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FIRST TIME WATCHING: The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 (Patreon)

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The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 FULL REACTION

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Belligerent Jawa

One of my all time favorite movies. LETS GO!!

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

The Count of Monte Cristo- Thank you both so very much for reacting to this beautiful movie for us, Rob and Trin!!! I am so, so happy that you have come to love this movie as I do. I really hoped you would. I truly love Jim Caviezel as an actor. I love him as Edmond Dantes. And I absolutely love time period piece movies like this one, because they're so beautiful, the settings often contain historical elements and events, and the stories are passionate and moving. They're always so well made. This movie is based on one of Alexander Dumas' most famous classic novels... The Count of Monte Cristo, written back in 1844 and the historical events are set in the years 1814-1839, at the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's reign of power. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite novels of all time, so I was absolutely thrilled when I heard so many years ago, that they were making this movie based on it, and even happier that Jim Caviezel was going to be playing Edmond Dantes. I love Jim Caviezel in a number of movies, and he has very quickly risen up to become my favorite actor of all time. Edmond Dantes is a good man, yet most certainly naïve and at times, foolish for trusting in the wrong people who come to steal his life away very suddenly, just when he was at his most happiest in life. However, a priest within the Chateau d'If helps to give Edmond his strength back, as well as gives him a purpose to go on living by teaching him not only how to read and write, other languages and subjects, but also how to swordfight too. And most importantly, he reminds Edmond that God is in everything in spite of Edmond's disbelief upon losing his faith in God after spending many years within the prison. Then, Priest rewards their friendship with a path to riches beyond Edmond's imagination. I also love Priest's final line to Edmond, after Edmond claims that he no longer believes in God... "It doesn't matter. He believes in you." Against Priest’s wishes, Edmond uses his knowledge and treasure to seek out revenge against each of those who took his life from him. And yet, through intricate plots and long suffering during his fight for revenge, Edmond at last enacts his justice on those who wronged him, yet righteously doesn’t kill any of his enemies, with the exception of the prison warden, until the ending when Edmond is forced to kill his former friend, who gives him no choice in the matter. Fernand selfishly couldn't live in a world where Edmond is alive and happy, and therefore he forces Edmond’s hand. In regards to Edmond killing the prison warden... I suspect that Edmond killed him more out of self defense than straight out murder. Yes... the warden caused Edmond so much pain too, and yes... a part of Edmond surely wanted to kill him out of vengeance too. And yet... had Edmond allowed this man to live, the warden would have undoubtedly made his way back up the rocks to his prison, and he would have then sent off a letter to Villfort to inform him that Edmond has escaped. Edmond would have been on the run and wouldn't have been able to become the Count of Monte Cristo. The other two prison guards were just servants and were clearly very poor, and therefore they wouldn't have known how to read and write... at least enough to write anyone to inform them that a prisoner has escaped. So yes... Edmond killed the warden, but not so much out of revenge, but mostly out of self defense. The long game Edmond plays as he seeks his revenge against Fernand, Dunglar, Chief Prosecutor Villfort, and even Mercedes until he discovers that she still truly loves him, and the truth about her reasons for marrying Fernand so quickly after she had been told he had been executed. Phenomenal!!! I absolutely love this beautiful and intricate storyline, along with all the sensational twists and turns. Yes... Edmond's revenge was smart and absolutely just brilliant! And the rest of the acting throughout this movie is absolutely phenomenal too!! I mean... Fernand Mondego, played by Guy Pearce, is evil and creepy, which was no surprise to me, given that he's a villain in pretty much every movie I've ever seen with him. Fernand's pride and his jealousy becomes his downfall, long before he died in their duel at the end. All because he was simply jealous that his friend could be so happy in spite of being poor, when he himself was always rich and so much better off. He was always just miserable. And the end fight between Fernand and Edmond is just so satisfying and incredible. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire duel, smiling from ear to ear. Guy Pearce plays a phenomenal villain throughout this movie. Also... I love Richard Harris as an actor too. I grew up with a number of his movies, and he was a brilliant stage actor as well. And I truly love his character, Priest, and his friendship with Edmond throughout their time together within Chateau d'If. The time we see of Edmond and Priest together within the prison is some of the scenes throughout this movie. It's so sad that Priest dies so tragically, when they were so close to being free together. Fortunately, Edmond never forgets Priest's teachings and the lessons he learned from him. Richard Harris was an absolutely brilliant actor in his lifetime, and I miss him very much now that he's long since passed on. And Richard Harris also played the original Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, and tragically died shortly after the second movie in the Harry Potter franchise and The Count of Monte Cristo finished filming. So, so sad. Jacopo is played by Luis Guzman, who is in a ton of movies, though usually in more minor roles than this major role he plays throughout this movie. This is one of his biggest roles and I love him so much. He's so funny and his character definitely brings out the majority of any comedy within this movie too. But most of all... I love his friendship with Edmond, as well as his loyalty and devotion to protecting Edmond, even from himself. Which he does. Phenomenal! Albert is played by Henry Cavill who is best known for playing Superman in the latest Superman/Batman/Justice League movies. I have to admit, that I don't care for the superhero movies he's in. I just don't like the movies. Henry Cavill does play Superman/Clark Kent pretty well. I do like Henry Cavill as Superman just fine, because he fits the role fine enough. I just don't like the movies. And in case you wondered... Henry