SuperHeroBooks - Poirot - Classic Crimes Collection (The Mystery of the Blue Train / After the Funeral / Cards on the Table / Taken at the Flood)

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: A&E EAN: 0733961752106 Format: Box set Label: A&E Home Video Manufacturer: A&E Home Video Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: A&E Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2006-05-30 Running Time: 379 Studio: A&E Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1990-01-18
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Poirot Classic Crime Collection Comment: This is the greatest crime collection available, Poirot is the best, especially with Hugh Frasier, as Capt. Hastings. Good mystery with just the right amount of humor. David Suchet as Poirot could not be better. Have the entire series, wish there were more. My wife enjoys it as much as I do. Don Customer Rating: Summary: Viewer Comment: David Suchet is always good, but these newer shows lack the writing and production talent shown in the earlier collections. At first, I thought the trouble might be the missing characters of the Inspector, Hastings or the secretary who added so much to the show, but it is something more. There is difficulty with choppy scene transitions and the script adds nonsense sex scenes, etc., that do not move the plot along and seem out of place for the series. Usually, this indicates lazy writing. So, I'm somewhat disappointed, but David Suchet saves the collection with his excellent acting. Bring back the earlier script writers and the other characters that truly round out the Hercule Poirot character. Customer Rating: Summary: sharp and witty Comment: THIS IS A SERIES OF STORIES BASED ON AGATHA CHRISTIE'S DETECTIVE HERCULE POIROT. I SAY BASED ON BECAUSE SOME SERIOUS CHANGES TOOK PLACE. THE CHARACTER OF THE DETECTIVE IS MARVELOUS. I LIKED THEM ALL EXCEPT CARDS ON THE TABLE. THE DIRECTOR AND THE WRITERS HAVE TAKEN LIBERTIES TO ADD THEIR OWN VIEWPOINTS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MAIN PLOT. THESE VIEWPOINTS ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE AND THEY WERE NOT SEEN IN THE BOOKS. IT'S A REAL SHAME TO RUIN STORIES THAT WERE VERY POPULAR FOR MANY YEARS. Customer Rating: Summary: Another Great series Comment: We have all the Poirot DVDs. They seem to get better and better. I do miss his secretary and Hastings in this latest collection. As long as David Suchet is Poirot I will watch them. I am not a reader of fiction. So the mysteries are all entertaining. This group from A&E seemed a bit better quality in the video work. Great acting by Suchet and others. It was good to see Samantha from Foyles War in one of this series. We rarely watch any current movies as they are all so vulgar. So the British mystery movies are about our only video entertainment. Customer Rating: Summary: An intellectual challenge, but something has gone... Comment: The A&E Poirot series is very different from the earlier, more light-hearted series that most Poirot fans are familiar with. It lacks the light-hearted playfulness of the earlier series. It is MUCH more melodramatic - much darker in plot, music, photography, and mood. None of Poirot's previous friends appear - the isolation of old age? All these things are enough to put off some viewers (my wife included). The only thing that hasn't changed much is Poirot himself - Suchet does a great job as usual. I did enjoy the intellectual challenge of these films - I often had to take notes in order to keep all the names and relationships straight! But the charm has gone. Four stars is about right, I think. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Tony Award-nominee David Suchet reprises his celebrated role as Hercule Poirot in the CLASSIC CRIMES COLLECTION--an exclusive collection of four brand-new A&E original films. Artfully adapted from Agatha Christie s famous mystery series each multi-million dollar production features a top-notch cast stunning settings and of course enough murder and mystery to test the mettle of our inimitably beloved Belgian sleuth.The CLASSIC CRIMES COLLECTION contains the following four brand-new Poirot movies:THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN: When the daughter of an oil magnate is found dead on the famous Blue Train to the French Riviera Poirot must investigate the past to reveal the killer.TAKEN AT THE FLOOD: Mystery surrounds a young woman after her new husband is killed in the London Blitz but with the discovery of new information Poirot wonders about her true motives.AFTER THE FUNERAL: Following the murder of a wealthy patriarch Poirot is called upon to begin an investigation. The case takes a wild twist however when his prime suspect turns up dead.CARDS ON THE TABLE: When the host is found dead at a card game four investigators - including Poirot himself - look for clues as they set out to discover which guest is the killer.System Requirements:Running Time 379 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 733961752106 Manufacturer No: AAE-75210