Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (Spanish: D’artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros) is a 2021 Spanish computer-animated family action comedy film based on the 1981 series of the same name by BRB Internacional released by Apolo Films and Cosmos-Maya providing the animation for the movie.

Plot
In Paris during the 17th century, Dogtanian, a young swordsman destines to become a Muskehound to restore his father's honor after he was blamed for committing a crime which did not happen. With his mouse friend Pip on the other side, he embarks on a long journey to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's plan to declare a war on England joining the Muskehounds.

Good Qualities

 * 1) It is very faithful to the source material. All the characters are in the movie and it retells the show's story in a theatrical way.
 * 2) Dogtanian along with the three Muskehounds, Porthos, Anthos and Aramis are very likeable characters.
 * 3) This film puts a darker twist to the original show, especially during the fight scene with Milady.
 * 4) A very excellent and pleasing aesthetic and background art style which can sometimes look like a beautiful painting.
 * 5) The theme song is modernised in a very good tone staying true to the original source material.
 * 6) * It also helps that many of the show's original crew members also worked on this adaptation as well.
 * 7) * You can also sing along to the memorable theme song as the lyrics are on screen during the credits!
 * 8) Wonderful 2D animated sequences to look at, which pays tribute to the original series.
 * 9) The scene where Pip sacrifices himself to save Dogtanian is very touching and emotional.
 * 10) The 3D CGI animation is really good for a film by a small company.
 * 11) Dogtanian's relationship with Juliette is very heartwarming.
 * 12) * This also helps with the wonderful dream sequence based on that of the original show.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The rendering for the animation is not the best, but this could be because Cosmos-Maya is still a developing animation studio and Apolo Films was recently founded.
 * 2) Cardinal Richelieu can be very mean-spirited, especially towards innocent characters like Pip.

Trivia

 * Apolo Films was founded by four employees who worked at BRB Internacional, which is also in the same building as Apolo Films.
 * This is also the first film from Apolo Films.