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Chapter Seventeen: Siram I Am
The sky was white. The trees in the forest were barren, and there was snow all around me. I was sitting in place cautiously trying to find a way out of this trap. I felt surrounded, but there was only one animal preying upon me, the wolf. At this point I was definitely outwitted, but not outran. I heard the faint sniffing of the predator, and what's worse is that I smelled the blood on its tongue. It was out for its next meal, and it definitely wasn't going to be me.
I hopped quickly towards a pile of snow, hoping to camouflage myself before the wolf spotted me. However, I felt my luck run out when I felt the cold, rough paw of the wolf pin me down into the snow. I was done. The animal cackled as I tried to escape from its clutches. It bared its teeth ferociously.
"My, don't you look good enough to eat?"
I awoke in a cold sweat. My body was shaking profusely, and I was stuck in a frightened trance. I abruptly looked around my surroundings, trying to find some familiarity in where I was. All I knew for now was that I was in a dark room. I slowly got out of the bed and felt around for a light. Suddenly I found the light, and as soon as I turned it on I was brought back to my senses. I was back on the boat again in my room. I sighed in relief but felt a little parched from that intense dream I had. Damn I needed a glass of water.
In the kitchen, as I was getting water from the tap, I noticed from the small window that the sky was nice coral-blue colour as it was making its transition from nighttime to daytime. I sat down at the table and took a sip of water. Relaxed and fully at ease I stared at the ceiling, trying to sort out the events of my dream. The subject matter of it was just…odd. I mean, why was I some innocent animal held at the clutches of some ferocious wolf? That's just surreal. Suddenly, while I was still entranced in my thoughts, I heard the sound of a chair being pulled up to the counter, and I looked around to see Parauvin steadying himself on a chair to open up a cabinet. My apologies, but this sight was quite comical.
"Why good morning, Parauvin, It's quite unusual to see you up at the fifth sun," I said gleefully, stifling a laugh. He disregarded my comment and proceeded to mumble to himself.
"I's swear, I don't understand why you and 'Dris have to put a man through 'ell by putting this damned caffee pot on the highest shelf possible! Not everyone is tall you know, dammit!" He cursed as he finally was able to grab the pot. He stepped down from the chair and began to make coffee. I, who was still trying to suppress my laughter, engrossed myself in a cookbook to see what I wanted to make.


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The nice thing about having a Democrat in the White House is that there is no bad news.
As Mollie Hemingway points out:
//The media coverage of the cost of such wars has been eerily quiet, even though 75 percent of the soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been killed during Obama's time in office.//
//Even worse, this is the headline and subhead for an article claiming that Obama is totally awesome at foreign policy because of the mere existence of a climate deal; because of rapprochement with Cuba; and because of the Iran deal.
Now, let's assume he included Cuba because he needed at least three examples. And let's acknowledge that there are people, such as Fallows, who earnestly believe the Iran deal is not a disaster. The climate deal? Are you kidding? I know it got journalists excited, but there was no risk of not getting a deal, particularly when it demanded so very little of the signers.
In any case, it's 2015. We're at war in Afghanistan, war in Iraq, helped destabilize Libya and Syria, have seen the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, have no ability to vet visitors and entrants to the country or otherwise protect our borders, and have no coherent strategy for dealing with ISIS. We have a president who actually claims that climate deals are a good way to fight ISIS, and a press that treats this as a reasonable claim to make.
Must be nice to be a Democratic president.//
I've been saying that for 7 years.
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Azerbaijan celebrates the day of youth. The first forum of Azerbaijani youth was held upon the initiative of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev in 1996. The forum involved more than 2,000 representatives of youth organizations from all regions of the country. The forum defined the responsibilities facing the state bodies, youth organizations, every young person.
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A charming year round family home on the beautiful West Shore of Houghton Lake. Home was built with a large 4 car attached garage and has a 10x20 storage shed to store all those toys. The home is also situated on a quiet dead end street. Lot is private and adjacent to Sun and Snow Resort with full lake access. The association is very quiet and safe with a sandy beach leading into the water, a clubhouse, dock, fire pit and boat slips. Can be a full time residence but has only been used for a vacation home a couple months of the year. Association dues has remained steady at $50.00 per month. You will want to check this one out!!!
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- Status
- Active
- Address
- 409 Clearview
- City
- Houghton Lake
- Zip
- 48629
- County
- Roscommon
- Township
- Lake Twp
- Possession
- 30
- Listing Date
- 06/17/2016
- Subdivision
- Sun' N Snow Condo
- Total Finished SqFt
- 1,308
- Above Grade SqFt
- 1,308
- Garage
- 4.0
- Garage Desc.
- Attached, Direct Access, Electricity
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- 1998
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- Summer Taxes
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In a major relief to private unaided schools in the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Friday said they cannot be forced to reserve 25 per cent seats for students belonging to social and economically weaker sections and provide them free education.
The court, however, said it was mandatory for the 361 schools, which availed of land at a concessional rate from the government to follow the policy and asked them to take a decision in this regard within six weeks.
