Ooh, thought of some more:

I haven't seen Prince of Thieves, but I did have a tree near Hadrian's Wall in northern England pointed out to me in 2001 as a filming location!

I have enjoyed Men in Tights immensely - it's become a family favourite.

And I've also seen a couple of pantomime stage productions, neither really impressive. The theatre society I do most with has done Robin Hood several decades ago, and the story I was told by the old lady who'd been the wardrobe mistress then was that the director came to her and said "Some of the cast have got really thin legs - could they wear two pairs of tights?"
(He himself was playing Tuck as he had the right shape.)

Hurrah, a Robin Hood SF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have watched three Robin Hood movies.
1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1939)
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Theives
3. Robin Hood: Men in Tights

The Adventures of Robin Hood is my absolute favorite. I love everything about it. It is the movie of my childhood and i will always love it

Robin Hood: Prince of Theives was not worth watching. I did't like that Robin Hood just found the Merry Men and became their leader.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights is the worst Robin Hood movie I haver ever seen. I just can not do the subject justice.

I have high hopes for the new Robin Hood, but I can't say anything about it cause I haven't watched it yet.

Oh Yeah!! A Robin Hood Feature! *Feels ashamed....steps out...knocks on thread door then is permitted to enter* I know I don't venture much into the region of 'Spareoom' but ever since flambeau told me there was a special feature for all Robin Hoods I wanted to post, and share my knowledge, and liking for the various versions I've seen.

Coracle
And as a child I can recall seeing some black and white TV programmes of Robin Hood, with an enduring song for the opening/closing credits - which I will sing for you if you ask!

Theme song? Would that happen to be that certain theme song stuck in my head!? I'm not sure if it's the same TV series or not, but it did have a rather 'enduring' theme song! It was an very old BBC series with Robin Hood played by Richard Greene. A slight corny perhaps, but I think that Robin and his merry men were played well. They were quite fun, and good for laughs and at time sitting on the edge of your seat in relative suspense. I, my brother, and father all enjoyed them. There were at least 3 or 4 seasons made, but since our local Walmart has not yet sold those in the five dollar bin, we've been deprived. Not that they aren't worth the money! I'm thinking about buying them for my Father for Father's day or Christmas.

StudyMate
I concur with all the Errol Flynn Robin Hood approval. I love that movie and have it on VHS; in all its fuzzy, terrible sound quality-ness. It really is only one of a few adaptations I've seen where Robin is the gallant young man he is in the books and Maid Marian is not an excellent-archer-bordering-on-feminist. I also like her character development in this film version -she starts out as an antagonist, and ends up a protagonist. And she's still cool without war skillz.

I agree! The Errol Flynn was one of they best. Great acting, wonderful score by the illustrious Eric Wolfgang Corngold, colorful costumes, and everything rightfully good. Olivia De Havilland did a good job with her acting of Marian. Turning from a Norman naive woman, a antagonist, to Robin's lover and a protagonist. It was a extremely movie which my whole family just loves! It has some pretty quotable lines as well!

Shadowlander
There is only one Robin Hood! I have something to admit here...everytime I sit down to Thanksgiving dinner I want to grab the drumstick (turkey drumsticks are pretty big) and lean back in my chair and give that speech where Errol Flynn calls out Claude Raines for usurping the throne while eating giant mutton legs. Although if I called my Mom "traitor!" she'd probably sock me in the nose.

you should try it sometime!!! I laughed when I read what you said...but your right!! Just like I said to Studymate. It was one of the best!! It didn't earn 3 oscars for nothing! It's a classic timeless Robin Hood that will never diw. We own the special three or two DVD disc set, cleaned and refined, and enjoy watching it with our whole family. Even my little siblings watch it!

Aside from what I've said above, I've seen one more (live action) Robin hood movie. Robin hood was played by Richard Todd http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045197/ . This is another one of our family favorites. The acting was great, and though it's kinda hard to find on VHS or DVD we were lucky to get an exclusive DVD of it. Joan Rice played Marian and it's one of the few times I've ever seen a raven haired Marian. It was also one of the best Robin Hoods out there. Great everything! I don't have much else to say about it, cause I doubt many other have seen it beside me and my brother, on here.

I've also seen the Disney animated one where Robin Hood and maid Marian were foxes. That was a fun and cute cartoon, (one of my brothers favorites) and I like it too. We have it on VHS.

