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How are you passing time while camping out for the Kansas versus Missouri basketball game?
Isaac Hodges
Buhler freshman
"We play a little bit of Nintendo Game Cube. It makes the time go by."
"We sleep on our air mattress and bring out homework,but we never do it."
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"Today, I'm chit-chatting but usually I bring homework."
Brent Williams
Hutchison freshman
"I just study. I've been here for about three hours."
Amanda Meglemre Overland Parksophomore
Count on this 'Monte Cristo'
Amanda O'Toole Movie reviewer
Melissa Hartnett Manhattan sophomore
Do not let the generic advertisement, "Prepare for adventure count on revenge," sway your movie-making decisions at the theaters this weekend. The Count of Monte Cristo (in theaters tomorrow) is definitely worth seeing.
The movie is based on the novel written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844. He also wrote The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask.
After the captain dies, Dantes, who later assumes the title of the Count of Monte Cristo, gets his
Though the movie trailers hint at yet another knock-off Zorro flick, The Count of Monte Cristo is anything but. The main character's escape from prison is the only Zorro-esque scene throughout the PG-13-rated flick.
The movie begins with two boats rowing to a shore. A kind-hearted Edmund Dantes (Jim Caviezel) disobeys his first mate's orders and is bringing his dying captain ashore to seek medical attention.
Amanda O'toole aotoole@kansan.com
friend Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) and himself into trouble with passing British soldiers. Fortunately Napoleon Bonaparte comes to his aid.
The simple-minded Dantes accepts the task of secretly delivering a personal letter for the French enemy in return for the use of Napoleon's physician and his help.
Accepting this task essentially ruins Dantes' life when he is accused of treason and sent to the prison Chateau D'If.
The plot quickens and displays twists and turns that are not expected. The reappearance of a chess piece was perhaps the only predictable part of the film.
Action proves to be sufficient with three sword fights in the first
25 minutes.
Though the sword fighting slows down a bit nearing the middle of the movie, the plot is enough to keep an audience on edge.
Revenge is an obvious theme throughout the movie as Dantes' drunkenard of a friend basically robs him of his life.
Characters are for the most part well developed with the exception of the character Mondego, played by Guy Pearce. Pierce's interpretation of Mondego could have been more convincing. His bad-guy characteristics could have been emphasized without taking attention away from the movie.
Alexandre Dumas' plot is effective, enticing and well displayed on the big screen.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a well-rounded movie offering action, drama, comedy, a bit of romance and even pirates; there is something for everyone in this adventure.
Contact aotoole@kansan.com.
This story was edited by Sarah Warren.
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