What’s Aged the Worst?
Attempted rape; Costner’s hair/accent/double; Little John’s wife (disputed); competing adaptation; wasted Slater; communication delays
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- The sheriff's attempted rape of Marian is judged badly aged, especially its comic staging and length in a PG-13 adventure; the intended bloodline motivation does not excuse the tonal problem.
- Costner's hair and appearance are criticized; reports of disagreement over whether to use an accent are offered to explain its inconsistency.
- The nude swimming double is discussed as visibly different, with cold-water protection reported as the reason and additional joking speculation.
- A wish for a more attractive Little John's wife is challenged by the medieval forest setting and her many children; LeBrock and Helen Mirren are hypothetical alternatives.
- The competing Robin Hood film is an aged-worst observation, with its reported gross contrasted with this hit.
- Slater is considered wasted as a resentful Will Scarlet; his charming ad-lib at the end suggests a livelier role, while his career stage offers a possible reason for accepting it.
- The lack of communication before Robin returns to discover his father's death is joked about as life before postal service.