Cavill was only eighteen years old throughout the filming of this movie. He was just about the right age for playing a fifteen, sixteen year old. He just happened to look older than sixteen back then than the age he really was. With all this being said... I really enjoy his role in The Count of Monte Cristo as Albert. He's a talented actor. And I like Albert because he's good and brave, and he's very understanding, as we come to see in the end when we see that Albert has come to love Edmond as his father. But yes... I also absolutely feel so badly for him, because Fernand had been his father as far as he knew, for his entire life. So, of course he's broken up upon seeing his so called father die in the ending. It's so sad. Edmond's revenge on Chief Prosecutor Villfort is perfect and so, so satisfying. I love how Edmond scares Villfort into confessing in front of Jacopo and the soldiers. And I love how Edmond offers Villfort the opportunity to cowardly end his misery, only for the pistol to be without a musket ball so that he too would have to suffer in prison like he had inflicted upon Edmond. Fabulous!! Dunglar's end is satisfying as well. I like how Edmond fights him on his ship after allowing him to feel like he had just succeeded in stealing some of his gold, thanks to help once again from Luigi and the other smugglers. And while it appears that Edmond might have killed him upon hanging him, Edmond orders the men to cut Dunglar down before he can't talk... telling us as the viewers that Dunglar had been cut down before he was strangled to death. Fantastic! As for Luigi Vampa, the smuggler and thief… I love him as a character, although I do wish we could have gotten to know his character a little bit more. I would have loved to see Edmond's time spent as a smuggler and to see Edmond's and Vampa's friendship grow. I find him to be quite interesting, and I love that he and Edmond come to be friends during the months they smuggled together. I love Luigi's continued loyalty to Edmond as well. And lastly... Mercedes is played by Dagmara Dominczyk. She's only ever guest starred in a few other shows I've seen and no other movies that I've seen, but I really love her role in this movie too. She's quite beautiful and for me... her acting is amazing. To some people, her caliber of acting may not be as strong as everyone else's in this movie, but I absolutely love how she plays Mercedes. Plus... this movie is one of Dagmara's first roles in any movie. As tragic as it is, I also love how Mercedes is forced to marry Fernand because she had become pregnant with Edmond’s son by the time she had been told he had been executed. I love this story arc for her, I mean. If she hadn’t have told this lie, the people of Marseilles would have shunned her, and she would have been known to everyone as a harlot. And she didn’t deserve to be so for loving a good man so terribly wronged and taken away from her. I love this twist, and it certainly is a twist I didn’t see coming, even though the clues were all there. As for why Fernand cheats over and over on Mercedes... Chances are that his reasons go beyond Fernand just being the scum he is. I feel that his reasons come from how he told Mercedes that she did please him some of the time. And while he never knew Albert wasn't his son, he most likely sensed that Mercedes' heart never belonged to him. They made love of course early on in their marriage, so that she would be able to pass Albert off as his son. However, I'm sure Fernand eventually came to know that she never truly loved him, before he started cheating on her with other women. As for none of these characters recognizing Edmond when he comes back into their lives as Monte Cristo... This movie takes place in the time of Napoleon, when medicine was scarce and prisoners thrown away in prisons such as shown in this movie, typically died not long into their sentence, whether due to poor health, or suicide. As we see Edmond attempt before he meets the Priest. Plus... Everyone was told that Edmond was executed. So, of course no one would recognize him thirteen, or rather sixteen years later in spite of Monte Cristo's uncanny resemblance to Edmond, even those closest to him. And if they did, they simply shrugged it off due to disbelief that he could be Edmond. Mercedes does recognize Edmond, but at times even she kept seeing Monte Cristo as nothing more than a ghost coming to punish her for marrying Fernand so quickly after the man she truly loved was supposedly killed. Her guilt consumed her. Were it not for Edmond slipping up by twirling his hair in front of Mercedes and then saying his sir name, she never would have accepted Edmond was alive. Because Edmond being alive was a miracle she couldn't believe. And I feel that Fernand is simply far too arrogant and ignorant to believe that Edmond could have survived all the pain and suffering he caused him. No one could believe that he survived all those years trapped in that kind of Hell. Many people who watch this movie mention that they don't understand why no one recognizes Edmond, given that he and Monte Cristo look the same. If you ask me... I honestly don't understand why no one ever recognizes that Clark Kent and Superman are also one in the same in the superhero movies. All Superman does is mess up his hair a little and puts on a pair of glasses, when Superman's hair is simply slicked back. How does no one see that they're the same man? I can easily suspend any disbelief I might have with no one recognizing Edmond in this movie, but I can't do so for Superman and Clark Kent. It almost seems too ridiculous to me. And as for Edmond not knowing how to read, write, swordfight, etc... Again in these days, it was rare for anyone who was poor to have any kind of education or knowledge how to fight with a sword. Only the rich did unless the poor were fortunate to know someone who could teach them. Edmond and his family were extremely poor. This is why Fernand is so jealous of Edmond. Because Fernand had wealth and power, yet not the love of a woman he coveted, or the happiness his poor friend had in spite of him being poor. This is definitely a story about revenge, and yet it's also a beautiful story of redemption and one finding peace amongst their pain. Edmond gets his revenge, but he never truly loses himself in doing so. Only for a little while. The good man in him never vanishes completely. And in the end, these men who are punished, are punished justly for treacherous crimes in which they would have gotten away with were it not for Edmond seeking revenge against them. He doesn't wind up killing anyone, except for Fernand, who gives him absolutely no choice but to do so. Thank you once again for reacting to The Count of Monte Cristo for us, my dear friends! I want to thank you again for watching a movie I love so much! It means a lot to me. Thank you truly. :) Sincerely, Heidi

