metal blades! (What would OSHA say today?) Looks like they had some real fencing knowledge, too -- not just movie fencing, but actual fencing.
Most of all, I was impressed by the story. Didn't sag a bit.
I'm trying to write a screenplay right now where the men buckle their swashes and swat each other with swords, and so far, this picture is the gold standard -- a very high target to shoot for.
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