The Three Musketeers (2011)

Many people have a reverence for these classic Dumas works and imho the definitive rendition was the David Lean series. Consequently, they will find the title of this hodgepodge of a film rather misleading, as it only provides a very loose framework to hang the stories on. I say 'stories' because there are several going on simultaneously, which makes things a bit confusing, especially as the logic that is supposed to hold such things together too often gets jettisoned. First of all, this is a 'director's wife' vehicle, so Mila Jovovitch gets to do her Resident Evil tricks in a 17thC context. But it is also a teen hearthrob vehicle for Logan Lerman, so we get all the brash arrogance one would expect from the leading figure in a high-school play. And then there's the HK martial arts, Matrix and PotC action that is the dominant feature of the film. The cast is actually good, but somewhat wasted as they are basically connecting elements to keep the action flowing. Anyway, I think if one is forewarned that this film is a comedy that merely uses the subject matter as a loose structure, much as the Monty Python team used the Arthurian legend and the Bible, then it will be far more enjoyable than expecting another rendering of the Three Musketeers story. Whether you can get round the technological abuses is another matter - as it takes us into Connecticut Yankee territory. I really don't see where they can go from that closing sequence, as it would suggest a complete rewriting of European history, or a sudden updating to a WWII-type scenario, with the musketeers leading French resistance to the hated British occupying power (who consider that they're merely taking back the Norman territories that were stolen from them).

A really nice movie. Paul W.S. Anderson has made a chaotic world of it: constant fighting, war, action, ... that was still intriguing me. Normally I have a dislike of historical movies, but this movie is an exception (many versions have already been made of '' the 3 musketeers ''. The last filming was in 2011, the film we're discussing now). The author always warns when it becomes too elongated, the scene is swapped or the situation changes, making it fascinating. so initially I found the movie moderate.The film is about the fact that the musketeers must win the plan for the warship, which they can then use against the enemy. They are also successful, but there is betrayal in the game, causing the plans to fall into bad hands. They were thrown down until a boy from Gascony also wanted to become musketeer. He gave them courage again. In addition, they avoid a war.I'm sorry that it takes a long time for you to be in the story. In that regard, the author should do better. You can also observe that there are many transitions of scenes and places, which you do not necessarily see a connection between those transitions. At last if you saw them fighting, it became very annoying and boring in the long run. But, as I said, the author can keep it interesting.It is a must for people who are interested in history and culture. Of course, you can always watch movies and you do not care what kind of genre. This movie is not really tailored to me because I prefer horror, action, comedy and fantasy in my movie. Therefore I give a 3.5 / 5. My opinion about the movie does not change: it remains a moderate movie.

It's the original Alexander Dumas story about the purloined necklace with a few unusual twists. Some good and some outrageous. A lot of carnage as the 3 Musketeers plus D'Artegnan, engage over 40 young guards, kill most of them, and act like they just finished a quiet game of chess. Later on, muskets and cannons make it less crude. Milla Jovovich (as Milady De Winter) somewhat reprises the "busty" comic role made famous by Rachel Welch in an earlier version of this film. She plays a double spy, but her own interests come first. Gabriella Wilde is very fetching as the love interest of D'Artegnan. It opens with a direct steal from Indiana Jones. Leonardo Da Vinci's Treasure vault is filled with booby-traps. Milady runs away with Da Vinci's plans for a flying airship, which end up with The Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom). He builds an airship and so does France. Such an anachronism! What gas do they fill the "blimps" with? They otherwise resemble giant warships equipped with advanced conventional weapons. To retrieve the necklace, The Musketeers must journey to England and return it to Queen Anne's neck. Otherwise a terrible war will break out. It's complicated! Familiar villains include one-eyed "Rochefort" and Cardinal Richelieu. An airborne dogfight between the airships and a duel-to-the-death on the parapet of the castle rooftop. Actually quite a fun but preposterous movie and much better than I expected. Watch the ending titles for two "Easter Eggs" including one for a (thankfully) never-realized sequel with too many airships to even count!

This is a disappointingly weak movie.It tries to cash in on the "Three Musketeers" name.It is painful to watch like nails scratching a blackboard.In parts surreal, it lacks continuity and flow.It diverges from the script in a nonsensical and non sequitur fashion.What a great cast, what great special effects, what great cinematography, what a great waste.An alternative title would be "Three Musketeers trip on LSD" In summary not close and no cigar.Worst of all it finishes with a queue for a sequel. Aargh.Alexander Dumas must be rolling in his grave.