Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: June 16, 1998
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6304993595
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,995 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely-done animated film based on a wonderful story!, June 4, 2007

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Taran Wanderer (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Three Musketeers (Golden Films) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"The Three Musketeers", produced by Golden Films and released in the year 1992 tells a story based on Alexandre Dumas' timeless classic by the same name. It is the story of d'Artagnan, a handsome young man who wants to be one of France's royal musketeers. On his way to Paris he meets his greatest enemy, Rochefort, who's on a mission for the evil Cardinal Richelieu in a plot against the queen of France. D'Artagnan, after being humiliated by Rochefort, seeks revenge and on a chase after him, meets three of France's finest musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Arathos; the four of them, all fighting against the Cardinal and his soldiers, become fast friends. D'Artagnan's chance to prove his worth to the king comes when the queen is accused of being in love with the Duke of Buckingham in England, a land enemy to their own. The king begs the queen to lie to him and say that she had not sent valuable diamonds over to the Duke, but she refuses to lie and admits having done so. D'Artagnan does not know what to believe of the queen, but he wants to prove his worth to the lovely Constance Bonacieux, a loyal friend of the queen's, and so, he takes the dangerous voyage to England, together with his three new friends, to bring over the Duke and settle the matter of honor and perhaps save the future of France.

I loved this short, fifty minute animated film. It is produced by Golden Films, one of the production companies of the many, rather unpopular, series of animated releases by GoodTimes Home Video. The quality of animation is TV-quality, nothing beyond that and the character design is the usual for Golden Films' productions, still, I must say that the background work done for "The Three Musketeers" is among the most realistic, elaborate and detail among all seven features, right up there with "Thumbelina" (1992), another personal favorite. This 1992 animated production of "The Three Musketeers" is a wonderful, kid-friendly introduction to Alexandre Dumas' timeless masterpiece that any child is sure to enjoy and cherish. I don't recommend it for adults searching for a faithful adaptation or elaborate animation, because then you'll be disappointed, but children will like it. It's also worth mentioning the film's excellent use of familiar classical pieces to add on a storybook feel to the fifty minute-runtime. Highly recommended.