Comments on The Bruising Adventures of Girl Clumsy: Men in Tights

Alan Rickman is an isle of calm in what is otherwi...

2009-03-02T11:37:00.000+10:00

Alan Rickman is an isle of calm in what is otherwise a river of poisonous diarrhoea; he was the right Nottingham in the wrong Robin Hood movie. As someone has previously mentioned the BBC series Maid Marion and her Merry Men was fantastic. As for Throw-the-Phone Crowe, does there really need to be another Robin Hood movie? I’m not sure I understand Hollywood’s obsession with the legend, for every time they attempt to depict it, the historians and tour operators become increasingly embarrassed. It’s almost as bad as Hollywood depictions of Shakespeare, or worse still…Beowulf (do not get me started)!

Rickman was indeed the best ever. And we've just b...

2009-03-02T04:45:00.000+10:00

Rickman was indeed the best ever. And we've just been watching the foxified Disney version with the kiddlies this week, they love it. Especially the thumb-sucking lion Richard.

Natalie, I have the 'Bottom' series on DVD. Great ...

2009-03-02T01:36:00.000+10:00

Natalie, I have the 'Bottom' series on DVD. Great crude alt-comedy!

It's really amazing, the Robin Hood legend as portrayed by the filmmakers. In reality, they were likely a bunch of amoral, wretched, foul-smelling cutthroats, none of them with a decent set of tights to their name.

I'm glad you chose to raise your head on such an i...

2009-03-01T23:15:00.000+10:00

I'm glad you chose to raise your head on such an important issue, Kits. And rest assured, I seem to have sufficiently scared everyone against making anti-POT comments. ;)

without reading any of the other comments: prince ...

2009-03-01T21:44:00.000+10:00

without reading any of the other comments: prince of theives is so awesome it is otherwordly; and alan rickman is a god amongst men who will NEVER be eclipsed by ANYONE EVER IN THE HISTORY OF ALL TIME (past, present and future) as the sheriff.

(i think that was my longwinded way of saying: "i totally agree with you")

til next....
~kits~ (will continue loitering unless provoked again)

There was a show on the ABC I enjoyed a great deal...

2009-03-01T11:04:00.000+10:00

There was a show on the ABC I enjoyed a great deal. It was 'Maid Marian and her Merry Men' or something. Anyone else remember that? Robin was pretty and stupid, and Marian was the brains of the operation. 'Twas cool.

Amy

Oh yes, YankeeDog - Rik Mayall as Robin Hood was g...

2009-03-01T08:56:00.000+10:00

Oh yes, YankeeDog - Rik Mayall as Robin Hood was genius casting. Have you ever seen "Bottom"?, the sitcome Mayall and Edmondson did in the early 90s? It's violent, crude genius. I love it. ;)

Also - people partial to that Robin Hood and his Merry Men song mentioned above should DEFINITELY check out Oliver Stone's movie "W", as it's used unexpectedly but perfectly in that...!

I'm still partial to the Disney animated Robin Hoo...

2009-03-01T02:46:00.000+10:00

I'm still partial to the Disney animated Robin Hood myself. And like you, I find it tough to beat the original Errol Flynn movie.

Possibly the one Robin Hood bit I like other than these was the Blackadder time travel 'add-on' where Blackadder meets Robin Hood as portrayed by Rik Mayall. Blackadder convinces the Merry Men to kill Robin Hood, IIRC.

Odd-with Mayall, one would expect a Sheriff of Nottingham, played by Adrian Edmondson, to ride up and beat him to death with a frying pan.

Just came home from Wet & Wild... turned on AB...

2009-02-28T18:45:00.000+10:00

Just came home from Wet & Wild... turned on ABC2... voila!

"Robin Hood" the BBC version. Richard Armitage looking DIVINE. Gee, he wears black like a god.

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ROBIN HOOD!

Also, I've seen in DVD sections a movie starring Keira Knightley as Robin and Marian's daughter who has to fight someone to do something. Should rent it out one day...

"Cancel Christmas" a golden moment...lovely

2009-02-28T17:08:00.000+10:00
"Cancel Christmas" a golden moment...lovely

Well good old Rusty wouldn't say "Bring a friend" he wouldn't have enough phones to throw.

