Ridley Scott apparently saw Prince Of Thieves in the early 90s and it pissed him off (no King John, Robin wasn’t English, Bryan Adams song wasn’t as good as the real-life Robin Hood Bryan Adams song), and he’s now taking it out on Hollywood by re-cutting Gladiator, replacing the Coliseum with trees, and…well, that’s it. That’s the one change he made.
It doesn’t look bad, but it also doesn’t not look like every movie we’ve ever seen:
Besides, a super-realistic, historical portrayal of the Robin Hood story has already been done.
(via Videogum)
