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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CAVIEZEL,JAMES
EAN: 9780788838125
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788838121
Label: Buena Vista Home Video
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 10, 2002
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 1423
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2002
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Edmund Dantes becomes the Count of Monte Cristo after his escape from prison. He vows to search for justice and vengeance upon his enemies.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 14-OCT-2003
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Revenge rarely gets sweeter than it does in The Count of Monte Cristo, a rousing, impeccably crafted adaptation of Alexandre Dumas père's literary classic. Filmed countless times before, the story is revitalized by director Kevin Reynolds (rallying after Waterworld) and screenwriter Jay Wolpert, who wisely avoid the action-movie anachronisms that plagued 2001's dubious Dumas-inspired The Musketeer. Leading a superior cast, Jim Caviezel (Frequency) expresses a delicate balance of obsession and nobility as Dantes, the wrongly accused Frenchman who endures 13 years of prison and torment, then uses a hidden treasure to finance elaborate vengeance on those who wronged him. Memento's Guy Pearce is equally effective as Dantes's betraying nemesis, and Richard Harris tops his Harry Potter wizardry with a humorous turn as Dantes's fellow prisoner and mentor. Filmed on stunning locations in Ireland and Malta, The Count of Monte Cristo easily matches Rob Roy for intelligent swashbuckling entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - This movie had a story
So much better than any movie I have seen lately. I had never read the book or seen the movie and I just loved it. It captured my imagination and the acting was so believable. Jim C. was the Count. I want to see it again and again.
Rating: - DVD Purchase
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Rating:  - Completely misses the point!
The book, The Count of Monte Cristo, is one of my favorites. I know that movies can miss certain elements in the book and that usually the book is better. So I can forgive most movies even if they miss some things. But this movie seems to have missed the point entirely. It seems that they thought sword fights and one-liners where what this story is about. Where the book created this fully fleshed world of Edmond Dantes, the movie is like the superficial Hollywood version of the hastily read ... Read More
Rating: - The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
James Caviezel, Guy Pierce, Richard Harris, Luis Guzmain, and the rest the cast give great performances. Under the astute direction of Kevin Reynolds the pacing is good and you truly get a feel for the events. The costumes, sets, and music are well done and add to the illusion of being there. This is a classic and remarkable Alexandre Dumas story of a common man falsely accused and imprisoned. His escape and revenge will have most people cheering or at least on the edge of their seat. The action ... Read More
Rating: - What went wrong
What went wrong? Dumas' novel is a wonderfully straightforward masterpiece
from which any third year film student could produce an at least halfway interesting movie simplely by following story line. This version is a typical "forget the story just add a few tens of millions of dollars of fluff and a couple of handsome faces and the idiots will rush to the box office." variety of film. Watch Richard Chamberlain's made for TV "Monte Christo", and you'll see how real quality can be achieved ... Read More
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