1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

They don't make 'em like this anymore!

Martin Edwards from Crystal Palace, London, 20th August, 2004

Great actors, characters, script and story. And very funny! There's slapstick and dialogue to keep you happy, and after you've seen it a few times (ahem.... well this and its sequels are some of my favourite films) you'll notice that even the extras in the background have great dialogue and little stories of their own. It's silly of course, but it's still a marvellous tale of friendship, honour and betrayal. With a cast like Ollie Reed, Charlton Heston, Frank Finlay and Raquel Welch you can't go wrong. BTW, the remakes are uniformly AWFUL.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

More intrigue, more plotting

Jurdz from Cheshire, 16th January, 2004

If you’ve seen the Three Musketeers and laughed your socks off, prepare for more you cad! More of the same, but better, more intrigue, more plotting, more comedy. Life doesn’t get much better than this. Don’t laugh too hard though, because you'll miss all those comments coming from actors outside of shot. Some of those are even funnier than what you hear from those in shot!

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Damn-slicing-good sequel!

A Customer from Orpington, 28th July, 2009

This is a very good conclusion of the first story, started in The Three Musketeers, a lot darker than the first film, and a lot more tragic. There are interesting changes in comparison to the original novel, by Dumas. At the end of the novel, Rochefort (Christopher Lee) and D'Artagnan become friends, despite all the things Rochefort has done to D'Artagnan. In my opinion, considering Rochefort's crimes, the way the movie ends is the way Dumas should have ended his novel! The duel between the two is an exciting climax, which should take its place up there with duels such as those between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, or Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham! Also, in the original novel, when Milady murders Constance de Bonacieux (Raquel Welch), she puts poison in her drink, but in the film she strangles her with a rosary, which is very powerful and symbolic. Cardinal Richelieu is still bad, but he knows, unlike his two agents, knows when he's been beaten, and stops, making him not as bad as I used to think of him. None of the main actors use French accents, but I think that's a good thing, considering other films like Coppola's Dracula, where accents go bad! In this film, you believe in the characters without having to sound the way they would in a real French context. I highly recommend it. Two thumbs up!

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Good fun

A Customer from Bicester, 26th March, 2008

The actors match their characters so well. As good as the previous Three MUsketeers

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Action and fun for all

A Customer from Wales, 30th January, 2007

Following in the wake of its original this movie is worth the watch. Oliver Reed is superb in his role and the action is fast moving, though somewhat predictable.

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Good fun

Gutterboy from , 17th January, 2007

Great cast, fun action and reasonably accurate portrayal of the book. By splitting the film in two (i.e. 3 and then 4), Lester manages to cover many of the stories that are often left out.

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