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This get me wondering, Sus, what’s you favorite Thre Musketeers material? Wording it oddly, sorry, as there are sveral movies and…well, I think there is only one TV Show but I’m not sure. Any who, out of the various movies and TV show, which is your fav version of The Three Musketeer?

In all honesty if I had to keep just one that gladdens my heart the most? This 1993 Young Guns version. I mean it’s astoundingly cheesy and Disney-fied but like I’ll skip right over that low bar and go right to admiring everyone’s amazing mullet hairdos. And anyway, it’s not like Monsieur Dumas was unfamiliar with a basic rollicking tale of adventure suitable for all ages.The genuine downside is having to watch Sheen. But also there’s the benefit of TIM CURRY RICHELIEU just giving it the full Curry treatment (THAT CAN BE!! ARRANGED!!!) Idk how much of my devotion to it is based on having seen it as a tiny baby with zero discernment, but like it’s Mine Now and that’s the way it is. Michel Wincott as the Man From Meung to which all others should aspire. Rebecca de Mornay’s amazing 1990s fringe/bangs. Julie Delpy just adorably arch and way to much for tiny O’Donnell to handle. Paul McGann?? in TWO roles? Both of which were speaking parts, but unrelated?? WHY NOT. That Michael Kamen score. The Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting mega-hit cheeseball tie-in pop song. Every scene is just one long excuse for someone to be sassy and sarcastic, like I’m talking fanfic levels of sarcasm in everyday speech. Good hats, I mean proper big Franz Hals style hats. It’s just got an overall joyful tone. It’s the reason POTC 1 worked, they just did this movie tonally, but on the ocean with magic.

Runner up being The BBC Baroque Boyband – 3 perfect seasons and so much amazing leather. Unbeatable trio dynamic. Long-term developed Athos/Milady angst. PORTHOS MY LOVE. Anne and Constance. Neo-baroque costume with juuuust enough weirdness. I cannot BELIEVE you SLEPT with THE QUEEN!!!! Honestly it’s a joy from start to finish. It’s not what I’d call ‘accurate’, but then again Book!d’Atagnan is kind of a dick so I don’t really care about accurate. It’s a crime adventure show set in Baroque France – CSI: 1630. They’re good lads and I love them.

Other versions I have enjoyed: 

• The musketeers (but not necessarily movie as a whole) of the DiCaprio 1998 Man in the Iron Mask, bc i do enjoy seeing the older msuketeers, and that cast was pretty impressive as a visual, even if they didn’t all give the impression they knew what they were there for. Byrne and Irons are always good value.
• Look. Here’s the thing. I own a copy of the 2001 Paul WS Anderson The Musketeers and I have watched it. More than once. What can I tell you. I’m sorry. I know it’s bad. But it’s Macfadyen as Athos!! He does sad so well! It has zeppelins?? Orlando Bloom allowed to be silly for once in his whole career. Anne and Louis are actually pretty adorable. RAY STEVENSON PORTHOS. It is genuinely so, so dumb. I kind of love it.
• The 1994 La fille de d’Artagnan (aka english title ‘Revenge of the Musketeer’) was always a fun time, even if it was more French and less Disney than baby teen me was used to. It has Sophie Marceau fighting with sword. I mean, need I say more?

Just got Hulu so I can finally watch the third season of my musketeers!!!