Rated G
Starring Brian Bedford, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Pat Buttram, Peter Ustinov, Terry Thomas, Roger Miller
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
The Story:
The animal kingdom decides to tell the story of Robin Hood (Bedford) to let us know what really happened.
Awesomeness ensues.
The first Disney film I ever remember seeing.
It's been my favorite Disney film ever since.
Nostalgia is a powerful thing.
Having seen nearly every other version of Robin Hood, I will say that this is the best version of the tale as well.
Take that Errol Flynn.
And honestly, if you've tried to read the book, you know how utterly boring it really was.
Disney instead injects some great character designs and wonderful voice actors to make this tale magical.
The fact that Robin and Marian (Evans) are really overshadowed by every other character, tells you how deep the talent on display really is.
You could dock points to Disney, and Phil Harris for basically playing the same character from The Jungle Book as Little John and Baloo share some striking similarities, not the least of which is the voice.
But that's a minor quibble.
Instead marvel at Prince John (Ustinov) and Sir Hiss (Taylor) as possibly the best bad guys to ever grace the screen.
Hilariously evil, they never fail to make me laugh in the movie.
The songs, most of which are handled by Alan-A-Dale (Miller) are catchy, and I can whistle the tunes to this day by memory.
My little one had no interest in this movie when we found it on Netflix.
Now she can't get enough of it.
Welcome to the club.
Currently available to stream on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: A+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Probably still my all-time favorite Disney film. Might have to upgrade it to Blu Ray someday.
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