Robin Hood

I saw the trailer for the new Robin Hood movie a few months back and have been excited for it ever since.  When Shanna & I went to see Iron Man this past weekend, we noticed that this theater was showing it on the upcoming Wednesday at 8pm.  Shanna had wanted to see it, and of course, I was super excited about it, so we reserved two tickets for that showing. 

Before the movie we went to our favorite (so far) German tavern in the area.  They make GREAT rotisserie chicken, which they occasionally pour beer over while slow turning it.  It's right next door to the theater, so it was the perfect place to grab dinner before walking over to the theater.  When we got to the theater it was a little crowded, but not too bad.

Now for the thoughts on the movie.  In a nutshell...wait for DVD.  It wasn't awful, and maybe my expectations were too high, but I'm a big fan of Ridley Scott (the director) and I've liked most movies with Russell Crowe in it, so I figured it had to be good.  Plus the trailer looked great.  When we walked out of the theater, I knew I wasn't impressed, but I couldn't put my finger on exactly why.  That's when Shanna got it exactly right...she said you just didn't care about the characters.  When things would happen to them, good or bad, you didn't feel anything.  The story itself wasn't bad, but there was no attachment to the characters.

It wouldn't be bad for a Friday night rental when you have nothing else better to do, but don't waste your money or time seeing it at the theaters.