A government-appointed panel headed by NCERT chairman Krishna Kumar had recently recommended that the freeship quota should be applied 'uniformly.'
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The committee said all unaided recognised private schools should also earmark seats for poor students as a "radical measure towards systemic reform in the educational sector and consistent with the long-term goals."
To build confidence in schools regarding the viability of the policy, the panel had asked the government to bear all additional expenditure incurred in this regard. But the schools were apprehensive about the recommendations.
Giving them a 'last chance', the court warned that the Bench would be compelled to 'pass adverse orders' against them if they do not make up their mind in this regard within two weeks.


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Nevertheless, because offshore aquatic jobs are extremely eye-catching for the quantity of cash you can make from them, you should not line up for one willy-nilly. A job offshore will certainly never ever be a simple one. It is not enough that you have the determination to do effort; everybody that wants it does, besides. What is more crucial is you are certified to do the jobs the task calls for.
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I had very high expectations and who wouldn't? Ridley Scott directing a
great adventure with a very solid cast and a high budget.
The movie didn't really start the way I thought it would. The pace was quite slow but very interesting, and I was gripped. The interaction between Robin and his fellow soldiers was quite believable and entertaining, and the story about the English crown succession was also nicely done.
The entire chapter about Nottingham and its citizens is also at a nice and slow pace, but its never dull. Von sydow is a pleasure to see as usual, and both Crowe and Cate Blanchett delivers. You just sit and smile, when things suddenly goes very very wrong...
It starts when Walter Loxley explains Robins past to him. The scene is rushed and it seems a bit far-fetched. Also the following scene when robin goes to the meeting of the barons. Ridley must at this time peeked at his watch and noticed that he let most of the movie pass without telling much, and start to massacre the script.
The Nottingham action scene is where it's starting to go seriously wrong. You can't really get to understand how Robin suddenly is in command of an army, and speaking to lords as their equal. Especially when they call him by his common name in a scene later. The pace is really off here too... Action scene-Action scene-Short grief scene- Love scene- And on horseback against the French again in a 5min gap. Set in contrast to the feelgood mode you were in this is a very rude awakening.
After this you are handed a fighting scene that is absurd in every way. The landing craft is from WW2 (what possible use does the landing bridge have on these boats?). The battle is a slaughter, the French never stand a chance(not very interesting).
When suddenly Marion appears on the beach with the local teenage runaways on ponies I just shake my head... why?! It's just stupid?! Also they seem to be trained by ninjas and easily takes on trained French soldiers.
There is an ending after, but its thrown together in five minutes.
In one line.
This movie had a lot of potential, but it's thrown away on hasted parts and plain stupid scenes.
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I went to see Robin Hood with an open mind. I didn't read any of the
reviews, I didn't watch any of the previews, and early on I thought
that it was a pretty good film with a few loose ends that would surely
be wrapped up by the ending. I was wrong. Nothing got wrapped up and
there were so many plot holes and loose ends that left this movie a
disaster of a film. Here are just a few examples:
1) Who are the kids in the forest with The Strangers masks on their faces?
2) What happened to Prince John's first wife? We see her looking through a keyhole at her husband in bed with another woman but that's it. John tells his mother that he has written to the pope seeking an annulment but his mother tells him that it will never be granted. So happened to her?
3) Early on, the priest who is leaving Nottingham to deliver the grain tells Marion Loxley that she can't have the grain because "she reaps what she sows." What did Marion Loxley, other than conveniently leaving all her grain in a storage shed outside the main walls, do to deserve this "reap what you sow" punishment?
4) Robin comes to Nottingham and schemes with the Loxley's to pretend to be Robert Loxley who has been gone for 10 years. No one in the village catches on so we are to believe that EVERYONE in Nottingham either a) are new to Nottingham and didn't know Robert Loxley before he left or b) conveniently forgot what Robert Loxley looked like?
5) Robin tells us that his motivation for returning to England is to seek land and fortune. He's there to take advantage of the situation. Marion Loxley has him sleeping on the floor with dogs and they have no apparent relationship other than keeping up with the scheme that Robin is Robert Loxley. Why then does Robin go out of his way and risk life and fortune to help Marion get her grain back?
6) Robin gets the grain back and we see a small group of them casually tossing the grain around on the ground. When Marion Loxley wakes from her afternoon nap Robin tells her that her fields have been planted all 5,000 acres??
7) If you want to remember forgotten things from your childhood all you have to do is close your eyes and vivid flashbacks will suddenly appear.
8) The French had landing craft Saving Private Ryan style in the 12th century?
9) We see an army of horsemen riding fast through the mountains to get to the beach to meet the French landing craft. Before they go down to the beach they decide the horsemen will ride to the beach and foot archers will fire from the cliff side. What archers? In the battle scene we see thousands of arrows striking down the French on the beach? Where did they come from because they obviously didn't ride in with the horsemen? Did they fly in on helicopters?
10) Before the battle on the beach against the French I thought, "This is going to be a slaughter." It was. That is supposed to be interesting how?
