![]() ![]() Basil Rathbone, superb as the arrogant Sir Guy of Gisbourne, spreads terror by torturing, rivaling Robin for Lady Marian. Olivia De Havilland was a pretty and delicate woman in love with a brave and reckless outlaw. He was a romantic hero 'twinkling' with malice, gallantly courting the exquisite Olivia De Havilland. Flynn's splendid figure 'leaping, jumping, scaling and swinging' made him a great leader of men sheltering the old and the helpless. His most frequent enemies were the noisy High Sheriff of Nottingham (Melvin Cooper), the evil Bishop of Black Canon (Montagu Love), the eloquent chief conspirator Sir Guy of Gasbourne, and Prince John. With his Merry Men he saved Saxon England against Norman ambitions. He was ideally cast as the Saxon knight Sir Robin of Locksley who became a rebel outlaw robbing the rich to feed the poor. Errol Flynn was the best swashbuckler of the sound era. The film had great marvelous scenes: When Robin decides to tackle with a staff Little John (Alan Hale) Robin's swordsplay with the gallant Friar Tuck (Eugene Palette) Robin and his Forest outlaws giving a warm welcome to Lady Marian and to the treasure's wagon lead by Sir Guy and the High Sheriff The Archery Tournament Robin's Merry Men entering Nottingham Castle and the magnificent final duel, with a masterful score, between Robin & Sir Guy. He refined with charm and elegance plot and character with fluid camera movement and exquisite lightning, mixing action with peculiar sense of humor capturing with brilliant photography the natural look of Sherwood Forest, the cool tones of Nottingham Castle and the inn at Luton with its crackling fireplace. But The Rock is going to be just fine-he has a handful of flashy high-paying gigs on the horizon (which will hopefully translate to more tequila bottles for yours truly).Michael Curtiz received only a single Academy Award for directing the best of wartime espionage movies "Casablanca" but made great classics like "Captain Blood", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Sea Hawk" and "The Adventures of Robin Hood," orchestrating enthusiastically great stars and skilled technicians. It’s hard to deliver a four-quadrant Die Hard homage in an increasingly specialized summer blockbuster movie season. But domestically, Skyscraper came crashing down with a rough $68 million. ![]() Never doubt The Rock, who is the highest-earning actor in history and one of the last pure box office movie stars Hollywood has. Skyscraper was saved by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s universal appeal as it pulled in a solid $236 million in foreign grosses. Skyscraper failed to reach the usual heights of a Dwayne Johnson flick with a disappointing $68 million U.S. Audiences need a tad more than just giant robots fighting giant monsters for two hours. While it still took in a chunk of change in the increasingly crucial Middle Kingdom ($99.5 million), it wasn’t enough to turn Uprising into a hit. Uprising malfunctioned right out of the gate following terrible word of mouth, with a $28 million opening en route to less than $60 million stateside. ![]() But at least that film crossed $100 million domestically as well. Uprising was made largely because Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 original climbed to $411 million worldwide with a healthy $112 million in China. The Star Wars actor was hoping for the sweet smell of success with another franchise-in his first producing credit no less-but ended up with a stinky flop. Pacific Rim: Uprising s hould have been left at the bottom of the ocean-where it might have sold more tickets Considering studios generally split ticket sales with domestic exhibitors 50/50, while earning just 35 percent overseas, Tomb Raider failed to make good on its promise. While the film performed admirably overseas ($216 million), it misfired badly here at home ($57 million). Before that, WB snagged Alicia Vikander after her Oscar win for The Danish Girl to revive Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider franchise-but the attempt was a whiff. Marvel scooped Brie Larson up after her win for Room and now Captain Marvel looks to be one of the biggest films in what promises to be an explosively franchise-friendly 2019. Hollywood is a fickle business, especially when it comes to Oscar winners making the leap to franchise blockbusters. ![]()
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