"A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous 'friends,' escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge." IMDb
The Count of Monte Cristo has been one of my favorite movies since I saw it in theater when it first came out. I have seen it countless times, and I'm sure I will watch it many times in the future. It's one of those movies where if you tell me that you haven't seen it...we're watching it. I don't care if I already watched it earlier that day, we're watching it, cause you gotta see this...and I will probably spend most of the movie annoyingly looking at your face to see if you're enjoying it as much as you should be. Yeah I'm that guy...
So, not only is this movie brilliantly cast, well acted, and paced wonderfully, but this type of story should have a special place in the heart of anyone who's ever felt like they have gotten the shaft before. It's a story about revenge! Who hasn't ever wanted to serve someone their comeuppance on a nice frosty plate? A frosty plate of doom! I suppose for me, specifically, I love this movie because I've always been the fat kid who got picked on and stuff, so I happen to find the idea of somebody who disappears for a long time, reinvents himself, comes back unrecognized by his foes, destroys their entire world, AND THEN EXPLAINS THE ENTIRE PLOT IN A DRAMATIC AND PRECISELY TIMED MONOLOGUE!!!...*deep breathes*...quite appealing.
So yeah, I don't want to give anything else about this movie away. Just go watch it. And if you've seen it already, fuck it, watch it again....Also the guy who plays Superman in the new Man of Steel movie is it is as a kid. That doesn't really add or detract either way, but I figure I can at least keep this shit current.
