Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

shmichel I love this version of "The Three Musketeers". Having read the book, it follows the story fairly well and the humor is outstanding, but the real treat is the sword play. I had always heard rumors, but have been able to confirm from one of the principles that the well choreographed swordplay involved the use of real swords. Getting nicked was just all in a day's work. Certainly makes you look at it in a whole new way.

MissSimonetta Let me begin by expressing how refreshing it feels to watch a series of action scenes without wretched shaky cam! After seeing Guardians of the Galaxy and the new Ninja Turtles movies at the cinema recently, I had almost forgotten what it was like to have a comprehensible fight sequence.This 1973 version of The Three Musketeers is the best version of the story I have ever seen, even better than the over-praised Gene Kelly adaptation. It's athletic, earthy, and light-hearted, paired with one of the most perfect casts ever brought together for a movie and Michel Legrand's amazing score which proves adventurous and heart-achingly romantic in equal turns.If you love action and comedy, then I cannot recommend this enough. I never wanted it to end and cannot wait to watch the sequel.

Lee Eisenberg First, I should admit that I've never read Alexandre Dumas's novel. But if Richard Lester's movie version of "The Three Musketeers" is any indication, then it must be a fun read. Or maybe Lester simply decided to add a lot of humor. But either way, there's not a dull moment in this version of the tale.Playing the title characters are Oliver Reed as Athos, Frank Finlay as Porthos and Richard Chamberlain as Aramis, with Michael York as D'Artagnan trying to become a musketeer. At first, D'Artagnan is sort of a hapless klutz, but he wastes no effort in helping the trio in their efforts to stop Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) from gaining more power. Along the way, D'Artagnan falls for Constance Bonancieux (Raquel Welch), while the slimy Count Rochefort (Christopher Lee) and the enigmatic Lady De Winter (Faye Dunaway) abet Richelieu. It's a great time from beginning to end! Also starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simon Ward, Georges Wilson, Spike Milligan and Roy Kinnear (Algernon in "Help!").I wonder how this movie would have come out had it starred the Beatles, as Lester originally planned.

TheLittleSongbird As much as I liked the 1948 film(and I am one of those who actually liked the 1993 film, it was flawed and deviated a lot but it was entertaining), this is my personal favourite film adaptation of the Dumas classic. It is fun, witty, well-paced and is in close reference to the book. The script sparkles constantly, and the action sequences are unpredictable and very well-staged. The film also looks wonderful, the costumes are beautiful-just look at Milady's dresses- and the scenery is breathtaking captured wonderfully by the fluid cinematography. Helping all this work is the crisp direction and the rousing music score. And the performances are marvellous, with Michael York very clever and handsome as D'Artagnan and Oliver Reed a standout out of the three Musketeers as Athos, the melancholic drunk. That's not to say that Richard Chamberlain and Frank Finlay weren't great, they were, being both witty and charming but Reed stood out with some of the better lines of the script. Raquel Welch is a lovely yet clumsy Constance as well, but I loved the villains here. Cardinal Richelieu is played with crisp villainy by Charlton Heston and Rochefort is played magnificently by the majestic Christopher Lee. And I loved Fay Dunnaway as the beautiful, scheming and haunting Milady De Winter too, surpassing Lana Turner I think. Any criticisms? No, not really, other than one or two parts where the story was a little hard to follow, but other than that, this is a hugely enjoyable film and a definite must. 9.5/10 Bethany Cox