The Four Musketeers

Starring:Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Christopher Lee, Geraldine Chaplin, Faye Dunaway, Roy Kinnear, Michael Gothard, Nicole Calfan, Ãngel del Pozo, Eduardo Fajardo, Simon Ward, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Charlton Heston, Sybil Danning, Gitty Djamal, Jack Watson, Bob Todd (II)
Director: Richard Lester
Studio: Fox Lorber
Product Type: DVD

Description

Join the Musketeers D'Artagnan (Michael York), Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), Porthos (Frank Finlay) and the stunning yet clumsy maiden Constance (Raquel Welch) as they battle for fortune, glory and vengeance against the devious Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston), Milady de Winter (Faye Dunaway) and Count de Rochefort (Christopher Lee). These are the two hit movies that redefined the rousing action and riotous comedy of the swashbuckler genre for a whole new generation. This is THE COMPLETE MUSKETEERS! Director Richard Lester (A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, HELP!) and producers Ilya & Alexandre Salkind (SUPERMAN) created an international sensation with these all-star adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' timeless tale. Both THE THREE MUSKETEERS and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS have now been completely restored from original vault elements and loaded with exclusive extras for the ultimate two-disc Musketeer collection!

Customer Reviews:

Took me back in time.......2007-07-03

I loved these movies when they came out in the theater and I love them watching them on my DVD player at home. Always funny with fantastic sword fighting - much better than most of what we see today. No CGI fight garbage, just cool and realistic fights.

Best of the best.......2007-06-13

My father took me to see these movies when they were playing at the theaters. These are truer to the Alexander Dumas classic than any other cinematic version I have seen since... and far more entertaining. While I like Charlie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, and the other actors that appeared in the Hollywoodized remake, their take on The Three Musketeers left so much to be desired. Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Lee, etc. gave a far more realistic feel while still providing humor and great swordplay.

Excellent!.......2007-05-14

I saw The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers when I was seven, loved them then, and was very impressed with the DVD set. The discs have good sound quality and lighting, both of which had been problems with previous reproductions of the films. (An outdoor night scene in a rainstorm in The Three Muskteers had been particularly bad; it is now vastly improved.)

As for the films themselves, what can be said? The acting is top notch: Heston is a fantastic, understated Richelieu, York seems to have been born to play D'Artagnan, and everyone else is cast perfectly as well. (Okay, maybe Raquel Welch isn't all that great, but when you look like that, who cares about your acting.) The action sequences are a cut above most swordfighting in movies, especially the martial arts choreography on wires that passes for swordplay in movies now. Grand, sweeping, epic, yet very good at establishing characters, both movies are musts for fans of the books. (If you have the Disney "Young Guns" version of The Three Musketeers with Sheen, Sutherland, et al, chuck it out the window or use it as a coaster. Get this one instead.)

Slapstick comedy.......2007-04-26

Warning. This movie is a parody of the book. If you where inspired by and loved the adventures of D'Artagnan in the book, do not watch this movie. I had to turn the movie off in disgust after 20 minutes. It is a goofy slapstick comedy. There is nothing wrong with comedy. But when it's based on a book with the caliber of romantic heroes such as D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - that is a crime.

Alexander Dumas wrote two great books; The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. I encourage you to read the books instead of watching the movies.
The Three Musketeers (Barnes & Noble Classics)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)

Beautifuful customs and ambience.......2007-03-19

This is, without doubt, the best movie of the Three Musketeers available (of course, for the whole book adaptation one has to see the Four Musketeers as well: the book is very long). It is reasonably faithful to the original, and the actors are great, but one of the things I liked more about the movie(s) is the extremely detailed and careful ambience (although mainly Spanish, not French). From the laundry rooms at the palace, to the taverns, the lodgings at Messieur Bonancieux's horrible Inn, the palace of the Duke of Buckingham, etc. And the customs are also great. This movie was made with great care to this type of detail. Perhaps few pay attention to this sort of thing, after so many years of cheap Disney's scenarios and customs, but to me this is about 70% of a period movie. It is also quite funny, with gags and little details that keep you smiling or laughing. Rachel Welch accepts a role of a silly, clumsy maiden, which although unusual is done brilliantly. A must see, I think

Average customer rating:

THE DESPICABLE DUNAWAY
The Revenge Of Milady
A More Somber Conclusion...
Great movie, Fox-Lorber has poor DVD version
NO Closed Captions or Subtitles !!!!

