Well the fight scenes were a little too unbelievable. I dought the world's most skilled fencing artist would even attempt most of the moves used in this movie. I mean come on, the balancing act with a full split on the barrels was like a cartoon.
I also would have liked to see a little more character development. Like a little bit of D'Artanion (or however you spell his name) growing up. The movie has it as when he's a boy about to learn how to fight, then all of a sudden he's grown man who fights better than anyone. But what happened during the years in between?

My most favorite character was The Queen, she's the most realistic person in the whole movie. She's pretty too.

The movie comes with a note from Peter Hyams requesting it to be played at a volume level of 7! Which is around 85dB-SPL on a Dolby system (this is common with Jerry Bruckhiemer also). I don't know any projectionist in his right mind who would but it that high. At just 6½ the sound is unforatable, especially he clanging effects of the swords. And booming sound when someone gets punch or kicked was funny. However its awsome during Arnold's main title! But the sound effects in the movie are much louder so its kinda hard hear within action the movie.
But just don't be surpised if the movie is really loud. ok.

But over all I liked it. It was fun.

And I also want to mention that the score for Soul Surviors is quite good.

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Originally posted by TimT:
Why Filmtracks? whats wrong with this old board?

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And I also want to mention that the score for Soul Surviors is quite good.

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Soul Survivors.

I'm actually thinking about seeing this latest flick from the creator of "The Dorm That Dripped Blood."

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Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford:
I thought Chris Young DID score Soul Survivors? Or, at least he was supposed to.....his name was on the poster.

Shaun

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I knew the movie was only going to be average when it had one of the worst opening credit sequences I have EVER seen! Arnold's music was good, and got some lenghty playing time, but the images behind the music were horrible! Static, badly done pictures of forests and castles were not what the music needed...

I thought the much-publicized fight scenes were nothing great. Director Hyams (sp?) shot them all in darkness and with closeups! You couldn't see what the incredible stunts looked like! (not to mention the indiana jones rip-off in the carriage fight. :-(

Tim Roth and the guy who played the cardinal were great though

All in all, an average flick, with a good score and some decent actors, but undone by a poor script and direction. It made me want to go rent the 93 Disney version with CHarlie Sheen and Tim Curry :-) (another great score, btw!)

Of all the crap I've seen in the past five years, this is easily the worst.

When it comes to visuals, it was a complete joke. Hyams definitely gets the statuette for worst Director and worst Director of Photography.
Rarely has a movie been so badly shot and directed.
Editing was rough and unfinished.

The whole movie looked rushed and unfinished.

The story? Uh... what story? Other than the moronic dialogues, most probably written by some 2 year old, the story was ridiculous. This junk had nothing to do with anything in the Dumas novel. It was just a bad try to exploit the relative popularity of the three musketeers. Other than in name, they had absolutely nothing in common with the book, and saying that this movie was "Based upon The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas" is so much of an exageration it could easily be called a lie.

Imagine four people, held at gunpoint by the bad guy. Then he shoots one of the "heroes". One of the others suddenly says "We must save her!"
Well... Duh!

Arnold's score is just average. Though I couldn't stop humming John William's Superman theme as I left the theatre.

And then to answer the question which will inevitable pop up from somewhere:
"Well if you think it was so bad, why did you go see it?"
Answer: Because until you've seen a movie, you cannot say with absolute certainty whether it will be good or bad.
Somewhere deep inside, the sucker in me was hoping this movie would turn out ok.

Whatever moment of lunacy prompted Catherine Deneuve to accept this sorry excuse of a movie I will never understand.

Sorry for the negativity. I'll try not to polute the board in the future, but right now I'm pissed.

I believe a few weeks ago Peter forbid us to wish for the death a person, but after seeing The Musketeer, I couldn't help but wish for Universal and Miramax to go belly up.

I mean, in the year of Tomb Raider and other such films it wasn't that bad. (and seeing Jackie Brown and The Talented Mr Ripley in the theater was a much worse experience

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Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford:
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Ha ha ha ha ha.....

Good one!

its been a good year for Mel Brooks, since I think the Mummy Returns theme sounds like Robin hood: Men in Tights

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Originally posted by Quill:
If you take the movie for what it is...harmless, entertain fluff. It was worth $5...

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Has anyone listened to the score outside of the film...is it a good listen?

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its a fun score. One track (I can't recall which one, the cd isn't with me) sounds like the offspring of Elfman's Batman theme, and Arnold reuses a motif that I loved from The World is Not Enough (the submarine cue)..The First track is great, and almost made the horrific credits bearable.

A nice lenghty album, with good sound..recommended