If there’s one thing we like to do more than
drink, it’s
argue about really important things, like who’s a better Robin Hood: Kevin Costner or Russell Crowe? Here’s what it looks like when we do both at the same time:
Drunken Argument that Kevin Costner is Better:
Kevin Costner played Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which came out in 1991. For an entire generation of people, Kevin Costner is Robin Hood, because that’s the only one we had (except for that bow-weilding, freedom-fighting Disney fox who hung out with a bear, competed in a skills competition, and won the heart of the only other fox in the kingdom who happened to also be a princess, which is completely ridiculous because everyone knows that foxes don’t ever hang out with bears). Bringing Russell Crowe in to play the beloved, debatably-real Robin Hood is like meeting your new step-dad: it doesn’t matter how good he is, you’re never going to like him as much as you like your real dad, because he punched a hotel desk clerk with a phone last year. Some people would argue that Kevin Costner didn’t even try to affect an English accent in Prince of Thieves, and therefore Russell Crowe’s natural accent will lend itself to playing the part of an ancient British robber-hero much better. But keep in mind that Crowe is from Australia, so his accent is going to sound like someone filled British person’s mouth with oatmeal and shit and then choked him while forcing him to use make-believe words like "Crikey" and "Wallaby". The bottom line is this, though: Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood will never have a sidekick as badass as Morgan Freeman. Therefore, Kevin Costner wins.
Drunken Argument that Russell Crowe is Better:
Russell Crowe will make a way better Robin Hood than Kevin Costner because Russell Crowe is way more bad-ass than Kevin Costner. Just look at the two actor’s reputations, Costner is known for making 4 hour movies about the end of civilization. Crowe is known for beating the shit out of anything that bothers him. Who would you rather have on your side in a bow and arrow fight? Also in case you forgot, Crowe and Ridly Scott have already done Gladiator together and by the trailers Robin Hood looks to be shaping up as Gladiator 2: The 13th Century Edition. This can only mean it has no choice but to be super badass and include a gradtuitous amount of graphic arrows to the face and neck shots. Finally if you really want to bring up side kicks, Crowe’s Little John is the dude who played The Blob in the Wolverine movie. I have seen that dude in person, he is like 6’6 and would absolutely kick the ass of Morgan Freeman, plus he was on Lost, which makes him magic or something.
What Do You Think: Kevin Costner or Russell Crowe?
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Russell Crowe. Kevin Costner should just stick to baseball movies.
Another vote for Cary Elwes
This is like asking which is the better babe magnet
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Is Maximus now Robin Hood!?!
Kevin Costner WIN!!
Kevin Costner-Waterworld: Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!
Russell Crowe-Gladiator: Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?
Russell Crowe FTW!!!!!
Kevin Costner is the Michael Bolton of Acting. Russel Crowe? He can bang me anytime! Gladiator style!
Why would the new Little John beat up Morgan freeman? Freeman was Littlejohn in the 1991 movie.
Nah that was the fat hairy guy.. in ’91 freeman was tha moorish obstetrician lol anyways i think u lot are missing the point.. if u want gritty battles wif crowe (gladiator, romper stomper etc) perhaps watch this one (i havent seen it yet).. prince of thieves however was a great movie and has a massive fan base
Except that is Dennis Hopper’s line in Waterworld, idiot.
kevin costner is the holy grail robin hood. russell crowe is the working class holy grail wanna be. russell crowe and ridley scott are english but not holy grail families. they turn against king john and make richard the lionheart and eleanor of aquatine look like a lion with his hairdo and an old bag instead of the most powerful and richest woman in england and france. also when did a real battle from france take place ? not at that moment in time , richard was not 60 plus when he died and he died in acre not france and john was not a retard nor did he look like some mexcian from los angeles . no offense but he wasn’t playing a spainish king and what happened tp the sheriff of nottingham he looked like a drunk and wasn’t even talked about hardly it seemed stupid to even put him in . I do think people would of noticed that crowe was on the kings horse after he was killed. ridley you need more research what a joke . looked good but bullshit smells no matter what package you put it in . also maid marian was not only unattractive to crowe she looked like queen elizabeth cate in a bad wig. nice try for gadiator in the forrest. blech
I can forget the romantic side of the Robin Hood 1991 and the humor and action the original sound of the movie. It’s well done movie.On the other hand, the new Robin Hood 2010 is great with actions the picture is wonderful.However, there is a lack of romance and humor. I love both movies and the actors ( Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe )
The winner is Robin Hood 1991 with Kevin Costner
Well i think both movies have a tendency for historic inacurateness and nointetional comsdy. I will cut his heart out with a spoon, anyone remembers?
I think the Costner Movie has the better skript and the better action, while the crowe one has three really good actor and stunning visuals. Ridley Scott knows for sure how to shoot fihgts with an emphasive on violence, but iam not sure if he is either to stupid or simply doenst care about historic atleast vaguely acurate battle scenes, i mean the battle against the germans in gladiator was for me the bottom point of the hole movie, as was the D-Day style french lading at the end of Robin Hood. If you ask me waths my favorite Robin Hood i say Robin Hood a live for Richard Lionhard.
first
Robin hood is the man of all men!
i have let myself down, i swore i would never stoop to saying ‘first’ but i did…..sorry everyone
also crowe wins by a mile; robin hood by his very nature has to scare people or have some presence and crowe would make me scared of the woods….costner is too nice almost…he never at any point has the inspire fear into the bad guys factor
Kevin Costner is a terrible actor.
I think that HT has overlooked a key component of this argument. The actress playing Maid Marian in 1991 (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) was a hottie. While both Costner and Crowe are douche bags of epic proportions, the tie breaker will clearly go to the robin hood with the hotter Maid Marian.
Having fucked both a fox and a bear, I can tell you that foxes and bears do hang out together. Haven’t you douchebags ever seen Animal Planet. Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes hang out together all the time.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go and fuck one of Pratik’s cows…
In the epic battle of DonkeyXote, this guy wins, thats some hilirious writting and reading on my part!
Cary Elwes was the best Robin Hood… go go Mel Brooks…
I prefer the Disney version, to be honest.
Seeing as how Costner is a douche, and how he tried to “trade” land in SD that was burned in a forest fire for some across the highway that didn’t… in order to clear-cut it and build a hotel. Not to mention he is a LIBERAL–hear that greenies?
Crowe, OTOH is badass, and to my knowledge, hasn’t traded deforested property for forested property that he subsequently deforested. He’s also a CONSERVATIVE, and we all know that the pussies touting gun control also would tout bow and arrow control back in the day. So Crowe wins by a landslide. Partially because Costner is unarmed, but mostly because he is a douche.
couldn’t agree more
Uh, Carey Elwes is better you fucking assholes, and I know I am right, because I am shitfaced.
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