The Three Musketeers

[calliopes_pen]

The day before yesterday, I was watching the 1993 version of The Three Musketeers. It has Charlie Sheen as Aramis, Kiefer Sutherland as Athos, and Oliver Platt (who I’ve never heard of before) as Porthos…and Chris O’Donnell as D’Artagnan. Also, Tim Curry as Cardinal Richelieu—his performance and one or two other scenes are the only things about this movie that I remembered from the last time I watched it.

The best part? Paul McGann is in it—in two roles. The first role is a guy named Girard (that’s the IMDB spelling) that really hates D’Artagnan for sleeping with his sister, and has vowed revenge. He’s very screechy and clumsy, but funny. Apparently, he also played one of the guards (someone named Jussac) later on, but I missed him. The one other scene I remembered of this movie from years ago, was the end scene with Paul McGann getting chased by dozens of Musketeers, with McGann screaming and flailing in terror.

I found the opening scene with McGann, for those interested in watching—watch to the very end of the clip to see him mess up a stunt involving jumping over what might be a large tree limb. And here he is being chased at the end—skip to the 2:22 part to see him. His hair…so nicely styled for the 1700’s. *laughs*

Also, has anyone else been having trouble with Hollow Art’s website this morning?

ETA: Never mind on that last question. The site's working for me again.

Comments

[oszras.livejournal.com]

I loved that movie as kid. I think my favorites were Charlie and Kiefer and Tim Curry of course. I mean it's Tim! He's hilariously evil and creepy.

McGann's scenes were so funny as well, I *love* the hair. LOL.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks! I've seen screencaps from the relevant scenes (enough to show that PMG is a *complete dork* in them), but didn't know about the video.

[calliopes_pen]

I'm still trying to find a clip of his brief scene as Jussac--I think that was probably the random guard (they didn't say his name in the movie itself) that fell to his death with a long shriek.

[scarfman]

I remember that Jussac was one of the cardinal guard who caught the Musketeers dueling and forced them to join ranks at the beginning of the film.

[calliopes_pen]

Thank you! I'll see if I can recognize him this time.

[calliopes_pen]

I think I saw him at the beginning of this scene, but I can’t be sure of who (if anyone) killed him, since I lost track of the one that might be him when they started fighting.

[simply-blah.livejournal.com]

The three syllable there!

"You were th-er-ere."

[unovis-lj.livejournal.com]

God, I love Oliver Platt -- though this is my least-liked Musketeers movie. He was wonderful in his small part in the The West Wing, in Dangerous Beauty, and especially in The Imposters (with Stanley Tucci!!!) and Funny Bones. The last two aren't well known, but I love them for their re-creations of Vaudeville and Laurel and Hardy routines.

[calliopes_pen]

The only actors in the movie that I actually liked were probably Tim Curry and Paul McGann. Even though Oliver Platt did seem funny in spots.

[skadi.livejournal.com]

That movie might be one of the BEST movies ever made. Just going to throw that out there.

[veracity]

I used Rebecca DeMornay from that role as Narcissa, back when the movies didn't have her cast. I always felt like she was a good physical description and fit.

[kyanoswolf]

I always think of "The Man in the Iron Mask" (DiCaprio version) as the sequel to that version of The Three Musketeers. It just seems to fit.

[hils.livejournal.com]

You've never heard of Oliver Platt? Seriously? IMDB him. He's been in everything.

[calliopes_pen]

After doing that--looks like The Three Musketeers is the only thing I've ever seen him in.

[azelma.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard of Oliver Platt either. He's probably one of those actors I've seen in all sorts but whose name and face just never registered.

I think I've seen this Musketeers movie on TV, ages ago. I'm tempted to actually sit down and watch it properly because I remember it as being quite cracktastic, and Paul McGann and Tim Curry in the same film...