I like the Richard Lester version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (which covers the second half of Dumas' novel) a lot. I was surprised when I read the book earlier this year how closely it follows the novel. A lot of what looked like throwaway gestures are directly from the book. Seen now, it is a bit dated in some ways, and there are some rough patches especially in the second film. But there's a lot of great fun in them, still. I actually watch them on DVD.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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