Schmaster

One of my all time favorite stories. Sweet revenge

Scarlett Monrow

"Count of Monte Cristo" is my favorite Dumas book. It is hard, time wise, for a multi episode tv show to tell the story and follow the characters, much less for a single movie. So I watched this knowing full well that it cannot be compared to the book, and I think the movie works. It has none of the book's depth, but the "entertainment" part they got right.

RabidSloth

I always try to address that too about Edmond not being recognized. It makes sense the more you think about it. For *us*, the audience, it's only been like 30 minutes since the last time they all saw Edmond. For them, it's been 16 years. Who knows when the last time was that either Fernand or Villefort even thought about Edmond. Even then, the Edmond that they remember was a young, wide-eyed, innocent, naive young man. His voice doesn't even sound the same. And now his face is not only older and bearded, but weathered. And that twinkle that he used to have in his eye so-to-speak, has long been extinguished, and has been replaced by something else. Even his old employer, Morrel, who had loved Edmond like a son, didn't recognize him. And, as you brought up, he was understandably likely presumed to be long dead, even by Fernand and Villefort, who knew the truth. Plus, even if he had *somehow* miraculously have shown up after so much time, how in the *hell* would he have shown up under such circumstances?! Being a "count", and so ridiculously wealthy? At most I can see them thinking that he bore a resemblance to Edmond, or had some similar features. But of course, Mercedes is the only one who "recognizes" him immediately. She'd loved him since they were children. And there likely hadn't been a single day that had passed where she hadn't thought about him. Not to mention her seeing and looking at their son every day. ~ Speaking of recognition, and the Superman/Clark Kent thing, a lot of people have brought up over the years how "a pair of glasses is not a disguise." I'm sure you know that in the older movies, Superman/Clark was played by Christopher Reeve. I read once about how he actually did an experiment around the time of the movie. He walked around the city (New York I think?) dressed in his official Superman costume. He was instantly recognized, and hounded by excited fans all day for pictures and autographs. Another day, he walked around dressed in his Clark Kent outfit, and apparently no one recognized him, said a word, or so much as gave him a second glance lol. So it's not *as* far-fetched as we might think. It's been a while since I read that story though, so some of the details might be off, but I'm sure it can still be found somewhere. Anyway it just made me think of it lol.

