princess of thieves

so i guess this is one of those disney straight to video 'sequels'. granted, it has no connection what so ever with 'robin hood: prince of thieves', but they must have figured they could make a little money if they piggy back that classic. the story follows the daughter of robin hood and maid marian as she has to go out and save nottingham and her father from the evil men trying to take power away from the rightful king. the story is pretty bland and seems to hit all the same notes as the traditional robin hood story: join a band of thieves in the woods, take part in an archery contest, etc. there is little to no action involved in the movie, and the love story is quite silly. it seems that the only reason it was made is because they got kiera knightly, so they quick threw something together so they could use her. the major problem with the movie, aside from a lame script, is the poor directing. during some of the bits, most notably the archery contest and the final showdown at the end, it is almost impossible to tell what is going on. the camera is always too close to the action, we can never really get a handle on what is taking place because all we see are close-ups and strange angles. its frustrating to see disney cheapen the memory of 'prince of thieves' with this garbage, i guess thats why it was sent straight to video, huh?