Section Five: A deeper dive into "Monte Cristo at the Movies" (rantings and ramblings)
Section Five: A deeper dive into "Monte Cristo at the Movies" (rantings and ramblings) Best non-book ending: 1975 (Mercedes accompanies Albert to Algeria) Worst non-book ending: 1922 (The Count gives up his money to play "poor fisherman" with Mercedes, Albert and Haydee) Most physically attractive Count: 2002 (Jim Caviezel) Least physically attractive Count: 1988 (Viktor Avilov) Most charming Count: 1975 (Richard Chamberlain) Least charming Count: 1979 (Jacques Weber) Best sets: 2002 (Touchstone/Disney) Worst sets: tie: 1942 & 1964 (BBC) Closest to the book: 1979 Furthest from the book: 2002 Dumbest plot contrivance: 1934 (the Count is on trial!) & 2002 (Albert is the Count's son!) Dumbest way to die: 1973 (Danglars falls off a cliff) Worst new non-book character: 1998 (Camille, the Count's mistress) Most plot holes: 2002 (Capturing my thoughts and ramblings that couldn't fit in...