Wednesday, June 19, 1991~— North Shore News - 27

Less swagger in Robin Hood remake

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves *** % (Warner Bros) Rated 14 Palance’s leathery trail boss, the NORTH SHORE VIEWS Fever. Esplanade 6: Soapdish,
years (at the Park Royal, Esplanade, Capitol, Dunbar, Richmond secondary roles are pallid and Park Royal: Robin Hood, Thelme Robin Hood, Thelma & Louise,
Centre, Eagle Ridge, Station Square, Guildford, Willowbrook and even unnecessary. Still, there’s & Louise, Hudson Hawk, FX2. What About Bob, Don’t Tell Mom
Hillcrest cinemas) enough funny business and Park & Tilford: Backdraft, the Babysitter’s Dead. Showtime
. . . glorious scenery to overshadow Dances with Wolves, FX2, City Hotline: Famous Players 681-
WO QUESTIONS are on your mind: is this Warner the shortcomings. Slickers, Only the Lonely, Jungle 4755 Cinenlex Odeon 687-1515.

Bros. version up there with their 1938 Errol Flynn
classic and does Kevin Costner expose his butt? In
both cases, yes and no.

Prince of Thieves is a vibrant
retelling of the oft told tale. The
dazzling stunts, archery sequences
and swordplay exceed the
swashbuckling original. To lighten
the rollicking action, writers Pen
Densham and John Watson added
a robust sense of humor.

But this is less a swaggering
technicolor fairy tale than it is a

dark medieval adventure. There Tim Bell
are blood oaths and savagery
aplenty. FILM REVIEW
The crazed Sheriff of Not-
tingham (Alan Rickman) even has Rickman. He relishes every sneer,
a wonky-eyed witch for a career whether he’s threatening to cut "
guidance counsellor. Previous out your heart with a spoon, or
Sherwood Forests were like rolling his eyes whenever that
Disneyland compared with this “rob-from-the-rich”’ nuisance in-
oppressive state of affairs. terrupts his fun. This lethal

_ Allthe legendary characters are Blackadder alone is worth the

on hand, although their interpreta- ticket price.

tions are refreshingly different. It’s a notch below the classic,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio gives — but Kevin Reynold’s suspenseful,
us a feisty Marian who plays hard- — romantic and hugely entertaining

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her land. City Slickers ** % (Columbia)
Lacking Errol Flynn's charisma, Rated Mature (at the Park &
Costner is still an energetic, i Tilford, Granville, Oakridge, wa ‘ rc
somewhat dour, Robin of Locksley Coquitlam, Scott, Station SELECTED MEN > AND LADIES SPRING / SUMMER
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ing scene. However, that’s his Cineraas) M ERCHAN DISE
stunt double revealing his tan lines Billy Crystal ponies up with
in the frigid waters). Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby to

His best scenes are sparring with test his mettle on a cattle drive
anew character, Azeem (Morgan _ from Texas to Colorado. If the
Freeman), a wise Moor puzzled by — characiers and plot had received

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