{"id":4132,"date":"2009-06-23T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2018-03-14T11:25:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T03:25:06","slug":"the-man-in-the-hood-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2009\/06\/23\/the-man-in-the-hood-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man in the Hood \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blog-robinhood-04\" The third Hood film was released not only in the wake of Prince of Thieves<\/em>: it was a parody of Costner\u2019s film. I\u2019m speaking of Mel Brooks\u2019 Robin Hood: Men in Tights<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no shortage of film parodies this year, what with all the bargain bin productions like Epic Movie<\/em>, Date Movie<\/em>, Super-Hero Movie<\/em>, Disaster Movie<\/em> and its likeness.<\/p>\n

But of all these film parodies I watched over the decades, Men in Tights<\/em> takes it all \u2013 the funniest, the most memorable, and delightful. Only Hot Shots 1<\/em> and 2<\/em> come close. I mean, when you have a movie poster like the one I\u2019ve included here, you know you\u2019re in for a treat.:)<\/p>\n

But if that wasn\u2019t convincing, consider this. Men in Tights<\/em> was produced and directed by the Godfather of comedies, Mel Brooks. It had Brit actor Carl Elwes as Robin, a role he\u2019ll become very remembered for alongside his turn as Westley in The Princess Bride<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And rounding up the trio was countryman Roger Rees as the bad Sheriff. Rees was costumed and made-up to look like Rickman\u2019s Sheriff, and it helped that there was some personal resemblance between the two actors too. And what a hoot Rees was. The Sheriff here is dyslexic, stuttering, and mangles up his words when he\u2019s nervous LOL.<\/p>\n

The film was a little uneven in spots though and the dance numbers I thought were unnecessary.<\/p>\n

But when the film was in its jokes mode, there was no let-up. There\u2019s a hilarious opening scene where Robin is inducted into a Middle-Eastern prison, or luxury hotel as the prison warden called it. And all the jokes about the Marian\u2019s literally iron-clad chastity belt.<\/p>\n

All this said, the film doesn\u2019t seem to be universally enjoyable. Ling thought it was boring, but my dad loved it LOL. So, \"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"blank-star\".<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

There was also a much older film adaptation of Robin Hood from the mid 70s, titled Robin and Marian<\/a><\/em> and starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn. I bought the old VHS tape of the movie but haven\u2019t seen it since the 80s. Not much recollection of the film anymore.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t remarked on the various TV series of the legend either, but will do so if I ever get my hands to rewatching them again.<\/p>\n

All this said, Ridley Scott (hooray!) is directing a new Robin Hood film, to be released next year and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Mark Strong. The two male leads are stalwarts in Scott\u2019s acting roster \u2013 I especially liked Strong\u2019s performance in Body of Lies<\/em>, blogged here<\/a> recently \u2013 so this is one film I have high hopes for.:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The third Hood film was released not only in the wake of Prince of Thieves: it was a parody of Costner\u2019s film. I\u2019m speaking of Mel Brooks\u2019 Robin Hood: Men in Tights. There\u2019s no shortage of film parodies this year,<\/p>\n

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