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  Untitled Document
The main uniform is a copy of the 1994 epic film about the "Three Musketeers", with the second being based on Alexandre Dumas" novel of the legendary heroes.
The "Musketeers" were first invited, in 1984, to attend and compete in the Isle of Man World Championship for Carnival Groups.
Funded by the Islands Government the Musketeers made a huge impact to the success of this event performing in the Town square as the Musketeers and then proving the Authentic Cavaliers in the story leading up to the bloodless coup at the Castle in 1635.
www.musketeers-showband.co.uk /h2.htm   (1741 words)

  
  HIST 217 Modern South Asia: Film List
Filming began in 2003 and the opening scene was launched by Charles, Prince of Wales during his state visit to India.
The film is a gritty and disturbing look at the pimps, prostitutes, pushers, addicts, hustlers, and the legions of street children struggling to survive on the streets of modern India.
The film is set in a village in Punjab in which Ayesha, a middle-aged widow still haunted by the ghosts of Partition, soon watches her teenage son succumb to the forces of radical Islam.
www.lclark.edu /~campion/hist217/films.htm   (4267 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers (1993 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Three Musketeers is a 1993 movie version of the classic story from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Stephen Herek.
The three musketeers flee the scene and d'Artagnan is captured by the evil Captain Rochefort and blamed for the other captain's murder.
Meanwhile Richelieu is cornered by the three musketeers, and the King himself throws Richelieu into the deep water, thus drowning the evil Cardinal and saving France and his family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Three_Musketeers_(1993_film)   (593 words)

  
 THE THREE MUSKETEERS
We are forced to sit through a painfully long lovemaking ruse between Kelly and Turner that's three times as long as the musketeers unrelenting and dangerous ride to Calais, a real show stopper in every other version of the tale.
The stilted flow of the film may be because this version contains the entire story, whereas most others, including the 1973 and 1993 flicks, only tell the first half.
As it stands this film fares somewhat better than the 1993 Disney version, but not by much.
www.crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsT/f_musketeers48.html   (807 words)

  
 Three Musketeers (1993) mistakes, goofs and bloopers
In a later scene when the four are riding together to gather all the Musketeers, there are sometimes three white horses and one brown horse, and sometimes there are four white horses.
Continuity: In the scene where the Musketeers flee the city in a stolen carriage, looking out the window trees can be seen flying by, but in the very next shot, they're still in the city.
Continuity: When D'Artagnan is riding away from the brothers in the beginning, he is seen riding the horse into woods from the wide camera angle, but when the angle changes to a close up, you see D'Artagnan riding along the edge of the woods for a few feet and then turning into the woods.
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We all have those perfect films, the ones in which everything comes together, the story shines, the characters click, and the entire movie is resonate.
To complicate matters, the Musketeers have been disbanded, and our heroes are on the run from the Cardinal's men and allies, including the expelled Musketeer, Rochefort, and the deadly femme fatale, Lady Sabine DeWinter.
The Three Musketeers was directed by Stephen Herek, and adapted from the original novel by Alexandre Dumas for screenplay by David Loughery.
www.greenmanreview.com /film/film_threemusketeers.html   (1174 words)

  
 Film Facts for Fencers
FILM FACTS FOR FENCERS Despite the current representation in a TV commercial of the Three Musketeers as brigands who go about divesting unsuspecting diners of their fatty chocolate desserts, Dumas' characters have seen much more appropriate and enjoyable times in theatrical films.
In 1935, the Musketeers were: Walter Abel (D'Artagnan), PaulLukas, (Athos), Moroni Olsen (Porthos), and Onslow Stevens(Aramis).
The Three Musketeers (1933) John Wayne *This was a 12 part serial with the Musketeers updated and in the French Foreign Legion.
members.tripod.com /~FencerGirl/film.htm   (947 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers (1993)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This is first class entertainment, and is certainly a great fun romp of a film that has a good amount of humour and action, and keeps well enough away from any real hint of sentimentality or sappiness (which is surprising for a Disney movie).
Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, and Charlie Sheen have a great time hamming it up as the three musketeers, Chris O'Donnell plays the somewhat innocent and naive D'Artagnan with ease, and Tim Curry is the perfect "boo and hiss" bad guy where every time he is on screen you just want to throw something at him.
There are also numerous film artefacts scattered across both sides of the disc, and appearing in both white and fl varieties.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=1370   (1491 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Three Musketeers: DVD: Charlie Sheen,Kiefer Sutherland,Chris O'Donnell,Oliver Platt,Tim Curry,Rebecca ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
But three musketeers who are the best of friends, Athos (Kiefer Sutherland), Aramis (Charlie Sheen), and Porthos (Oliver Platt), are suspicious of Cardinal Richelieu and his henchman Rochefort (Michael Wincott).
The entire cast is great: the three Musketeers (Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, and Charlie Sheen) are hilarious, and the impetuous young D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) proves the perfect complement to this already comic trio.
We purchased this film largely because my wife had fond memories of watching this film in her youth and we had just finished reading Dumas' Three Musketeers and wanted to compare...
www.amazon.com /Three-Musketeers-Charlie-Sheen/dp/6305428077   (1485 words)

