Thursday, December 21, 2017

The Three Musketeers


The Three Musketeers is Disney's 1993 film based on Dumas' book (see previous post for that review).  Here, D'Artagnan helps the recently-disbanded musketeers save the king from the cardinal's overthrow plans.  Can they prevail against hopeless odds?

I need to stop watching movies immediately after reading the book on which they're based; it's invariably disappointing.  I enjoyed this when first released (and I was thirteen) . . . it has some humor and action/adventure.  But now?  It's cheesy (in all facets- acting, dialogue, humor, plot) and, unforgivably, deviates dramatically from the novel.*  And, something I didn't pick up on earlier: it bears striking resemblance, in places, to 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, no doubt hoping to copy its success.**  It is a product of its time . . . and one that need not be revisited.

Rating: C

*I don't expect movies to follow books to the letter- but they should maintain the spirit.  This one does not.

** It didn't come close, grossing about a third of Robin's $165 million (according to boxofficemojo).

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