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Robin Hood (1973)

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Let's head over to another movie based on an English legend, Robin Hood. The Movie: Robin Hood is the 21st movie in the Disney Animated Canon and one of the early films in Disney's Dark Age.  It was the first movie in the canon that had no input from Walt Disney whatsoever, the second he didn't produce, and the third released after his death.  Initial reviews of the movie were mixed to positive, and it did well at the box office.  However, Robin Hood is not as well remembered today and contemporary views are still somewhat mixed. This story is basically a take on the legend of Robin Hood with all characters portrayed as anthropomorphized animals.  While King Richard is away during the Crusades, his brother Prince John (a lion) controls the throne.  John excessively taxes the people, so Robin Hood (a fox) and Little John (a bear) steal from him to return to the citizens.  To capture Robin Hood, with the help of the Sheriff of Nottingham (a wolf), Jo...