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''Barbie and the Three Musketeers'' is a 2009
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fantasy film. It was released to DVD on September 15, 2009, and made its television premiere on
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on November 22, 2009. This film is the sixteenth entry in the ''Barbie'' film series. It features the voice of
Kelly Sheridan Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress best known for being the voice for Barbie in the ''Barbie'' film series from 2001 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. She had also voiced in numerous animations and English-language dubs of Japanese animati ...
as Corinne d'Artagnan (played by
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) and is based on the 1844 novel ''
The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...
'' by
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Plot

In 1600s-era France, a seventeen-year-old girl named Corinne (played by Barbie), who lives on a farm with her mother, dreams of becoming a Musketeer like her father D'Artagnan. Her kitten Miette dreams of becoming a "mus-cat-eer". But unfortunately when they make it to Paris, things do not turn out as Corinne hoped. She is made fun of by other people, especially the Prince's cousin and advisor, Phillippe. His dog, Brutus, steals her letter to Monsieur Treville and flees to the castle. Corinne gets it back, but Brutus damages it. After having a conversation with Treville, he tells her she is not ready. But the wicked Brutus chases Miette towards the castle, making a worse scenario with three palace maids. Corinne encounters Madame de Bosse, who hires her as another palace maid. After a hard day, one of the maids, Aramina (played by Summer), convinces the other two, Viveca (played by Teresa) and Renee (played by Nikki), to let Corinne and Miette stay. They befriend each other and forgive her for what happened. The next day at work, Corinne meets Prince Louis for the first time. After talking to Phillippe about his hot-air balloon invention, a chandelier drops and almost crushes Louis but he moves just in time. Corinne, Viveca, Aramina and Renee show off their musketeer skills to defend themselves from the chandelier fragments. Corinne finds a gem next to the chandelier rope which appears to have been cut. Corinne tells her friends about her dream to become a musketeer and three girls excitedly reveal they also have the same dream. The old maid, Helen, overhears their conversation and takes them through a secret passageway, where she leads them to the old forgotten musketeer's training room and agrees to train the four girls to be true musketeers. One day, while Corinne is cleaning, she spots Louis hanging from his flying hot-air balloon and saves his life. He thanks her and they immediately fall in love. While on the balloon, she sees the rope attached has been cut, just like the chandelier. When Louis confusedly says girls can't be musketeers, Corinne storms off angrily and tells her friends what happened. Helen warns them to keep eyes and ears open for enemies, otherwise Prince Louis will be in grave danger. Miette sneaks into the castle, with the help of Corinne's horse Alexander, to join training with Corinne and her friends. Finally, their training is completed. One night, Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee decide to celebrate their musketeer skills. While walking through the dark, deserted streets, they encounter men led by a man named Regent who pulls out a knife which Corrine realizes matches the gem she found next to the chandelier rope. They discover the Regent's men are sneaking weapons into the masquerade ball to kill Louis so his evil cousin Phillippe will be the new king. They try to tell Treville but no one believes them and they are banned from the castle. They wear disguises and sneak into the ball without being caught. The prince chooses to dance with Corinne. Though he does not recognize her with her mask, he feels he knows her. The henchmen attack; they capture Treville and the other musketeers, fight the girls and throw Louis into the passageways where Phillipe chases him to the rooftops. In the end, after escaping the men and freeing Treville and the musketeers, Corinne saves Louis just in time and they arrest Phillippe, Regent, Brutus, and their men. Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee remove their masks and Corinne and Louis reconcile. Louis names them royal musketeers on the day of his coronation. Helen takes Madame de Bosse's place and Madame de Bosse is made a maid as punishment for being so wicked and bossy. Corinne's mother is proud of her daughter finally becoming a musketeer. Louis offers to take Corinne on another balloon ride, but before she can say yes, Treville receives word of a plot against the king. Corinne and her three best friends mount their horses, shout "''All for one, and One for all!''" and wave goodbye to Louis and the kingdom as they ride off happily towards the sunset on their next adventure to save another day.


Allusions to the original story

*
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, which is France's capital city and the center location of the original story, is also the location for the film. *The girls mention a former roommate named Constance. In the novel, Constance Bonacieux is the woman that
D'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the Fra ...
falls in love with. *One of the guests at the masquerade ball is introduced as the Countess de Winter, who was one of the antagonists from the original story. *Monsieur Treville, the captain of the Musketeers in the film, is named after the captain in the original story, Monsieur de Treville. *The part when Corinne accidentally falls on each of three girls and makes them angry alludes to the beginning of the novel where D'Artagnan accidentally runs into each of the Musketeers, unintentionally upsetting each man and earning himself a challenge to a duel. *Corinne's home is in Gascony, which is the location of D'Artagnan's family estate in the novel. Corinne also mentioned to Treville her father, D'Artagnan, who had also been a musketeer. *
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, who voices Philippe in the film, also played the villainous
Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...
in the 1993 live-action version of ''The Three Musketeers''. The name of the character is also a reference to the sequel to the Three Musketeers, The Iron Mask, which also features a cousin to the king named Philippe. *Aramina appears to be named after Aramis, another protagonist from the novel. Aramis' first name was Rene, so Renee appears to have been named after him, too.


