I was shocked in 1997 and continue to be shocked ten years later that the film that established the template for virtually every action/adventure film that followed it is not in the Top 100. The Adventures Of Robin Hood remains one of the most exciting, enjoyable and beautiful looking films of the Golden Era. The 3-strip Technicolor simply can’t be beat. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland never looked better together. Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone as Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham are villainy personified. Alan Hale, Eugene Palette, Patric Knowles, Una O’Connor, Herbert Mundin, Melville Cooper, Ian Hunter…all brilliant as supporting players. The beautiful score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. What is there NOT to like about this film? You can watch it from start to finish and never feel bored or complacent. It is always moving along and keeping you in the story. And these are just a few of the reasons why The Adventures Of Robin Hood belongs in AFI’s Top 100 Films.