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[@Zurround]

I have not seen all of the movie versions but my personal favorite was filmed in the early 2000s, about 20 years ago starring Guy Pearce and Jim Cavazel.

[@landang7906]

this version has too many variations from the book. Too much revenge.

[@Zurround]

@@landang7906 That is part of WHY I liked it so much. More action and adventure and juicier revenges. The book was boring. This was one of those rare times that the movie was better than the book.

[@thrrax]

@@Zurround The book is not an action story. If you liked the movie because it had more action, then you read the book for the wrong reasons.

[@NateC983]

Agreed, that movie was great. I even remember getting to watch that movie in theaters when it came out. I didn't even realize they made another one. Might have to check this one out as well.

[@ziyizhang3047]

The book is amazing, the only thing these adaptions get right are the names and the fact he wanted revenge.

[@Butteryoufr]

Yeah

[@lauroandrea3241]

The terrible thing about this version is his revenge is pointless as he doesn't get the love of his life back. Given that proper story arcs were not refined in the 19th century, I can see why directors and screen writers want to adapt the story to help it make sense.

[@nightshadebrown7593]

Love the movies and the book. I have nothing but contempt for cheaters bullies traitors betrayer all evildoers.

[@unebonnevie]

See the 2002 movie one. It's with Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Henry Cavill (Superman), etc. Excellent cast and version!

[@joseyzadoria7815]

What is the title?

[@ounkhamdragonmingboupha9581]

@@joseyzadoria7815 the count of monte cristo 2002

[@joseyzadoria7815]

@@ounkhamdragonmingboupha9581 Ok thanks. Love and revenge.

[@ounkhamdragonmingboupha9581]

@ you’re welcome.

[@RodMartinJr]

That is my favorite version! A far more satisfying ending. And I loved the encounter with the pirates, plus his nickname -- Satara. 😎♥✝🇺🇸💯 "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (John 17:3, ESV).

[@lauroandrea3241]

To those who didn't read the book, Edmond ends up with Haydee which is a downer shit ending that disappoints after so many woven threads. It disappoints because it wasn't earned. The Jim Caviezel version is the best one for me.

[@JonnyHolms]

Great channel.. just subscribed. 😊

[@SilverRaven-c9r]

My all-time favourite..I've watched many different versions of the movie ...❤❤❤

[@sachinb.v3151]

Jim’s caviezel one was better with plot and twist ❤

[@UpcycleShoesKai]

Never read or seen it, till today. TY

[@JAHblessedness]

The book was pure mastermind plotted and executed revenge that brought karma to the evildoers who put away Dantes to die in the Chateau Dif. The theme was that each person would suffer more in every way possible than Dantes had. After all had been rightfully destroyed to the innermost core of their very souls, Dantes and Hadi sailed away into the sunset to fulfill and enjoy their lives to the fullest with the endless wealth garnered and hidden since Roman times. The various (most recent) different versions since Chamberlain and Curtis in the 70s to 2002s version with Caviezel and now 2024s all fall short of the book’s pure genius for utter revenge purposes only. Collateral damage and most tragically destroyed was Mercedes, but Dantes felt he was twice betrayed by her inability to wait for him and marrying Fernando while the only thing that kept him going in Dif was his love for her and dreams of their reunion one day.

[@redt3788]

I love the fact that this is a remake and I remember the time I have watched the original when I was a kid

[@freddieclark]

Which 'original' ?? 1912: The Count of Monte Cristo 1913: The Count of Monte Cristo 1918: The Count of Monte Cristo series 1934: The Count of Monte Cristo starring Robert Donat 1942: The Count of Monte Cristo 1943: The Count of Monte Cristo 1954: The Count of Monte Cristo 1961: The Count of Monte Cristo 1975: The Count of Monte Cristo 1998: The Count of Monte Cristo miniseries 2002: The Count of Monte Cristo 2024: The Count of Monte Cristo, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024

[@redt3788]

@freddieclark the one from 2002

[@mrd7532]

@@redt3788 you didn't get the "joke"

[@bhbr-xb6po]

pretty sure the original is from 1844

[@redt3788]

@bhbr-xb6po I meant the one from 2002

[@milanamughal]

Beyond recognition.

[@satyaambler]

i watched the telugu version of this story called "veta" when i was a small kid without realizing it was a remake of the count of monte christo (1975) .😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝. i found out the truth only after i grew up .

[@tropicvibe]

Regardless of what anyone else says, i was actually a bit intrigued by the story.....I'm always game for weird stories where i'm trying to figure out who's who and who's doing what but gotta admit i lost it when they went back 400 yrs. For a second there i thought i had accidentally clicked on a different thumbnail for another movie lol

[@redfog42]

Ti's a wonderful book.

[@donaldduck830]

And a few terrible movies :(

[@arundarcy]

This seems to be a very loose adaptation, with too many changes from the book. I am still waiting for a faithful adaptation to do full justice to this great piece of classic literature. This needs to be a multi-season series.

[@donaldduck830]

I remember I saw a miniseries with Richard Chamberlain as Edmond. He did that shortly before or after "Shogun" and "The Thorn Birds". But it can't be found for love or money these days. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo_(1975_film) And even that is not perfectly close to the original, although it was very gripping back then.