  
 Lostwithiel - Cornwall Online
Boconnoc House and Park have been used for numerous film locations including the BBC Poldark series and scenes from the 1993 film of The Three Musketeers.
Nearby, at Largin Farm are the trenches used by the Roundheads during the Battle of Braddock Down, whilst nearby, in Largin Wood, is Largin Castle - a camp or fort from the Iron Age.
Also, near the village of West Taphouse, are 9 tumuli or barrows in three fields which are said to be the burial places of tribal kings.
www.cornwall-online.co.uk /restormel/lostwith-boconnoc.htm   (787 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Film Listings
Although the films were comedic, he also set them in a world of the dead and the dying.
By the bitter end of the second film, Lester had stripped away most heroic pretense and made the Musketeers seem more like insensitive baboons romping through the pain and misery of their time period.
This is for kids, mind you, it never transcends into farce and even the sheer joy of watching the three of them is overwhelmed by the mundanity of the story and the stereotyping of the fall-in-love-at-first-sight women characters.
www.austinchronicle.com /gbase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid:138989   (673 words)

  
 Laramie Movie Scope: The Three Musketeers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
November 15, 1993 -- When I heard Hollywood was going to do another remake of ``The Three Musketeers,'' I wondered why, but then again it seems Hollywood will go to any lengths to avoid an original script.
It turns out that the 1993 version of ``The Three Musketeers'' is pretty good, but not in the same league as that exceptional 1974 version mentioned above.
The story moves a little slowly at times and the film takes itself a little too seriously to be a great deal of fun.
www.lariat.org /AtTheMovies/old/musket3.html   (456 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers (1993) (Remastered)
Upon arrival, D'Artagnan discovers the Musketeers disbanded, the empire in turmoil and a plot to assassinate the king by his trusted confidant, Cardinal Richelieu in motion.
D'Artagnan befriends the three greatest Musketeers in Aramis, Athos, and Porthos, who are now in exile, and together they must fight to save the kingdom.
    The Three Musketeers as directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Mighty Ducks) is a light-weight family romp where bloodshed is minimal, the villains are the personification of evil, and the heroes wisecrack their way through tight situations.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=4178&SID=2&PID=224555   (676 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Three Musketeers [1973]: Video: Oliver Reed,Faye Dunaway,Charlton Heston,Raquel Welch,Richard ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Three Musketeers, based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, is a wonderful story of swashbuckling adventure, romance and intrigue.
The Three Musketeers are in the service of the King of Paris when D'Artagnan arrives on the scene.
Stephen Herek's woefully-misconceived version of The Three Musketeers (1993) was pretty glossy, but was otherwise merely a vehicle for the Pretty Boys of the latterday Brat Pack.
www.amazon.co.uk /Three-Musketeers-Oliver-Reed/dp/B00004VVPU   (912 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
   The latest film version of "The Three Musketeers" has a lot in common with the candy bar that bears the same name: It's pleasant enough, but it's a little too sweet and not very filling.
And, finally, there's d'Artagnan, played by Chris O'Donnell, a musketeer wannabe who is perhaps the bravest and most athletic of the bunch.
Most musketeers go on their merry way, but Athos, Porthos and Aramis disobey the order and stick with their mission of protecting the monarch.
home.earthlink.net /~lncook/Reviews/3musket.htm   (372 words)

  
 Boconnoc, Cornwall five miles from Lostwithiel
Boconnoc House and Park have been used as film locations including the Poldark series and scenes from the 1993 film of The Three Musketeers.
There are also in the area 9 tumuli or barrows in three fields which are said to be the burial places of tribal kings.
The writer of "pulp Methodism" novels, Silas Hocking was born in a house in the grounds
www.cornwall-calling.co.uk /gazetter-cornwall/boconnoc.htm   (705 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan's worldly idealism and reverence for the Musketeers infuses the trio with a renewed sense of importance as they unite one for all and all for one.
This version of "The Three Musketeers" is being called the `Tiger Beat' rendition of a much revived classic because of its youthful stars.
He supposedly earned $500,000 for the part in "The Three Musketeers." O'Donnell, however, was an outsider among co-stars Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, and Oliver Platt.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1046772-three_musketeers/about.php   (867 words)

