The Three Musketeers (1993)
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(November 23, 2015 10:48 AM)
I certainly won't hold it against you. I have more than my share of
Three Musketeers
if you know what I mean.
I see what you mean re: Wincott. Certainly Gisborn is not as menacing as Rochefort, but generically I think both roles are similar.A journey into the realm of the obscure:
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(December 07, 2015 06:51 AM)
Every decade or so it seems that Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers and King Arthur are dusted off and repackaged. In some cases, such as the 2011 version of
Three Musketeers
, the makers put a fresh spin on it. Not a good spin necessarily, but a fresh one (I actually like that one, but oh well).
Here you're right, there was already a version that was made to appeal to families and it held up reasonably well. What drove this 1993 version was commerce pure and simple. An attempt to cash in on the success of
Robin Hood
and
Young Guns
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(December 09, 2015 04:36 AM)
The '93 version? Let's see here shuffle shuffle Here's my IMDb review (5/10)
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if that's true, 'Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves' must be flattered indeed. Taking the template of the latter and adding a little Young Guns for good measure, the result is a jauntily paced, but listlessly plotted junior division yawner that couldn't be any more 90s if it featured Bill Clinton in a pair of Zubaz pants singing Hootie and the Blowfish songs on stage at Lollapalooza.A journey into the realm of the obscure:
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(December 09, 2015 11:14 PM)
Please keep in mind that if you should ever encounter the 1993 me, he'll tell you that it's "pretty cool". It's all about perspective
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Fluke_Skywalker — 10 years ago(December 10, 2015 10:01 AM)
All great points; ones that I had missed.
Re: Delphy, yeah, it's a bit sad when actors and actresses of that caliber end up in roles and material well beneath them. Maybe she thought it'd be fun, or perhaps they cut her a nice check. Either way, she's utterly wasted.A journey into the realm of the obscure:
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Fluke_Skywalker — 9 years ago(May 30, 2016 05:08 AM)
Absolutely, IMDB_Vits. Good call. There are a lot of North American and British accents in
Three Musketeers
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crazyivanova — 9 years ago(May 31, 2016 09:49 AM)
People go a little whacky over accents. Ok, so Costner couldn't do an English accent. Red October is one of my favorite movies (my username is partly an homage to that movie) so why does "Lithuanian" Marco Ramius sound so Scottish? Why does Scottsman Connor MacLeod sound not at all Scottish? Why does Jean Luc Picard sound like a Brit?
I can only conclude I'm paying off karma at a vastly accelerated rate.