My favourite writer A. Dumas
Added 9/16/2009
Many years ago I had seen these 2 films,(now in one DVD).
I had forgotten many parts of it, but it is the version that most adjusts to the original plot of the novel written by Alexandre Dumás, although it is done in a funny, satyrical way.
We had lots of fun seeing it again.
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The complete musketeers
Added 6/1/2009
All dvd's should be this nice. The art work on the case and dvd's are beautiful. Both dvd's give you a choice of full or wide screen. The movies are bright and clear. I highly recommend this collection.
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The Definitive Three Musketeers!!!
Added 5/1/2009
This is a great movie series! Despite the slapstick, the film sticks very close to the original material. The swordfights are incredible - no sped up wizardly or silly prancing about. It's tough and gritty with the slapstick actually giving the fights a grim humor of the slip-ups which could occur in real situations.
All the actors are superb - Oliver Reed very much fits the role of Athos on and off screen, Michael York is excellent as the dashing but bumbling country bumpkin turned hero, Finlay and Chamberlain play off each other well thru-out the films with their banter, Charleston Heston as the scheming Cardinal Richelieu an odd but very effective choice, Faye Dunaway as one of film's scariest assassin femme fatale, Raquel Welch as the goodnatured but clumsy Constance, and Christopher Lee as the villainous Rochefort - older than the musketeers but more than their match. There's also Spike Milligan whose hilarious as the innkeeper and Roy Kinnear as York's hapless porter.
The DVD extras are bit thinner than one would like such as no subtitles only captions but you get a 25 minute saga on both DVDs with interviews of Lee, York, Welch, producer Salkind, Heston, and two others. You learn how real the stunts and sword fights were and the cuts and bruises the actors incurred. Heston recounts a great line of the historical Richelieu which director Lester when told of it by Heston insisted that the line be put into the film.
Heston's Richelieu I feel is one of the best representations of the character because he didn't go in for chewing the scenery as Tim Curry's character does in the 1993 version. His Richelieu was not so much an evil villain but a true politician who you believe honestly wanted to help France - in his own way, of course. I know some dislike Heston for his other scene-chewing roles and his later NRA stance but here he gives an excellent performance of a dynamic, complex character who dominates everyone and everything with a quiet but powerful presence.
If you like adventure and action, get this DVD today! You won't be disappointed!
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THIRD WORLD COUNTRY
Added 1/31/2009
AMAZON, AND EBAY, ARE ONE BIG GARAGE
SALE, IN OUR BEAUTIFUL THIRD WORLD
SLOWLY BECOMING SOCIALIST COUNTRY.
BEAUTIFUL PRODUCT, THANK YOU FOR THE
MUSKETEERS, BOTH, GREAT MOVIES.
GOD BLESS, AND LET FREEDOM
RING AGAIN, SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE. . .
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All for fun, and fun for all!
Added 1/28/2009
Review for the first disc; The Three Musketeers: This is really a fun romp, complete with all the swashbuckling sword play you'd want. It is very funny and uses slapstick comedy routines thru out! Almost Charlie Chaplin in effect!! It takes you by surprise at all the antics the Musketeers and supporting players go thru. Raquel Welsh got a Golden Glode for her performance, and I'd have to say its the best thing I've ever seen her in! Christopher Lee is a treat to watch too, as now we know him from the Star Wars movies, its cool to see his sword play from years earlier!
The transfers for both DVD's are very good and look great! The DVD packaging is very nice looking too, with embossed images on the front cover. Good assortment of extras as well, on both disc's!
Review for second disc. The Four Musketeers: Even though the filming was all done at the same time, and the original idea was to have one long movie, it was separated into 2 movies and the second is subpar to the first! Perhaps if edited as one whole film it may have been better!
Still, it has allot going for it, but gone is allot of the comedy that made the first so enjoyable. And also, the music has changed because a different composer was used and one can tell the inferior quality in his efforts! Michel Legrand was the original composer and I'm guessing the producers didn't want to ante up the money to re-use his score in the second feature; just my guess!
But the second movie completes the whole & brings it full circle to the ending Dumas had written! So, don't let my opinion of #2 detour you from buying this great 2 movie set!
Because, it is "FUN FOR ALL AND ALL FOR FUN!" Enjoy!
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