The Three Musketeers

Plot synopsis:
In Venice, the musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with the help of Milady de Winter, steal airship blueprints made by Leonardo da Vinci. However, they are betrayed by Milady, who incapacitates them and sells the blueprints to the Duke of Buckingham.
A year later, d'Artagnan leaves his village in Gascony for Paris in hopes of becoming a musketeer as his father was, only to learn that they were disbanded. At a rural bar, he challenges Captain Rochefort, leader of Cardinal Richelieu's guard, to a duel after being offended by him, but Rochefort merely shoots him while he's distracted. Once in Paris, d'Artagnan separately encounters Athos, Porthos and Aramis and, accidentally offending all three, schedules duels with each. Athos brings Porthos and Aramis to the duel as his seconds and d'Artagnan realizes who they are. Richelieu's guards arrive to arrest them, but, inspired by d'Artagnan, the musketeers fight together and win. All four are summoned before the young King Louis XIII and Richelieu urges him to execute them, but Queen Anne is impressed by their bravery and the king condecorates them instead.
Richelieu instructs Milady, now his accomplice, to plant false love letters among Queen Anne's possessions, steal her diamond necklace, and take it to the Tower of London in order to frame her as having an affair with Buckingham, which would force King Louis to execute her and declare war on England. At this point, the people would demand a more experienced leader: Richelieu himself. In order to secure her own position, Milady demands that Richelieu declare in a written authorization that she is working on behalf of France.
The false letters are found and given to King Louis, who is advised by Richelieu to set up a ball at which Queen Anne would be forced to wear the necklace. If she doesn't, then her affair is real, and there will be war. Queen Anne's lady-in-waiting Constance Bonacieux discovers Richelieu's plan and pleads with the musketeers to stop him. They follow Milady and Buckingham to London, while Constance is captured by Rochefort for helping the musketeers to escape from him.
In London, Milady tells Buckingham the musketeers have arrived to take revenge on him and teaches him all their tendencies in battle. D'Artagnan is captured, but turns out to be a decoy, allowing his associates to steal Buckingham's airship and rescue him. Milady's getaway coachman reveals himself as the musketeers' manservant Planchet and delivers her to his masters, who retrieve the necklace from her. Athos prepares to execute Milady for her treachery, but she leaps off the airship, apparently dying on her own terms.
The musketeers depart back to Paris, only to be intercepted by Rochefort in another airship, as Milady had given Richelieu copies of da Vinci's blueprints. Rochefort offers to exchange Constance for the necklace, but captures d'Artagnan and orders an attack as soon as he retrieves the jewels. His superior airship has the upper hand and severely damages the opposing ship, but the musketeers manage to crash both onto Notre Dame. On the roof, d'Artagnan duels and ultimately kills Rochefort. Constance is sent ahead to quietly return the necklace to Queen Anne.
The musketeers arrive at the ball and, for the sake of King Louis and his people, lie by claiming that Rochefort tried to sabotage an airship that Richelieu built for them, and that they executed him for his treason on Richelieu's permission. To convince the king, Athos presents Milady's authorization, which the former accepts. Richelieu, satisfied, offers the musketeers a place in his army, but they refuse, and Richelieu vows they will come to regret their decision.
Meanwhile, Milady is found alive at the English Channel by Buckingham, who declares his intention to exact revenge. He is then revealed to be advancing towards France with a massive fleet of battleships and airships.

Tags: murder, violence, historical fiction, good versus evil, action, humor, revenge, sci-fi

Review:
The story is all over the place, you don't get to know any of the musketeers, or barely a character at all and the biggest problem: A movie doesn't have to be realistic for me but it has to make sense in his own universe of the movie (like Matrix its not realistic but logical).
Oh and surprise surprise: 3D is useless, but thats nothing new tell me a movie that really had to have 3D except for avatar or maybe tron.Movie with a simple plot fine , one that makes no sense at all, you better don't count on my vote.So if you can enjoy a pointless excuse of a story for some nice swordplay, have fun..
"After failing in a scheme to steal Leonardo Da Vinci's airship blueprints, the Musketeers..."Seriously, the writer of "Predators" and the director of "Resident Evil" decided that Alexander Dumas masterpiece was not good enough...
It has a lot of adventure and cool scenes with good special effects.I did not expect to see Milla Jovovich in a movie like this but she really pulled it off.
And it was pretty nice seeing Orlando Bloom playing a villain for a change, I've had the feeling that he always plays the a character with same qualities in almost every movie (Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Kingdom of Heaven etc).This movie is much more adventurous and wild than the '93 version and in my opinion these two can't really be compared because they are made for different audiences.
