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Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx)
mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with
gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance.

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Here’s the Trailer and Poster for the New ROBIN HOOD Starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx


A new ROBIN HOOD is coming! From director Otto Bathurst, ROBIN HOOD stars Taron Egerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, and Jamie Foxx and opens November 21, 2018.


Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with
gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance.

Check out the new trailer:

And the poster:

First Look At ROBIN HOOD – Stars Taron Egerton And Jamie Foxx

Here’s a first look at director Otto Bathurst’s (Peaky Blinders & Black Mirror) ROBIN HOOD starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Jamie Dornan, Eve Hewson and Tim Minchin.

In the latest version from Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance.​

In 2016 Egerton was named one of the ’30 under 30’ Forbes list and was nominated for a BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.

Alongside Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, Egerton has leant his voice to recently released new musical animation comedy SING Egerton recently finished filming opposite Ansel Elgort in a movie version of Billionaires Boys Club.

ROBIN HOOD hits cinemas September 21, 2018.

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Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richards army against the French. Upon Richards death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion, a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

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Review: ROBIN HOOD

The film is filled with fun and adventure, allowing the audience an escape to another time and place in history. Exciting and fast-paced, viewers experience the journey of a legendary hero as he plots against the greed and corruption of the king. This is a film that will live on in the imaginations of movie goers for decades to come, iconic and memorable, immortalizing the outlaw with a penchant for doing good.

Now that I’ve invoked visions of Disney’s 1973 classic animated film, let’s discuss Ridley Scott’s 2010 live action ROBIN HOOD. Ridley Scott is a filmmaker whose career in the 80’s produced such indisputable classics as ALIEN, BLADE RUNNER and LEGEND… which led to a modest, yet less fantastic run in the 90’s, and has leveled out to a currently uneven rate of success since GLADIATOR in 2000. As much as it pains me to say it, ROBIN HOOD may turn out to be one of, if not his least accomplished films to date. With that said, I once felt the same about KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, until I watched it again in the director’s cut and found myself with foot in mouth. However, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is a far more ambitious and solid film as a whole than ROBIN HOOD could ever hope to become with multiple viewings. One could suggest that the failure of this film began with the rewrite, but the script is only the beginning. From there, and as part of the rewriting process, the direction of the film takes the lump sum of the blame for this 140-minute snore fest.

Upon entering the theater, throw all notions of the classical Robin Hood lore out the window, for little of it will apply here. On one level, the film appears to be an unsuccessful and unwanted attempt at a Robin Hood prequel, spending the majority portion of the first two hours shuffling aimlessly through a weak back story for Robin “of the hood” Longstride, played by Russell Crowe, that is worth it’s weight in fool’s gold. Eventually, this relatively uneventful story dissolves into a slowly developing romance of convenience between Robin and Lady Marion, played by Cate Blanchett.

ROBIN HOOD opens with the journey home of King Richard the Lionheart (played by Danny Huston) and his crusading army, plundering their way through France in an effort to recover any riches possible after squandering the royal wealth in a pointless holy war. Robin Longstride is an archer in King Richard’s army, fighting closely alongside fellow soldiers and friends Will Scarlet, played by Scott Grimes, and Little John, played by Kevin Durand. When the king is killed in battle, Robin and his “merry men” set off on their own path, anticipating chaos in an unstable England. Now that we’ve met the “good guys” let’s have a go at the “bad guys” in the story, beginning with Prince John, played by Oscar Isaac, whose immature desire for power clouds his judgment and blinds him to the true motives of his lifelong friend Godfrey, played by Mark Strong. Godfrey has been up to no good and plotting dastardly things. As this plot unfolds, Robin and his merry men, with the help of Friar Tuck, played by Mark Addy, find themselves the force of change with Robin at the helm.

Unfortunately, all this intrigue and back stabbing and plotting takes far too long to develop, often resulting in unbearably boring stretches of inactivity between the rare snippets of onscreen interest. Even the scenery is less than stimulating most of the time, whereas one would expect glorious forests within which Robin and his followers hide and do their thieving, but the visual style is kept mostly dull and washed out, as is likely the case in England, but adds nothing to the efforts of keeping the audience awake. The film also has some strange and unnecessary story elements, such as a band of young boys introduced early on and sporadically and briefly reappearing, until their presence is explained as mostly useless and a tad silly in the end.

