Porthos, Aramis and Athos, three elite warriors, joined by a talented rookie in D'Artagnan. If Suh plays the big man Porthos to Wake's disciplined Aramis, could Charles Harris be their D'Artagnan? Man I'll be hyped if Miami's DL can consistently wreak havoc on the opposing linemen, blowing past tackles, knocking back guards and bringing down QB's. All for one and one for all boys!
I just can't even... Don't know what to say... The classic story of brotherhood and elite wreaking of havoc! You must have at least heard of the Three Musketeers right? I don't know you personally so I've no idea of you're a book guy or a movie guy, and if a movie guy what sort of movie guy, but if I did it would be classic education time.
The Three Musketeers is the first novel in a trilogy by Alexandre Dumas. Originally written in French in the 1800's , it's a classic and translated into many languages. If you're not a big reader then you might find the classic style a challenge to get into at first. The books have spawned tons of movie versions from some old swashbuckling movies way back when, through to a few recent versions and even a recent TV series adaptation. Of the movies I'd say the best is the 1993 movie, The Three Musketeers, with Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Curry, Chris O'Donnell and Oliver Platt. It's a more light hearted take than some others which take themselves a bit seriously, and being a 90s movie might feel a little dated, I haven't seen it a while, but it captures the sense of camaraderie and love of life for the Musketeers as well as the action etc. There was a 2011 movie that was okay action-wise but I didn't care for it as much. The British series of recent years - The Musketeers - is alright too. Worth a look but they change the story around a bit. The other movie people tend to like is The Man in the Iron Mask. That's the third part of the third book in the sequence and shows the warriors in older age facing off again a corrupt king to whom they have all pledged allegiance. The 1998 movie starring John Malkovich, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jeremy Irons and Gerard Depardieu has a darker tone and more adult themes than the 1993 film (and they aren't technically related). It got some bad reviews but it has a popular following anyway. Still, if you Google the three Musketeers you'll get no end of options. Here's a quick summary: "Set in 1625–1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age—Athos, Porthos and Aramis" - and with them engages in adventure and affairs of state. The four of them are: Athos – A nobleman and soldier, he has never recovered from his betrayed marriage to Milady and seeks solace in wine. He becomes a father figure to d'Artagnan. Aramis – a handsome young man who hesitates between his religious calling and his fondness for women and scheming. Porthos – A dandy, fond of fashionable clothes and keen to make a fortune for himself. The least cerebral of the quartet, he compensates with his homeric strength of body and character. D'Artagnan – young and foolhardy but skilled, brave and clever, seeking his fortune in Paris."
Ignore the 1993 movie, it pretty well ignored the source material. By far the best adaption into film is the 1973/1974 duology (?) The Three Musketeers and the Four Musketeers. Starring Michael York, Faye Dunaway, Christohper Lee, Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch and Charlton Heston. Faithful in spirit and plot to the book, plus it maintains the sense of fun and swashbuckling that the more modern remakes failed to capture
Is this real life? Where have we come to when we have to explain Three Three Musketeers??? Count of Monte Christo, also by Dumas, is one of my favorite books of all time.
Absolutely. The Count of Monte Cristo blew me away. Much preferred it to the Musketeers actually. Gutted by the ending of the 2002 movie. Pretty good all the way up to the very end, and then man did they screw it up. But, this is a Dolphins thread, not a Dumas thread. So I was glad to hear Wake and Suh are working with Harris. I hope it's serious and not just a bit of lip service from coach Carter. Seeing those three and Branch wreaking havoc would be awesome. And speaking of Branch, I left Athos out of my OP since I wasn't sure if Branch qualifies as good enough, and then the article had me considering that coach Andre Carter might fit the bill. Either way, let's hope Miami's D lays the smack down this year!
Mine as well. There has never been a movie that does justice to that book. The story is always changed so much that the only thing that is the same is the names of the characters. The last one with Cavaziel is a great example. I liked the movie alright but it bore little resemblance to The Count of Monte Cristo.
I think that he's trolling you, man. I have a hard time believing that an adult has absolutely zero idea who the Muskateers are, regardless of whether they've read the source material. When I originally read the thread title, I thought it would be about Landry, Parker and Stills. Those guys are the ones set to become one of the best trios in the league.
William Hayes qualifies as good enough. If they want their best DEs to start, it will be he and Wake.
My problem with the 93 movie is that I had read the book just before I saw it, and the departures from the source material were too jarring. It was a fun movie, it just wasn't the Three Musketeers as envisioned by Dumas.
I was in high school, and I either read it right before, or right after seeing it. Either way, not my favorite.
I always hate that too- I used to read a lot and the movies never lived up to the book. For instance, Battlefield Earth by L Ron Hubbard was 1,300 pages of awesome....still one of my favorite books to this day. They made two different movies over the years and both were HORRIBLE...not even close to what the books portrayed. The Jack Reacher novels get me too- the character in the 15+ books is 6' 6", 300+ pounds of solid muscle, and completely ruthless when dealing with bad guys. Super tough, bad-*** retired MP that just doesn't give a crap. Then they had Tom Cruise play the role and fans were like WTF? Most Lee Child fans refused to see the movie since it was such a stupid adaptation of the book. I never read the Three Musketeers though so I loved the comedy version, but I'm sure I would have felt just like you do if I had.
The problem with doing any Dumas book into a movie is the wordiness of the books, Dumas was paid by the word, so there is a lot of that, that can't be portrayed in a movie because it's a lot of thought process of the characters, side quests not particularly important to the story, scenery narration and so forth. You'd need to do a mini series to do it justice, like with Clavell's Shogun, and even that didn't entirely encompass the novel.