I think that's about all I have to say for now. I'm not looking to watch the new Robin Hood...it looks pretty gritty. I have been wanting to catch the BBC version on TV but we don't have the right channel, unfortunately. I don't think this is a very good closing to a post...but that's all I have for now

~Lover

I've also seen the Disney animated one where Robin Hood and maid Marian were foxes. That was a fun and cute cartoon, (one of my brothers favorites) and I like it too. We have it on VHS.

I think that's about all I have to say for now. I'm not looking to watch the new Robin Hood...it looks pretty gritty.

I love the Disney version, it really is kind of cute (and I also have a brother who just adores it).

As far as the new one looking gritty, that's because it is. I think it had a great story line, Blanchett did so much better in the part than I ever expected her to, but it's not a nice, pearly story. It is quite, how should I say... gritty really is the best word for it.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was my favorite movie for a long time and currently sits at #3 on my list of favorite movies ever. Yeah, I'll agree it was pretty silly that he found the merry men and led them, but the rest of the story I just adore (sucker for the romance, that's me )

I've never seen or read anything else about Robin Hood (except the history channel's special feature a few weeks ago). I have always wanted to read the book but I haven't gotten to it yet.

I've seen the Disney animated one (great fun!), the Errol Flynn film, an episode or two from a black and white tv show, and some of the BBC show.

Which season of BBC Robin Hood is your favorite? Probably either 1 or 2. I haven't seen 3, and I saw 1 and 2 in such rushes that I can't remember all that much about either of them.
Which character is your favorite? Hmm...probably Will Scarlett or Much.
Do you have a favorite episode? Um, I don't think so. I have trouble separating out individual episodes and can't recall which one(s) I liked best.

I've also read Ivanhoe and a retelling of Robin Hood from Marian's perspective (I really didn't like it---very strange and Marian killed Robin in the end. ). Other than that, I just realised I don't think I've read very many retellings---any good suggestions?
Edit: Ooh, just remembered I also read a book that Winter has. I don't remember title or author, just some random fun book we picked up in a bookshop in the UK.

Hmmmmm. I have read three different versions of Robin Hood's story. There was an old Children's Classic version, which I would recommend to anyone who wants a traditional telling of the tale. Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is also good for the traditionally minded. It still preserved a lot of the humor with Friar Tuck and Little John, which were always some of my favorite parts of the story. (I saw a trailer for the film, but it looked too dark and gloomy for me). McKinley's The Outlaws of Sherwood is good as a retelling. Her Robin is less of a show-off and more like an ordinary man who still cares for others and is willing to die for them. And Much is hilarious!
Ivanhoe is also excellent. My favorite historical novel of all time. His Robin does Robin justice.

Ivanhoe is also excellent. My favorite historical novel of all time. His Robin does Robin justice.

I forgot about Ivanhoe! I read that book only a year ago, but I don't remember a lot about it, interestingly enough. I don't remember Robin being that significant in the plot. What did you like about him Haleth? I'd love to have my memory refreshed.

I liked his mysteriousness. He shows up and rescues Cedric and Rowena, with the help of the disguised King Richard, but he doesn't tell who he is until after he has done all this. And he treats everyone very fairly, even Isaac the Jew (at a time when Jews were not treated fairly), and sends him on his way to try and rescue his daughter. And he was good to the disguised King Richard, even though he could have gained a lot from John by getting rid of him, prompting one of my favorite quotes

For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good he does, but for the evil from which he forebears.

So I love his mystery and mercy.
Also, Scott's Tuck is hilarious. When the Black Knight meets him they start drinking together, and then when Robin Hood and Gurth and Wamba are coming to find him, they find knight and friar singing a bawdy drinking song at the top of their lungs. 'Not the sound we expected to find coming from a hermit's cell at midnight'.

