"The Three Musketeers": This updated version of the classic tale is wall to wall fun. With lots of action, some humor, and a great role for Orlando Bloom, this is easily the best movie I've seen in quite a while. The story has all the elements of other Musketeer stories, including young D'Artagnan coming to join the Musketeers, the evil Cardinal Richelieu, the battle against Europe's foremost swordsman and finally D'Artagnan's acceptance into the Musketeers. But, what this story has that others don't is some really good effects, updated stunts, and great action sequences. Plus some of the more traditional battles are reinvented.
I thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hours I spent watching "The Three Musketeers". This is easily a 4 star movie, and I recommend it if you are in the mood for action and a good laugh.
"The Last of the Mohicans": It's entirely possible that I am the only person in the world who hadn't seen "The Last of the Mohicans", and frankly, I could have remained the only person in the world to not have seen this movie. I just don't get it...I don't understand how it can be so critically acclaimed? I think Nuke put it best today when he stated something to the effect that I have the movie tastes of the average Joe, and to truly appreciate this movie, you need to have the movie tastes of a film critic.That said, I did feel like this movie had one of the best film scores ever, so I still rate it 3 stars. But it would have been 2 stars if not for the seriously good music. If you like movies such as "The English Patient", and if you haven't already seen this 1993 film, give "The Last of the Mohicans" a shot. If you didn't like "The English Patient", you won't like this.
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How can you not like a movie that the State of Iowa is named after ;-)
Ok, the good sound track and the fact that the lead character's name was Hawkeye...happy now?
Now I think I am the only person left who hasn't watched this, and...it looks like I'm going to stay that way.
Yes, you are the only one.
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