tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post3556057160811515293..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: The Five Best Agatha Christie MoviesRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-26253048004402323292019-10-11T08:18:53.254-04:002019-10-11T08:18:53.254-04:00Although I generally like Albert Finney, I didn...Although I generally like Albert Finney, I didn't really care for him as Poirot. I love Peter Ustinov's Poirot, as over-the-top as he is. Because I'm not the world's biggest Agatha Christie fan, I enjoy Ustinov's performance as the unabashed scenery stealing that it is.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-63042818679538664412019-10-03T02:19:25.918-04:002019-10-03T02:19:25.918-04:00Finney was the sole Poirot I knew of for the longe...Finney was the sole Poirot I knew of for the longest while. Part of the enjoyment from many of his other performances came from watching him eat and drink -- I've never seen an actor enjoy it as much as he. But I agree his "Orient Express" outing was quirky and doesn't improve with time. As with the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone, I couldn't imagine another actor better suited to that role. Then along came Suchet (and Jeremy Brett), so there went that thought.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5856983180469498282019-10-02T11:38:56.204-04:002019-10-02T11:38:56.204-04:00You are so spot on. I have a love/hate relationshi...You are so spot on. I have a love/hate relationship with Finney. Feel has done some excellent work -- Erin Brokovich much? -- but yes he probably wasn't exceptional as Poirot. Suchet was, though, as you pointed out.Eric Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494404128694639359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-79219264343499245412019-10-01T18:16:47.809-04:002019-10-01T18:16:47.809-04:00I think the best Poirot, by far, was David Suchet....I think the best Poirot, by far, was David Suchet. Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-18768542411489718332019-10-01T18:16:00.880-04:002019-10-01T18:16:00.880-04:00Check out our interview with Ruta Lee, who reminis...Check out our interview with Ruta Lee, who reminiscences about making WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (she played Tyrone Power's girlfriend). I love the setting and score in ORIENT EXPRESS, but not Albert Finney as Poirot.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46930998259371808322019-10-01T18:14:26.462-04:002019-10-01T18:14:26.462-04:00Albert Finney kept MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS of...Albert Finney kept MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS off my list. He may have mastered Poirot's manners, but there's no passion in his interpretation. And I have no idea what accent he was using!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-35276815700574010262019-10-01T02:37:45.614-04:002019-10-01T02:37:45.614-04:00I would've included Lumet's Murder on the ...I would've included Lumet's Murder on the Orient Express at the top with Witness for the Prosecution close behind. Not a fan of the rest of the films, though.The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-7286287008575005802019-09-30T22:03:54.650-04:002019-09-30T22:03:54.650-04:00Wow, you keep delighting us with "Top" l...Wow, you keep delighting us with "Top" lists that are really hard to condense. Witness is a truly spectacular film, even more so when you realize nearly the whole thing was filmed on a Sound State in Hollywood. Exteriors included the famous Santa Monica pier, which figured prominently in another outstanding film, The Sting. My only addition would be Murder on the Orient Express, if only for its fantastic score.Eric Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494404128694639359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-54143664792772449532019-09-30T12:46:11.060-04:002019-09-30T12:46:11.060-04:00For me, I felt that Ustinov chewed too much scener...For me, I felt that Ustinov chewed too much scenery. I always thought that Finney's performance in "Murder on the Orient Express" was the best Poirot. David Suchet was second, then Ustinov. Can't speak for Marple.movies, stories and laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847071312651678819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-52337430707729308692019-09-30T09:34:22.445-04:002019-09-30T09:34:22.445-04:00I don't care much for Angela's Marple alth...I don't care much for Angela's Marple although I wouldn't have turned down the chance to see her have another go at the role if they had continued the series. I would have adored seeing Edward Fox repeat as Inspector Craddock. His interrogation scene with Elizabeth Taylor is my favourite scene in the movie.<br /><br />Witness for the Prosecution is such a satisfying movie. And I enjoy Ustinov as Poirot. He's having fun, so I'm having fun.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com