With all this negativity, I feel it’s necessary to point out the one positive aspect of ROBIN HOOD. While the pacing, plot and length were all detrimental, the casting and ultimately the performances were pretty close to perfect. Cate Blanchett embodies my vision of what Lady Marion should be, a far better choice than the original option of Sienna Miller, a decent actress in her own right, but no Blanchett. Kevin Durand (SMOKIN’ ACES, 3:10 TO YUMA) was a brilliant choice as Little John, capturing both the physical and personality traits of the character flawlessly. Danny Huston’s performance as King Richard the Lionheart, while brief, was believable and engaging. As always, Mark Strong (SHERLOCK HOLMES, KICK-ASS) thoroughly personifies the villain, rich with the details and intricacies that bring his characters to life. Even Mark Addy from television’s STILL STANDING does his part with subtle comic relief as Friar Tuck. The cast rounds out with veteran actors Max Von Sydow as Sir Walter Loxley and William Hurt as Marshall.

With such a wonderful cast, it’s shameful that the film lacked any real significance or depth. In the end, ROBIN HOOD feels like an extended courtship between Robin and Marion, lengthened with needless filler and a lack of originality. The big climatic battle scene, the petty payoff for staying awake through the first two hours, makes up the final thirty minutes and feels shockingly similar to the first thirty minutes of another, more modern war film. Overall, ROBIN HOOD is 120 minutes of movie that induce cravings for caffeine that places all of it’s action in the final thirty minutes and ends in a way, well… let’s just say that Ridley Scott’s ROBIN HOOD ends the way it should have begun.

Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Top Ten Tuesday: Sensational Sword Fights

Ridley Scott’s newest epic, his own take on ROBIN HOOD starring Russell Crowe, opens in theaters Friday, May 14. While the classical lore of Robin Hood has him stealing from rich to give to the poor… the trailer suggests Scott has turned the Robin Hood tale into one helluva GLADIATOR-sized period action flick complete with sword fights. So, anticipating quite an awe-inspiring onscreen display of steel blade clashing, we’ve compiled our top ten list of the best sword fights captured on film.

Reader’s Choice: THE PRINCESS BRIDE – In an effort to show we value our reader’s opinions, we’ve included a Reader’s Choice selection this week.

In response to the overwhelming reaction to this film somehow shamefully slipping through the fingers of the Movie Geeks on this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, THE PRINCESS BRIDE has been added as a Reader’s Choice pick. The film is a favorite of virtually all movie geeks and the sword fight between the Dread Pirate Roberts (Cary Elwes) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) is not only fun but very well staged. The duel is exciting, smart and witty, embedding itself into our minds among many memorable scenes from this modern classic.

Honorable Mention: STAR WARS, EP. V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

While some of you hardcore purists may scoff at this honorary selection, STAR WARS fans and the less-strict cinematic philosophers will surely consider the epic light saber battle between the Jedi Luke Skywalker and his soon-to-be-revealed father Darth Vader one of the most exhilarating and intensely dramatic “sword” fights of movie history. The emotion, the clashing of dark and light, the young versus the old, the variation of styles and discipline… all the makings of a brilliant duel are there. Who cares if the weapons are sticks of glowing light instead of cold, hard steel… when you think about it, its a nice change of pace.

10. CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935)

Billed as THE MOST MAGNIFICENT & THRILLING SEA ADVENTURE EVER FILMED, 1935’s CAPTAIN BLOOD was the movie that catapulted Errol Flynn to the ranks of Hollywood Star. Along with the dazzling sea-battles, director Michael Curtiz rousing tale of imprisoned doctor, Peter Blood, turned slave and then pirate is an exhilarating swashbuckling film. Captain Blood and his crew of fellow slaves become buccaneers, commandeer a ship, and go onto protect the Caribbean from Spanish galleons. The hero does find time, while plundering the seas, to fall in love with the beautiful Arabella Bishop (Olivia de Havilland). It was the first time that the movie-going audiences would see a sword fight between Errol Flynn’s Blood and Basil Rathbone’s Levasseur. The ensuing duel on the beach between the English pirate and French pirate is the epitome of brilliant choreography in footwork and timing, all accompanied by the melodramatic music of composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. After the final, piercing death blow, no one could die better than Rathbone, as was later seen in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD.

09. HERO (2002)

Before we even get into it, clearly there are those who do not subscribe to the fantastical Asian wire-work style of storytelling. All I have to say to that is… “to each their own.” I won’t go into how this is a cultural storytelling style that is used primarily in films dealing with myths and legends, stories of incredible feats and heroes. Thus, a period film called HERO about one of a culture’s most famed and beloved warriors who single-handily defeated three assassins bent on murdering the most powerful warlord of pre-unified China. His actions were pure of intent and focused on protecting his leader at all costs. He acted on principle, with honor. Jet Li’s performance was stellar in this beautifully shot and carefully crafted story. HERO combines amazing fight and wire choreography with a powerful story, containing amongst other treats one of the coolest semi-sword fighting duels in martial arts film history between jet Li and Donnie Yen.