Cast

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Kelly Sheridan Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress best known for being the voice for Barbie in the ''Barbie'' film series from 2001 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. She had also voiced in numerous animations and English-language dubs of Japanese animati ...
as Corinne (played by Barbie), a country girl from Gascony. Hot-headed, confident, and determined, she aspires to become a musketeer, like her father, d'Artagnan. Her signature color is pink and her chief weapon is a sword. She is Caucasian with
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,
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and
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. *
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as Aramina (played by Summer), an idealistic dancer. She nurses a crush on Prince Louis, but is delighted when he and Corinne fall in love. Her signature color is teal, and her weapon is a pair of fans. She is Caucasian with
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, strawberry red hair and
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. * Dorla Bell as Renée (played by Nikki), a practical, well-headed and skilled fighter and slightly unfriendly violinist. Her signature color is blue, and her weapons are a sling and bow. She is African-American with
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, dark brown/black hair and
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. *
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as Viveca (played by Teresa), a stylish and witty fashionista. She tends to use
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in her speech. Her signature color is purple, and her weapon is a pair of ribbons which she uses as whips. She has brunette hair in ringlets, tan skin and brown eyes. *
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as Philippe, the main antagonist. He plots the kill his own cousin, the Prince, and to make himself
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. * Mark Hildreth as Prince Louis, a prince who will become the future king. He loves the thought of flying and inventions. He falls in love with Corinne after she saves his life. * Bernard Cuffling as Monsieur Treville, a good friend of Corinne's father. He is a brave and strong musketeer. *
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* Merrilyn Gann (born 1963), Canadian actress * Merrilyn Goos, Australian mathematician * Merrilyn Rose (born 1955), ...
as Madame de Bossé, the bossy cruel boss of Helen, Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee when they are maids. *
Kathleen Barr Kathleen Barr is a Canadian voice actress. She is best known for voicing Marie Kanker and Kevin in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' and Trixie Lulamoon and Queen Chrysalis in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. She also voiced Henri Richard Maurice Du ...
as Hélène, a wise elderly maid who trains Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee to become musketeers. She later becomes the boss of Madame de Bossé. **Barr also voices Fancy dress girl # 2 *
Nicole Oliver Nicole Lyn Oliver (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and Zoe Trent in ''Littlest Pet Shop''. Early life Oliver was born i ...
as Corrine's mother **Oliver also voices Fancy dress girl #1 *
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as Miette, Corinne's kitten who dreams of becoming a mus"cat"teer. *
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as Alexander, Corinne's brave horse (previously her father's) * Brian Dobson as Brutus, Philippe's wicked dog who Miette must defeat.


Reviews

CommonSenseMedia's review gave the movie three stars out of five and concluded: "''A pretty good try, but this Musketeer misses the mark...Barbie does all kinds of acrobatic moves, which flaunt her girlishness, but putting a sword in her dainty little hands seems to be a stretch.''" DVDverdict's review said the CGI was not spectacular and adults would not find much to cheer about. However, children would find it "fine and dandy. It has no offensive material, and promotes the idea girls can be anything they want if given a chance and the right accessories."
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's review rated the content worth two stars out of five (but three for video and audio), but advised "Rent it" due in part to the songs. "''Unfortunately, some distasteful songs run throughout this speedy retelling of the Dumas classic, so be forewarned...Not only are the lyrics ugly, they're senseless.''"


Reception

The movie was released on DVD on September 15, 2009 and opened at #2, selling 399,000 units which translated to $5.6 million in sales. By early October, it had dropped to #24 in rank. A total of 629,178 DVD units had been sold, representing total sales of $9.9 million.


Video Game

A video game based on the film was released for the
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,
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and
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published by
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and developed by
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. It is a 2D platformer where you control Corinne, and later Renée, Viveca and Aramina, each one with their own special abilities, across 15 levels that loosely follows the events from the movie, with some scenes from it being used as cutscenes between certain levels. Each level contains 100 coins that can be collected to be spent in a shop run by Viveca where the player can buy additional clothes for the characters to wear during the game, as well as screenshots taken from the movie that can be viewed in a gallery. All versions of the game are the same except for the Wii and Windows versions having smoother graphics and instrumental music. Game Director, Adam Tierney, wanted to make sure that the game's combat incorporated the dancer-like quality to the movement as seen in the animation. Mixing dancing and fencing with a Shaolin sword-fighting flair, they were able to achieve this, and the characters weren't just re-enacting canned slashes over and over. In addition, each of the 4 playable characters were given abilities as an homage to
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-era games. For example Corinne could hang from ceilings like
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in '' Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse'', while Viveca used long ribbons to swing in the air like Nathan 'Rad' Spencer in ''
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''. None of these ideas came from the film, but the freedom provided by the producers at
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and
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, made for a much more fun and interesting game.


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