The Four Musketeers
Starring: Oliver Reed , Raquel Welch , Richard Chamberlain , Michael York , and Frank Finlay
Director: Richard Lester
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305037256
Release Date: 1998-08-12

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Richard Lester's 1975 sequel to his romping Three Musketeers--released the year before--reunites his swashbuckling cast for a decidedly less happy and more somber experience. This time, D'Artagnan (Michael York) and his Musketeer mentors (Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay) have a tougher fight against their old enemies, and the adventure is not without its casualties. But the film is highly entertaining, filled with that same loony air that makes most films by Lester (How I Won the War, A Hard Day's Night, Help!) so much fun. The actors are with him every step of the way: Reed, Chamberlain, Finlay, and York are a heroic version of the Marx brothers, Raquel Welch was never better, and Charlton Heston clearly enjoys playing the evil Cardinal Richelieu. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

THE DESPICABLE DUNAWAY.......2004-09-20

In this entertaining sequel to THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Oscar winner and undoubtedly lovely Faye Dunaway steals the show as the wickedly deceptive Milady De Winter. The film was actually shot at the same time as its predecessor, so director Richard Lester adds on some offscreen narrative to refresh the memories of those who might have forgotten the original.
Dunaway, however, maintains the most presence in this one, in which her sordid past is revealed, including a marriage to one of our musketeers! Dunaway preens, sneers, and plots deliciously, and gives an astoudingly realistic performance. All of our original stars are back, and still after watching both movies, wonder why Richard Chamberlain wasn't given more to do; he's basically decorative and unnecessary except for maintaining the numbers. Christopher Lee is dastardly as Dunaway's henchman; Charlton Heston chews up his scenes as the villainous Richelieu; Jean Pierre Cassel and Geraldine Chaplin return as the king and queen, but don't have a lot to do in this one; Raquel Welch in a smaller role, maintains her comic mastery; Simon Ward does little as Buckingham. Oliver Reed and Frank Finlay continue their comic swordplay, although Reed's character takes on a somber tone. Michael York, who looks positively anorexic, does have the flair and youthful innocence of D'Artagnan.
The movie itself is a lot darker than the original, and even though it has light moments, there is a more serious and deadly undertone in this one.
A delightful film nonetheless and both adventures are worth your time.

The Revenge Of Milady.......2003-12-23

Immediately following the events of the previous installment, Rochefort kidnaps D'artagnan's lover Constance. D'artagnan, unconscious after fighting the kidnappers, is taken in by the seductive Milady who is used by the control-hungry Cardinal Richelieu to distract him. With France at war with Protestants, The Duke Of Buckingham plans to send ships to aid the rebels. The Cardinal is going to have Milady assassinate The Duke by any means necessary. The Musketeers must prevent this for the sake of the Queen who is having an affair with the Duke. Not only this, but the Musketeers must also protect D'Artagnan and Constance from Milady (After Constance is rescued from the place where she is held), for she plans to wreck horrible revenge on both for humiliating her in the previous film.

This is not a sequel; it is merely different packaging since both film were supposed to be one. Aside from that fact, "The Four Musketeers" is an incredibly good continuation of the story. While it manages to blend slapstick and swashbuckling action well, the slapstick is less goofy and the action is more brutal (whether these are pros or cons I'll let you decide). Some may not enjoy the murders of many of the more significant characters, as they occur rather suddenly. The performances are very enjoyable, the humor is excellent, the final battles are intense towards the end, and the conclusion is extremely satisfying. See it!

