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Robin Hood - Men In Tights [DVD] [1993]

DVD ~ Cary Elwes
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Mark Blankfield
  • Directors: Mel Brooks
  • Writers: Mel Brooks, Evan Chandler, J.D. Shapiro
  • Producers: Mel Brooks, Evan Chandler, Peter Schindler
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Aug 2000
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004U0MG
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,968 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mel does comedy well........., 1 Aug 2005
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........
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT, 30 Nov 2006
By Ms. K. T. B. Mcpherson "showtuna" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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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!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best, 27 Mar 2003
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Ever since the first time I saw this film I loved it, yes it is 'stupid' humour, I currently own it on VHS, which is now slowly beginning to disintergrate from being watched so many times. This truly is one of the greatest comedies I have ever seen, and one of the few that I can watch again and again unlike so many others which after a few times loses its ability to make you laugh, i know every word and it's still funny. If you want a comedy that'll last forever, this is it. One of Mel Brooks' finest films.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great humour
Oh i love this film very much, it always has me in stitches. Comedy is quite hard to review, as it all depends on the individual and what him or her finds funny. Read more
Published 19 months ago by J. Everett

5.0 out of 5 stars Love love love love love
I tell you I can quote this movie! I frequently do. It is such a fab movie and I am a pitiful heap of laughter every time. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Laughs all the way through
Brilliant, fantastic comedy that really takes the michael out of the robin hood myth and those who take it way TOO seriously....I couldn't stop laughing when I watched it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful...
I laughed until I died. The comedy is now, necessarily, a little dated, but still better than most of the rubbish one sees now. Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2006 by J. Hutchings

5.0 out of 5 stars Robin Hood - Men in Tights
Just plain silly and entertaining - had my family crying with laughter!
Published on 14 Jun 2006 by Silly Maja

5.0 out of 5 stars Not available in the USA?
I love this film! It never gets old. I have been looking for it on DVD in the USA for many years, but it has never happened. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2006 by brokencrystal

5.0 out of 5 stars well you know what they say, no noose is good noose!
'villagers, lend me your ears', but pls dont throw them at me. There is no other word to describe this film other than ingenious! it will keep you laughing to whole time! Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars We're Men, we're Men In Tights TIGHT Tights!
Amazing film! Over that hand boy! one of the best comedys made, and definatly worth watching! is a laugh a minute!

He's Black!!!???

Published on 4 Nov 2004 by nicola drewitt

5.0 out of 5 stars Side splitting stuff
Well, what can i say? This film is pure comedy genius for the majority of the viewing public. Although some may find the humour quite tasteless at times, this had me laughing all... Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars We're men, we're men in tights!
One of the greatest comedies I have ever watched! My favourite bit has tobe the men in tights dance sequence :) A great cast in a great film, MelBrooks on top form definantly!
Published on 27 April 2004 by melster15

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