The Three Musketeers is just another film, in a long, long line of
films portraying Alexander Dumas’ classic novel on the silver screen. I think I’ve seen every one of these
“adaptations,” which I use that word very lightly, and each of them are
slightly different than the ones that came before, but in a sense, aren’t they
all really the same.
I
guess one can make that statement fairly accurately when talking about any
remake, but in the case of The Three
Musketeers, it’s never truly a direct remake, it’s always a bit of a plot
variation here or there, yet they always feel the same.
Now
I’ll say this, I love the legend of The
Three Musketeers. I love the films
as well. But just because someone really
enjoys something doesn’t necessarily mean that thing is any good. That’s the case here. This newest version of the Musketeer lore is
not very good. The acting is a bit campy
at times, which is expected, or just a bit flat. The plot is pretty outrageous, but still
predominantly light. The costumes are
pretty good, but not as good as some of those variations that came before. But let’s be honest here, none of the
Musketeer movies are very good, are they?
No,
no they’re not. But they’re fun, they
definitely take you to a different time; they transport you to a different
place. They’re cheesy, they’re campy,
and they’re, for the most part, poorly spun.
Yet none of this means they aren’t good.
I
think by now you get where I’m going with this review. The movie is not very good, yet it’s fun and
well-worth seeing. Hmm… isn’t that a bit
contradictory? Well, yes it is, and
that’s probably a good thing in this case.
If the film were too serious, or they acting too crisp, well then it
wouldn’t be those Musketeers we’ve come to enjoy over the years.
What
do you go to see a Three Musketeer film
for then? For me anyhow, it’s a mixture
of most of what I already stated. I go
to see that campy comedic routine. I go
to watch the costume of history. I love
seeing these outlandish plots seemingly get resolved, but never quite the way
you want them to. But most of all, for
me personally, you go see a Three
Musketeer film for the swordsmanship.
The duels are always great and there really can never be enough of
them. On that note there are three
really good duels here and a few other action sequences that, although while
not predominantly entrenched in swordplay, they do display the agility often
used in duels. All in all this is fun
film, if you expect what you should expect out of a film like this. I guess though, that this only applies if
you’ve never seen a Musketeer film before.
Now if this stands to be the case for you individually, I feel the above
mentioned descriptions would be necessary.
But if you’ve seen, basically any, The
Three Musketeer films before, well then this recommendation is easy. If you liked any of the previous variations
than you’ll enjoy this latest effort.
But if you didn’t like it, well, than you probably won’t like this one
either.
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