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Robin and Marian (1976)
Like watching old athletes trying to come out of retirement
To summarize another reviewer, not a movie worthy of the impressive cast. While some reviews like the movie as a "bittersweet" romance, I found watching it to be more like a bunch of old farts trying to re-live their youth. Give me the Erol Flynn version any day!
If the dull plot of the movie itself is a letdown, the ending **spoiler alert** of having Marian kill Robin off by poisoning him and taking the drink herself too - what is the point in that? Seems more like politically correct indoctrination that if your (or your love's) life is boring, too much of a bother, or something you just do not want to endure anymore, then it is okay to end it? Ick! The Marian I want to believe in would have aged with more grace and wisdom than that! She should have realized better the power woman have over men and inspired Robin to live the life that earned him legendary status.
The acting isn't that bad, but it is not a plot that appeals (obviously) to me. The best part of the movie may be the realistic costumes and sets, if they are true to the period, otherwise this movie just seems a way for the actors to collect a paycheck.