The Count of Monte Cristo
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Movie Reviews of The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie Review: A Suspense-Filled Action-The Best One Of It's Kind!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Count of Monte Cristo has to be one of the best novel-based movies ever made. Caviezel does a thrilling job as the charming Edmond Dantes.
Edmond was thrown in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was wrongly accused by his "best friend" Fernand MonDago, who was always jelous of Edmond. So, Dantes is confined to the Chateau` D`if, a prison on an island on the Medditeranian. Here, Dantes loses almost all hope. He misses his father, and even more so, his fiancee` Mercedes.
When Dantes finally belives all hope is gone, a priest comes into his life. The Abbe` Faria. This man had been imprisoned for much longer than Edmond, but he had much more hope than him. Because he had the key. He had a plan. He was plotting an escape, and he needed Edmonds help. So Edmond agrees to help him escape. In exchange for schooling. He wanted the Abbe` to teach him all he knew.
After a miraculous escape, Dantes inherits an indescribable treasure from the Abbe` Faria. With this treasure and a lot of reseach, Edmond is gone. He becomes the charming, but mysterious, Count of Monte Cristo.
Dantes sets out to seek revenge on the three men who caused him 16 years of pure misery and pain.
Suspenseful! A must see!
Movie Review: This is a GREAT film, overlooked by so many, totally worth watching.
Summary: 5 Stars
My brother suggested we watch this. Normally I don't care for his movie choices because he loves Star Trek and action films. WOW, this is a GREAT MOVIE. I think the only reason anyone would give it less than ten stars :) is that they do not pay close enough attention in the beginning. SO, without spoilers I will explain the beginning....
A man is in love and also has a best friend. The man gets a promotion at work (basically) and when he does...he proposes. Soon after, he is approached by Napoleon (no, this is not a boring history film, not at all!) and is asked to carry a letter to someone.
The man is caught helping Napoleon and put in a horrible, underground prison. He makes a friend there (a priest) and spends all of his time plotting revenge.
Well, I can tell you, this movie is one where you get to the end and say "Wow, I wish I could watch that for the first time AGAIN!" It's great! But you do need to pay attention in the beginning...BUT DO NOT BE PUT OFF BY THE BEGINNING.
Everyone we watched this with was trying to chat during the beginning. (Family from out of town.) Just pay attention. Once he is in prison, which is pretty soon, it really loosens up and is a beautiful, fun film.
Movie Review: Count on a Great Freakin' Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I must confess that I have not read the book that this movie is based on. I did enjoy the few Dumas stories I have read, though. Most people that give this movie a big thumbs down have read the book and, rather unrealistically, expect a perfect translation of a 900+ page book into a film with a run time of just over 2 hours. Obviously, that's not going to happen. So I'll just tackle the film itself.The Count of Monte Cristo hit the theaters in early 2002, arriving with all the fanfare of...well, you know when the grocery store gets a new shipment of cereal? Less than that. But sometimes the smallest splashes result in the greatest impacts. The Count of Monte Cristo came out and reminded the few who saw it that a movie can have a great, cohesive story with superior acting and entertain without being either pretentiously arty or exceptionally lowbrow. As I said, all of the actors are great: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Tom Everett Scott, Luis Guzman, Michael Wincott, etc.
If you're looking for an accurate adaptation of the novel, this probably isn't your place, but if you're looking for an entertaining, epic film with action, intrigue, betrayal, revenge, and even a dash of comedy, you can't do much better than The Count.
Movie Review: KINGS TO YOU!
Summary: 5 Stars
Much has been said about this movie and its departures from the book. Hey, when was the last time that Hollywood followed the book verbatim with any film? Virtually ever film out there, of necessity, takes license with the original literary story. So, let's agree not to get too hung up on that.Despite departures from the story, The Count of Monte Cristo is a marvelous movie. Starring James Caviezel (Frequency) as the ill-fated Edmond Dantes who becomes the Count of Monte Cristo and Guy Pearce (The Time Machine) as the conniving Fernand Mondego, Count of Morcerf, former and treacherous friend of Dantes. The interaction between these two is classically choreographed.
One of the most wonderful characters in the movie is Richard Harris as Abbé Faria, Edmond's Chateau d'If mentor and benefactor. Harris absolutely shines in this role and the movie is worth watching for Harris' contribution alone.
James Frain (Shadowlands) as J.F. Villefort, Chief Magistrate and the lovely Dagmara Dominczyk as Mercedès Iguanada round out the cast. The setting and cinematography are breathtaking making this a must see whether you are a fan of the book or not. Kings to you!
Movie Review: A MOVIE THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS OF THE BOOK!!
Summary: 5 Stars
this movie is incredible. very captivating from beginning to end. sensational movie, very well done, and played out. truly stands up to the book, which was beautifully written. a bit of difference, but came out well enough to be a success. the count of monte cristo has so much in it. a young man, innocent, trusting, and in love losses it all in a second because of his suppose friends jelousy. all is taken and all hope seems lost, until he meets a friend, meanwhile his anger and vengance grow. he returns to a whole different world. his only thought is revenge, but so many twists and turns he doesn't even expect what happens to happen. this has innocence, betrayel, cruelty, hardship, vengance, love, and friendship all in one. beautiful story, a hard era, and excellent film. the actors were superb. jim caviezel, a wonderful actor. there's just something about him that makes him very interesting to watch. those eyes just draw you in and his talent, makes him great. he was spectacular in this film. guy pearce, shined his on his own behalf. did it so well that you actually hated him in this movie. all of the actors were great, made it so dramatic, it was believable. nicely done.