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[ivyfic]

I am watching Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. I watched this when it came out and remember being terrified by the body in the cage at the beginning, which I now see is on screen for maybe five seconds, tops.

Rewatching it now? Wow. Just. Wow. If it weren't for the A-list cast, I'd swear this was made for $5 in Romania for the Syfy Channel. I see why Mel Brooks parodied it. It should be parodied.

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[mithras03.livejournal.com]

Best line in the movie?
Guy of Gisborne: Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe?
Sheriff of Nottingham: Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more.
Not even Orlando can match that. That's gold standard, that is.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

It really is. I love that line. It was like he was in an entirely different movie. (I've sometimes gotten some of Rickman's bits confused with Men in Tights.)

[linaerys.livejournal.com]

That line is so great that my friends and I would quote it to each other all the time in high school. I still try to work it into conversation whenever possible.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I like when he later stabs Guy of Gisborne and then says, "Well at least I didn't use a spoon." God, Alan Rickman soooo awesome.