  
 DVDCC.COM: Three Musketeers, The DVD REVIEW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When they are disbanded, three lone Musketeers [Aramis, Athos, Porthos] do not obey orders.
D'Artagnan teams up with the remaining Musketeers and the fight is on to save the king from certain doom.
There are some intense moments in this film and lots of death and violence, however very little blood is actually shown.
www.dvdcc.com /review.php?threemusk   (333 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The 1973 version of The Three Musketeers and its immediate sequel, The Four Musketeers, provided a dramatic, often hilarious interpretation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
As for the musketeers themselves, Kiefer Sutherland handles the intensity of Athos well, but pales to Oliver Reed's blend of intensity and wit.
Rochefort has a score to settle with the gallant three musketeers.
www.rambles.net /musketeers3_93.html   (453 words)

  
 Index to Comic Art Collection: "Three Dimensional DNAgents" to "Three Musketeers"
The Three Ears / Alejandro Jodorowsky - Georges Bess ; translation by Justin Kelly.
----------------------------------------------------- The Three Musketeers / by Alexandre Dumas ; drawn by Malcolm Kildale.
The three musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and their companion, D'Artagnan, fight and love their way through a series of hair-raising adventures." -- Call no.: PQ2228 A4 1984b ----------------------------------------------------- The Three Musketeers / Paul O'Connor, writer ; Seppo Makinen, penciller ; David Mowry, inker.
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/trri/three_g.htm   (4450 words)

  
 At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The Three Musketeers (1973)
No part of story is taken especially seriously; bits of well-done slapstick provide humor, while the spectacular swordfighting provide the thrills.
The Fifth Musketeer (1979) (aka: "Behind the Iron Mask")
Back to the Film Reviews for the 1970s.
rinkworks.com /movies/m/the.three.musketeers.1973.shtml   (73 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers: Nostalgia
But in 1973, one big Musketeers epic was shot by A Hard Day’s Night director Richard Lester (who conceived of the project originally as a vehicle for The Beatles).
Lester re-assembled much of his Musketeer cast for 1989’s The Return of the Musketeers, though by this late date audiences' tastes for swords and costumes had waned a bit.
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 Home Theater & Sound -- DVD Review -- The Complete Musketeers: The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers - ***1/2
He meets their three most colorful members: the hard-drinking Athos (Oliver Reed), the vain Porthos (Frank Finlay), and the bookish, spiritual Aramis (Richard Chamberlain).
He also encounters the queen’s dressmaker, Constance (Raquel Welch), and falls in love, but not so soundly that he cannot be tempted by the evil Milady de Winter (Faye Dunaway).
The movie was originally planned as one long four-hour affair with an intermission, but was later divided into two films.
www.hometheatersound.com /dvd/complete_musketeers.htm   (768 words)

  
 THE THREE MUSKETEERS
The swordplay is adequate at best, displaying none of the style, humor or intensity that made the 1973 VERSION of this tale so wonderful.
Even the most recent telling, THE MUSKETEER, managed to at least include amazing fight choreography in between the horrible acting.
This is supposed to be a story filled with romance, heroism, intrigue and friendship.
www.crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsT/f_musketeers93.html   (248 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers (1993)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer...
A small woods called Golitha Falls was used in one sequence when the musketeers are being pursued by guards.
The cinematography as well is noteworthy, two shots that stand out, that i always use in compilations, the shot of them riding across the plains, and when they charge the castle at the end, with an army of musketeers behind them; always takes my breath away.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0108333   (307 words)

  
 Videodetective.com - Frank Finlay filmography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1962, the RADA-trained Finlay made the first of his infrequent film appearances in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
When Othello was committed to film in 1965, it was Finlay who received the lion's share of excellent notices; he was also nominated for an Academy Award.
Among the historical figures portrayed by Frank Finlay are John Carter in Cromwell (1969), Sergei Alleluveya in Stalin (1992), the title roles in the British TV productions The Last Days of Hitler and Casanova, and the part of Salieri in the London staging of Amadeus.
videodetective.com /actordetails.aspx?ID=94923&fullbio=TRUE   (162 words)

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