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So much average

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Let me begin by expressing how refreshing it feels to watch a series of action scenes without wretched shaky cam! After seeing Guardians of the Galaxy and the new Ninja Turtles movies at the cinema recently, I had almost forgotten what it was like to have a comprehensible fight sequence.This 1973 version of The Three Musketeers is the best version of the story I have ever seen, even better than the over-praised Gene Kelly adaptation. It's athletic, earthy, and light-hearted, paired with one of the most perfect casts ever brought together for a movie and Michel Legrand's amazing score which proves adventurous and heart-achingly romantic in equal turns.If you love action and comedy, then I cannot recommend this enough. I never wanted it to end and cannot wait to watch the sequel.

I was glad to see this film again...after 41 years...because I remembered it being great fun. And it is, but......sometimes the great slapstick gets in the way of why things are happening in the plot......sometimes in the midst of swashbuckling, it's so obvious that one character is waiting for the other to make a certain movement before he makes his movement. A little sloppy.But, as I said, it's great fun...and still my favorite movie adaption of Dumas' story.Michael York heads the cast as d'Artagnan. I remember thinking back then how handsome he was, but now when I look at him he appeared to be bordering on anorexia. Nevertheless, he does a very nice job here as a slightly klutzy musketeer. Oliver Reed was a fine actor, but here as Athos I am afraid he did not put in his finest performance. Frank Finlay was decent as Porthos; most Americans probably won't recognize him, but he also played Jacob Marley in the George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol". Richard Chamberlain seems bright and lively as Aramis, although his screen-time seems less than it should be. Geraldine Chaplin is along as the Queen. Charlton Heston as Cardinal Richelieu (nice job). Faye Dunaway is mildly interesting as Milady de Winter, but again, this is hardly her best performance. Christopher Lee is decent as the Count De Rochefort. Simon Ward has one of the better roles as the Duke of Buckingham. Raquel Welch is shallow (perhaps ankle deep) as a lady in waiting...but she looks good.Perhaps the biggest star here are the sets and costumes, which are, for the most part, rather lavish. Overall, it's a rather entertaining film, but I have a difficult time excusing them for making Dumas' characters into semi-buffoons.

This adaptation of the Three Musketeers is one of the absolute best renditions of the Three Musketeer story ever. But what I rarely see is a review about the fencing and swashbuckling sequences in the film. Michael York, for one was trained in fencing techniques, and was quite fit during the time that he filmed this adaptation - not at all unlike some of the martial arts actors in the movie industry today. It is time for young actors to make a comeback in the same swashing and noble spirit displayed by the members of this cast - and Pirates of The Caribbean is proof enough of the market's current interest in this adventurous sort of filming.What is so effective about this version of The Three Musketeers' fight scenes is the realism of actual dueling. Surrounding this effective center, is the picturesque portrayal of renaissance France coupled with gripping musical sequences throughout which the combat is portrayed. The fight sequence during opening credits of the film are is in itself a testament to this fact, and a foreshadowing of the sequences to come. It is, in fact, during this very sequence that D'Artagnan (York) learns from his father his family's secret move - only to be used in the most dire of circumstances.Although I have seen the first fight scene with the D'Artagnan and his yet to be comrades against the cardinal's guards rendered quite well in other film renditions of the story, I have never seen since or before the equal of the set of duels that follows D'Artagnan's and the Musketeer's frantic ride to the coast in order to make their way to England and warn the Duke of Buckingham of the Cardinal's plot against the Queen of France. During this sequence of events, D'Artagnan and the Musketeers are almost delayed because of Porthos being verbally induced by a disguised guard of the Cardinal's into a duel. As two of the Musketeers and D'Artagnan depart the small country villa where they encountered the cardinal's henchman, Porthos stays on to fight against this two-sword wielding man, becoming injured in the process. The choreography, while not perhaps as "busy" as many of today's action sequences, was quite realistic, although it suffered somewhat from the comedic bent that threads itself throughout the film as a whole.The second fight during the journey to the coast is, frankly, amazing. After an ambush near a watermill, Athos (Oliver Reed) fights off his antagonist with cape and sword in hand, in one of the most realistic and dramatic stand-offs ever seen in cinema. Reed's swordplay, as well as his extremely grave portrayal of Athos as the leader of the Three Musketeers, is the very cement that holds this film together. The realism and seriousness of Reed's fight choreography is the perfect ground for the more ostentatious choreography of York and his companions. I have scarcely seen anything like it before or since.Toward the end of the film, D'Artagnan (York) has discovered that the sabre the Duke of Buckingham gifted him contains a dagger that secretly releases from the pommel. This device, and others, are an example of the creativity with which each choreographed sequence was approached. There is simply nothing else like it in western canon of cinematic fencing choreography.This being said, it would be a disservice in the extreme NOT to mention that in addition to the wonderful swordplay involved in the film, that acting is absolutely, and winningly fantastic! The film has an all-star cast consisting of: Richard Chamberlain (Aramis), Charlton Heston (Cardinal Richelieu), Faye Dunaway (Lady de Winter), Raquel Welch (Constance), Christopher Lee (Rochefort), Michael Yok (D'Artagnan), and the unfortunately underrated but really quite amazing actor par excellence, Oliver Reed (Athos). Additionally, although names perhaps slightly less well known, Simon Ward plays the Duke of Buckingham, and Geraldine Chaplin (daughter of "Charlie" Chaplin) plays Queen Anne.And last but not least, in the follow-up sequel movie to this, the Four Musketeers, Oliver Reed enacts perhaps the most faithful portrayal ever of Athos in his dire and darkly conflicted confrontation with his ex-paramour and arch-nemesis, Lady de Winter.

This delightful adaptation based on Alexandro Dumas classic novel starts with the youngster D'Artagnan (Michael York) who arrives in Paris to find Mister Treville(Georges Wilson), chief of Musketeers. But he meets with three two-fisted Musketeers , Athos (Oliver Reed), Porthos(Frank Finlay) and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) . DÁrtagnan aware they are Musketeers and is invited to unite them in their objective to struggle against guards of Cardinal Richelieu , his deputy Rochefort (Christopher Lee), and an astute secret agent named Milady De Winter (Faye Dunaway). Meanwhile, D'Artagnan falls in love with a gorgeous young wife named Constance(Rachel Welch)married an innkeeper (Spike Millegan). Furthermore , there is developed an intrigue between Luis XIII(Jean Pierre Cassel), Queen Anna of Austria(Geraldine Chaplin), Duke of Buckingham(Simon Ward) and of course the nasty Richelieu( Charlton Heston).This is an entertaining swashbuckling, full of action, adventures,romance comedy with tongue-in-cheek and broad slapdash and of course , lot of fence. Lavish production by Alexander Salking and Pierre Spengler with excellent gowns by Oscar winning Ivonne Blake and luxurious sets. Sympathetic performances by main star cast and enjoyable secondary cast . Faye Dunaway makes a stunning Milady De Winter. Comic relief by Roy Kinnear who unfortunately died falling down horse in the second sequel. This glamorous film was utterly shot in Spain , on location of Aranjuez, Castle Berlanga of Duero , Cañon of River Lobos (Soria), Alcazar of Toledo , Studios Roma and Royal Palace (Madrid) and many other places well photographed by David Watkin. Packs an evocative and atmospheric score by Michael Legrand. The motion picture is compelling directed by Richard Lester who filmed its following titled ¨The four Musketeers¨ that was really made simultaneously. Twenty years later Richard Lester directed the third part titled ¨The return of the Musketeers¨(1989) with similar artist and technician team .