08. BRAVEHEART

The battle scenes in Mel Gibson’s Academy Award winning epic are pretty much the heart of this movie, thus its place on this list. However the “sword fighting” in this movie is not your classic, refined, and dignified “fencing” that you see in say, Captain Blood or Pirates of the Caribbean. The weapons here are huge, sharp, heavy, take-your-head-off-with-one-swing Louisville Sluggers – very different than the shiny, pretty, clink-together silver of traditional fencing. The type of hand-to-hand combat in Braveheart showed a grim reality of sword fighting, and it ain’t pretty. Even if you survive, you end up covered in the blood and guts of your enemy. Again, one of the things that made this movie so good was the realism of battle. It’s bloody, its gory and its exhausting!

07. GLADIATOR

Are you not entertained?!?! That line became the rallying cry this time ten years ago when Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe teamed up for the first time. What an awesome collaboration it was, too. GLADIATOR trampled its way into theaters, keeping so many of us on the edges of our seats with its harrowing action scenes and gripping moments of drama. It was a film that made a star of Crowe, who was just beginning his growth in the film world, and it was a film that solidified Scott once again as a director not to be underestimated. For the few years before, Scott had been taking it easy in the directing world having not had a film out since 1997’s GI JANE. However, with the opening battle sequence of GLADIATOR, we knew the man who had brought us ALIEN and BLADE RUNNER was back with a fury, and the second leg of the talented director’s career had begun. GLADIATOR is a film about spectacle, both in that it honors the gladiatorial events of history and it draws on them with an unrivaled intensity. When Crowe cried out his pivotal line, we sat up, nodded our heads, and locked our eyes on screen. We were entertained.

06. SHOGUN ASSASSIN

SHOGUN ASSASSIN is a film that was created in 1980 to bring the six part Japanese LONE WOLF AND CUB saga, about an executioner framed for treason on the road to revenge with his toddler son, to American audiences who didn’t have access to the original films. The first two Lone Wolf films were re-edited to 86 minutes, re-scored and dubbed into English by Roger Corman’s New World pictures and the result was the eye-popping SHOGUN ASSASSIN. Narration was provided by 5-year old Cub, an unintentionally humorous device perhaps necessary to follow the movie’s many plot points. The dubbing was even worse than the Kung-Fu movies from the 70’s (at times characters are talking when their lips aren’t even moving) but it’s the comic-strip savagery of the swordplay that American viewers were unprepared for. Fountains of blood spurt like a hose from decapitations, severed body parts, cleaved heads, sliced necks, and cut limbs. The original LONE WOLF AND CUB films are accessible now but it’s this wacky re-edit that’s more likely to appeal to fans that like things fast and furious.

05. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

2002. I remember it like it was yesterday. I remember hearing about Disney’s plans to turn their popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride into a feature film. I remember thinking this was the worst idea I had ever heard. Boy, was I wrong. Once July 9th, 2003 rolled around, many of us were left holding our tongues, as the swashbuckling adventure Gore Verbinski, Jerry Bruckheimer and crew unfolded before us was epic, engaging, but, most importantly, it was a whole lot of fun. With an eccentric Johnny Depp and an honorable straight-man in Orlando Bloom leading the charge, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL quickly became a phenomenon and deservedly so. While the sword fighting carries throughout the rest of the trilogy (who can ever forget the amazing fight on the rolling mill wheel?), it was this first adventure that brought it all to light for many of us. The first PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film is truly an adventure for the whole family, and one that proved to all of us that Disney knows precisely what they are doing when it comes to these decisions.

04. ROB ROY (1995)

While HIGHLANDER didn’t make our list, we do have another film representing the Scotts… ROB ROY tells the tale of a man in 1700’s Scottish Highlands trying to make a better life for his small village, but when the money he borrowed to carry out his good deeds is stolen he finds himself forced into a Robin hood type of life by way of his principles and the need to protect his family. Liam Neeson delivers an outstanding performance as Robert Roy MacGregor, the title character, while Tim Roth is equally effective as his very unlikable nemesis Archibald Cunningham, with whom Rob Roy duels without quarter later in the film. This duel more than anything, is what set ROB ROY apart and landed it on this list. Suspenseful, dramatic and very well choreographed, this showdown of two men –very different in class, training and personality– creates a gripping scene of good versus evil. ROB ROY also features great performances from Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Brian Cox and Eric Stoltz.

