All of the above. I couldn't pick a favorite scene if my life depended upon it. But I can add to the list. The meeting/fight with Little John. ("There's a lusty infant!") and Robin and Sir guy having one of the best sword fights on film, up and down the staircase in the great hall.
There are also two brief moments that, for some reason, just really do it for me. One is when Much is about to ride off to danger and asks Bess to see him off with a kiss. She kisses him, then gives him a slap, then when he turns away, she grabs him and tells him to be careful.
The other is when Sir Guy confronts Maid Marian in her chamber as she's writing the warning note. He toys with her, guessing that she's hidden the letter in the box, and finally in one swift movement he throws open the box and grabs the letter as she tries to grab it first and misses. It's nothing special; you're waiting for it from the first moment of the scene. Yet something about the fluidity of the motion, the neatness of it, always reminds me that I'm watching two seasoned professionals.
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