50 God-Tier Acting Moments Buried in Bad Movies

Sorry '90s kids, but Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves sucks. There is one reason anyone still talks about it at all, and that reason is the late, great Alan Rickman annihilating scenery as the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham. 

Rickman, not unreasonably, thought the script was terrible, and he only joined the film on the condition that he'd be allowed creative control over the character, reinventing Nottingham, working partly with a couple of comedian friends of his, and ad-libbing much of the Sheriff's dialogue. It's Rickman we have to thank for gems like "Call off Christmas!" and "I'm gonna cut your heart out with a spoon!" 

He's completely wonderful as the Sheriff, giving a swing-for-the-rafters performance that's both menacing and gut-burstingly hilarious, so much so that crew members apparently struggled to keep a straight face during his scenes. When Rickman is on-screen, this movie becomes tolerable. When he isn't, it's a messy, bloated, and strangely ugly mess.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is supposed to be a family film, yet the whole thing is unpleasantly mean-spirited, while the finale revolves around the Sheriff trying to forcibly consumate a marriage to Maid Marian - what the hell was that about?! Also, Kevin Costner doesn't even attempt to do a British accent in the titular role and gives one of his worst turns. 

If only they'd let Alan Rickman and Co. rework the entire movie, eh?