Followed by: The Return Of The Musketeers.

Overall rating: 5 stars

Rated PG: contains brutal violence including a beheading, some language, adult themes, sexual encounters. However, I don't think many people will find this overly offensive.

A More Somber Conclusion..........2003-07-01

Not nearly as much fun as the first film, The Three Musketeers, this conclusion to the story of D'Artagnon, Athos, Porthos & Aramis and their efforts to thwart the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu, de Rochefort, and Milady DeWinter, is much more plot-heavy and somber than the original, and includes some jarring assassinations and murders.

Benefiting greatly by having the same wonderful cast (both films were shot at one time), it continues where the first film left off, with clever and ironic period detail and wry observations, this time not only about the twit aristocracy, but about religious fanaticsm, persecution and wars (Protestant and Catholics)as well.

The wit and intelligence is still here, but some of the elan is missing. There is so much plot to be disposed of that the film seems more hurried and less relaxed than the first. There are some good fights, especially one clever and funny bit on an icy stream, and a brutal fight at the finale in a nunnery that climaxes with de Rochefort (the marvelously arch and disdainful Christopher Lee) and D'Artagnon (Michael York) dueling in the chapel. Again, the sword fighting is FIGHTING, using both hands and feet, and with the participants becoming exhausted by their efforts.

The cast, as mentioned, is superb, with Heston as the wily Cardinal, Jean Pierre Cassel as the dim King, Geraldine Chaplain the ninny of a Queen, a wonderful Raquel Welch as Constance, the aforementioned Chris Lee & Michael York, and the great Oliver Reed as the moody and explosive Athos, Richard Chambelain the aloof Aramis, and Frank Finlay the vain & pompous Porthos. I neglected to mention Roy Kinnear as the long-suffering servant, Planchet, in my review of the earlier film. He's wonderful, as he always was, and lost his life in making this film.

Full of wry bits of business and humorous asides, and ironic contrasts, the Four Musketeers has the great benefit of continuity of cast and style and tone, although the tone shifts much darker and more plot-driven here. Not as good as the first film, but well worth your while. Compared to the witless films that more often than not make up our present world, these gems seem better and better for their audacity and intelligence. 4-1/2 stars.

Great movie, Fox-Lorber has poor DVD version.......2003-03-25

This one was actually filmed back to back with the first movie, and was released in 1975. It features the same great cast and finishes up the story from the book "The Three Musketeers".

Same cast as before. Oliver Reed as Athos, Richard Chamberlain as Aramis, Frank Finlay as Porthos, Michael York as D'Artagnan. Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, Geraldine Chaplin, Faye Dunaway. Again, just about every performance is amazing. And what's sort of sad is that the actors signed up for one "project" - so even though they put in enough material to do two complete films, they were only paid once. Ah well, we the viewers benefitted!

This tells the second half of the story from the book. The Queen was saved for ruin, and the musketeers are sent up to fight the Huguenots. The Cardinal is still after them, as is M'Lady. There are more battles, more attempts to kill the musketeers, more threats and plots. The mood turns darker in this one, as the fellowship runs into serious situations. The ending matches the book - not necessarily a "happy" ending but a satisfying one.

Again, the BIG WARNING. I wore out several copies of this video tape before getting this on the first DVD available. Fox Lorber put out the DVD version. I was thrilled to have it on DVD. I was less thrilled when I saw what they did to the movie!! They literally cut off ALL FOUR EDGES of the movie, losing quite a lot of the picture. The special features are completely missing. There is a new DVD version out which is a two-pack of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Four Musketeers" that has the special features and has the full version of both movies without missing content. AVOID THE FOX LORBER VERSION and get the other one.

