@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 I saw Errol Flynn's Robin. 5 Stars to him. But with so many Robin Hood movies around, I can't say it was the best. In fact, there is no "best" Robin Hood for me, unless it's this one, whose funny lines I find myself repeating year after year.
I was a lifeguard for 3 years and a few of my "saves" were literally telling the kid to stand up. I can fully understand robin's look of confusion and disappointment.
I was in boot camp and a guy fell in the water on the confidence course. A look of sheer terror overtook the guy. He was kinda floating on his back and looking for something to grab to save his life. DI was screaming at him to stand up. The water might have been waist high. Good times
I saw that once. Someone literally dragged the "drowning victim" to her feet. She had a panic attack when she lost her footing and thought she "fell into the deep end"
The funniest thing is at the end of that scene when they are introducing themselves: "I'm Little John ... but don't let my name fool you - I'm actually quite big!"
DTOM Robin of Loxley: Now let me pass! Little John: Uh no. Sorry but a toll is a toll and roll is a roll. And if we don't pay no tolls then we don't eat no rolls. *smiles proudly* I made that up. Heh!
@@RamathRS I agree with you that "discovering" a continent that's obviously already inhabited is a silly notion. However, europeans (Vikings!) had already visited north America during the time at which Robin Hood is typically placed. Not that it changes anything, your argument is still very valid :)
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree, although I am a Elwes fan, I personally thought he overplayed this part, the character feels forced and disingenuous. Almost like he's saying "my goodness, has my career come to this?"
"A toll is a toll and a roll is a roll. And if we don't no tolls then we don't eat no rolls. I made that up myself." Little John's line when Robin first pulls up
The best part is what Cary's face starts to do right at 1:33 you can see he's just *barely* holding it together and is a breath away from falling out with laughter.
That looks pretty in-character to me; the same grin carries over into the next time we see his face, so it was probably stage direction to have his little giggle there.
The humor of these movies is often meta... you say the actor is laughing... the character too is laughing because it's a funny situation, it works on multiple levels
Yes, the character of Robin is 'acting accordingly' by seeming so playful and just having a good old time besting an opponent. That doesn't diminish the glee Cary Elwes could clearly barely contain with all of the fun he was having, during this scene
@@imogenonscreen8054 This one, the sword fight from Princess Bride, and the fight "as God intended" against Fezzik (Andre the Giant) are definitely in my top 10. The final scene with Inigo and the Count with 6 fingers is up there too.
So you're saying if you were on the turnpike and didn't want to pay the fee, it's reasonable to you to take part in a bloodsport even if you could avoid the turnpike fee by moving two feet to your left or right? If you think that's about principle you have some very stupid principles.
My dad loves this movie, he’d always tell me to watch it and I would always laugh at him and tell him he has the worst sense of humour ever, but this is actually a very funny movie. RIP dad.
As a kid I loved that movie I saw it 1000 times, yes some jokes did fly over my head, but that was pretty much Robin Hood for me, it was always a good movie to watch when I was bored
this movie brings back great memories. my sister and i were the only ones in a packed theater laughing at every single joke. people need to lighten up : )
@@sbyrstall YES oh my god lmao 😂 I remember watching this with my dad laughing every 10 seconds this still is one of the only movies that can make me cough because of laughing to much
@JMFS Hmm i feel like i enjoyed this movie way more when I was a kid. Watched another two scenes here on RU-vid and also didnt laugh :/ I feel like the humor is too childish. Unfortunately not in a smart and clever way, but in a very blunt and straight forward way. I will keep this movie in good memory
Had a teacher show this movie in class (it was a 'Humor, Comedy, and Satire' class) and I'm pretty sure a decent chunk of the school building could hear me laughing. This here is one of my absolute favorite comedy movies of all time.
I recently met Cary Elwes at the 2019 Toronto Comic-Con. He looks exactly the same. Must have been that Iocaine powder used against Vizzini the Sicilian! Inconceivable!!
i agree 100%, I think though my favorite overall movie is Spaceballs, but Young Frankenstein made me laugh the hardest I think. That Gene Hackman scene, holy crap LOL Peter Boyle's face right as he lights his thumb on fire LOL
I just showed this scene to my 14 year-old daughter, expecting her to recognize Eric Allan Kramer (Little John) because he played Bob Duncan on a show she grew up watching (Good Luck, Charlie). Instead, she immediately says, "Oh, it's the guy from The Princess Bride," and took a few seconds to recognize "Bob Duncan." Parenting win?
@@georgethompson1460 She greeted him, introduced herself, let him know she was aware of his past actions, and allowed him to come to peace with what she's going to do about it 😊
I love all the comedies with Cary Elwes. I remember my dad always would turn off what ever cartoon comedy movie I was watching and going "pfft let's watch a real comedy". Some of my favorite memories and a tradition of watching men in tights and princess bride I'm defently going to keep going.
I'm pretty sure Mel Brooks is still alive, though he's probably very old. But he's still acting in movies, he actually voiced Dracula's father in Hotel Transylvania 2.
Well most of them die laughing first and then they get used to it! XD. Usually scenes need multiple takes but I feel ya! I mean certain parts are so funny that you laugh every time. That is why playing in comedies is harder than playing in tragedies.
What makes this movie great is the subtle to obvious puns and funnies you see and hear throughout the film (none today has this), this scene is no acception. As you can see, both Lili' John and Robin are seriously intent of what they're doing, yet, it is totally ridiculous they continue on with what is happening... after all that silliness, it's amusing to see Robin having a serious face when Lili' John is yelling he's drowning in only wee deep of water... one of Mel Brook's funniest movies.
This movie was all over the TV in '93 and '94. I was 6 to 7 years old, and it made me laugh a lot. This is not only the first Mel Brooks movie that I saw, but was also the first movie that I was introduced to Cary Elwes and Dave Chappelle.
It's so funny when Chappell jumps down onto the tiny creek and says "Holdit holdit holdit! Y'all don't have to do this! This ain't exactly the Mississippi. Look, I'm on one side. I'm on the other. I'm on the east bank. I'm on the west bank."
A life saved,is a friend earned...I... guess. This was a hilarious, even if it was a goofy scene. Dave Chappelle's character had it right. "We ain't exactly talkin' 'bout the Mississippi River here"! His character made the most sense, in this entire scene! (Still fun to watch, though)!
Actually this is the parity of Robin Hood, as this scene was featured in the original story. Monty python and the holy grail was a parity of primarily the King Arther tale, but ro in Hood and others classic English folklore as well.
This was shown on my suggestions. I loved the movie and I can run the lines word for word. Now I need to dust off the DVD and watch it again and laugh my ass off.
This Movie represents the *BIGGEST* flaw as the comments precedes mine of TLOZ: Breath of the Wild! I cannot tell you how many times my Sword breaks hitting an enemy just 5 or 6 times!...Mind you, the enemies are not made of steel, *they're made of flesh* ....and gas. Uhh.... but yea... accurate.
@@joeridestrijcker445 i remeber him playing thor in a hulk tv movie with bill bixby/lou fourrino (also had the donald blake character as a separate person i think thor actually came from the hammer donald wielded)
@@clintbrew that's correct... (except for the spelling of 'Ferrigno' ;) ) ; it was a god-awful movie though: it clearly portrayed both Hulk and Thor as street-level characters