Played by Logan Lerman, D'Artagnan sets out to become a musketeer and arrives in Paris to find the famed trio Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Aramis (Luke Evans) and Porthos (Ray Stevenson) disbanded and de-commissioned by Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz).
It is now up to the (four) musketeers to prevent France and England from plunging into war by stopping M'lady De Winter from executing the Cardinals evil plan.With a budget of US$ 100 million, Alexandre Dumas' complex plot is simplified for this movie but hugely amplified with visual effects and 3 D.
Perhaps it all boils down to the script again although I was expecting more from Waltz in comparison to the rest of the actors, as he could have actually been the film's saving grace.At the end of it all, this latest adaptation will not be worth remembering and will go down as a half-baked attempt at remaking a movie that has been made too many times.
Producer and director Paul W.S. Anderson presents Dumas' exciting story of love and adventure , ¨The three musketeers¨ including a lot of computer especial effects , anachronisms and overwhelming aerial scenes .
This cool filmmaker provided visual style , comedy , fencing , drama , clangorous action in equal proportions .This classy story is subsequently remade on several versions ,as the MGM classic version in musical style by George Sidney with Gene Kelly , Paul Lukas , Gig Young , Vincent Price , Frank Morgan and Lana Turner as Milady ; 1973 amusing version by Richard Lester with Michael York, Oliver Reed and Raquel Welch ; 1993 modern adaptation by Stephen Herek with Charlie Sheen , Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt and Chris O'Donnell, and 2001 rendition by Peter Hyams with Justin Chambers, Mena Suvari and Tim Roth , among others.
I expected great action movie, with massive and beautiful sets, wonderful music and well choreographed fight scenes.
Paul W.S. Anderson's reboot of the Three Musketeers is one of those movies you should see with one expectation only: to be entertained without straining your braincells.It is an enjoyable adventure movie that never takes itself too serious, reminiscent of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film.The cast members seem to have enjoyed their parts as they display a mellow playfulness, with Orlando Bloom being the exception as he seems a little over-strained in his role as a bad guy.
But even his helpless overacting can be overlooked in a movie that seems to be very self-aware about it's ultimate goal - to deliver two hours of mindless entertainment.Logan Lerman should be positively mentioned, because once you get over his haircut, he delivers a nice performance as the cocky, young hot-shot D'Artagnan, with a good sense of timing for his (mostly cheesy) onliners and a great agility in the fighting sequences.I thoroughly enjoyed this movie in 3D and look forward to a sequel.
This movie proves that God exists only for their is no way that the worst screenplay and the worst acting got together and made this movie by coincidence, there had to be divine help.Not only does this movie not even remotely follow the book or any other movie it tries to spice up the failure of a movie that it is by having special effects that are so ridiculous they would make you laugh if you weren't in pain from realizing you paid to see this movie.Overall I would rather pay forty dollars to watch a censored version of Piranha 3D then get paid to see this movie again..
Paul W.S. Anderson is an unusual person to direct a film like this since he's more of a futuristic action movie guy.
Like this we may give in the future a chance to young viewers to enjoy real plots, good scripts and excellent movies.
From the great performance of the calculating Cardinal to the wonderful basterd that is Rochefort who is truly fun as a villain who never plays fair even if he has all the advantages :) Orlando Bloom makes a very decent semi bad guy who also shows surprising comedic talent As for the movie itself it doesn't take itself too seriously but it also doesn't fall into the idiotic and over the top vibe(yes despite Airships)rather if has the vibe of an 90's action movie.
Naturally the key tertio of romantically-driven Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), pretty boy Aramis (Luke Evans) and the bulky gentleman Porthos (Ray Stevenson) actually make for a somewhat amiable band, charmingly churning out incongruous jokes, thus making the best out of the appalling base they have to work on.D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) however is another story.
Backing cast is quite impressive with Milla Jovovich, playing her sexually-charged oft-negliged self so well known from the Resident Evil franchise, but with much less pizazz to her performance, plus Orlando Bloom as the trend-setting Duke of Buckingham and an obviously uninspired Christopher Waltz as Richelieu.The story itself is a checkered ordeal, sometimes working, oft however falling into vast pitfalls of trite clichés.
Yes, the script may be flawed and clichéd at parts, and sometimes the movie just feels a little dull at parts, but that doesn't stop the great, goofy fun that is The Three Musketeers.I've seen quite a few adaptations of the Musketeers, and i have to say the Disney version with Kiefer Sutherland is the best because it captures a serious and interesting story with funny and dynamic characters, but when i saw the trailer for this version, i felt as if the filmmakers wanted to just spoof the whole idea.
