Montecristo

This is by far the worst novel adaption I've seen in my entire life. It is an insult to the original work of art from Dumas. I was full of expectation when I saw that there was a new adaption of the Count of Monte Cristo. This feeling changed very quickly when I started waching the first episode. They tried to bring the actual story from the 18th century to the present day, that might not be the actual problem but the story, the screenplay and the acting performance overall are very bad and disappointing. This series is the worst I can remember. I have to admit that I'm an big fan of the original work of Alexandre Dumas, so probably my expectations were a little too high, but this series is just a disgrace in many ways. I liked very much the film from 2002 starring Jim Caviezel and Guy Pierce. I also liked the french version with Gerard Depardieu. But this one, I'm sorry, but I couldn't imagine something worse. Watching the 6 episodes were an authentic waste of time... I gave 2 stars for some pretty landscapes appearing which was the only nice thing I can remember...

I completely agree with the original comment regarding the series being an excellent adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo". The production value was truly exceptional, and the performances given by the actors were top-notch. William Levy's portrayal of the main character was particularly noteworthy - it was arguably his best performance to date. However, it would be remiss not to mention the talented Esmeralda Pimentel, who delivered a fantastic performance as well.

The series adaptation stayed true to the essence of the classic novel, while also managing to bring a fresh perspective to the story. It was gripping and kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. I found the storyline to be well-crafted, and the pacing was just right - it never felt too slow or too rushed.

Regarding the negative comments, I couldn't agree more with the original poster's statement. It's unfortunate that some people feel the need to leave negative comments just for the sake of causing trouble. I would highly recommend giving this series a chance, as it's truly entertaining and well worth the watch. In short, the "Count of Monte Cristo" adaptation is a superb production that deserves all the accolades it can get.

Great series. Love story line and film locations. All characters are great, would love to see more !!!!

From the original which was dark I am truly enjoying all the twists and turns of the story line. The more I watched the more I was unable to stop from going to next episode.

Cast is amazing and I don't want it to end. Just 1 episode left out of 6. Binge worthy !!!!!!!

Anyone comparing it to the original book is completely out of touch. This is not meant to be a classic in the same sense as reading it. No comparison and it purely entertaining! I was not disappointed at all and would watch again!

The development, and ending, of the entire series is an insult to Alewxandre Dumas' classic.

That adaptation along with the 2002 American version are the two worst adaptations of the book. And the film The Prisoner of Château d'If (1988) by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich is the best version.. Viktor Avilov may not be as handsome as Willaim Levy and Jim Caviezel, but The Prisoner of Château d'If's screenplay is far superior to those two adaptations put together.

The screewriters may have tried to transport the story to the present day, but not only did they do that, they completely rewrote the story. No screenwriter is better than Alexandre Dumas.

Perhaps William Levy's fans praised the story of the series because of the author's beauty, but I want to see how they will do to praise this series, which is terrible.

The count of Monte of Monte Cristo would be a mixture of The Odyssey by Homer with Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. With the redemption of the protagonist who regrets his revenge and forgives, he has a new beginning with Haydee just as Raskonilkov had with Sonia.

The film the three musketeers by Martin Bourboulon, based on another classic by Alexandre Dumas, no matter how many defects this adaptation has, this version manages to be much better.

Umm Mmmmmmmm no no no. I am A big fan of the story, the book and all of them movies that they played in the past. Also loved the Jim caviezel one with Guy pierce. It was exciting to watch it glued you to the screen. It was exciting to see how he would plot his revenge. And disguise himself as as The count of montecristo. But this miniseries lost me. As others have pointed out they modernized it and it lost its touch plus. It's not exciting at all just a bunch of sex scenes like others have commented and I agree that were not necessary to see William levy having. I do like him but not for this role I am sorry to say I also like Esmeralda pimentel and I thought she was pretty good but not enough to save this.... Very bad bad bad bad at times I would lose track in what I was watching it's awful would not recommend unless you want to see William levy have sex with everyone.