Thursday, 8 March 2012

Angry Lurker Honest Movie Review 69: The Three Musketeers 2011 (3 STARS).

Doesn't follow the book or the other movies that exactly but all the players are there and the tale has been given a fresh but slightly over the top new look....


I like a bit of a historical romp and this is another version along with it's predecessors of the characters from the classic book, this version is a little over the top with slow motion effects, airships (Leonardo Da Vinci blueprints (a botched mission to steal these at the beginning disbands the Musketeers) , damn good cast, implausible script and good action set pieces (a lot of CGI) but not enough of them...

D'Artagnan heads to Paris at the beginning to join the now disbanded Musketeers, he offends the three musketeers and duels are set, they fight the cardinals guards (good scene), get reinstated including D'Artagnan, try to stop a plot by Richelieu (Christopher Waltz) to take the throne, Milady (Milla Jovovich) is still double crossing everybody, Rochefort (Mads Mikklesen) is less a buffoon in this one, the French king and Queen are trying to fall in love with each other, Constance is the love interest, Planchet (David Corden) is back and still a slight buffoon, Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) is a scene stealing git and airships battling in the skies and I mean airships and of course the three musketeers themselves (Matthew Macfayden, Ray Stevenson and Luke Evans ....

...is it better than 1993 and 1973 versions, no just different!

People have been hard on this movie but Netflix it if you can and it's popcorn of the highest order, nothing else!






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51 comments:

  1. Dr. Willett's Workshop8 March 2012 at 13:20

    It does seem "a little over the top" as you said. No interest in watching this personnaly, I've seen the trailer and could'nt bare it but you're right probably "popcorn of the highest order".

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  2. DEZMOND8 March 2012 at 13:21

    hope you liked my boy Luke Evans in the film, Lurk!

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  3. The Happy Whisk8 March 2012 at 13:24

    Sometimes Tim and I will watch crappy movies and call it crappy movie night. Make pizza and popcorn and just enjoy the crapfest.

    Those are fun. Especially for us, crappy horror movies.

    Hope you have a good day Lurker.

    Boogie, boogie.

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    1. The Angry Lurker8 March 2012 at 15:15

      Same to you and Tim, Whisk!

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    2. The Happy Whisk8 March 2012 at 17:43

      Thanks bunches, Lurk.

      I'm on a very short work week. And guess what? It wasn't even $1.99 each. Noppers. I got the whole lot for FREE. A $30 price tag, reduced to nada.

      PS: I like your new banner. Is that you shooting a sleestak?

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    3. The Angry Lurker8 March 2012 at 20:33

      Many, many sleestaks.......

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  4. Sausage8 March 2012 at 13:25

    Anything with Milla Jovovivch has my attention...

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  5. kingsleypark8 March 2012 at 13:27

    Looks like the sort of film I could watch while I'm doing my ironing

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  6. Jeremy [Retro]8 March 2012 at 13:29

    i am still intrigued, as movies like this serve as a two hour brain turn off... i hope that is a good thing.

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  7. Anonymous8 March 2012 at 13:32

    i may give it a look at some point,, i dont think you can beat the 1973 version...wait , did someone say Milla Jovovivch ? ,,, i`m in.

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  8. mamtc8 March 2012 at 13:34

    It does look interesting,I may watch it alteast for the cinematography. That picture - I am sold

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  9. Pat Hatt8 March 2012 at 13:36

    I avoided this one as it did seem a bit over the top and I've seen the previous ones, but sure I'll give it a go eventually.

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  10. Trey8 March 2012 at 13:37

    Interesting. I should check this out. I like a good romp as much as anybody. In fact, more than many.

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  11. Simon Quinton 8 March 2012 at 13:54

    I'm looking forward to watching this film. The trailers i've seen look quite good. It's good to watch some movies just to be entertained rather than have to think about it.

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  12. Anonymous8 March 2012 at 14:00

    LOved the books.. Buit I am a sucker for airships.. MIght just go and watch this one :D

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  13. Vinnie8 March 2012 at 14:00

    a good laugh and romp movie a bit of fun popcorn movie

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  14. Budd8 March 2012 at 14:11

    my gf milla is the only reason I want to see this movie.

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  15. kriz8 March 2012 at 14:16

    thanks for the review A.L., was wondering if this movie was even worth a blink.

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  16. Unknown8 March 2012 at 14:38

    You were a bit late out of the starting gate today Angry. I have Netflix and would give this a go. The Spawn is a fan of Bloom so she'd watch it and moon over him while I plug my ears and pretend I don't hear what she's saying about him.

