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The BEST action/adventure film ever made.
Errol Flynn at his best...swashbuckling at its best...action and adventure galore. This film is simply the best of the genre. The casting is perfect, from Flynn in the best role of his career, to Herbert Mundin as Much the Miller's son. The 3-strip color photography remains as vibrant today as when it was released 61 years ago. The dialogue between Flynn and Oliva de Havilland, between Flynn and Basil Rathbone, between Flynn and Claude Rains, is always lively, always fun. And Miss de Havilland's costumes are absolutely gorgeous, as is she.

The film moves, never stops, and you are never bored. If you watch this movie alongside Kevin Costner's ill-advised Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, you realize why one should never try to improve on perfection.

As the New York Times said in its original review in 1938, this film entertains everyone from 8 to 80. No argument here!

The Greatest Robin Hood ,Flynn now a fantastic WB DVD set!
Warner Brothers (WB) Studios has begun meticulously digitally restoring its action classics of the 1930's & 40's under the "Two Disc Special Edition" Series. This 1938 TECHNICOLOR (awesome) film "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn, Olivia deHavilland, Basil Rathbone & Claude Rains is still the best rendition of this fictionalized English tale.

Warner Brothers has given us with this 2 Disc set the complete movie theatre experience circa 1938. DISC 1 - First we get a complete "Night at the Movies" program. Introduction by film critic Leonard Maltin explaining for your 10 cent investment what you got in a 1938 movie house. Next the entire continous show with; coming attraction, news reel, Bugs Bunny Cartoon, short subject feature and then the main feature, "The Adventures of Robin Hood". This is a totally ingenius idea!!! Also on Disc 1 - you have 12 Errol Flynn movie trailers and finally an indepth feature commentary by film historian Rudy Belhmer.

Disc 2 - Includes 3 hours of everything about Robin Hood, the movie, the stars, documentaries, cartoons, and a most informative documentary about TECHNICOLOR and why even today it still was the best color process ever.

I love this fun filled DVD set. My hat is off to Warner Brothers for their dedication to the golden age of Hollywood and bring back the grandest of movies for us to see again & again better than their original release. Enjoy.

great movie ....second DVD is amaaazing!
This is more a review of the package than the movie , which is a classic and extremely well presented on disc one....vivid colors , crisp images....not a complaint there....and the bonus features are very good....a comprehensive set of Errol Flynn movie trailers...WB night at the movies....(an exhausting Rudy Belmer commentary track that will have you gasping for air).
the SECOND disc is just ridiculous in its amount of archival coverage..
a wonderful documentary on the movie
a great feature on the history of Technicolor....
two very fun looney tunes cartoons with a Robin Hood theme...
outtakes from the movie!
home movies shot during filming!
a long lost Errol Flynn movie about yachting..
and a positively thrilling short film about archer Howard Hill...
and more.
HOURS of fun and informative viewing on disc two alone!
Warners should be congratulated for such a comprehensive set ....buy this and encourage them to keep this type of content coming!!!

Errol Flynn: Truly The Sheerwood Forest outlaw
One of the Greatest action/adventure films of the 20th century. The epic swashbuckling adventure of one of history's greatest heroes.the dashing Errol Flynn as Robin Hood or as they also call him "Sir Robin of Locksley" was perfect. He was what a swashbuckler should be and probably the greatest of all swashbucklers. Basil Rathbone and Claude Rains were brilliant as Robin's foes, Sir Guy and Prince John. Oliva DeHavilland was glamorous as the love of Robin Hood, Maid Marian. My Favorite scene was Robin and Sir Guy's sword fight during King Richard's return. Flynn and Rathbone two of cinema's sword fighting experts. I love the sound of sword clangling. If your looking for a classic film or a swashbuckler film, this is a great one. Because this a film that created Pirates of the Carribean, "Long Live King Richard."

The Kids Loved It!
This was one that our boys (ages 7 and 10) watched with their grandfather, who caught it in the theatres when it first came out. It's hard to say who enjoyed it more! A fun, spirited and utterly charming film, this one has aged beautifully. Everyone loved the bonus features, too. The DVD transfer is exceptional. Add some popcorn, and you've got a wonderful mulitgenerational hit that will enchant the whole family. ... Read more

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Oil heiress Joan is going to elope with bandleader Allen whom she's known four days. Out-of-money pilot Steve is going to fly them to Nevada but makes a deal with her father to deliver her home unmarried. He flies off with her, an apparent kidnaping, but is forced down in the desert. The bandleader arrives with a preacher, but their marriage (in California, not Nevada) is not valid. Pilot Steve will marry her because her father is a millionaire. ... Read more

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Let's Get Real......Bette Davis Could NOT play comedy
This is an o.k. picture but does not rank with Davis' quality gems....i.e., her dramatic roles. Let's get real....I am a Bette Davis fan....I love her.....but one thing she COULD NOT DO is play comedy. Her timing is off and her mannerisms distract. She and Cagney have no chemistry together and one wonders what kind of movie this would have been with Barbara Stanwyck playing the Davis role. Stanwyck could do anything. Davis was at her best in dramatic roles. Comedy? Forget it. When I watch this movie I think I'm watching Bette Davis going over the top trying to play "Jezebel" as a comedy. COmedy was not her forte.

I Love This Movie!
I also love The movie, The Bride Came COD and wish it was on DVD!

It is about a Spoiled tempermental heiress who wants to marry some guy who her father hates and she runs off to marry him and she meets a no nonsense pilot who is planning on returning her to her father but they wind up getting stranded together and the sparks fly!

Yes this movie is very silly but it's a good movie anyway and Bette Davis and James Cagney are teriffic and I want this movie on DVD!

I Want To See This Movie on DVD!
I like to watch what they call screwball comedies and when this movie was shown on TCM I set my VCR timer and taped it and when I watched it I really enjoyed it and thought it was funny and the verbal sparring and sarcastic comments flying back and forth between James Cagney and Bette Davis and the silly situations they got them selves into was very amusing and I also liked Jack Carson and the actor who played the quirky old sherrif and I would really like for this under appreciated gem to be transferred to DVD!

Bette Davis in a screwball comedy
The Bride Came C.O.D is not one of their more well known movies but I enjoyed watching it and thought both Bette Davis and James Cagney did good in this screwball comedy and it's a shame that neither one of them made more of those lightweight screwball comedies.

This movie gets a bad rap from critics but I think it's cute and it's a movie I could definitely watch again.

An Absolute Hoot
The 1930's and 1940's produced a fine bunch of films that have been labeled "screwball comedies". Off the wall stories with great scripts and best of all funny. "The Bride Came C.O.D." is
one of the best of the bunch. A down and out pilot (James Cagney) agrees to kidnap an heiress (Betty Davis) in a deal with her father (the always great Eugene Pallette) to keep her from marrying a band leader (Jack Carson). To say the least mayhem insues when pilot and heiress crash and wind up in a ghost town run by a sheriff (Harry Davenport) and a crow while the rest of the country searches for them. Cagney and Davis are simply superb bouncing one liners off each other and verbally sparing through out the film . The great script is ever fresh and provides them and the rest of the great cast with some very funny material. It's sad to say that they don't write them and make them like this anymore. Oh and by the way you may never react the same way to the word "mustard" after seeing this film. Trust me. ... Read more