EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Manthast Absolutely amazing

cmp_gr I wonder who gives the right to any writers, directors, producers, or whatever to make an ass out of one of the ever most beloved classic novels? What do they want to show/do destroying the beautiful original by inserting airships and much other modern nonsense, they do not fit in? The famous and by many generations beloved novel by Alexandre Dumas pere, presented in a new unacceptable way, that makes it laughably unrecognizable.My vote 2/10.

blrnani Many people have a reverence for these classic Dumas works and imho the definitive rendition was the David Lean series. Consequently, they will find the title of this hodgepodge of a film rather misleading, as it only provides a very loose framework to hang the stories on. I say 'stories' because there are several going on simultaneously, which makes things a bit confusing, especially as the logic that is supposed to hold such things together too often gets jettisoned. First of all, this is a 'director's wife' vehicle, so Mila Jovovitch gets to do her Resident Evil tricks in a 17thC context. But it is also a teen hearthrob vehicle for Logan Lerman, so we get all the brash arrogance one would expect from the leading figure in a high-school play. And then there's the HK martial arts, Matrix and PotC action that is the dominant feature of the film. The cast is actually good, but somewhat wasted as they are basically connecting elements to keep the action flowing. Anyway, I think if one is forewarned that this film is a comedy that merely uses the subject matter as a loose structure, much as the Monty Python team used the Arthurian legend and the Bible, then it will be far more enjoyable than expecting another rendering of the Three Musketeers story. Whether you can get round the technological abuses is another matter - as it takes us into Connecticut Yankee territory. I really don't see where they can go from that closing sequence, as it would suggest a complete rewriting of European history, or a sudden updating to a WWII-type scenario, with the musketeers leading French resistance to the hated British occupying power (who consider that they're merely taking back the Norman territories that were stolen from them).

Davis P The three musketeers (2011) is a very poor version/re-telling of the classic three musketeers tale. This version is just poorly written, poorly acted, and to be completely honest, just boring. Logan Lerman was just alright as the lead, could've been a lot better though. Mila really was not good in her role, her performance seemed very wooden and phoned in. The action sequences were honestly just a big fat yawn, NOTHING to get excited about. And the script was just another huge yawn. Overall, this film just is a big yawn, a yawn as far as acting, as far as action sequences, as far as the dialogue/script as well. There really isn't all that much more to say about this movie, it's just boring as all get out, and will not keep your attention at all, so do yourself a favor and just skip this one all together. 1/10.

Python Hyena The Three Musketeers (2011): Dir: Paul W.S. Anderson / Cast: Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Gabriella Wilde: A surprisingly entertaining version of a story that has been exhausted through many terrible releases. Director Paul W.S. Anderson has made many stupid films such as Soldier and Event Horizon but here he presents the famed characters as a token of grand entertainment. Problem is that the title fails since there seems to be four or five Musketeers here as oppose to the usual. Lerman Logan is the young new edition whose father was a Musketeer and he seeks the same reputation. He gets his wish when several misunderstandings lead to a planned confrontation, which fuses into beating up several armed guards. They are arrested and end up on a quest involving airship blueprints and a stolen necklace. Logan fares well as the young Musketeer out to prove himself as well as place himself within the midst of danger and exhilarating sword action. Milla Jovovich steals scenes as a female who betrays the Musketeers after a theft. She is faced with an effective situation aboard an airship that seems too fatal until the closing scene. Orlando Bloom is good as villain Buckingham who outsmarts the Musketeers with Jovovich's betrayal but his defeat bears some humour. Gabriella Wilde plays Logan's romantic other who attempts to warn him of the odds against him. The screenplay is entertaining without being too action oriented, yet celebrating the special effects. Do not expect a provocative writing but do expect fun filled pointless entertainment. Score: 8 / 10