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Steampunk Musketeers

I'm a sucker for Three Musketeers movies. It's one of my favorite books — I've read it numerous times, and have delved into several of the sequels  (and yes, I knew the full list before looking it up. I own them all.) By far my favorite film versions are the Richard Lester ones from the 80's: The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers . (Shot together, they were released one year apart.) Funny, a great cast, excellent swashbuckling/swordplay and, by far, the most accurate retelling of the book, it's the gold standard I measure all other Musketeer films against. (I do my best to ignore the egregious Return of the Musketeers … which, despite having the same director, main cast and screenwriter, is nearly unwatchable.) Recent attempts at this story have not been particularly impressive.