i'm sorry, another bad pun. but that's what i felt when i was watching the newest installment of alexander dumas' "the three musketeers". no, i did not read any of the reviews when i went and see this movie, so totally virgin... other than the fact that i know the cute percy jackson, logan lerman is going to be d'artangan and mr. d'arcy, matthew macfayden is going to be athos. i have no expectation other than how this movie is going to live up to the 1993 version that i love so much.
well... i don't know, all i got was...meh
chris o'donnell's d'artangan was...legendary for me at least. i mean, he's witty, sarcastic, and the level of cockiness was just right. logan lerman's d'artangan had cocky written all over it. well he's a bit funny, sarcastically, but for me, it's over-cocky... i know, i have high expectation for d'artangan... he's one of my favorite heroes.
the story line was edgy...to say the least. i mean, flying ships...come on. i know, maybe i'm a classic girl, i demanded a classic rendition of the movie. so when it comes to the edgy stuff, i'm on the fence. i mean the flying ships thing no no... but the flamboyant king and duke that's when i high-five the writers. king louis stole the movie for me. i love him! it's a new side of the king to explore. we know how ridiculous the royals those days...and he got it spot on for me.
by the by, god bless CGI huh? now the cost of the production could be lower because of that. you don't have to travel around the world, or let bad weather slows your production. all you have to do is think up of a scenery, and bam! right out of your green screen. but it is beautiful nonetheless. and i love the musketeer's house. one more lovable character, is the servant planchet. i want to pinch him all through the movie... he's like...baby huey, sans the clumsiness and accident prone.
another surprise was... wait for it... it'll be another franchise like the pirates of the caribbean. because the ending was a cliffhanger, and REALLY opens up for a sequel... so i guess we'll be seeing a lot more logan with his extension huh?
the latter was a mistake to read it online before i watched the movie, because half of the time i was paying attention to his hair and looking for clues for the extension (dude, if it shows on the movies they probably have edited it, duh! it's 2011 for godsake).
anyway... it was a great entertainment, but sadly for me, those spectacular effects, the edgy story line, not really buying it. still i love the 1993 film.
but there is the dialogue that i like between d'artangan and constance:
constance : are you always this cocky
d'artangan : only on tuesdays and when there is a really beautiful woman around (i don't remember the verbatim, but you got the idea)
constance : so i'm a beautiful woman
d'artangan : no, it's tuesday
:)
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