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That's very true.
For ages I thought the film was directed by Hitchcock but in fact it was a Billy Wilder film.
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Were a few f words thrown in?
Poirot swearing would be fun. |
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It will be interesting to see how much it differs from the two film versions, although this version doesn't have the same comedy element. The drama is good but I don't know why there has to be so much grey brown green gloom and fog, as if we need to be reminded that it is set in the Old Days and is not contemporary.
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Toby Jones sex scene was minging. Totally unnecessary too. Just stuck in there to show us how "edgy" the makers are.
Anyway, this was a major comedown from the excellent Christie the BBC broadcast this time last year, "And Then There Were None". |
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I wouldnt call it slow burning I would just call it slow, it could have been done in one episode
I wonder which ending thare going to go with, the first or the second |
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I enjoyed it but could of done without the hazy effect the whole way through!
Most of the good stuff is tonight, I think they'll l go with the ending Agatha was asked to re-write. But It will be a surprise whichever way they go. |
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Chopping it down to 90 minutes and airing it as one might've helped. Be interesting to see the ratings today and the retention tomorrow.
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Chopping it down to 90 minutes and airing it as one might've helped. Be interesting to see the ratings today and the retention tomorrow.
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Why did the Beeb think it necessary to warn of "Scenes of a sexual nature".... but only if you had Subtitles on?
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Enjoyed it and I too wonder whether they'll go with Christie's original ending or the one she re-wrote for the play.
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It will be interesting to see how much it differs from the two film versions, although this version doesn't have the same comedy element. The drama is good but I don't know why there has to be so much grey brown green gloom and fog, as if we need to be reminded that it is set in the Old Days and is not contemporary.
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Even inside the home too?? The solicitor's home was particularly foggy-like inside.
The main fuel source was gas. I remember visiting relatives, who lived in Hoxton, in the late 1940s, who had retained one room with gas lamps and their light which was weak, and coloured, created a very gloomy atmosphere. |
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I have not watched or read any AC
. Really enjoyed this and Toby is coughing like me at the moment (bloody virus) I hope he lives to win his case.Looking forward to tonight's episode. |
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Toby Jones sex scene was minging. Totally unnecessary too. Just stuck in there to show us how "edgy" the makers are.
Anyway, this was a major comedown from the excellent Christie the BBC broadcast this time last year, "And Then There Were None". |
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Monica Dolan is a fantastic actress. She is Meryl Streep level.
(Kevin Doyle when it comes to actors) |
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I kinda enjoyed that- kept on getting distracted though
![]() Looking forward to seeing the conclusion tonight and very glad I don't have to wait a week to see it!! |
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Enjoyed it and I too wonder whether they'll go with Christie's original ending or the one she re-wrote for the play.
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I thought it was excellent: unsentimental and prepared to dig deep psychologically - unexpectedly gritty for a Christie adaptation: the police maltreating prisoners / suspects and a failed shag almost made me choke on my madeleine.
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It was a wonderful adaption of a wonderful story (play)
My only tiny bit of critisism, is that I wished the male lead was stunningly handsome. This one is ok, but that's it. Tom Hughes would have been perfect. He is good looking, and can look vulnerable, he would fit the part. |
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He had a heart problem in the film, and his real life wife Elsa Lancaster played his over attentive nurse. It was filmed in black and white and there wasn't a a dull moment, unlike that crap that we watched this evening.
![]() I loved the Charles Laughton one - and I loved going to see an amateur production of it at Wigan Little Theatre - both of which towered above this production (for me anyway). I appreciate though that some people will have loved the smog, the coughing, the dourness, the total lack of any humour at all. And - the worst of all - the guy playing the Vole character just isn't handsome enough. That may seem a trifling thing to say - but Tyrone Power was just the bees-knees in that role and you could see ANYONE falling for him. |
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Anyone here who does not know how it ends?
I am just curious if anyone have managed to avoid hearing or reading about it over the years. I know, btw. |
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Anyone here who does not know how it ends?
I am just curious if anyone have managed to avoid hearing or reading about it over the years. I know, btw. |
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Me! I don't know how it ends...
Thank you for answering ![]() Have fun
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Anyone here who does not know how it ends?
I am just curious if anyone have managed to avoid hearing or reading about it over the years. I know, btw. |
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Neither do I, but not sure I really care at this point. I think one of the problems with Agatha Christie in general is that she doesn't bother too much about making us care about her characters. They are just pawns in her chess game. I'm finding this adaptation hard work with the green gloom so probably won't bother with part 2.
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. Really enjoyed this and Toby is coughing like me at the moment (bloody virus) I hope he lives to win his case.