03. 300

When it comes to movies specifically designed to showcase the extremes of artistically glorified violence, 300 is the first movie that comes to mind, especially if we’re talking old school swords and shields. Zack Snyder’s motion picture interpretation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel is just that… graphic. No drop of blood is wasted, no gore is spared, no ab is left un(air)brushed. From beginning to end, 300 shows off what fight choreography can look like with combined with modern FX technology, adding an entirely new depth of sword-slashing, butt-kicking cinematic battles of the ancient times that weren’t possible from the sword and sandal flicks of the 50’s and 60’s or the swashbuckler flicks from Errol Flynn.

02. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)

Longbows, continual sword fights, and archery tournaments are some of the marvelous colors painted throughout the canvas of director Michael Curtiz’s THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. Who can forget, “Welcome to Sherwood, my lady. What Sir Guy, no greeting from you?” The dramatic entrance and line by Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn) is, to this day, still unrivaled. The 1938 action film is further enhanced by the rich score of Oscar-winner Erich Wolfgang Korngold. One of the best in all filmdom, it’s #11 on AFI’s 100 Years of Film Scores list. The exciting sword fights between the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest and the Sheriff of Nottingham and his knights are made more colorful by the Academy Award winning editing of Ralph Dawson. Just as Flynn’s Robin Hood embodies the hero’s modus operandi of “stealing from the rich to give to the poor”, so does Claude Rains portrayal of the smarmy, villainous Prince John and his oppression of the Saxon people. Curtiz and cinematographers Tony Gaudio and Sol Polito’s thrilling use of shadows can be seen during the infamous and lengthy duel of Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) and Robin Hood emblazoned on the walls of the castle during the final act. For a film that epitomizes whirling sword fights all for the love of king and country look no further than THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD.

01. THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)

Director Richard Lester romped through Alexander Dumas’ novel in 1973 and came up with a hugely entertaining swashbuckler that was both revival and send up. No expense was spared, and THE THREE MUSKETEERS was a visually extravagant film with fabulous costumes and an A-list cast including Michael York, Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Fay Dunaway, and Charlton Heston. Everyone I’ve known with an interest in the sport of fencing invariably cites this version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS as home to their favorite sword-fighting sequences and there are many, quite different in scope and choreography, from a thrilling two-man battle in nighttime woods to an all out war at the base of a windmill The swordplay had never been equaled until the next year when Lester’s second half of the story was issued separately as THE FOUR MUSKETEERS, and it’s the sequel where Christopher Lee, as the villain Rochefort, best shows off his own accomplished sword fighting skills.

ROBIN HOOD: Early Review

On Wednesday night, Universal Pictures held an early‚ secret screening of ROBIN HOOD at The Landmark in Los Angeles and friends of WAMG were invited to attend. What they reported back wasn’t promising….at all.

When I first heard that yet another version of a Robin Hood movie was in the works, I have to admit I winced. Didn’t you? I mean, really, this story been done numerous times already, resulting in much better movies, most notably THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) with Errol Flynn; ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976) with Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn; and ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) with Kevin Costner. But when I heard the names Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe, I thought maybe there was hope. The GLADIATOR (2000) comparison was obvious. Russell Crowe in period costume engaging in epic battle scenes. We’d have to wait and see.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t worth the wait. What I saw was a movie that really didn’t need to be made. Instead of the traditional “steal from the rich, give to the poor” story of an outlaw and his band of merry men, we got a convoluted back-story of where the famous character came from. As a child he saw his father killed and then was “put amongst men when I was 6 years old.” He grew up and joined the crusades of King Richard the Lionheart (Danny Huston) as an archer and here’s where the movie starts. Most everything after this point seems to happen to him by accident and really don’t feel the need to root for him for any reason.

Scott attempts to get off to a wild start with a battle scene in the first 10 minutes. And Crowe is his usual tough guy self, easily dispatching enemy soldiers, barely breaking a sweat. There are a few battle scenes throughout the movie that are mildly entertaining, but everything in between tends to drag. Keep in mind, he’s not even been declared the “outlaw Robin Hood” yet, he’s just working up to it. And along the way we are introduced to many of the familiar characters – Marian (Cate Blanchett, in a totally lackluster performance, not to mention having absolutely no chemistry with Crowe), Little John, and Friar Tuck (Mark Addy in one of the few bright performances, but can someone tell me if the friar was a beekeeper making moonshine?). Mark Strong’s attempt at a villain (Godfrey) is awkward at best. It almost seems like he is in a totally different movie than everybody else and nobody bothered to tell him. The character of Prince John is almost laughable. He wants to be such a bad-ass, and yet for most of the movie he is throwing out one-liners as if he were in a comedy club.