11) Where is England's standing army? You know the tens of thousands of men in red uniforms with swords, bows and arrows, cavalry, pikes, and all that shiny equipment like we saw in the movie Braveheart?
12) We see Prince John an arrogant young man with a mistress in his bed early in the movie, then he confidently fires William Marshal and sets Godfrey off to the north with an army to collect taxes. Then when civil war "unexpectedly" sets off Godfrey is suddenly "not the friend that he thought he was" and John seeks to unify the angry mob because England conveniently doesn't have a standing army. Robin interrupts the meeting, gives a little speech, and they all ride off to war together. Then before the beach battle scene we see that John is useless because although he is suppose to be leading the army he doesn't know how to place the troops and instead relies on William Marshal to make a battle plan. In the battle we see that John is just a bumbling idiot, swinging his sword around randomly even after the battle is over. But in the VERY next scene we see that John is confident again, going against his word to sign the charter and declaring Robin to be an outlaw. Will the real King John please stand up?
13) Somehow on the battle on the beach, even though they were just fighting victoriously along side one another, we are supposed to believe that King John is jealous of Robin because the French surrendered to him? King John asks William Marshal, "Who did the French surrender to?" and William Marshal points to Robin. The thing is, it seemed to me that the French didn't surrender to anyone. The King of France ordered his boat to turn around so they could "fight another day". Was the whole "they surrendered to Robin" just thrown in to move the plot along?
14) How did King John determine that Robin was lying about his identity?
15) What is the motivation for the kids with The Strangers masks on their faces? Early on they are evil looking thieves who steal the grain from Marion Loxley but by the end of the movie they are little ninja warriors on ponies fighting not just alongside Marion, but being led by her.
Solid is the keyword. From the screenplay, to the cinematography and
the performance, the film is based on solid grounding. Indeed, we
couldn't imagine less from the people assembled on the project. And the
first signs are indeed good, starting as an origin story that traces
Robin's steps returning from the Crusades and arriving in Nottingham.
The plot is immediately both compelling and fresh with regards to the
well known tale.
The first problem we run into is that the film never allows itself to linger. This creates two problems: the sense of purpose it reaches for through urgency has a tendency to be lost to aimlessness, and the characters never have the space to generate real depth of emotion.
Imagine only this: Russel Crowe, Cate Blanchett and William Hurt together have collected three Oscars, and an additional nine nominations. Yet it it's hard to lavish praise on their performances, because they never manage to inspire empathy as well as we might wish. The sense of urgency - of imminent physical danger to their person, of the crucial importance of their quest - never quite strikes home.
The screenplay doesn't always help them. It attempts to give the tale a strong moral foundation, by associating it with burgeoning democratic ideals in feudal Britain, unconvincingly: suspension of disbelief failed this reviewer.
For both these reasons, the epic sense of greatness that saturates Mr. Scott's similar works never works in this one. Indeed, in the anticipated climax of the battle, slow motion shots fall flat, and emotion never reaches an expected high, in spite of the film's competence in the action scenes.
This is a work that strangely echoes others, as well. People will be drawn to comparisons with Gladiator; these aren't particularly relevant beyond Russell Crow's similar (yet less engaging) performance. Rather, Robin's journey from the crusades and through England, in which he prospers on fateful luck and earned respect, copies Ridley Scott's own Kingdom of Heaven. In their themes and ambition these three films are alike, but Robin Hood doesn't thrive from the comparison. Where flaws are shared, what made the other two great is oddly lacking in this latest historical epic from the director.
Robin Hood is a very professionally made film. Great actors, great
production design, great images. It is nice to watch because you feel
you are in the capable hands of Ridley Scott. But do not expect to be
amazed by the story or the acting. Apart from dame Marion, the
characters are two dimensional and predictable. The film pretends to be
historically correct, but is of course a well dressed fantasy. There
are a few battle scenes, filmed in the Gladiator way. They are
exciting, but not very convincing. In fact, they are completely
ridiculous when you think you are watching a historically correct film.
The worst for me were the boats in the final battle, apparently trying
to induce a D-Day feeling.
Overall, the story is off balance. Some scenes have a very slow pace, while other scenes, often key elements that explain how Robin Hood came into existence, are reduced to a few shots and proclamations. The end of the film tells it all: it reminds us that we were supposed to see the story of how the legend of Robin Hood started. The makers just forgot to tell it.
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I really resent having to pay money to watch a second rate prequel.
Didn't anyone from the studio see the final cut before release? What were they thinking about? Come on guys, a little historical research (even for a fantasy film like this) wouldn't have done any harm.
This movie was a collection of nonsense from start to finish. OK, Robin Hood is a character from fiction and story tellers are at liberty to use this character as they wish but surely some historical context or realism are necessary to allow the suspension of belief?
The French landing did not happen.
Magna Carta is an important part of our history and should not be messed around like this.
Don't get me started on the geographical screw-ups. Do the film makers have any idea how far it is from Nottingham to the South Coast? Or where the White Horse is? Idiots.
