Fluke_Skywalker They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if that's true, 'Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves' must be flattered indeed. Taking the template of the latter and adding a little Young Guns for good measure, the result is a jauntily paced, but listlessly plotted junior division yawner that couldn't be any more 90s if it featured Bill Clinton in a pair of Zubaz pants singing Hootie and the Blowfish songs on stage at Lollapalooza.Let's look at the 'Prince Of Thieves' similarities.Both featured a score by Michael Kamen.Both featured a hit song by Bryan Adams. In the case of 'Musketeers', Sting and Rod Stewart joined in to make it a three cheese pizza with the torturous "All for love".Both films featured Michael Wincott playing essentially the same character.Tim Curry was clearly meant to replicate the turn by Alan Rickman, but Curry plays it more straight.The overall tone was undoubtedly inspired by 'Prince Of Thieves'.

Davidlmcbride2009 My wife and I sat and watched this movie the other night. Considering that it is almost twenty years old, it is an enjoyable, easy to follow adventure story. Seeing Charlie Sheen and Sutherland in so young of roles almost makes you wish that you did know some of the negative aspects of their older lives. Overall, this movie is fun. The one-liners are hilarious and even though my wife could predict them, you still laugh when you hear them. Oliver Platt does a lot scene stealing with his antics, but in the course of the humor, you forgive him. For those who want a serious adaptation of the original book, this movie is not for you. For you historians who want French history, you better cover your eyes. But for those want some good entertainment and a few laughs, this movie is for you.Grade: B+

FlashCallahan The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot: to form an alliance with enemy England by way of the mysterious Milady.Rochefort, the Cardinal's right-hand man, announces the official disbanding of the King's Musketeers.Three, however, refuse to throw down their swords - Athos the fighter and drinker, Porthos the pirate and lover, and Aramis the priest and poet.Arriving in Paris to join the Musketeers, D'Artagnan uncovers the Cardinal's plans, and the four set out on a mission to protect King and Country....From the upstart of the film, you cannot help but think Disney is trying to cash in on the 'Prince of Thieves' bandwagon. For one Wincott pays the second in command villain, and Bryan Adams provides the 'big' song.Whilst it's nowhere near as fun as the aforementioned movie,it still has it's moments and the titular characters are a hoot whenever they are together on screen.O' Donnell on the other hand is the kiss of death for this movie, and ruins every scene he's in. It just goes to show that 'scent of a woman' was a one trick pony.Luckily Sheen, Sutherland and Platt share most of his scenes and over shadow him at all times.Curry is crazily fun as the Cardinal and just keeps the ham and cheese light. Other characters are wasted, and annoying, but the last third of the film ups the action ante and makes the whole thing worth sitting through.Just.

adrenalinejunkiegurl I got one word for this movie: Stupid! Just flat out, plain stupid!Overall, this was a very entertaining and it had the moments, but I have to say it was one of the worst versions of The Three Musketeers ever and I hope this latest version of The Three Musketeers is better. The plot in this movie did not follow the original plot and there was not enough dialogue between some very important characters from the book. Yes, this movie is meant for entertaining the kids and family, and I will admit there were a couple of times where I laughed at it, but that was mostly because of how stupid and inaccurate the screen writer made the movie.The whole plot is where the Cardinal, who is portrayed as an evil, merciless man, dismisses the musketeers as the king's bodyguards so the musketeers wouldn't be in the way of his evil plan to become king and in comes D'Artagnan who is just itching to be a musketeer like his father finds out about the Cardinal's plot so he and the three musketeers have to go and stop the evil plot. D'Artagnan is a naive and hot-headed little boy and perhaps a bit stupid; Athos is a brave drunk; Aramis is a humble, religious man yet a seducer(?); and Porthos is an arrogant womanizer and a pirate?!?!?! Where exactly did the pirate come from? When D'Artagnan found out Porthos was a pirate, he was actually AMAZED by it! Amazed by it? If D'Artagnan ever first found this out in the first place, he would not even step a foot near Porthos again! Did Disney even know back then that if you were found out to be a pirate or associating yourself with a pirate, you would be hanged?!?!?!?!?! Obviously not! They just think that everything they do in this movie is possible, even with a pirate being able to be a musketeer, not to mention a religious man such as Aramis being a seducer!And where exactly did the ninja come from? This takes place in the 17th century in France, so how exactly does the ninja fit in this movie? If this was a ninja or samurai version of The Three Musketeers, then maybe I would find the ninja believable, but since this is NOT a ninja or samurai version of The Three Musketeers, then I would have to say that Disney did a pretty poor job at creating this movie!The movie was entertaining, but just stupid. Do yourselves and your kids a favor, don't have them watch this horrible crap because it just gives them the wrong idea on the actual historic figures and facts.