Amazon.com video review:
Richard Lester's 1975 sequel to his romping Three
Musketeers--released the year before--reunites his
swashbuckling cast for a decidedly less happy and more somber
experience. This time, D'Artagnan (Michael York) and his Musketeer
mentors (Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay) have a
tougher fight against their old enemies, and the adventure is not
without its casualties. But the film is highly entertaining, filled
with that same loony air that makes most films by Lester (How I Won the
War, A Hard
Day's Night, Help!) so much
fun. The actors are with him every step of the way: Reed, Chamberlain,
Finlay, and York are a heroic version of the Marx brothers, Raquel
Welch was never better, and Charlton Heston clearly enjoys playing the
evil Cardinal Richelieu. The DVD release has a
full-screen presentation, filmographies, and credits for cast and
crew. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.com video review:
Richard Lester's 1975 sequel to his romping Three
Musketeers--released the year before--reunites his
swashbuckling cast for a decidedly less happy and more somber
experience. This time, D'Artagnan (Michael York) and his Musketeer
mentors (Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay) have a
tougher fight against their old enemies, and the adventure is not
without its casualties. But the film is highly entertaining, filled
with that same loony air that makes most films by Lester (How I Won the
War, A Hard
Day's Night, Help!) so much
fun. The actors are with him every step of the way: Reed, Chamberlain,
Finlay, and York are a heroic version of the Marx brothers, Raquel
Welch was never better, and Charlton Heston clearly enjoys playing the
evil Cardinal Richelieu. The DVD release has a
full-screen presentation, filmographies, and credits for cast and
crew. --Tom Keogh