But it is only a movie and I have been happy to sit through other films that have mangled history to a worse extent than this, so what was wrong?
The script, the absence of plot, ludicrous casting, bizarre accents, poor lighting and cinematography, inaudible dialogue (thanks), unexplained background characters and hours and hours and hours of nothing happening all add up to a momentous car crash of a movie.
Did I mention it was derivative? It stole the best parts of the Robin Hood legend, Saving Private Ryan, the Disney animated classic and Braveheart and wasted them.
Do not waste your time on this or the inevitable sequel.
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Okay, here is he awful truth:
1. Apparently a Stone Mason wrote the Magna Carter (Robin's Father) 2. Although a humble archer, Robin within a matter of weeks becomes the King's right hand man in battle 3. Apparently in 13th century England, the French had 20th Century warefare technology 4. Apparently French soldiers can row their way across the channel in canoes and then jump out and fight(although earlier in the film the channel is so perilous that a big English boat barely makes it across and it took overnight to cross) 5. King John never signed the Magna Carter 6. Russell Crowe can do a number of English accents - unfortunately, he just couldn't choose one 7. Cate Blanchett is very good at channelling Katherine Hepburn 8. Apparently Marion is psychic because she recognises the man who killed her father-in-law in battle without having ever laid eyes on her 9. Marion although having worked on a farm in Nottingham for 10 years is a skilled soldier and killed wield an axe better than most of the French and British soldiers 10. Everyone in the town of Nottingham is so stupid that they don't realise that Robin is impersonating Robert of Loxley who is about 20 years his senior, blonde and looks nothing like Russell Crowe.
Don't see it - it's not worth your coin. I'm so disappointed because I love Cate Blanchett and Crowe is usually very good. But this is just bad story telling.
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To begin with, it sucked. Now let me tell you why.
Once upon a time, an archer named Rusty was the most noble and educated archer in King Richard's army. So noble and educated, in fact, that when he pretends to be a knight, no one can even tell the difference. So this noble and educated Archer ends up gaining the trust of all the barons in England, and leads them (and the King, mind you) in an heroic assault upon the French. In fact, when the French surrender, they do not surrender to the King of England, but to the noble archer named Rusty. That is the sum total of the film's plot. It has only a passing reference to the well-known story of Robin Hood. Oh, right. And at the end, the King is so incensed that the French surrendered to Rusty instead of him so he outlaws Rusty, and names him 'Robin Hood', and thus begins the legend.
So what, I hear you ask, are the actual flaws in the film? Well, firstly, it is that Robin is clearly a noble and well-educated man, rather than a dirty Englishman who has been fighting for the last 10 years in Palestine. Given the storyline, it would have been so much better had Rusty been a common soldier, given that he then pretends to be a nobleman.
Secondly, everyone listens to Rusty, as if only he really knows what he is talking about. No one else has any idea how to fight, and even the King of England listens to him.
Thirdly, it appears that the main group who eventually become the merry men of Sherwood Forest are in fact a bunch of dirty English children who have run away from their mothers in Nottingham because all their fathers are away fighting in the Crusades, and now they pillage their own families and hide in the forest.
Fourth, the French are so inept that this bunch of dirty English children ride into battle against the French army and _aren't_ completely slaughtered. Heck, anyone can grab a sword and kill a bunch of seasoned warriors - it's only the French for goodness sake!
Fifth, anyone can pass for a knight, even an archer. After all, the only difference between a knight and a peasant is the clothes they wear.
Sixth, it is only when an old man tells him about his heretofore unknown father, that Rusty remembers everything from when he was six! Like he'd never tried before! And how his father, a stone mason and accomplished philosopher, got all the Barons to sign a revolutionary and genius charter that challenges the feudal system in England!
Now, the script wasn't poorly written, or the action scenes badly shot. It's just that there really wasn't much of a story, and certainly no theme at all. As such, there was nothing for the audience to connect with. I didn't care a whit that Robin Hood was banished as an outlaw. Russel Crowe can't act for spit, and he did a terrible, limp job. It seems that his default role is as a noble, yet betrayed quasi- aristocrat, allowing him to be heroic with almost no facial expression (except at the end when he's yelling). Cate Blanchett was unremarkable in every way. The other actors were passable.
I was quite disappointed with Brian Helgeland's script. He's done better work, such as LA Confidential, which had both characters and plot. Robin Hood had almost neither of both. There were never any stakes involved, and only one brief moment when everything looked bad (Marion's abduction scene). The French were coming, so Rusty whipped everyone up and they went and fought and won. That's it. That's the movie. Nothing to care about, no characters to like, no danger and no point to the movie.
A poor effort from all involved. 1 out of 10.
EDIT: I have since discovered that the script for this film was originally a bizarre CSI style film set in medieval England where the Sheriff of Nottingham tries to apprehend Robin Hood. Then Ridley Scott decided that he wanted to direct a Robin Hood story, and who knows how it went bonkers from that point on. Apparently the original script was a bit crap too, but completely different from the end product.
