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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 7 [2008]

starring: David Suchet, Elizabeth Berrington, Richard Dillane, Katie Leung, Natasha Little

October 06, 2008

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The Bank Job [2008]

starring: Jason Statham, David Suchet, Stephen Campbell Moore, Keeley Hawes, Saffron Burrows
directed by: Roger Donaldson

June 30, 2008
The Bank Job is so so as entertainment, but the most fun/pain can be had by watching the cringeworthy Saffron Burrows inexplicably given another film role to demonstrate how she is probably the worst British actress of all time.

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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 6

starring: David Suchet

April 10, 2006
I absolutely wanted to own the episode entitled 'taken by the flood' in which Elliot Cowan manages the feat of playing the most attractive ,charismatic and frightening villain that ever existed.How his character can fascinate and repulse at the same time is incredible!Cowan does it with a nonchalance and an aplomb that is not to be found in an average actor.The other episodes, although not as good, are very entertaining nonetheless and shot with such lavish spendour that they are a joy to watch. Added to this is the masterful performance of David Suchet who wears Poirot like a second skin.Settings, costumes, performances, everything is first class, the only very slight problem being Suchet's English accent which can sometimes be heard when he speaks ... Read More:

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Henry VIII [2003]

starring: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance, Mark Strong (II)
directed by: Pete Travis

March 14, 2005
I would like to say that this film was brillient (excuse my spelling). The tudors which is out at the moment is rubbish. at least this film has kept to the facts.

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Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Complete Collection (24 Disc Box Set)

starring: David Suchet

April 10, 2006
Agatha Christie's meticulous Belgian detective could never be better played than by Suchet and the settings and locations are brilliantly and carefully chosen for the right style and tone, even if some are (of necessity, because the real places have altered hugely since 1935!) not exactly like the particular locations as they are today. I am thinking particularly of the beautifully conjured-up Alexandria of 1935, which (apart from the nuisance factor of so many of the inhabitants) is very different today. I know that because back in 1998 I spent a month, of a several-months stay in Egypt, living in Alex. And there are no mountains behind Alexandria, not even hills, but all the same the location they chose for Poirot (I suspect the real location is somewhere in the ... Read More:

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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 5

starring: David Suchet

November 21, 2005
This box collection contains;

The murder of Roger Ackroyd
Lord Edgeware dies
Murder in Mesopotamia
Evil under the sun
Five little pigs
The hollow
Sad Cypress
Death on the Nile

These were originally broadcast between 2000 and 2004.

Some are better than others, however they are all beautifully shot and well acted.

Suchet still shines as Poirot, and is a joy to watch.

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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 1

starring: David Suchet

November 21, 2005
This first collection contains the following episodes;

Season One 1989

The adventure of the Clapham cook
Murder in the mews
The adventure of Johnnie Waverly
Four and twenty blackbirds
The third floor flat
Triangle at Rhodes
Problem at sea
The incredible theft
The king of clubs
The dream

Season 2 1990 (first four episodes)

Peril at End House (part 1 and 2)
The veiled lady
The lost mine

The series begins strongly and gets even better as it progesses. Perfect casting, acting, continuity etc.

Suchet and the rest are all perfectly cast. Drama done to perfection.

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Blott On The Landscape [1985]

starring: David Suchet, Simon Cadell, Geraldine James, George Cole, Julia McKenzie
directed by: Roger Bamford

June 06, 2005
The 1985 film (which was broadcast as six episodes of 53 minutes each) was filmed mainly in South Shropshire. Handyman Hall was filmed at Stanage Park, near Heartsease, Powys. Ludlow stood in for the fictitious town of Worford, and Deddington near Banbury became the village of Guildstead Carbonell, where several mock buildings were demolished in the market place for the film. Ludlow's Butter Cross, in the busy and constricted town centre, was used as the courtroom. The Lodge, where Blott lives, was built on land at Blaise Castle Estate near Bristol.

The original broadcast was between 6 February 1985 and 13 March 1985.

I did see the Original Broadcast in 1985 { when I was 32 } and I am in my third viewing of the DVD and I am surprised that someone Claims this ... Read More:

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Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Complete Collection [1989]

starring: Pauline Moran, Philip Jackson, Hugh Fraser, David Suchet
directed by: Ashley Pearce, Andrew Grieve, Edward Bennett, Renny Rye, Brian Farnham

September 01, 2008
The 1985 film (which was broadcast as six episodes of 53 minutes each) was filmed mainly in South Shropshire. Handyman Hall was filmed at Stanage Park, near Heartsease, Powys. Ludlow stood in for the fictitious town of Worford, and Deddington near Banbury became the village of Guildstead Carbonell, where several mock buildings were demolished in the market place for the film. Ludlow's Butter Cross, in the busy and constricted town centre, was used as the courtroom. The Lodge, where Blott lives, was built on land at Blaise Castle Estate near Bristol.

The original broadcast was between 6 February 1985 and 13 March 1985.

I did see the Original Broadcast in 1985 { when I was 32 } and I am in my third viewing of the DVD and I am surprised that someone Claims this ... Read More:

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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 3

starring: David Suchet

November 21, 2005
This 3rd collection features the following;

The last four episodes from series 3 (1991)

The mystery of the Spanish chest
The theft of the royal ruby
The affair at the victory ball
The mystery of Hunetr's Lodge

The complete series 4 (1992)

The ABC murders (part 1 and 2)
Death in the clouds (part 1 and 2)
One, two, buckle my shoe (part 1 and 2)

These episodes show Suchet et al at their best. The script, acting and photography are nothing short of superb. The ABC murders and Death in the clouds being prime examples of drama done well.