Movie pageantry at its best, done in the grand manner of silent spectacles, brimming over with the sort of primitive energy that drew people to the movies in the first place.
– Elliott Stein,
Village Voice,
19 Aug 2003
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Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital 'G' on every level.
– Gary Dowell,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Aug 2003
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In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in an eternal summer of bravery and romance.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Oct 2003
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Movies like this are beyond criticism.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
16 Oct 2007
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It is cinematic pageantry at its best, a highly imaginative telling of folklore in all the hues of Technicolor.