For those guys who wine about it not being true to the book by Alexandre Dumas, after watching the trailer showing airships and "Mission Impossible" like scenes, please...what did you expect...The actors all did a fine job, even Mila Jovovich and Orlando Bloom where o.k..The mix of elements in this Movie, was quiet nice...If you like "Pirates Of the Caribean", "Le pacte des loups"/"Brotherhood of the Wolf", "Fanfan la Tulipe" (1952), Jules Verne, Steam Punk or Alan Moores "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" - comic that is, this maybe one for you...and i recommend the 3D version....
in a puppet way, though.I liked how Waltz didn't embarrass himself too much and how the three musketeers were "okay" characters.The thing is, the whole movie started as if it was a parody.
Modern elements through phrasing and reasoning is not witty, and inclusion of airship is odd.Luckily, there are some pleasant performances - Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen, Orlando Bloom.
I wonder if any one doing this movie, hast ever read Alexandre Dumas books, about the musketeers.This movie is one of the worst musketeer movies, ever made, they even shot this movie in Bavaria, not in France!If you looking' forward for a good sword fighting musketeer movie, I would recommend, the 3 Oliver Reed movies, which are close to the books, and a lot more fun to watch.And please, don't think about, giving' us sequels, to this trash..
I could not give it more then 1 / 10 - - - This is a complete butchery of classic Dumas novels, and previous movies of the same title - - - - The acting is no comments, somewhat great cast could not save this bad script / directing - - - - On that note, the acting was so wooden, you could see, that even actors need to pay the bills.
The writing is often very cheesy and anachronistic, with Lerman and Bloom getting the worst of it, though there are some nice snappy moments too with McFadyen, Mikelssen and Waltz.The story is a wonderful one, and is well paced generally, however I would have liked more with D'Artagnan and the three musketeers.However, I do think the film looks fantastic.
Logan Lerman is handsome and charming if rather flat, likewise with Freddie Fox. Orlando Bloom and Milla Jovovich didn't blow me over I admit, however they were both much better than anticipated.When I first heard of Bloom as Buckingham to me it screamed of disaster, that said he was much less painful than I thought, his dialogue was bad but the performance was okay relying less on the all-looks gimmick.
I guess that the director likes working with Milla Jovovich (Milady) since he used her in all his Resident Evil films.
With their swords dusted off and old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure clearly in mind, The Three Musketeers make it back to the big screen in this engagingly colourful and action-packed romp, with director Paul W S Anderson displaying verve and panache in this rousing 3D re-booting of the much-filmed French classic novel.
As he displayed in Resident Evil: Afterlife – the most recent of his hit zombie/sci-fi films, which star Milla Jovovich – Anderson has an appreciation and sure touch when it comes to 3D work, and it does help his delve into a colourful and dynamic movie-version of 17th century Europe as the Musketeers set about plenty of sword-fights, carousing and general derring-do.
The Three Musketeers is a film that critics will find it easy to sneer at, but it is a well-crafted bit of mainstream entertainment that doesn't disappoint in terms of good old-fashioned swashbuckling fun..
To avoid total war in Europe, The Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) are activated to save France and King Louis X111 (Freddie Fox) from The Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom).This movie seemed to be more concerned with cinematography and silly looking costumes for King Louie (Freddie Fox) than anything else.
Fortunately, fate aligns him with former members, Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Porthos (Ray Stevenson) and Aramis (Luke Evans).After proving his parry, D'Artagnan joins the ex-Musketeers as they set out to save the queen from being framed by a treacherous cardinal (Christoph Waltz) and his assistant (Milla Jovovich).Featuring fast-paced fencing matches, airship dogfights and slow-mo explosions, this bombastic adaptation is as far removed from Alexandre Dumas' novel as possible.Besides, we all know that after retirement the Musketeers didn't sail around in a flying boat, they invented a chocolate bar.
Dumas's stories about his musketeers isn't Shakespeare,no metaphor for the afterlife,it's adventure with a splash of thriller plot-wise.Who wants to see the same film over and over with the only difference being the actors?
And that's from the book.It's not a film that stands still,there's chasing,slicing and goofing and we get crisp cinematography for once by Anderson,good camera-work and everything about the surface is beautiful....I DO feel like a lot of hate just comes based on Andersons resume;If you"know"movies,you shouldn't like this,hence judging and sentencing it from a biased view.The cast is mostly able and sufficient for this kind of easygoing entertainment.
Get used to this, they call it Hollywood.I watched the film and it was just what I expected; a bit of action, a bit of romance, good special effects and the Musketeers saving the day.
