Well, well... looks like Miss Motherbird is ACTUALLY doing a review...
My theatre had about six people in it, my group making up half of them. As terribly excited as I was, I was a little disappointed that no one really knew any of the actors and hadn't seen them in anything prior. The casting in Musketeers was... superb. Matthew Macfayden (Pride and Prejudice, Pillars of the Earth), Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans and the upcoming Immortals), Ray Stevenson (Rome, Thor, King Arthur), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds, King Arthur), Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, King Arthur... sensing a trend here?) Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings, POTC), Logan Lerman (3:10 to Yuma, Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Water for Elephants) and Milla Chokabitch I mean... Jovovich (Resident Evil - I don't even know what number they're on anymore, Ultra Violet).
M-U-S... MUSTACHES!
Betcha thought I was gonna spell Musketeers.
Whew! Did ya get all that? I hope I didn't forget anyone...
All of these people listed above were finely, finely dressed. The costumes were, in short, AMAZING. Every little detail, thread and cut of fabric was, I can't imagine any other way, meticulously put together. The costumes Jovovich and Bloom wore were outstanding.
To match the costuming was the scenery and set department. I found myself not focusing on Christoph Waltz but, the walls behind him. It was definitely a pretty movie. Bright, shiny... sparkly. I like sparkly.
I saw this one in 2D, I only see 3D if I have to. Frankly, 2D is the way to go with this one. Usually, when watching 2D you can see what's supposed to be poppin' out atcha but... not so much. Go with the 2D, my friends.
What a sandwich. The hunk'o'meat in the middle looks a little... perturbed.
I'll trade places with him. No problemo.
Now, with all these actors you'd think that this would be some sort of AMAZA-ZING movie... meh. As entertaining as it was, and it was entertaining (and I can only blame this on the writing) but, I felt like our actors were shorted. And, the response I got from my group was that they didn't think that the actors were "very good" which, I think is... a negatory. Prior Philip, hellur? Colonel Hans Landa? Boom. Not our guys.
Which brings me to the other comments I heard in the theatre, the most repetitive one was "Does this sound a little like Pirates to you?" and yes, it does. The music, lovely as it is, sounds A LOT like Pirates.
All in all, I loved this movie. Like I said I would. Der. I could never not like this movie. Its a good one to watch with your buds, whether or not they know who Mads Mikkelsen or Ray Stevenson is. They learn :)
Go see it, guys. Its worth it :)
Motherbird. Over and Out. (with a new signature!)
