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Can this one-joke spoof possibly be from the same man who gave us The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? Sadly, the answer is yes. Mel Brooks treads water shamelessly with Robin Hood: Men in Tights and the few laughs to be had depend almost entirely on mocking Kevin Costner's earnest blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves from two years earlier ("Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent", boasts Cary Elwes' Robin). Not only is this far too easy a target for a skit, but the single-film parody concept is stretched way too thin over an entire movie (Brooks elected to repeat the trick with 1995's Dracula: Dead and Loving It). Elwes models his portrayal on Errol Flynn, but only infrequently gets to have fun with the legend: in the climactic sword fight, for example, the shadow play of Flynn and Basil Rathbone's sheriff is affectionately parodied, but such moments are few and far between. Brooks regular Dom DeLuise chips in with a Marlon Brando impersonation, but everyone else is simply taking off characters from the Costner movie: Patrick Stewart even gives us his best Sean Connery impression as a Scottish Richard I. Brooks himself does his stock Jewish act, this time as Rabbi Tuckman; Isaac Hayes has a small cameo in the Morgan Freeman part but seems to think Jerusalem is in Africa; while his on-screen son (David Chappelle) makes the mistake of reminding the audience of what they are missing: "A black sheriff? Why not, it worked in Blazing Saddles". Indeed it did.
On the DVD: Precious few extras here, just a small behind the scenes feature and trailer. But the anamorphic picture looks good. --Mark Walker
Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 5
German\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English German Italian
Dolby Digital Surround
Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette
Filmographies
Scene Selections
Arabic\Czech\Danish\English\Finnish\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norweigan\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish
DVD 5
German\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English German Italian
Dolby Digital Surround
Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette
Filmographies
Scene Selections
Arabic\Czech\Danish\English\Finnish\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norweigan\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I love this movie! There are just so many scenes in this that you love, but unlike most movies, you can't wait to hear the jokes or the chorus lines all over again.
Carey Elwes did a fantastic job, as well as the other actors, in making this a fun-
filled spoof, poking fun and what despritly needed to be made fun of. I highly encourage everyone to see this movie, it's a comidy classic that you will want to watch over and over .....And Mr. Mel Brooks, we're all still waiting for the US DVD........
Carey Elwes did a fantastic job, as well as the other actors, in making this a fun-
filled spoof, poking fun and what despritly needed to be made fun of. I highly encourage everyone to see this movie, it's a comidy classic that you will want to watch over and over .....And Mr. Mel Brooks, we're all still waiting for the US DVD........
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's stupid. It's inane. It's puerile. Of course it is.
Having said that, IT DOESN'T MAKE THIS MOVIE ANY LESS HILARIOUS AND FUN!!! This is my favourite movie ever, because it is so light hearted, and the humor is clever enough to be funny, but not so intellectual that the jokes aren't universal. Considering comedies produced in the current movie industry, this is GOLD. When you compare Men In Tights to garbage like Little Man and Scary Movie 4, you realize that the true humor lies in the actual SCRIPT, not the amount of naked people in the movie at once.
I love this movie because of the comic musical interludes, the much cooler than you'd think Merry Men and Maid Marian's nurse. Amongst many other things, but this movie will always put you in a better mood, and Prince John's moving mole is amazing.
Get the movie, you won't be disappointed!
Having said that, IT DOESN'T MAKE THIS MOVIE ANY LESS HILARIOUS AND FUN!!! This is my favourite movie ever, because it is so light hearted, and the humor is clever enough to be funny, but not so intellectual that the jokes aren't universal. Considering comedies produced in the current movie industry, this is GOLD. When you compare Men In Tights to garbage like Little Man and Scary Movie 4, you realize that the true humor lies in the actual SCRIPT, not the amount of naked people in the movie at once.
I love this movie because of the comic musical interludes, the much cooler than you'd think Merry Men and Maid Marian's nurse. Amongst many other things, but this movie will always put you in a better mood, and Prince John's moving mole is amazing.
Get the movie, you won't be disappointed!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I laughed until I died. The comedy is now, necessarily, a little dated, but still better than most of the rubbish one sees now. The musical numbers are also excellent - far better than one would expect, especially 'Marian'.
Buy it.
Buy it.
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Arrived when it said it would - quick and speedy delivery. All was well bar the dvd case which was slightly cracked but that wasn't a problem. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Leona
Robin Hood Men in Tights
Fantastic film. Very funny and a great feel good factor. Watch alone or in company. This is quite old this film. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lindi
A fine distraction
This is a good film to watch as part of a casual evening. Like most spoof films you won't find a stellar cast, but it's entertaining all the same. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J Webber
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I haven't laughed so much since the last time I watched it! Every time I see this film I find something new to laugh at that I didn't notice before. Read more
Published 11 months ago by windchime
Robin hood, men in tights, hilarious film!
A perfect film if you want to watch something silly, funny and very enjoyable!
Great film, i love it.
Great film, i love it.
Published 11 months ago by Rachaek
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This movie for any Robin Hood collector is a must. You usuaully find all the drama in the Robin Hood flicks but if it is laughter you are looking for this is the one for you. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Savage Wolf
Thoroughly enjoyable
"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" is, without doubt, one of the best film adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, alongside Disney's animated version and the 1938 film version starring... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Andrew Norris
DVD
This DVD is replacing our video version it is very funny you have to watch what is going on in the background as well as the foreground great entertainment.
Published 17 months ago by Brian
You can really see those tights!
For those of you on this link you will already know what a great film this is so, my review concerns the Blue Ray conversion which is simply staggering. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Papa Stinker
doesnt get old... and now ive seen the 'actual' film... it gets...
As inferred by the title of my review - i saw 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' well before i saw 'robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' to which the film gives much more than a passing nod. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. S. L. Lashmar
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