My Top Disney Films #15

As I have stated before, I enjoy Disney films... Looking at my personal collection of films, I own quite a few few Disney animated films (and I'm not ashamed to admit that). In honor of that I have decided to talk about my top 15 Disney Animated Classics (includes Pixar films).

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#15 Robin Hood

"One more, one more hiss out of you, and you are walking to Nottingham."
"Snakes don't walk: they slither. So there."

With King Richard (Ustinov) the lion away at the Crusades, his brother Prince John (also Ustinov) has taken control of the English crown. Prince John has a terrible temper, but is a big momma's boy. With the aid of his assistant Sir Hiss (Thomas) and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham (Buttram) he is overtaxing the people of Nottingham. The people can barely scrape enough money together to buy food, or new clothing for themselves. Saving them from starvation is the fox Robin Hood (Bedford) and his best pal Little John (Harris). They repeatedly rob Prince John, with their various disguises, and give the money to the people. After Robin Hood publically humilates the Prince, the taxes are tripled and most of the town is arrested. It's up to Robin to save the day (and the town).

The love of his life, Maid Marian (Evans), also helps out the people by befriending the kids below

Aren't they adorable?

after they shoot an arrow into the castle grounds. And by her side is the outspoken Lady Cluck (Shelley) who likes to cause trouble. My favorite characters are the Sheriff's vulture cronies Trigger (Lindsey) who carries a cross-bow and has an itchy trigger finger, and Nutsy (Curtis) the dumb one.

Reason I chose this film:
Even though many characters / scenes (such as the Dance) are from previous films, it still has an energy to it. There have been many versions of Robin Hood, but this is probably one of my favorites. This is the one I have seen the most (my brother used to love this Disney film)...and the characters are feisty. The children are adorable (as the picture above shows). The songs aren't the best or entirely memorable, but they are o.k. Most of the songs are performed by Roger Miller (the Rooster), who also narrates the story.
It might not be the best, but for nostalgia sake, I still enjoy it!

Robin Hood (1973) 83 minutes
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Roger Miller as Allan-A-Dale (Rooster)
Peter Ustinov as Prince John / King Richard (Lions)
Terry-Thomas as Sir Hiss (Snake)
Brian Bedford as Robin Hood (Fox)
Monica Evans as Maid Marian (Fox)
Phil Harris as Little John (Bear)
Andy Devin as Friar Tuck (Badger)
Carole Shelley as Lady Kluck (Chicken)
Pat Buttram as Sheriff of Nottingham (Wolf)
George Lindsey as Trigger (Vulture)
Ken Curtis as Nutsy (Vulture)