[@arundarcy]

@donaldduck830 Thanks. We need someone with the passion of Peter Jackson making Lord of the Rings for this project. I even picked out the cast over several iterations through the years, like Daniel Day-Lewis as Edmond, and in another version Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Bárbara Mori as Mercedes in one version, Golshifteh Farahani as Haydee in another and then Kaya Scodelario as Valentine de Villefort in another version. Hopefully it will happen in my lifetime.

[@Palace-g9u]

8 part adaptation (with Jeremy Irons as the imprisoned abbe) coming in December ... perhaps more faithful to the original masterpiece ... either way, this production was very good, imo, clocking in just under 3 hrs ... like all adaptations of Dicken's novels there will be liberties taken ... even Peter Jackson's acclaimed production of Lord of the Rings had notable changes & additions to Tolkien's original work. I always say if a movie gets people to read a book then it's a net positive.

[@Palace-g9u]

@@arundarcy 8 part adaptation coming in December

[@Palace-g9u]

@@donaldduck830 I especially liked Chamberlain in The Man in the Iron Mask, another Dumas classic.

[@WolfMaiden11]

I really hated that Haydee turned against Edmond and fell in love with Albert in this adaptation ; considering that she and Edmond weren't in love and how close she and Andre were, I would have preferred that she ended up with the latter instead.

[@Palace-g9u]

8 part adaptation coming in December ... will have to see how it holds up to the purist scrutiny.

[@joseyzadoria7815]

Still awaiting for season 2

[@schnebot]

2002 movie is better movie by far, this seems like a way cheaper remake.

[@phoenixog8585]

Delightful

[@justokayemilay6029]

When I was very young I thought this book was about a man doing a really big count of some items. I guess like an inventory or a census, though I didn't really know those words at the time.

[@donaldduck830]

You watched too much Sesame Street, I guess.

[@thrillazdc9321]

The original was far better with better acting, emotions and personalities

[@bksgokul24]

Movie name VETA - TELUGU(INDIAN) MOVIE. YEAR 1985. Just a rip off copy of the same.

[@upendra11]

There is a Telugu movie named 'veta' with the same story..... released during 1980s if I am not wrong.

[@cassiapaiva9323]

Indeed it's better to read the book; French is the best language to do so...

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

How did this movie manage to deviate so far from the original story?

[@sunsaktayho]

this movie destroyed the reputation of old Count of monte cristo.

[@IdanHernandez-qj3uk]

I have read the book

[@148phani]

The story is similar like Tollywood movie veta by chiranjeevi.

[@dorra25555]

Blaming his ex-lover as if women had any say in marriage

[@williamlenker8326]

Convoluted

[@chandlerautomotiverepair573]

THE DISCRPTION IS MISLEADING AND FALSE---GREAT MOVIE THOUGH--ONE OF MY TOP TEN

[@Brianbri-nq3cc]

Yes!👍🏽👍🏼👍🏿👍🏾👍

[@jabbar.tengah]

What happened to mercedes? She used to be beautiful

[@kennymony1691]

Nothing lasts forever my friend..

[@dorra25555]

Bold words from someone who looks like you

[@Judy-jp1cg]

Why do they keep making these remakes? No new creativity out there in Hollywood.

[@alexbandou]

Not Hollywood, it’s a French movie

[@wasilewskawasil]

@@alexbandou Then in the world.

[@rufnek3124]

they go cheap on Mercedes😅😅

[@schteryuschterev1895]

The old monte cristo movie is much better than that one…..looks cheap and twisted than the original story 😮😮

[@itsmeanik7458]

It’s remastered version of another Edmund don’t eh christo

[@jackson72151]

its a tollywood move

[@I.C.U-c7l]

WHAT GARBAGE.......................... REMAKE ALWAYS SUCK...................... AND THIS ONE SUCKED SO BAD AND THE PEOPLE IN IT WERE JUST AS BAD................

[@NonyaBuzinezz]

You're witnessing the fall of humanity. Be grateful that you get the shit uncreative people create while trying to copy the great creations of humanities most creative people, because pretty soon Hollywood will just serve you shit and demand you like it.

[@JackArmstrong-dr7yg]

Like ur any better

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

COOL STORY BRA

[@WilliamEmerson-qy3kq]

🎉🎉🎉😊😊

[@asteroth3853]

Whomever is responsible for this horrible adaptation should go into solitude to live the rest of their days as a goat herder in the plains, away from cameras and tv

[@T2celotv]

Edmun dontes

[@masterchiefy830]

this is a dumb version tbh. poor interpretation as a avid fan of the book.

[@donaldduck830]

This seems to be one of the worst versions out there.

[@lalhmachhuana4538]

Fake Count of Montecristo

[@activate43]

the earlier son of the count became superman..

[@donaldduck830]

He had no son.

[@Kukutu1999]

The original was better

[@donaldduck830]

Which original? Jean Marais from the 1950s? The silent era movies? !975 Richard Chamberlain?

[@Kukutu1999]

@ take your pick they were both better than this one