Too much of everything

How sad is this?

Boring

The acting in this movie is really good.

It's obvious that Mel Brooks' best days were behind him in this costume comedy adventure that seems to be made for 10 year old boys. Sexy Cary Elwes goes back to "The Princess Bride" territory and finds that he's now in a mid evil Saturday morning cartoon. With Norm Lewis as wicked King John and Roger Rees as the evil Sheriff of Rottingham, Elwes has an easy chance of defeating the bad guys. Amy Yasbeck is a rather lame Maid Marian, while Brooks' toilet humor comes to life in Tracey Ullman's hideously crude sorceress, Latrine. Cameos by various familiar faces, including Brooks himself, can't aid this from being anything more than an outrageously dumb and desperate attempt to capture the success of his '70s masterpieces.Novelty musical numbers may have work when done in small doses in Brooks earlier films, but here he obviously was not prepared for writing a full musical score. Who would believe that less than a decade later he would have a smash hit on Broadway by writing the songs for the for the stage version of "The Producers"? This has the comic equivalent of a 20 minute short that appears to have been rushed together. Broadway had better luck in spoofing British history with "Monty Python's Spamalot" and "Something Rotten" where modern cultural references were actually funny and appropriate rather than just randomly placed and really having no effect. One funny line has Elwes indicate that unlike other Robin Hood's (Kevin Costner, anyone?), he can speak with a genuine English accent, and sure enough, he is right. Elwes is charming and as perhaps the only subtle humor that this film has, but repeat of old gags that Brooks is overused just come off as eye rolling and dated. It simply just is not funny. Comedy truly is a very difficult thing to do, and simply by throwing funny people into an allegedly funny script doesn't mean that you're going to end up with a funny movie.

A quick note.There are two scenes well worth waiting for in this lesser work of Mel Brooks.One is Dom DeLuise' Marlon Brando. The guy is perfect. He mumbles away and finally removes cotton from his mouth, having just come from the dentist. Most of his impressions are from "The Godfather" but others from Brando's ouevre insinuate themselves into his performance. Brooks wisely gives DeLuise his head.The other scene is Cary Elwes as Robin of Locksley singing "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful." The number is staged as comic, with an audience watching the silhouettes of Robin and Marian projected on a sheet and Robin's sword thrust out aggressively from his hips. The song itself is an oldie, lushly orchestrated, but it's sung in a gut-busting tenor by Arthur Rubin, who was one of the men auditioning for the part of Hitler in "The Producers." His impossible high notes will stand your hair on end.The rest of the movie has its moments. Maid Marian's last name turns out to be Ba-GEL, and Brooks' Rabbi Tuckman, remarks, "Locksley and BaGEL? How can it go wrong?" Much of it seems a little tired and suffering from a case of pattern exhaustion but it's redeemed by a few genuinely funny scenes.

Robin Hood is a classic tale and needs no introduction, however I feel that Mel Brooks truly made something here that will be remembered above and beyond all others.Comedy is often subjective but this movie includes every kind of comedy imaginable and I have yet to see an individual watch this movie and not laugh several times.Carry is masterful as Robin Hood and like any good comedy, scenes and supporting actors bolster the humor brilliantly.Comedy is often let down by poor props, cheesy plot or lack of artistic polish. This movie delivers on all fronts and won't leave you asking, why couldn't they? Something for everyone, there's laughs, romance, action, plot twists, excellent acting, drama and .... won't spoil the surprises! See it, see again, see a third time, see it regularly, I put this in my top 5 all time greatest movies ever made.

Watched Robin Hood Men In Tights With Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as Robin Hood/Of Loxley , also Starring Dave Chapelle(Con Air) as Achoo, Richard Lewis(Daddy Dearest) as Prince John ,Roger Rees(Cheers ) as The Sheriff Of Rottingham , Amy Yasbeck(Dracula:Dead and Loving it) as Maid Marian Of Bagel, Mark Blankfield(The Jerk,too) as Blinkin, Tracey Ullman(Three Of A Kind) as Latrine The Witch , Dom DeLuise(An American Tail:Fevel Goes West) as Don Giovanni, Matthew Porretta(South Beach) as Will Scarlett'O Hara and Sir Patrick Stewart(Star Trek Generations) as King Richard The Lionhearted. The Film Is Hilarious From The Opening Scene to Closing Credits also Loved How Mel Brooks Played On Elwes talent as A Cliché Robin Hood also really enjoyed how They Purposely has Anachronisms and They Broke the fourth wall multiple times also really enjoyed how they parodied the legendary Archer also the Sheriff Of Rottingham was hilarious whenever he tried to make an insult it was backwards or mixed up , Amazing Costumes Design By Dodie Shepard(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:The Secret Of Ooze ), Cinematography By Michael D. O'Shea(Doogie Houser, M.D.),Musical Score By Hummie Man (The Addams Family) and Direction By Mel Brooks (Fired Up) A Fun Parody on The Legendary Archer and Mel Brooks Best 9/10