Firstly, I have given this movie a 1 star rating because IMDb does not allow me to give it a 0.Secondly, my respect to those that have rated this film as low as it should be.Thirdly, those that didn't and referred to it as 'not that bad' I beg you to watch a previous version to fully understand how wrong you are.Dumas was a brilliant writer and the fact that his stories are still being adapted so many years later is a true testament to his talents.
I could have lived with some of the tech they used even though it certainly isn't period but when I saw a wooden ship that was so heavy it would have never gotten off the ground with a blimp ten times the size much less the size it was well lets just be polite and say I had a lot of bad words for the idiots who dreamed up the monstrous clap trap it was.You would think that the director Paul W.S. Anderson would have had his fill of that in the resident evil movies but no he took a perfectly good story that I have liked every incarnation of it till now.
Matthew Macfadyen goes with British, Logan Lerman sticks to American, Christoph Waltz does his best French, Milla Jovovich is doing...something, and Orlando Bloom does his best Spongebob mocking meme a good 6 years before it becomes a thing.The CGI was blatant and gratuitous, though I will cut the film some slack since I watched in 2017 so the technology is already outdated.
The likes of MacFadyen, Stevenson and Evans also work their roles well too and all 4 of these players are what really hold this film together.My thoughts on this version of The Three Musketeers is that it was entertaining in spots with the principal cast making it quite fun to watch at times.
I really appreciate Logan Lerman and Milla Jovovich the most for playing D'Artagnan and Milady respectively.The film's ending calls for a sequel, probably called "The Four Musketeers", now counting D'Artagnan.
Gratuitous airships.May make you long to read Alexandre Dumas' Les Trois Mousquetaires in French and want to re-watch old versions of The Three Musketeers (1993), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998).Stalwart acting, enjoyed Juno Temple's Queen Anne, Logan Lerman's D'Artagnan and all the musketeers.Also, explosions..
It was a late night show with my friend.The story is nicely made and the roles too.It centralizes the three people who saves their nation from being trapped.3d animation is really worth to watch.The fourth musketer Logan Lerman played his role really well.Don't miss to watch the beauty of Gabriella Wilde.Still the lagging part is the way the film structured,it may be changed.The airships designed and the fight from the airships was a notable achievement of director.The scenes of fight also tamed nicely.Comedy is also good throughout the movie, and the most important thing is it will go into the 17th century European beauty..
Forget Alexander Dumas's original story as this is another movie to feature Milla Jovovich.This could have been a great swash buckling adventure the Three musketeers & D'Artagnan were great casting but not given a chance to perform as the Director was to busy featuring his wife.
If there is to be a second feature the musketeers must be given time to develop their characters and perform.People can enjoy the fantasy of it all but don't cut out the main characters.The costumes and settings were excellent with the 3D effect.I am sure many a young person who has not read or seen previous movies will appreciate the fun..
(Orlando Bloom, being as uncharismatic as ever)The action is competent enough - lots of CG, Milla Jovovich gets to leap around in period dress instead of combat gear or scifi rubber, and the traps in this film are about as close to scifi Resident Evil / heist movie type traps as they could get away with.
Well what a lot of hype for a load of nothing, this is a very poor adaptation of a great story, Logan Lerman (who) as D'Artanyen looked like a Sixteen year old doing a school play, the two brightest actors was Matt MacFadyen as Athos, and Orlando Bloom in his best role to date as the "baddie".
Action is good but was expecting even better, considering the level of the plot.My verdict is watch the movie.
It works as a mindless mayhem film, but fails disastrously as a novel adaptation.Go in the theater only if you want some senseless entertainment with a few good-looking action sequences.
The film is good with good action but could have been better.the four musketeers are good specially ray Stevenson is very funny but the best are the villains Milla jovovich is very very evil Orlando Bloom made a different character and Christoph Waltz simply PERFECT!
Director Paul Anderson retaining the name and characters but little else of the original story.The Three musketeers Aramis (Luke Evans), Porthos (Ray Stevenson) and Athos (Matthew Macfayden) serve at the pleasure of the weak French King (Freddie Fox).
The movie starts with a comic like character introduction, so one knows instantly it is not a serious Duma story.
Alexandre Dumas' famous trio of swashbucklers – Athos (Matthew MacFadyen, uninspiring), Aramis (Luke Evans, solid) and Porthos (Ray Stevenson, funny) – are joined by a young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman, just passable) to retrieve a stolen piece of royal jewellery from the arrogantly evil Buckingham (Orlando Bloom, hilarious) and the deadly assassin Milady de Winter (Milla Jovovich, decent).