Ninaofthe90s

I read the book last year. A classic from 1846. The ultimate revenge tale. And it was the greatest book I have ever read. 1500 pages (in German translation) and every page was so worth it. The movie changed too many things. So many storylines and characters from the book that I love are completely missing in the movie. And of course it is way too short. But it is still a good adaptation. The actors are excellent. Especially Richard Harris as Abbe Faria. And it's quite satisfying. However I recommend the book to everyone who liked and didn't like this movie. It was simply perfection. And even more satisfying but also not as 'simplistic' and heroic as the end of this movie. It's a bit more complex and the Count is very morally grey. But fascinating.

RabidSloth

I have to get up at 4am this morning. Got the notice about the reaction around 11pm. Had to get up and watch it immediately XD So glad that you both enjoyed it. Speaking of Henry Cavill and Superman though, I do hope that eventually you'll continue on with and finish the Snyderverse movies. I was just thinking about that the other day. I know they were divisive, and that some people didn't like them for various reasons, but I actually really enjoyed them and would love to see your reactions to them. I think others have said this already, but just as a reminder: if you're able to, please try to watch the "Ultimate Edition" of BvS: Dawn of Justice. It's basically the extended cut, and fills in some of the plot holes that were present in the theatrical cut. Anyway, really enjoyed the reaction! =D

RabidSloth

Oh, I also wanted to ask you, have you ever seen the movie Kingdom of Heaven (2005)? That's another movie that sits on the top shelf for me alongside The Count of Monte Cristo as far as personal favorites. So since you like TCoMC so much I just wanted to give it a recommend if you haven't already seen it. I can't recommend enough the Director's Cut over the Theatrical Cut though. I saw the theatrical cut when it was in theaters. I thought that the movie was "meh". Not bad, but not really good either. I had no desire to ever watch it again, or buy it on disc. Then one day years later I saw that there was a director's cut, that had a much longer runtime, and out of curiosity I gave it a watch. And to this day it's still one of my favorite movies of all-time. It made that much of a difference lol. I was so discouraged every time I saw The Count of Monte Cristo do poorly on the polls, and so excited when I saw that Rob & Trin had selected it for a personal pick. So I guess now I'll be watching and hoping for a Kingdom of Heaven reaction from them one day lol. Take care, Eric

Jenny Lee Villanueva

Almost 20 years since I saw this. I think I saw it twice. Only have some memories about it, but I remember I liked it a lot. I think I read the book for school as well.

