I had the pleasure of watching The Adventures of Robin Hood recently, a film I’ve seen many times over the years. I was first introduced to this movie as a child on a Sunday afternoon when the BBC would often show Hollywood classics. My father was very enthusiastic about this movie and waxed lyrical about Erich Wolfgang Korngold iconic score. It had a profound effect upon me upon my initial viewing and set the benchmark very high for subsequent swashbucklers I saw. It has shaped my views on how a good action/adventure movie should be constructed and the fact that no matter how many impressive set pieces you may have, a strong script, written in the appropriate idiom, is always required.