The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)

They keep trying to make new ones, and always fail to top the 1973 version; but it's not their fault, as who can compete with this cast:

I will watch this. I like Eva Green well enough and it is actually French. I also like how gritty it looks. Has a more realistic time period feel to it.

Burns said:

They keep trying to make new ones, and always fail to top the 1973 version; but it's not their fault, as who can compete with this cast:

Spoiler: Faye Dunaway

Spoiler: Raquel Welch & Frank Finlay

Spoiler: Michael York

Spoiler: Charlton Heston & Christopher Lee

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I know what you're saying but it's an awesome story and the French are damned good at making period pieces. If anyone is going to do justice to Dumas it's them.

Uncertain why there's a second movie called Milady though. That seems odd as she generally parts way with her head at the conclusion of the story.

Grizzlebeard said:

I know what you're saying but it's an awesome story and the French are damned good at making period pieces. If anyone is going to do justice to Dumas it's them.

Uncertain why there's a second movie called Milady though. That seems odd as she generally parts way with her head at the conclusion of the story.

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Well, I have more faith in the French to make it well, than I would Hollywood of the last 30 years. They can make it different in tone, and still keep it close to the book; which may be interesting. I never read the book, but some reviews of the 1973 movie say that they mostly added some humor to an otherwise spot on adaptation. So this one could be super serious and dirty.

As for the second movie, it was originally titled just The Four Musketeers and it covers the second half of Dumas's book.

It was shot at the same time as first movie. Originally, it was all going to be one 3+ hour long movie, but the studio gave them a deadline for release. They couldn't meet that deadline as one movie, so they cut it in half (according to the producers). Most of the actors and crew didn't know about the split until it was well into post production cutting and felt they had been swindled. They later sued to get paid for the second movie, but won much less money than what they were paid for the first.

There is now a clause in all Hollywood contracts called the "Salkind clause" (named after the producers), due to those movies. It states that a movie can not be split unless it's set up that way in the contract (or a new contract is made, I would assume).

Random fact, Rory Kinnear, of Bond fame, is the son of the late Roy Kinnear who died falling from a horse while filming The Return of the Musketeers.

Ok cast. Meh director. Bad screenplay writers. La Reine Margot this will not be. It probably will sell a lot of tickets though.

Sanrith Descartes said:

Couldn't agree more but I did enjoy the '93 version with Sheen, Sutherland, Curry etc. It was campy and fun to watch.

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The art of wenching!

These days I really like The Man in the Iron Mask but god damn was I ever fucking sick of DiCaprio when it first came out.

Ever since he was raped by that bear it's been easier to stomach him

Could be good, but probably won't watch. No new ideas anymore and tired of the same stories.

Kuro said:

Ever since he was raped by that bear it's been easier to stomach him

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even if you still hate him the supporting cast is fucking brilliant.

see the french rip is out. is there an English ver?

Ended up seeing this a while back in theater and was "positively disappointed" to use a regionalism. By this I mean it was significantly better than I thought it would be. It's no masterpiece, but the cast is nice and the pacing is good so it is reasonably entertaining. I am not super fond of some of the choices and I can't comment on the adaptation as I am not familiar with the original work.