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Robin Hood was an Outlaw in England. The idea that Robin Hood followed
King Richard in the Crusades is from the Sean Connery movie "Robin and
Marion". Robin and Marion was made in the cynical 1970's. Robin and
Marion is not a movie that gets watched a lot (I wouldn't sit through
it again) and it's theme didn't need to get expanded in to a two hour
epic. The traditional Robin Hood takes place in England for it is the
story of the British People Saxon's vs the Norman occupiers. Green is
the symbolic color of the native people of Briton (e.g. Gawain and the
Green Knight). The traditional Robin Hood of legend wore green for he
is part of the pagan history of Briton, not some cynical inner city
trendy who wears black. There is this idea that people in the past wore
depressing clothing and were dirty all the time. Yet if you look at the
paintings from the time of King Richard the first you will find that
people wore bright colors. Only bums dress badly in any age.
If Christian Bale, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. or Kevin Kline had played the part of Robin Hood we could have expected a more extensive range of emotions and with a better English accent. But Crowe has a limited range of emotions. Emotionally Crowe only does the self-serving stuff very well, you know; angry, self pity, prolonged contempt etc. Crowe is also very good at being "intense" which accounts for his screen presents and is often mistaken for acting ability. But the emotions required to do "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" are way, way beyond him. Being jovial, generous, good natured, romantic or even nice are outside his ability.
In the Errol Flynn version, Robin Hood is bested by Little John and comes up laughing at himself at having been beaten by another man. This sort of self-demeaning humor and good will are way off the chart for Crowe. Crowe doesn't do humble. The character of Robin Hood had to be retooled to be more like the Gladiator so that Crowe could play the part. So Robin Hood the cunning fox had to be changed to become Robin Longstrides the bossy grumpy bear.
Crowe can't do love or Romance very well. In Gladiator they had to cut love scenes out of the script. Crowe can only really do 'intense needy love' or 'self-pity mercy love' but not Romantic Love. To make matters worse Crowe hasn't held onto his youthful good looks in the ten years he's been a star he's really aged badly. Tom Cruse has been a star for almost 30 years still has his looks. As does Brad Pitt. Kevin Beacon who has been in the business for almost 35 years still has his looks. But because Crowe has let himself go so badly the part of Maid Marion had to be drastically retooled as well. The first Maid Marion Sienna Miller was fired from the movie because she looked too young and thin next to the aging and hefty Crowe.
The movie was shut down for two months and the part of Maid Marion was changed and rewritten to that of an older woman. Maid Marion became the Widow Marion (Cate Blanchett) and the romance became a marriage of convenience. Crowe can't do romance. Gone are the scenes where Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havillandand flirted playfully on screen. The unromantic Crowe doesn't flirt well and can't woo. His on screen romances have always been rewritten around this so that the woman does most of the work while he looks angry, confused and full of self-pity. In this case Crowe's Robin Hood doesn't really like Marion (anger) he's just doing a friend a favor by sharing her bed. It's hard to believe that Robin Hood spent 10 years in the army with surrounded by men and isn't attacked to Marion. But Crowe can't play "attracted" there's no self pity in it.
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It's one of those films that was annoying me as I watched it but
actually making me cringe the more i think about it. A few points -
ignoring any historical inaccuracies (of which there are plenty).
1) There appeared to be only one character (Godfrey) who could speak English intelligibly, accents of Robin Hood and Little John were quite laughable (Crowe darted between North Yorkshire, Liverpool and Ireland) and I have no idea which part of the world Little John was supposed to come from. 2) Maid Marion a very hammy performance and legend does not ever mention her super-human strength; have you ever tried to bend a modern longbow replica? Very hard even for a large bloke and they have about half the draw weight of the real thing, and I had no idea that Wendy and the lost boys were involved in the legend of Robin Hood. 3) The final battle scene was taken more or less directly from Saving Private Ryan and included replica landing craft, one of the daftest scenes in cinema for quite some time. 4) There is so much information about concerning archer's other weapons of that era there was no need to invent a long sledge hammer 5) Why call the film Robin Hood? Only the last few seconds are to do with 'Robin of the Hood' so this should have been clearly labelled as a prequel. 6) Could they not have found a beach with real cliffs?
All that money wasted they could have made a decent film
"To be hunted all the days of his life, until his corpse unburied, is
carrion for foxes and crows."
A few tips for getting the most enjoyment possible out of Robin Hood:
1. Forget that it's an adaptation of Robin Hood, entirely. Just pretend like it's a middling medieval drama/adventure movie starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett (who's spectacularly underused), with some very vague connections to the Robin Hood legend. Everything is changed about, added too, and embellished beyond recognition. There's nothing wrong with trying to put a fresh spin on an old tale (if it works), but you'll be greatly disappointed if you expect any more than loose connections to the well-known versions of the adventures of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
2. Don't expect Gladiator in England. Robin Hood desperately tries to be epic, sweeping, grandiose, and politically involving, but it doesn't come near the heights of the mega-popular, critically beloved Gladiator. It's not a bad movie, and you could enjoy it (if you keep your expectations at a reasonable level), but it's okay at best and deeply flawed at worst. Crowe doesn't put half the heart, passion, or effort into Robin Longstride that he did into Maximus. The characters are one-note and static, and the plot is overly-ambitious and needlessly complex. There is less than zero chemistry between Crowe and Blanchett. Robin's back-story was a contrived mess that added nothing to the movie except empty minutes to the running time.
