Friday, March 25, 2011
Three Musketeer's Trailer
I feel a combination of happy and horrified. I love this story and period of history like no other but there is something wrong with this trailer. Am I right? I can't even be objective. I have to see this movie. It will either be the greated movie I have ever watched or it will drive me into a murderous rage. Mila - check. Swordfights - check. 3D - oop ack barf.
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Well, I can live without the 3D. I hope the movie will still be watchable without 3D glasses. I love Matthew Macfayden!
All the costumes look great especially Mila's.
I see certainly understand your excitement mixed with skepticism. After all, the thing starts with a Musketeer doing a James Bond Goldfinger-Ninja submersion stunt before killing someone with spring loaded 3-D shot weapon before jumping off the roof like Batman. Then we've got Milla doing her own action scenes and reminding us that corsets showcase cleavage.
It looks like the producers are going the same route with the recent "Sherlock Holmes" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, trying to spice up a period piece with lots of action scenes that are cut just like modern blockbusters and raking in millions since young people with be attracted to fast moving stuff plus a recognizable name ever if they're never read the story before.
My problem with the trailer is that it seems to be selling three things: 3D shots, Lots of swordfighting, and a thin layer of sex. You might argue that theres humor, what with wisecracks about "Are you sure it wasn't 400" but that humor isn't very effective because I don't know the character or the situation. I think I only got one of the character's names and even less of what the actual story is about, which is kind of important if you want to make it endearing. Especially when you consider that many viewers will know the name and not much else.
What do were have of substance here? Um... Shot in 3D!!!! Might as well have called it "The Three-D Musketeers".
I hate that the producers put me in this position. It could be batshit crazy and a full retard telling of the tale that has no basis in reality whatsoever. It will probably be filled with quick cuts and slow motion because that seems to be what constitutes 'action' these days. The humor does look lame and lazy which infuriates me the most because anyone can make a film look visually spectacular these days. Spend ten extra minutes on giving me an exciting story and I will sing your praises to the heavens. Just give me effort. All I ask for is effort.
I now that you '3D-muskateers' line will grace many a critics review. You should copywrite that phrase right now.
Hey Hey Hey! Don't go using the F-Word around us! We're Hollywood Executives! We don't take kindly to this thing you call "F-Fort"!
I'll see about coining the phrase. If I can't get it done in time, I'll be counting on you to tell the masses that I thought of it first!
Don't worry. I like giving credit where credit is due.
WTF?
Exactly - WTF?
Besides all that, it's one too many 3 Musketeers's movie anyway. What's this make, about 7 or 8?
At least that many. And this one looks like it has too many modern trappings. Plus nothing will defeat my love for the Oliver Reed version in the 70s. Those are my musketeers.
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