Adventures of Robin Hood - Complete First Season (1955) Review

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(More customer reviews)For those not fortunate enough to have grown up with these shows, Richard Greene is probably the second-best Robin Hood ever (Errol Flynn being number one). The rest of the cast all seem right for their roles, too. Stretching the Robin Hood legend out over more than 120 episodes may seem to be a daunting proposition, but each one of these episodes is at the very least a pleasant way to spend half an hour, and the stories are always true to the spirit of the legend.
So what do you get in this set? All 39 episodes of the first season on 3 single-sided discs (not 4 as Amazon currently states), so the eagle-eyed among us will see some artifacts resulting from that much compression. Mill Creek has pulled from a variety of sources: some very worn films, and apparently some previous video releases (even, I suspect, some European releases). You get to see a couple of original sponsor messages (Wild Rood Cream Oil and BandAids) and you are occasionally informed that "this film was flown from Europe to the US via Pan Am", with a CBS logo or two. There are also a couple of syndication prints in which the title of the show was changed to "Richard Greene plays Robin Hood in Adventures in Sherwood Forest".
Because of the way this set was put together, the physical quality of the shows varies greatly. Some are very dark, others are too contrasty or blown out, and several have a heavy green tint to them. The ones that appear to be sourced from European videos have the best picture quality, but often have a distracting twinkling line on the left edge of the picture (which you may not see, depending on your DVD player and TV set). This set cannot hold a candle to the quality of the DVDs released in the UK, but you'd pay much more for the UK sets.
All in all, for the price, most people will be happy with this set, and Richard Greene's portrayal of Robin Hood is worth seeing. Videophiles or devotees of this series will have to have the outstanding UK DVDs, though.

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Studio: Digital1stopRelease Date: 03/18/2008Run time: 855 minutesRating: Nr

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Adventures of Robin Hood - 20 episodes COLLECTOR'S EMBOSSED TIN Review

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(More customer reviews)If you've sort of wished you had some examples of Richard Greene's "Robin Hood" TV shows from the 50's - but have never done anything about it - then this boxed set might be for you. Otherwise, you might find you already own several of the episodes included.
"Robin Hood" is the quintessential English adventure story - set in days when soldiers fought with swords and arrows. Each episode is introduced (explained?) by a American frontman who uses 90's language. As an Englishman, I found this highly irritating. For example, he tells us at one point that Robin strives for "a win-win situation". Yuk!
He also tells us the series was filmed actually in Sherwood Forest. Wrong! It was filmed in some woods just outside London. Still, never mind, because the shows are what really matter - and they are still highly enjoyable. Entertaining, gently educating the young viewers about life way back when.
The actors are exceptional - to an adult it is amusing to see the same people playing different roles in each episode in order to keep casting costs within tight budgets. Because the actors are so good, I was annoyed that both the opening and end credits have been stripped off the episodes. I would have much preferred them to the frontman.
The episodes are: Children of the greenwood, The miser, Too many earls, Friar Tuck, The youngest outlaw, Woman's war, The highlander, Isabella, Tables turned, An apple for the archer, The lottery, A year and a day, Goodbye Little John, The May Queen, The prisoner, Ladies of Sherwood, The Thorkill ghost, The secret pool, Bride for an outlaw, Checkmate, The frightened tailor.
Buy it! It's good.

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Robin Hood: Adventures of Robin Hood - 3 Episodes Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a very low budget DVD of the classic 1950s adventure series. It is packed in a cardboard envelope rather than the traditional DVD case. But don't let that fool you. The visual quality on this DVD is, arguably, the best that I've seen on any of the Robin Hood TV series DVDs that have been released to date. The episodes included on this disc have fallen into the public domain, so 16 millimeter syndication prints were used as the source rather than the original film elements (negatives and/or master prints).
Aside from the low cost, what's really great about this DVD is the fact that the very first three episodes of the series are included. You'll see how Robin Hood became an outlaw, as well as his first meeting with Little John. There is approximately a minute and 45 seconds missing from the first episode but, other than that, the episodes are complete.
This DVD is highly recommended for fans of classic television of the 1950s and/or those who enjoy costume adventures.

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