Title: The Life and Times of Robin Hood
Product review: $1.4 million (adjusted to todays USD, $18 million) in production costs set this movie apart at the time. It was a masterful epic of the silent era. It still holds up ok, though maybe not as well as Flynn's. The movie is packed with amazing sets, funny inter-titles, and tinting that sets mood. The liner notes say that some of the sets were 90 feet high!The movie, which was the most popular movie of 1922 according to PhotoPlay Magazine, seems to drag a little, occasionally, but tells the rarely told story of Robin Hood's life prior to King Richard's departure on the crusades. The action helps keep the movie going through a lot of it -- but be prepared for a silent-era epic. The film, overall, was enjoyable.The Kino DVD is great. The picture is generally very clear -- with some scratches. The tinting was superb. My only complaint is the score -- it does seem annoying at first but after a while I adjusted to it and was no longer bothered by it.
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