The Count of Monte Cristo | | Cast : | James Caviezel, Guy Pearce | | Director : | Kevin Reynolds | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 25, 2002 | | DVD Released Date : | October 14, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | A fine adaption of the Dumas classic | Content
 | Over the past several years the works of Alexander Dumas have been continually butchered on the big screen. Disney's The Three Musketeers was more interested in laughs than in the story, 1998's The Man in the Iron Mask was just a little off and modern to be Dumas, and it would be better to ignore the ignoble film The Musketeer. Kevin Reynolds' The Count of Monte Cristo perfectly captured the spirit of the Dumas classic. Jim Caviezal makes a perfect Edmund Dantes while Guy Pearce is the perfect foil as the monster Count Fernand Mondego. The acting is superb the story of revenge and redemption is excellent and although dark at times, Reynolds keeps the film moving and captures the elaborate Dantes revenge perfectly. I give this film high marks and it honors the spirit of the Dumas novel perfectly. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 11, 2005 | | Summary | A butchery of the book | Content
| I had just finished reading the book and decided I'd like see how it was adapted to the big screen. This version was the worst adaptation I've seen of a book made into a movie. As I watched the film I wondered if the makers of the movie even bothered to read the book. My girlfriend kept asking me during the film if "that happened in the book?" At the end of the movie I told her that basically everything in the movie was not how it occurred in the book. She enjoyed the movie until the end when it was like a "cheesy 80's montage".
The book is wonderful. When I finished reading it, I felt like I had lost a good friend-I wished I could just keep reading it and reading it. I've never read such an excellent novel.
|
| Rating | | | Date | July 06, 2005 | | Summary | This movie rocks!! | Content
| James Caviezel and Guy Pearce bring "The Count of Monte Cristo" book to life! This movie is great from beginning to end. I'd been meaning to see it for 3 years now and finally had the chance to watch it last night. The acting, the cinematography, the script, the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk), make this movie a top 100 on mine and any other movies fan's list! I could not take my eyes off the screen. I kept wanting to see more and more as i didn't know what would happen next. I guess never having read the book has its advantages lol!! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 21, 2005 | | Summary | Our Family Rates This As One Of Our Favorite Movies!!! | Content
| This is one of our favorite movies. We seldom like to see a movie more than twice. However, this movie was so entertaining (as well as it contained excellent drama, acting, and a well developed plot), that we have viewed it numerous times. My Teenage kids as well as my younger boys enjoyed the movie. I did have to re-explain some moral issues & contradictions concerning the implied premarital sex and adultery. We used the theme of revenge vs forgiveness as a discussion tool. It was also refreshing to see a movie with positive references to God and still be exciting. We are going to read the book this summer, and We don't expect the book and the movie to be exactly the same. They are two different expressions. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 08, 2005 | | Summary | Worth watching | Content
| Having never read the book, I did enjoy watching this movie. I think Jim Caviezel's acting has gotten better as the years go by. Richard Harris, "aka" the priest, is fabulous and Guy Pearce is so convincing you truly dislike his character. Also, Luis Guzman was a great supporting actor!
Edmond (Jim) gives way to his anger; to that extent his forgiveness, though ultimately given, was released only after his plot of revenge is executed. I believe forgiveness can be given first; without acts of revenge. But it was a great movie. Regarding content, premarital sex takes place between leading characters Edmond and Mercedes but nothing is shown; it's implied. It's PG-13 for a reason: sword fights (a little blood shown), a murder, adultery (Mondego's affairs spoken of, and towards the end, Mercedes comes into Monte Cristo's room and kisses him which leads to them sleeping together but nothing in shown in both instances), and a hanging. However, the positives of this movie outweigh; much of which happens in the dialogue while Edmond (Jim) is in prison and when Jacobo (Luis) says, "...even if I must protect you from yourself".
|
|