Is it possible that deep in the psyche of New Zealand's Russell Crowe there is a closet and from that closet we may hear a little voice calling "I want to come out"....
I mean consider... all the big butch film roles ,
72 inches of grunt (or whatever) the hurling of phones and he owns half of South Sydney

By the way I say "New Zealands Russell Crowe" because we dinkum Aussies are real men (hawk spit) and just do Sheilas

Quite the can of worms you have opened here.

2009-02-28T16:59:00.000+10:00
Quite the can of worms you have opened here.

Yes am looking forward to seeing Mr Ridley 'Blade Runner' Scott's take on the ol' men in tights.

I'd just like to add I think the Sheriff's role is one that can be made the most interesting.

Starting with how Brilliant Robert Shaw's Sheriff was in the 1976 'Robin & Marion' (which I really liked).

I enjoyed Kevin's 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'(I wouldn't dare risk your wrath by suggesting anything else) it came out at the same time as Robin Hood starring Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman which I enjoyed more.

And of course it was Robin of Sherwood that had the theme 'Robin the Hooded Man' as sung by Irish band Clannard.

And before 'Men in Tights' there was the TV series 'When things were rotten' penned by Mel Brooks. Which began with the song "....so when other legends are forgotten, we'll remember back when things were rotten. Yah for Robin Hood.".

and I really liked 'Maid Marian and her Merry Men' a TV series where the real hero was Marian played by Kate Lonergan and supporting my thesis that the sheriff is the best role in this series it was played by none other than Black Adder's Tony Robinson.

anyone else go any Robin Hood movies we left out?

There was a song oooh a long time ago that went:
2009-02-28T11:36:00.000+10:00
There was a song oooh a long time ago that went:
Robin Hood, Robin Hood.
Riding through the glen (side saddle)
Robin Hood Robin Hood
With his band of men
Feared by the bad (Ooooh)
Loved by the good (Oh Hullo!!!(a la Charles Hawtry))
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Robin Hood

I think I'm with Sleepydumpling on this one... tha...

2009-02-28T09:51:00.000+10:00

I think I'm with Sleepydumpling on this one... that voice does good things to my insides!

He was also delightfully mean/evil as Sheriff Nottingham, he is the best character in that film.

ahh but what about the 80 series with long haired ...

2009-02-27T23:05:00.000+10:00

ahh but what about the 80 series with long haired robin, people wearing stag heads, and magic being part of the setting.
ie Robin of Sherwood
and here is a youtube bit in case you never saw any of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig4bdX5CoDk

Michael Fitzhywel

Ahh Alan Rickman can do ANYTHING as far as I'm con...

2009-02-27T20:08:00.000+10:00

Ahh Alan Rickman can do ANYTHING as far as I'm concerned, so long as I hear THAT voice!

Prince John: Such an unusual name, "Latrine." How ...

2009-02-27T16:34:00.000+10:00

Prince John: Such an unusual name, "Latrine." How did your family come by it?
Latrine: We changed it in the 9th century.
Prince John: You mean you changed it TO "Latrine"?
Latrine: Yeah. Used to be "Shithouse."

ah... solid gold

See? Classic lines, every one.

And Dan, you...

2009-02-27T16:32:00.000+10:00

See? Classic lines, every one.

And Dan, you must watch "Men in Tights" all the way through one day. All the best shit's at the end.

"I'll cut out his heart with a spoon!"

"Why...

2009-02-27T16:22:00.000+10:00

"I'll cut out his heart with a spoon!"

"Why a spoon? Why not a knife or a..."

"Because it'll hurt more you IDIOT!"

'Men in Tights' was the only film I've ever walked...

2009-02-27T11:53:00.000+10:00

'Men in Tights' was the only film I've ever walked out on. (Although I did come distressingly close in Eddie Murphy's 'Metro')

I actually heard that Rusty originally was playing...

2009-02-27T11:06:00.000+10:00

I actually heard that Rusty originally was playing both Nottingham *AND* Robin Hood. Perhaps they're one in the same person ? I do not know. I don't think that's the case anymore though.

I was more interested in the original plot too, this new standard plot really doesn't do much for me.