On one hand, the tracing issue is a pretty pertinent critique of the movie, and it was the first movie made after Disney's death, so the studio was kinda not in a good place at the time. It really isn't one of the better Disney "Classics;" if not the worst, one of the worst (though I think a few modern movies have come out that would totally take the cake, and I'm not even counting the sequels because they don't count even at Disney).
On the other hand, being the worst Disney "Classic" is kind of like being the world's worst Avenger; you're still one of the Earth's Mightiest Animated Movies, darnit.
And, on the gripping hand, the tracing issue is unfortunate for furries, because most histories of animation and/or Disney usually dismiss Robin Hood with a sniffy "lot of tracing going on here, and not much else" before moving on, instead of answering the very interesting question of what the fuck is up with the decision to turn Robin Hood and friends into funny animals? Because, you know, you can totally be Robin Hood without being a fox; just ask Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, Cary Elwes and that fucking Russell Crowe guy.
Maybe we should ask which is the worst Robin Hood movie? Because I vote Russell Crowe.
On one hand, the tracing issue is a pretty pertinent critique of the movie, and it was the first movie made after Disney's death, so the studio was kinda not in a good place at the time. It really isn't one of the better Disney "Classics;" if not the worst, one of the worst (though I think a few modern movies have come out that would totally take the cake, and I'm not even counting the sequels because they don't count even at Disney).
On the other hand, being the worst Disney "Classic" is kind of like being the world's worst Avenger; you're still one of the Earth's Mightiest Animated Movies, darnit.
And, on the gripping hand, the tracing issue is unfortunate for furries, because most histories of animation and/or Disney usually dismiss Robin Hood with a sniffy "lot of tracing going on here, and not much else" before moving on, instead of answering the very interesting question of what the fuck is up with the decision to turn Robin Hood and friends into funny animals? Because, you know, you can totally be Robin Hood without being a fox; just ask Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, Cary Elwes and that fucking Russell Crowe guy.
Maybe we should ask which is the worst Robin Hood movie? Because I vote Russell Crowe.