The main flaw with Robin Hood is that it's so preoccupied with being serious and deep, that it forgets to be fun. There's nothing wrong with trying to take a story like this in a more realistic direction, but there needs to be a rousing adventure at its heart. That's what's missing from this film.
Robin Hood is a shadow of Gladiator. It's a shadow of Kingdom of Heaven, to be honest. But there are moments when the battles are raging and you forget that this is supposed to be Robin Hood, when it's an okay movie. My review seems horribly negative and that's not my intention - my expectations for this were just really high. It felt like Ridley Scott really didn't try all that hard, and the cast and crew followed his example.
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National League East
Atlanta Braves
The Braves have to be running out of reasons for keeping
Mark DeRosa off the field. He has made starts at third base, shortstop,
second base and right field and has hit in all of them.
DeRosa was batting .351 through the first six weeks. He
went 2-for-4 Sunday in his first start in eight games and was robbed of two
other hits by strong San Diego defense.
DeRosa is hardly the athlete Rafael Furcal is, possessing
neither his range defensively nor his speed on the bases. But he has been steadier
in the field than Furcal, who committed three errors on the last homestand.
With Furcal's bat cold, DeRosa has never been a more attractive
First baseman Julio Franco has begun swinging better
after realizing he was jerking his head and shoulders when triggering his unorthodox
swing. He went 4-for-14 (.286) in his first seven games in May after his average
had dropped to .146.
Florida Marlins
While it's too early to call it a critical road trip, the
Marlins view their 14-game, 15-day, four-city swing that began Monday as a chance
to continue gaining respect.
They'd like to build on the road success that began with
their 4-2 trip to St. Louis and Milwaukee two weeks ago.
The Marlins will play the Rockies, Giants and Reds
before facing the division-rival Mets. It's the longest trip in franchise history.
"We can't lose our focus," right fielder Cliff Floyd
said. "We'll see what we're made of. If we come back from this trip and we're
well over .500, that'll tell us we're for real."
Although their disappointing fan support doesn't help much
in terms of home-field advantage, the Marlins are coming off a 5-1 homestand
and are 13-8 at Pro Player Stadium.
"Expectations have grown," Preston Wilson said.
"This team has got to the point where we're not satisfied with being .500. That's
not a magic number for us. We want to win every series."
From June 14 to July 7, the Marlins will play 20 of 23
games at home.
With 147 walks an average of nearly four per game
the Marlins were second in the NL and on pace for 644 this season.
That would rank second in club history, behind the 1997 Marlins' league-leading
686 walks. On the flip side, the Marlins had struck out 304 times, the most
in the majors.
"If we had 80 fewer strikeouts, that would be 80 more
times we put the ball in play," first-year hitting coach Bill Robinson
said. "That could be seven, eight or nine more home runs we hit, more runs
scored, and on and on."
Don't expect the workload to lessen for Burnett, who
has emerged as the staff ace. Manager Jeff Torborg and pitching coach
Brad Arnsberg believe that the important thing in monitoring fatigue
is not necessarily how many pitches are thrown, but how many jams the pitcher
has pitched out of.
Torborg said, "120 pitches is not a lot of pitches
150, 160 pitches is a lot of pitches. Not that we plan to do that with our
Montreal Expos
Backup first baseman Andres Galarraga, on the 15-day
DL, spent five days in Chicago last week where cancer specialist Steven Rose
of Northwestern University performed test. Rose was the doctor who diagnosed
the non-Hodgkins lymphoma which caused Galarraga to miss the entire 1999 season.
Galarraga developed lower back discomfort a few weeks ago
after a batting practice swing. Though doctors quickly concluded it was a muscular
problem, Galarraga was concerned because it was in the same general area where
he had the cancer. A biopsy showed normal results.
Galarraga was back in the clubhouse over the weekend and
is eligible to come off the disabled list May 17.
"I think we've strengthened our bench," manager Frank
Robinson said. "We're a better team than when we left training camp.
"I wanted some changes before the bottom fell out of
this thing. I'd rather do it all at once than make one change here and one
there. There's no reason to drag it out."
"Sometimes it's only one person who makes the decision,"
second baseman Jose Vidro said. "But Omar and Frank want to show everybody
we're a team, that we're united. It's much appreciated. Not many teams do that."
Among the players spoken to on the matter besides Vidro
were Graeme Lloyd and ace starter Javier Vazquez.
"They assured us there would be no problem with him here
as a teammate," Robinson said. "Some of them who knew him assured me he was
a good guy, that some of the problems he had were not of his doing."
