Dynaman Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Just watched a promo clip for "The Three Musketeers" on TV last night (Comcast on Demand, movie previews section). First off, they specifically refer to it as a "Reboot", I'm getting sick of that word - how the H*LL do you reboot a book? A new movie is just another movie based on the book, NOT a reboot. Then on to the movie itself, it appears that they had to add in giant flying boats and ninjas, and Constance (I think it's her) is now a swordswoman... Why did they even bother calling it "The Three Musketeers"? PASS Quote
kanedaestes Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Yep it's a fail especially considering this is helmed by Paul W.S. (I make terrible movies) Anderson. Quote
VT 1010 Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Yep it's a fail especially considering this is helmed by Paul W.S. (I make terrible movies) Anderson. Despite it ripping off Enter the Dragon, I at least liked Mortal Kombat. Nonetheless, this movie will probably suck. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Despite it ripping off Enter the Dragon, I at least liked Mortal Kombat. Nonetheless, this movie will probably suck. The original Mortal Kombat game was inspired by Enter the Dragon, Big Trouble in little China, and American Ninja movies. Quote
JollyRogerSquadron Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 The original Mortal Kombat game was inspired by Enter the Dragon, Big Trouble in little China, and American Ninja movies. Really?! I wasn't aware of that. Cool. But I grew up on Street Fighter Quote
macross_fan99 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Anyone remember the last Three Musketeers movie they made? It has some crazy kung fu action scenes that were so out of place it ruined the whole thing. Quote
EXO Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 They've made so many films of this book and none does Alexander Dumas any justice. Or Man in the Iron Mask for that matter. They should turn it into an HBO series or something. And get some real fencing instructors to teach people how to fight... Princess Bride style. I still would rather watch the old Gene Kelly version over the Keifer 1990 version. Quote
Dynaman Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 They've made so many films of this book and none does Alexander Dumas any justice. Or Man in the Iron Mask for that matter. They should turn it into an HBO series or something. And get some real fencing instructors to teach people how to fight... Princess Bride style. I still would rather watch the old Gene Kelly version over the Keifer 1990 version. My personal favorite was the one from the seventies, which was very Tongue in Cheek. I halfway remember the ninja moves one (fleeting images of it in my brain). The Keifer one, all I could think of while watching the first couple minutes is the version from the seventies. If you want to see a Dumas book done right, watch the French version of Count of Monte-Cristo (Christo?) with Gerard Depardiue (I spelled that wrong too). That is excellent, while the US movie version sucks (both of the ones I've seen). Quote
Ghost Train Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 How's this for a remake? Set it in WW2 when France is having an "identiy crisis." An American OSS Operative, British SAS Commando, and former Legionnaire befriend a young Resistance member. Together they must defeat Colonel Richleau of the Vichy Regime who is working with the German SS to breed an army of Zombie stormtroopers. Directed by Uwen Boll. Quote
Marzan Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 They've made so many films of this book and none does Alexander Dumas any justice. Or Man in the Iron Mask for that matter. They should turn it into an HBO series or something. And get some real fencing instructors to teach people how to fight... Princess Bride style. I still would rather watch the old Gene Kelly version over the Keifer 1990 version. +1 on the HBO series. Now those guys know how to do things right. The Keifer version was pretty poor. I could never picture the guys on the screen as the guys from the novel. I mean Charlie Sheen as Aramis? Quote
Greyryder Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 How's this for a remake? Set it in WW2 when France is having an "identiy crisis." An American OSS Operative, British SAS Commando, and former Legionnaire befriend a young Resistance member. Together they must defeat Colonel Richleau of the Vichy Regime who is working with the German SS to breed an army of Zombie stormtroopers. Directed by Uwen Boll. Except for that last sentence, I thought that sounded awesome. It should be written by Joss Whedon. The sequel will need some werewolf Wehrmacht. Quote
areaseven Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) From the Set: 3 Musketeers Edited June 21, 2014 by areaseven Quote
areaseven Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) New trailer is out. Edited July 16, 2013 by areaseven Quote
macross_fan99 Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 New trailer is out. What the hell was that crap? Why even use the name if the movie is just some generic action flick. Quote
kanedaestes Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Hahahahahahah Asylum Strikes AGAIN!!!!! Quote
Marzan Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 What the hell was that crap? Why even use the name if the movie is just some generic action flick. +1. What does this even have to do with Alexander Dumas' novel I dare ask? Quote
peter Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Never read the book....do these musketeers ever use muskets or is it all sword play? Are they military? Mercs? Goons for hire? I suppose I could wiki it, but that would be no fun. Quote
Dynaman Posted September 15, 2011 Author Posted September 15, 2011 Never read the book....do these musketeers ever use muskets or is it all sword play? Are they military? Mercs? Goons for hire? I suppose I could wiki it, but that would be no fun. Musketeers were French (and other) soldiers. Wikipedia has a decent entry on them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musketeer Quote
peter Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 WTF was that? You must be referring to the scene with the flying boat? Quote
Ghost Train Posted September 16, 2011 Posted September 16, 2011 Where is the giant man eating alligator/shark/octopus/raccoon/clownfish in this new trailer? Asylum is seriously slipping. Quote
Dynaman Posted March 22, 2012 Author Posted March 22, 2012 I made the mistake of watching (Half!) of the DVD, this movie is utterly dreadful. Hamfisted directing, reasonable acting (hard to fault the actors when the material is so bad), and out of place modern elements (razor wire hallway? Really!!!?). Turned it off and sent it back to Netflix after the Razor wire bit. Quote
Negotiator Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 This thread is talking about 2 different recent movies of the same title. Both probably bad. Quote
Dynaman Posted March 26, 2012 Author Posted March 26, 2012 This thread is talking about 2 different recent movies of the same title. Both probably bad. I was refering to the one that nominally takes place in the past. The other one looked even worse so I didn't even bother to put it in my netflix queue (and that is a true insult to a movie). Quote
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