 

The biggest problem I had with the movie is what I went in fearing the most: the rip-offs. I guess I expected more from Ridley Scott. I know it’s tough to make a movie that has already been made so many times and try to keep it original. But the rip-offs are unnecessary and unforgivable. There is shot in the very beginning of an arrow flying through the air, in slow motion, directly at the camera. This was lifted straight out of ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES. Hell, it was probably stock footage. Second, there’s the part where the French are storming the beaches in a carbon-copy scene of the invasion of Normandy right out of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Spielberg’s gonna be pissed. Then the most egregious of all – a scene where after totally screwing over his subjects with taxes they can’t afford and burning their villages, King John asks the English farmers to help him fight against the invading French. They are all arguing – some for, some against, and up steps Robin to make a rousing speech to the men about fighting for liberty. I SAW THIS SCENE WHEN IT WAS CALLED SONS OF SCOTLAND!!!!! For godsakes, Scott really thought he could pass this off?? Unfortunately, this movie is gonna get clobbered when it is released on May 14th. IRON MAN 2 will most likely still be dominating the box office from the previous weekend and SHREK EVER AFTER will assuredly be #1 the following weekend. The evening, however, wasn’t a complete wash. We did see Harvey Weinstein in the lobby and Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the escalator. 

To think that Universal was really counting on this one…sounds like all the slams on the trailers were correct. For those who can’t wait to see the men of the Sherwood on May 14th, here’s a newly released clip from ROBIN HOOD….

Photos: Universal Pictures
Video Courtesy: Yahoo! Movies

New Featurette for ROBIN HOOD

With ROBIN Hood set to debut in theatres on May 14th, here’s a new featurette from NCM…

The cool international poster above comes from the folks over at BadPoster/BadTaste. Even though it looks like its promoting GLADIATOR 2, it surely has the whole medieval archer thing going for it. Will Oscar lightning strike twice come the end of the year? No one thought the GLADIATOR would in 2000 and it went on to win 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Back in March, it was announced that ROBIN HOOD, produced by Brian Grazer, Imagine Entertainment and Scott Free, would open the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 12. It will play out of competition.

Directed by Ridley Scott (GLADIATOR, BLACK HAWK DOWN) and starring Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, ROBIN HOOD is the untold story of the legendary hero. Here’s another look at the trailer from Yahoo! Movies.

New ROBIN HOOD Trailer Says More in Opening 5 Seconds Than We Needed to Hear

The new (and, seemingly, final) trailer for the latest Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe collaboration, ROBIN HOOD, has been released courtesy of Yahoo! Movies, and that opening shot might be a little too telling.  No, I’m not talking about the guys on horseback charging across a sandy beach towards a grounded ship.  I’m talking about the actual green band that accompanies the trailer.  It divulges that the film has been granted a PG-13 rating.

Suddenly, the thought that this would be GLADIATOR with arrows has slipped away.  That idea, actually, sounded pretty cool.  When I first glanced at Brian Helgeland’s first draft of the film, I noticed how savage it was, how authentic and brutal the violence felt on the page.  Alas, that was a few years ago, and the film has gone through some major rewrites.  Evidently, the savagery has been completely excised.  Now, I fear, we are left with just another Hollywood rendition of the classic tale of Robin and his merry men.

I could be wrong.  I hope I’m wrong.  This new trailer certainly doesn’t do much to tell me I’m wrong, though.  It does, however, give us our first good looks at Kevin Durand as Little John and Mark Strong, who, I fear, is getting to be typecast in these villainous roles, as Sir Godfrey.  It’s also nice to see Maid Marion, played by Cate Blanchett, taking bow and arrow in hand and doing some damage of her own in this one.

See for yourself:

ROBIN HOOD hits theaters on May 14th.

EP9: Things That Go Bump In The Dark (Guest: Rusty Gordon from GordonandtheWhale.com)

On tonight’s episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Rusty Gordon from GordonandtheWhale.com to discuss the new DVD/Bluray releases, chat about the difficulty of finding deals, discuss the new ROBIN HOOD and AVATAR: THE LAST AIR BENDER trailers, relive THAT THING YOU DO and much more!

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