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    1. The Angry Lurker8 March 2012 at 15:13

      Flaming internet at work was trying to ass invade me....

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  17. Zombie8 March 2012 at 14:48

    Well I figure if nothing else is on I suppose I'll watch it. :D

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  18. Vampifan8 March 2012 at 14:59

    I missed this at the cinema because it had a very limited run so I'm looking forward to catching up with it. Milla's in it, so what's not to like?

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  19. WarRaptor8 March 2012 at 15:12

    I love the book - why cant they make a damn Musketeers movie that is good? WTF is so hard to do??? Oh well - I had high hopes for this one when I saw Ray Stephenson in it, and when I saw the terrible reviews, I backed off. Maybe I need to reconsider...

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  20. A Beer for the Shower8 March 2012 at 15:30

    Agreed, I'd probably only catch this on Netflix if nothing else was on. Glad I did not spend $10 on this at the theater!

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  21. Laughing Ferret8 March 2012 at 15:39

    Over the top can be fun. I also don't mind implausible and weird or steampunk elements thrown into an otherwise 'historical' movie... though I draw the line at hip-hop and 'modern sass' attitude that some directors decide to insert.. that's a deal breaker. Those airships look sweet: reason enough to give it a chance.

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  22. Sean8 March 2012 at 15:39

    Netflix it is. Definitely sounds worth a rental. I've loved Milla ever since 5th Element.

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  23. Mark8 March 2012 at 15:49

    I am a big fan of the musketeers, I'll probably end up giving it a shot sometime.

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  24. Michael Awdry8 March 2012 at 16:45

    Sounds like my sort of nonsense; not sure how this has passed me by? Many thanks for the gentle prod.

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  25. Scott B. Lesch8 March 2012 at 16:45

    I'll see the sequel if it's made. Mila's Vegas Showgirl "Mission Impossible" outfit needs explaining.

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  26. Alex J. Cavanaugh8 March 2012 at 17:00

    A scene stealing git! Funny phrase. Sure, I'll watch just about anything on NetFlix. I figured it couldn't be that bad.

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  27. Film Geek Bastard8 March 2012 at 17:16

    This movie looks terrible. I didn't see it but someone pointed out that the airships has cannons but at no point during the movie did any of the characters thought of aiming the cannons on the balloon.

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  28. Ray Rousell8 March 2012 at 18:07

    Probably won't bother with this one, not my cup of tea!

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  29. D48 March 2012 at 20:11

    I dunno. I just doubt I'll really care to look for it.

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  30. Cranky and Difficult8 March 2012 at 20:29

    This movie would benefit from a significant increase in the number of musketeers. Three is not enough anymore.

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  31. dora8 March 2012 at 20:59

    ill give it a watch

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  32. DWei8 March 2012 at 21:20

    It looks alright, not sure if the rest of my family would enjoy it.

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  33. duffboi8 March 2012 at 22:58

    I try to make it a point to watch every movie with Milla Jovovich. haha, I blame that crush on the fifth element. But it sounds like I could be entertained too. Definitely on my list of Movies I've gotta see. Thanks for bringing this movie to my attention. Was never aware of it.

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  34. G8 March 2012 at 23:14

    Jeez your new Blog-header gave me a heart attack!

    Cool sounding film - but for review number 69 I thought you might have gone for something less mainstream :)

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  35. Jay8 March 2012 at 23:37

    hmmm, i might skip this one then...

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  36. Baur8 March 2012 at 23:45

    Aww gorilla is gone :( O well lol Looks like an awesome movie!

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  37. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)8 March 2012 at 23:46

    I like the three Musketeers book and films and I like airships as well, but together does sound strange. However, I'll still watch it with an open mind.

    Christopher

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  38. Zyu9 March 2012 at 01:35

    I quite like this movie actually, was really interesting to me.

    http://commonvideogamers.blogspot.com

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  39. Luckyjoe9 March 2012 at 04:46

    Thanks for the review. Maybe I'll see if they have it in Redbox.

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  40. PanzerKaput9 March 2012 at 07:51

    Thanks for the reveiw I think I will be watching this on DVD then, lol

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  41. Melanie9 March 2012 at 10:31

    It was a great case, but I think they were wasted. I just couldn't get into it at all. I was bored. And very disappointed.

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  42. Unknown9 March 2012 at 20:25

    This one looks too much of a bastardization for me.

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  43. Zombie Ad13 March 2012 at 10:48

    Enjoying my popcorn flicks at the moment, will put this on the list, cheers

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