NO Closed Captions or Subtitles !!!!.......2002-01-20

Since we have bought many DVDs and borrowed many DVDs and all of them have captions or subtitles, I was cheated with this DVD - it has no captions/subtitles and I cannot enjoy this movie. I am hearing-impaired. This is one of only 3 of many many DVDs that do not have captions.

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Took me back in time
Best of the best
Excellent!
Slapstick comedy
Beautifuful customs and ambience

The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers
Starring: Oliver Reed , Raquel Welch , Richard Chamberlain , Michael York , and Frank Finlay
Director: Richard Lester
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 1999-09-28

Customer Reviews:

Took me back in time.......2007-07-03

Best of the best.......2007-06-13

Excellent!.......2007-05-14

Slapstick comedy.......2007-04-26

Beautifuful customs and ambience.......2007-03-19

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge [Region 2]

Average customer rating:

You need popcorn and coke to put things in perspective

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge [Region 2]
Starring: Oliver Reed , Raquel Welch , Richard Chamberlain , Michael York , and Frank Finlay
Director: Richard Lester
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000087I20

Customer Reviews:

You need popcorn and coke to put things in perspective.......2006-07-20

Some directors should know when they have to stop transforming European or French popular literature into some kind of superficial merry-go-round circus. In this case, even the title is absurd. There has never been in the wide popular conscience of the French any fourth musketeer. These are three even when they are legions. And everyone from seven to seventy-seven knows that the famous three musketeers were four and yet they remain three for all these people. The producer has been very careful to find another title for the French version of this film, of course. A king who is childish and infatuated with his own vanity. A cardinal Richelieu who is vicious and so easily tricked. Fortifications in ruins in the 17th century. A monkey on some roost in Paris. A little bit of unrevealed, though suggested, sex and no nudity beyond the limits of normal bathing suits of the very early 1940s. Even some American Indians in London. A lot of horse-riding, with or without saddles. More duels and fencing than real sword fights. Even some kind of a fire in some stables and at least two people killed, one by murder, the other by duelling, in a French Roman catholic monastery. All that superficial and exotic stuff for an audience that is seen as not able to look at some more profound reflections on this troubled century. That's what happens when a French classic is rehatched and rebaked in some Californian sauce and served with ketchup and cole slaw. It becomes champagne without the bubbles or Perrier without the water. Flat.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Paris Dauphine & University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne

The Four Musketeers [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]

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The Four Musketeers [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]
Director: Richard Lester
Manufacturer: Momentum
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000BGUZ6C

Product Description

Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o Danish (subtitles) o Finnish (subtitles) o German (subtitles) o Italian (subtitles) o Norwegian (subtitles) o Spanish (subtitles) o Swedish (subtitles) o English (Mono) o German (Mono) o Italian (Mono) o Spanish (Mono) Synopsis: This comic interpretation of Alexandre Dumas's classic adventure saga picks up where 1974's The Three Musketeers left off, as D'Artagnan (Michael York), Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), and Porthos (Frank Finlay) scuttle the plans of Lady de Winter (Faye Dunaway) to remove Queen Anne (Geraldine Chaplin) from the seat of power. De Winter is determined to get revenge against the Musketeers, and when she learns that D'Artagnan is infatuated with the lovely Constance (Raquel Welch), she first tries to foil their romance by seducing D'Artagnan herself, and then by persuading Rochefort (Christopher Lee) to kidnap Constance. She then engineers the assassination of the Duke of Buckingham (Simon Ward), a close friend of D'Artagnan; when word of the Duke's death and Constance's imprisonment reaches D'Artagnan and his comrades, the foursome ride off to rescue the fair lady and see that justice is done against de Winter. The Four Musketeers was filmed concurrently with The Three Musketeers; it was originally intended to be one film, but when director Richard Lester realized the movie would be over three and a half hours long, the decision was made to release it as two separate features instead. This led to lawsuits filed by several of the stars, claiming that they were hired under false pretenses and entitled to be paid for making two films rather than one. The actors won their case, but their settlement was significantly less than the salary they hoped to receive.

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