I remember hearing that there were two "Robin Hood" films in production, about a year before the one with Kevin Costner was released. To this day, I don't think I've ever seen the other one (a British production, which ended up going straight to TV).
"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" was another movie that I saw with friends at Sussex Centre. The opening credits, with close-ups of the Bayeux Tapestry and that awesome score by Michael Kamen, really set the mood.
"800 years ago, Richard 'The Lionheart' King of England, led the third Great Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land" and just like that, one is transported back in time, the muezzin's call to prayer echoing over Jerusalem at sunset, 1194 AD.
My interest in the Crusades, sparked by Indiana Jones and his quest for the Holy Grail, was enhanced by this movie. (Years later, I would retrace the path of the Fourth Crusade across Europe with my family, but that's another story).
I wasn't yet aware of the BBC TV series "Robin of Sherwood", but the soundtrack by Clannad introduced me to it. When I watched the series on DVD, I realized just how much the character of Azeem, played by Morgan Freeman, was inspired by Nasir.
Seeing a particular movie more than once in theatre automatically qualifies it for my list of favorite movies of the year. I saw this one again with my sister, later that summer, (I remember that we got yogurt at TCBY, afterwards.)
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