2002 Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
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I remember seeing this on cable all the time as a kid. They don't make movies like these anymore.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a fun & sometimes goofy old-school swashbuckler. Jim Caviezel is earnest & Guy Pearce steals every scene, wish his screentime was more. Loved the sword fights.
As many people who haven't lived under a rock all their lives, I am aware of Alexandre Dumas' novels and have seen several adaptations of them, but I haven't read any of them unfortunately. However, something about this book fascinated me and upon discovering the true story behind it, I became more interested and finally saw this adaptation.
Even though I first thought I was going to get bored, I ended up having a lot of fun. The fact that Jim Caviezel was the lead was somewhat distracting considering the many connections between the film and the life of Jesus, especially the betrayal by the one who should have been a great friend. In spite of this, he was great…
Having watched this adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo half a dozen times, I clearly enjoy it, quite a lot actually. Not that I’m oblivious to its faults, mainly some dodgy character acting and wig work, the actual revenge scenes lacking punch and the finale looking like they misjudged the budget and knocked it together in a weekend.
The central story is just so damn fascinating, I love everything in the Chateau d'if, the escape, beach scene and the creation of the Count with the opening and ending just pasting muster. Its also well performed by Caviezel, Pierce and Harris and the inclusion of Wincott, Guzman and superboy add to the interest. A guilty pleasure one might surmise.
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Cinematic Time Capsule
2002 Marathon - Film #15
”In life, we’re all either kings or pawns”
Once in second grade I forgot to do my homework. So I plucked my best friend’s paper out of the intake tray, I quickly erased his name and wrote in my own. As it turned out my friend wasn’t very good at math and his paper only earned me a D+.
From that moment, I began plotting my revenge against Paul for his insulting lack of mathematical skills….
”Take your vengeance. but know that the blood you spill is noble.”
"There are 72,519 stones in my walls. I've counted them many times."
"But have you named them yet?"
The Count of Monte Cristo is tremendously underrated. It is one of the few - actually maybe even the only - more recent film that captured the feel of the great classic adventure movies. Moreover, it stays close to the source material, which is perhaps my favorite novel of all time.
I haven't seen the other film adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo, but I doubt there has ever been a better Abbé Faria than Richard Harris in one of his last starring roles. The action scenes in Monte Cristo, though small in number and scale, are fast and perfectly executed.…
i promise this is not a vampire movie no matter how much this poster makes this sound and look like one
It's hands down the most epic revenge tale of all time. For those that have read the book the movie is different but everything that was added or changed actually made the movie even better in my opinion. The choice of cast members was fantastic and paired really well with the alternate ending that slightly deviated from the book in a very refreshing way that will leave you incredibly satisfied.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a story about revenge. Dantes, a sailor, is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes girlfriend Mercedes for himself. He is later imprisoned on an island penitentiary for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the popular and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.
The plot in itself is actually quite interesting, teaching that you can do whatever you want to if you put your mind to it. It has a solid script and direction, with a great lead performance delivered by Jim Caviezel, great…
