I can't believe that I wasted my time watching this movie. With such an incredible cast, this movie should have been awesome and legendary. Instead, we have a depressing ending with Marian killing off Robin Hood. WTF?!!!
I can't believe that the producers thought this would be a good ending. If I had been in the theater watching this piece of cinematic garbage, I would have demanded my money back.
Horrible...just plain horrible.
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The ending was perfect, and inevitable. The entire story was about the burgeoning sense of loss and regret over missed opportunities and love deferred; how could y'all not SEE that this is how it had to play itself out? A wonderful antidote to other stories with rousing, phoney finales that seem ordained for creating sequels. I was thrilled this ended the way it did.
"Thank you, thank you--you're most kind. In fact you're every kind."
The prospect of old age in the twelfth century didn't offer Florida condos or Medicare, so the idea of being delivered from one's remaining less-than-golden years by the love of one's life seems to not be a particularly bad prospect to me. If I make it to 72 or so I'm planning a hunting accident myself. For those who prefer tubes and prolonging the inevitable I say good luck with that.
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What Millie said.
Brownish and MasterJedi (and doesn't that name speak volumes about his taste in film?) need to look up the word 'elegy'.
The church may shout but Darwin roars
I didn't like the ending either.
shareChances are you won't like your ending either.
shareChances are you won't like your ending, either.
Beautifully said. Perhaps the OP hasn't experienced the sort of deep, all-encompassing love that Robin & Marian had; if he's fortunate, maybe he will one day. Then he'll be able to understand the beauty & passion & depth of this film's ending.
shareThe ending is right out of the Robin Hood stories. This movie is an underrated classic. Probably the best Robin Hood film ever made. If people don't "get" the meloncholy approach that's not the fault of the movie. It tempers it out with a lot of humor and strong characters. You'd think in this era of everyone prefering "dark, depressing" endings this movie would go over far better than it did in 1976, the era of warm fuzzy bunny movies.
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Exactly right. Some people want to see the same thing over and over with different actors and bigger sets. This is as brilliantly understated character piece about an aging man facing his own legacy in light of his shortcomings. At the time it struck me as an exploration of "What if Robin Hood really existed in the real world," a kind of myth deconstruction with the benefit of having the actual characters display the charisma and charm that made them famous.
I love the film and understand the reason for the ending.
One review give the ending away when Sean said how unlike Bond he wouldn't have to play the role again since Robin dies.
I kept the ending from my wife and brother when we when to see it
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Sorry folks this ending IS close to how the old tales of Robin Hood say how he died, though exactly which woman poisoned him varies between versions.
The romantic, `Marion and Robin marry when Richard returns` ending was is more or less an invention of the Victorians.
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I liked the movie and the ending.
And all this talk about getting money back is just silly. Thinking that you can ever get your money back just because you don't like the movie is simply stupid. Why on Earth would any theatre ever give you your money back just because you're a whining cry-baby?
Movie theaters will often give you your money back if you request it due to disruption, uncomfortable seating, bad food, awful movie. They budget in a certain number of people requesting refunds, and often don't fight you if you request it. At the very least they'll often give you a free ticket for the next time you're there, knowing it's better to have a customer who is satisfied with the service they received than one who walks away feeling cheated. A satisfied customer is likely to return to the theater sooner and buy more soft drinks, candy and popcorn.
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