YMMV / The Three Musketeers (1993)

• Awesome Music: "All For Love", a powerful rock ballad performed over the end credits by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • They cast Charlie Sheen as Aramis. The musketeer who became a priest.
  • Many, many of Athos' scenes are evocative of 24.
  • There is a katana-wielding ninja fighting the musketeers in this film. Many years later, Spain would pull out an entire TV series out of that.
• Ho Yay: Porthos and Aramis, all over the place. They clearly have a closer relationship with each other than they do with Athos (high-fiving with their swords, for one), which really comes out in the "there is a God" scene.
• Retroactive Recognition: Gabrielle Anwar and Paul McGann both show up in this film.
• Spiritual Successor:
  • There is an argument to be made that this serves as one to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. (Adaptations of classic swashbuckling adventures, Michael Wincott as the major supporting antagonist, a score by Michael Kamen, a pop song attached featuring Bryan Adams, etc).
  • Some, including Leonard Maltin, compared the film to Young Guns, largely due to the presence of Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen.
• Tear Jerker: Athos being forced to witness Milady de Winter's execution when she refused to reveal what the Cardinal is planning. But in the last moment, Athos stops the headsman and begs Milady de Winter to forgive him, she does and says the Cardinal plans to assassinate the king. And then falls to her death.
• Unexpected Character: Considering Lord de Winter tends to be Adapted Out, he surprisingly show up here complete with his vendetta against Milady.

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