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DVD : The Count of Monte CristoIn association with Amazon.comstarring: James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk directed by: Kevin Reynolds  List Price: $14.99 Amazon.com's Price: $9.99 You Save: $5.00 (33%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience 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 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2002 Sales Rank: 1389 MPN: D24019D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Jim Caviezel (HIGH CRIMES) and Guy Pearce (THE TIME MACHINE) give sizzling performances in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO -- the greatest tale of betrayal, adventure, and revenge the world has ever known. When the dashing and guileless Edmond Dantes (Caviezel) is betrayed by his best friend (Pearce) and wrongly imprisoned, he becomes consumed by thoughts of vengeance. After a miraculous escape, he transforms himself into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, insinuates himself into the French nobility, and puts his cunning plan of revenge in action. This swashbuckling thriller will have you sitting on the edge of your seat until the last ounce of revenge is exacted. 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Passion of Monte CristoWe must allow James Caviezel to be very good at being lashed- I believe, in fact, it was that aspect of this very performance that landed him the role of Jesus in Passion of the Christ. Besides that, he makes a pretty face, along with Guy Pearce, although somehow Pearce seems ESPECIALLY short in this film. Anyways, the acting is so-so, Caviezel plays Dantes as a whiny little brat, Guy Pearce acts like an evil gremlin, and the end ends happily as hollywood must, tho it makes the story more lame. The ... Read More Rating:  - Hollywoodian ending at its worstI understand such a huge book can not be transferred wholly to the big screen, but the script deviates drastically from the book in the way it ends. Had i known that, i wouldn't have bought it. There are some very nice scenes & cinematography. Rating:  - This movie had a storySo 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 PurchaseIt was so easy to buy the DVD I was looking for, The Count of Monte Cristo, on Amazon.com! Even ColumbiaHouse did not have it! I entered a search, got instant results, looked at the reviews, chose a seller and ordered a used but "like new", DVD. It arrived in just days and was in perfect condition! I'm very happy with the seller and with Amazoncom! 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 cliff ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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