New York Mets
Closer Armando Benitez caught the index finger of
his pitching hand in the clubhouse door May 10 as he was leaving Shea Stadium.
Benitez suffered a cut on the front of the finger and a bruise on the back of
it. He didn't pitch during the weekend and was listed as day-to-day.
In Benitez's absence, the Mets had to scramble Saturday
to close out the Rockies in a 4-3 victory that ended a season-high six-game
losing streak. After Mark Guthrie retired Todd Helton for the first out
of the ninth, Scott Strickland took over and walked Todd Zeile. After
pinch-hitter Greg Norton struck out, Edgardo Alfonzo committed a fielding
error that put runners on first and third.
Strickland finally nailed down his first save by striking
out Mark Little to end the game.
Benitez's absence, even on a short-term basis, shows how
important it was for the Mets to acquire Strickland from Montreal shortly after
the season began. Strickland has closing experience, which is even more crucial
considering lefty John Franco is lost for the season.
Phillips was upset about two incidents in particular.
One came two weeks ago in Phoenix when Jay Payton was on base and Joe
McEwing hit a home run. Payton didn't wait to shake hands with McEwing
at the plate.
The second incident occurred before the game Saturday
when Rey Ordonez did not participate in the team's annual camera day,
during which fans are allowed on the field to take photos of their favorite
players. Ordonez had been told he would be held out of the starting lineup
for the second consecutive day.
Phillips told his players that they need to support each
other during games, and that they have contractual obligations to participate
in such events as photo day.
Payton obviously learned his lesson. He was on base when
McEwing hit a homer against Colorado's Mike Hampton on Saturday and waited
at the plate with teammate Jeromy Burnitz to congratulate him.
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies completed one of the most successful homestands
in franchise history Sunday to put themselves back into the NL East race. They
won eight of nine games.
"This was an unbelievable homestand," manager Larry
Bowa said. "We needed it. It could have been curtains very early for us
this year."
Now they're back on the road, where they were 3-12 with
a staff ERA of 5.53 entering the seven-game trip.
Not surprisingly Bowa, whose team was 14-8 at home, did
his best to downplay the discrepancy between the home and road numbers.
"It doesn't matter what we did in the past," he insisted.
"We've just got to try to get back to .500."
The Phillies will play 12 of their next 15 on the road.
After visiting Houston and Arizona they return home for a three-game series
against the Mets, then go to Montreal and New York.
Bowa said Person will require a minimum of two rehab
starts after he begins throwing, and that no thought is being given to promoting
hot prospect Brett Myers from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Person is unhappy the team is insisting he make rehab
starts before being activated from the disabled list. "If that's the way it
has to be, that's the way it is," he said. "But if I could avoid it, I would."
General manager Ed Wade said Padilla was the key
player in the deal. "It wouldn't have happened without Vicente," he said.
"We said up front any deal had to have Travis (Lee)
in it and that wasn't a huge hurdle for them. But Vicente was also a name that
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Lost and Found
It wasn't until around four in the morning that I was able to leave the overpriced café with my drink and most of my money intact. I held the medium cappuccino tightly in my left hand, painfully developing resistance to the searing pain of boiling liquid. I made my way back to Gate 4. The returning walk was dull but quick, with my mind focussed on the caffeine and all. Unlike a few hours ago, I was wide awake now. Unfortunately it appeared that the car, my father's blue hatchback passed down unto my brother and I, was gone. It seems that Josh managed to get into the city faster than I took getting a coffee. Tightening my torn black sneakers, I sprinted up to the city walls. "Sorry civilian, entering the city limits on foot is prohibited by law."
A brutal force swept out both my legs and pushed into my back, sending my body crashing down into the ground. I winced, my chin dug deep into the dirt. There was a heavy boot against my back, but couldn't lift my head high enough to see the culprit. Someone bent down beside me before I could even think of struggling and put my right arm into a neat little arm-lock. I winced once more, possibly even yelping a little. "Please enter your car and wait in line, sir", a masculine voice demanded, loosening up the pressure on my arm.
"I- I have a car!" I desperately whimpered, unable to retaliate against my aggressor.
The man stepped off of my back and pulled me up from the moist dirt. Upon getting up, I finally saw the man clearly in the pre-dawn light. "America City Elite Guard, huh? You live up to your reputation", I chuckled, rotating my right arm at the shoulder.
The armoured man chuckled a little in return, presumably taking it as a compliment. His black-tinted helmet did an excellent job of both protecting his head and concealing his face; I couldn't make out any facial features at all, as much as I tried. "So where's this car of yours?" he inquired, pulling out a small, handheld device from his utility belt.
His voice was actually quite comforting and likeable, despite his rough job and powerful combative skills. "I guess my brother must've driven it in without me. I got off to grab a drink while we were in line, but now... yeah. I don't quite know where he is at the moment", I confessed, feeling a tad awkward with the cappuccino now spilled all over the grass beside us.
"License plate?" he asked without really asking.
"4A8-712" I recited from memory.