Miles E Coburn

Great reactions, Trin and Rob! Alexandre Dumas’ stories are terrific / fun fodder for movies. This version of “The Count of Monte Cristo” differs from both the book and previous movies based on the book as they have Edmond reuniting with Mercedes and establishing the father / son relationship with Albert. This is not the case in the book or the previous movies. But me being a sucker for happy endings, I like this version better. The manners of revenge Edmond exacts are also different. I know a number of people have questioned, “How can these people not recognize Edmond?” I figured 1) it has been 16 years, 2) they all thought he was dead, 3) in Villefort’s case, he had only seen him less than an hour – hardly enough time to register Edmond’s looks, 4) in Morrell’s case, he was an old man – memories fade, 5) in Fernand’s case, his arrogance pushed Edmond out of his consciousness, 6) Edmond’s looks did change with the beard / goatee as well as 13 years spent in the Chateau D’If will change a person, both mentally and physically, 7) along with visual changes, the way a person moves / acts and speaks will alter people’s perceptions of them. Edmond’s personality WAS different after what he went through, 8) Mercedes DID recognize him, but she also thought he was dead, so the doubt seemed reasonable. I do have one issue with the movie, however. That bit of yarn Mercedes had wrapped around her finger never would have lasted 16 years if she had never taken it off. Sixteen years of just getting it wet would have broken it down. The wordsmithing of the scriptwriter really caught my attention, i.e. “Once again, God sees you out of the corner of his eye.” Such neat imagery. Additionally, I laugh every time Edmond and Fernand are having their fight at the climax, Jacopo is watching and when Albert starts to step forward Jacopo grabs him and pulls him back. That's good stuff, right there. I don’t know if you will ever do it, but I’m still holding out hope you two will react to Richard Lester’s two-movie version of “The Three Musketeers” (1973) and its continuation “The Four Musketeers (Milady’s Revenge)” (1974. They are rollicking fun times! What Alexandre Dumas’ work is next, “The Man in the Iron Mask”? My favorite is the 1998 version starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons (Aramis), John Malkovich (Athos), Gérard Depardieu (Porthos),and Gabriel Byrne (D’Artagnan).

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

I absolutely love Kingdom of Heaven!!! It's another of my all time favorite movies, and has been ever since I first saw it in the theaters. See... I still really enjoy the theatrical version of this movie too. But I also really love the Director's Cut as well! Ridley Scott is a phenomenal movie director, and one of my favorite directors for sure. And especially Orlando Bloom, as well as the rest of this phenomenal movie's cast, is absolutely phenomenal!!! I would love to see Rob and Trin react to it one day as well! :) Heidi

kimburley

Another banger! Great reactions to a great movie. One of my favorites

Ninaofthe90s

You also have to understand that back then there were no pictures. you couldn't take a photograph of a person. You have to remember the person just from your imagination. It has been many years and Villefort has only seen Edmond for a couple of minutes. It would have been unrealistic if he'd recognized him, especially since he also looks very different. And he behaves nothing like Edmond. In the book Mercedes recognizes Edmond immediately and she basically has a breakdown because of it. She also has to keep it to herself. She tries to make Edmond reveal himself to her but he is so closed off and has disappeared into this new man "The Count". So he does everything to not make himself vulnerable. But later on there is a moment between them where the mask comes off for a moment. And it's so sad.

Kitikits

This is a great movie. Thank you for choosing to watch this one. I enjoyed it very much!

RabidSloth

Nice! I'm not sure exactly what it was specifically, but while the theatrical version of the movie just didn't blow my hair back, for some reason those extra 45-minutes in the director's cut made such a huge difference for me. Well, when the opportunity comes up again to nominate more movies for reactions then I hope you'll join me in the crusade (lul) to recommend it to Rob & Trin! XD IIRC it's been in polls, or at least in the movie recommendation threads before, but like The Count of Monte Cristo it hasn't done very well in them so far. But hopefully one day it'll also get a chance. Based on all of their other reactions that I've seen so far I really think both Rob & Trin would like it. I think the next movie (after KoH) that I hope the most that they do a reaction to one day is Sling Blade (1996). Both The Count of Monte Cristo and Kingdom of Heaven have similarities in that they're both historical period pieces, each with a feeling of epicness. Sling Blade is a more modern and personal story with a smaller scale. But it's another one of my favorites, and a movie that means a lot to me on a personal level. I missed the chance to recommend it back when the 90's suggestions were going on. Other favorites they've pretty much either already done a reaction to before, or I'm just not chomping at the bit in *as much* anticipation for. But even though it's a very different movie than the other two, Sling Blade is another that I would recommend giving a chance if you haven't already seen it =) Eric

Sean

My favorite book adapted well enough to not upset me. I really like this movie and I'm grateful ya'll reacted to it. Looking forward to School of Rock. I love Jack Black and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

J J

The Count of Monte Crisco - By Alexandre Dumb Ass --- Heywood