Yahoooo!!! Robin Hood!! My all-time favorite hero of history!!!! Hope I'm not too late, though,
I read numerous children's books about Robin Hood since I was young. I also read Scott's "Ivanhoe"
Lady Haleth

I liked his mysteriousness. He shows up and rescues Cedric and Rowena, with the help of the disguised King Richard, but he doesn't tell who he is until after he has done all this. And he treats everyone very fairly, even Isaac the Jew (at a time when Jews were not treated fairly), and sends him on his way to try and rescue his daughter. And he was good to the disguised King Richard, even though he could have gained a lot from John by getting rid of him, prompting one of my favorite quotes

I agree with everything you wrote!!! There were some things I didn't like in the book, but Robin Hood was perfect.
As far as movies, I've seen
"The Adventures of Robin Hood" (Erol Flynn) I fell in love with the movie the first time I saw it. I especially liked the fact that they didn't portray Friar Tuck as a drunk monk like in some other movies I've seen. The acting was fabulous, the costumes and sets were astounding...it was absolutely amazing!
"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". No offense to that movie's fans, but I think that movie was not one of the best. The acting was not very good (with the exception of Morgan Freeman as Azeem, but he didn't really belong in the story), the movie had little historical basis (for example: Marian in armor, benches in churches which only appeared in later centuries, etc.)...and I don't like Kevin Costner.
Disney's "Robin Hood" That was a fun cartoon. I always loved it!

You don't think Alan Rickman acted well in the movie? He was pretty creepy as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

You don't think Alan Rickman acted well in the movie? He was pretty creepy as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

No, honestly, I didn't like the Sheriff...he was a little too creepy

Strange. How does being creepy equate to being a bad actor?

I've seen four Robin Hood movies:
The Adventures of Robin Hood; loved the movie, the acting and Errol Flynn
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves; The movie was ok, it was a little to creepy for me but I was ok with it, can't say that I loved it, and yet I don't hate it either
Robin Hood; Men it Tights; I thought it was very funny, a bit silly but funny none the less
Disney's Robin Hood (the cartoon) I loved it, I first watched it when I was young and it was a time when my younger sisters loved to play that we were animals that could talk and wear clothes and stuff, so that cartoon was one of our favorites

I enjoyed Robin Hood: Men In Tights (although it was a bit crude at times). I loved Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Errol Flynn's Robin Hood was very good but the sword fighting was absolutely terrible.

The sword fighting there is terrible, once we were watching it with my dad and at first he was laughing so loud at the sword fighting, then he and my brother started talking about how bad the sword fighting was and what is the correct way to sword fight that I missed parts of the movie (it is generally a bad idea to watch historical movies with my dad and brother unless you are willing to discuss armor with them)
Actually during the Errol Flynn Adventures of Robin Hood in one of the word fight's (I can't remember which one) Robin Hood's sword gets bent

I concur with all the Errol Flynn Robin Hood approval. I love that movie and have it on VHS; in all its fuzzy, terrible sound quality-ness.

Aww, that's too bad about the quality, because the digital restoration that was done several years back. When it was completed, it had a limited theatrical release here in the States prior to being put out on DVD, and my grandparents, my brother and I went to go see it at a local art house. What fun to see a film from the golden days of Hollywood on the big screen! And with such a diverse audience too - from great-grandparents who probably saw the movie when it first came out, to little tykes that came in clutching their parents fingers. And not a person fell asleep or had to walk out. A real testament to the power of that movie.

As for the animated film, I do love all of Phil Harris' Disney roles, but I must say that I think this particular movie was stolen out from under all the other voice actors by Sir Peter Ustinov's Prince John. "MUMMY!" *sucks thumb*

Question: doesn't the Howard Pyle version cut some common main characters, such as Maid Marian? I was under the impression that it did for some reason. Anyway, that will probably go towards the top of my list, as I do love Pyle.

All I know is that it has funny little summaries of the action in the margins.

That would be the Pyle. Several of his books are that way.

Funny you should think the sword fight in the Flynn movie terrible, Warrior - it may be a bit outdated but was considered first-class at the time. Rathbone in particular is regarded as one of the best screen fencers ever.

*adds the Louis Rhead stories to his list of RH books to look out for* Thanks, Glenstorm

My favorite Robin Hood movie has always been and will likely always be The Adventures of Robin Hood, released by Walt Disney sometime in the mid 20th century.... I forget who plays Robin Hood, but my sisters and I had a major crush on him when we were little.

You mean The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1962), with Richard Todd as Robin. That was actually my first Robin Hood movie years ago, and I enjoyed it very much, although I saw the Flynn film not long after and enjoyed that one even more. I should watch it again. here.

Ah! That is likely the name, Lys. It was a great film, and I enjoyed it very much. I shall have to check out the movie with Errol Flynn, as it's apparently very good.