He punched the code into his official looking device and waited for the city database to load the results. After a few seconds, his expression changed to one of puzzlement. "It says here that your blue hatchback checked into America City two days ago", he declared, clarifying it by showing me the information on the screen.
True enough; a picture of our car was displayed on the screen, along with the owners' names, license plate number and check-in time. "Wait... does that mean that today is the 17th?" I asked, mind still in a knot.
The officer nodded, shutting off his device and latching it back onto his belt. "I don't know what's going on with you, but I don't think you'll do any harm. If you want, I'll accompany you into America City to find your brother", he offered, hopefully with a smile on his concealed face.
I nodded, perhaps a little too excitedly. "Yeah, that'd be sick, man!" I enthusiastically accepted.
Naturally, being escorted by an armed officer of the law who's been trained in five different martial arts sort of makes you feel invincible. As such, I walked confidently behind the ACE guard, sticking my tongue out at any sketchy types who stared at us as we made our way through America City's "developing" district. The guard followed his GPS, with a marker placed at the last place where the blue hatchback was lasted reported as being sighted by another ACE guard. "Did your brother know that Harlick Street is mainly populated by the Firebrand gang? You really don't want to be around the Firebrand gang if you're new to America City", he warned, a serious tone in his voice.
"I don't think he knew that… how come I've never heard of the Firebrands before?" I inquired, "I mean, the Murder Men and the Cutthroats are well-known nationwide. If the Firebrands are so dangerous, how come they've never gotten any media attention, as far as I know?"
"The Firebrand leader owns a massive portion of the media," the ACE guard explained grimly, "He doesn't like publicity. He does however, love picking on new folks like yourself."
The sun was beginning to make its daily rounds now, rising sluggishly from the eastern horizon. The first rays of sunlight grazed our bodies, partially blocked by the building beside us. At the other side of the narrow, disgusting street, a familiar figure stalked by. I immediately recognized him as the hillbilly/cowboy from before. "Hey, I met that guy at the café a few hours ago," I muttered, pointing him out to the ACE guard, "He was asking about the Firebrands."
The mysterious man turned towards us. Upon recognizing me, he seemed to jolt back a bit, as if startled. A split second later, he was off, sprinting in the other direction. Without warning, the America City Elite guard gave chase, leaving me in the dust and litter. My personal bodyguard gone, all sorts of odd types began to approach me freely, offering the strangest things. After finding a map, I made it my first priority to get out of the developing district.
However, Harlick Street was only a few blocks away… perhaps I would find Josh there. I took a chance and headed back into the scariest part of America City, armed with practically nothing. At the corner of Harlick and Grotto, the blue hatchback with my license plate on it sat inside a bent and broken garage. Being wary of any potential patrol groups, I snuck into the garage and checked the car. There were a few new scratches on the front and the side which left me feeling concerned for my brother's wellbeing. Several dents indicated a struggle and the rear-left window had been smashed. The car was literally empty, everyoneandeverything taken out of it, including the stereo. "They're paying for this", I muttered, grabbing a crowbar from a nearby workbench before heading any deeper into the shady building.


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Wearing a white shirt, Yves Saint Laurent jacket, black tights and little else, 65-year-old Cilla managed to upstage her younger rivals at the charity catwalk show that brought London Fashion Week to a close last night.
The crowd - including Princess Eugenie, Jerry Hall and the Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown - burst into applause at the sight of the Liverpudlian whose career began in the Sixties with The Beatles in The Cavern Club.
The only person older than her to dare to bound down the catwalk was Dame Vivienne Westwood, the 67-yearold fashion designer. She, however, kept her legs under wraps.
Almost five decades younger, Olympic star Rebecca Adlington, 19, proved she can sashay almost as well as she can swim. Adlington, her two gold medals displayed around her neck, took to the catwalk alongside her fellow double gold medallist Sarah Ayton, better known as one of the three blondes in a boat who triumphed in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing last month.
The Fashion for Relief event, organised by Streatham's most famous supermodel, Naomi Campbell, is becoming a regular fixture as the closing show at Fashion Week.
Proceeds from this year's event at the Natural History Museum will go towards the White Ribbon Alliance, a charity supported by Mrs Brown, which campaigns for better care for women in childbirth in the developing world.
"Every minute around the world a woman dies in pregnancy, this hasn't changed in 20 years," said Mrs Brown. She added: "The world is coming together to put an end to the shameful and needless deaths. This event will have a major impact on the lives of many women around the world."
Among the other famous faces who took to the runway were singer Cheryl Cole, model Erin O'Connor, a reluctant Tracey Emin, rock daughters Kimberly Stewart and Lizzie Jagger, singer Jamelia and her daughters all in tartan, and girl group the Sugababes.
Ms Cole ,wearing a red sequin dress by Jean-Paul Gaultier, was cheered on by her husband, Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole, and bandmate Sarah Harding. Jo Wood, the 53-year-old wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, who is still said to be in rehab, also put in an appearance on the catwalk in a gold vintage Mairead gown.
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