A collection of mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot, the meticulously moustached Belgian detective who relies on his little grey cells to solve the most daunting of crimes.
David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's enigmatic, eccentric and extremely intelligent ... more
detective Hercule Poirot.From England to the Mediterranean, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, Captain Hastings, Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lem...
David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's enigmatic eccentric and extremely intelligent ... more
detective Hercule Poirot.From England to the Mediterranean accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks Captain Hastings Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lem...
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Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Advantages: very entertaining film Disadvantages: not exactly true to the book
The Clouds stars David Suchet as Hercule Poirot, Philip Jackson as CI James Japp, Sarah Woodward as Jane Grey, Shaun Scott and Norman Gale, Cathryn Harrison as Lady Cicely Horbury, Guy Manning as the French archaeologist Jean Dupont, Roger Heathcott as Daniel Clancy as well as David Firth, Roger Heathcott, Eve Pearce, Gabrille Lloyd, Amanda Royle & Richard Ireson in supporting roles. The film was adapted from the AgathaChristie book (of the same name) by William Humble and directed by Stephen Whittaker. The film runs for 1 hour 40 minutes, is rated PG and was first released in 1992.
My Opinion
I had read the book Death in the Clouds some time ago and vaguely remembered who had committed the murder and how (or maybe there are murders, I'm not telling you) but couldn't remember exactly why. Knowing who the killer was did not deter ...
Advantages: Lesser known story Disadvantages: Too many characters
nothing worth commenting on. I appreciate that TV versions of books are often quite different from the original story, but in the case of AgathaChristie, whose stories are so well-known, it really annoys me when the stories are tinkered with.
Despite the fact that there were too many characters and that it wasn't one of Poirot's best cases, I still loved this; hence four stars.
I watched the film version of this film, but the DVD is available from Amazon from £2.65. ...
Advantages: Good adaptation, some great characters Disadvantages: No Hastings
episode - but that is only because there are Poirot stories that I like even more. Compared to most crime fiction these days, it is certainly of much better quality. And some people will be disappointed to find that Hastings, Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon are not to be seen. This doesn't bother me though; as a fan of the books, I know that these characters don't appear in the books as often as they do in the TV series and, although I enjoy the interaction between the characters, it is a pleasant change to not have them around for once.
There are no extras with my DVD; I am therefore reviewing the film only version.
I am a big fan of anything AgathaChristie related and, although this is not one of my favourite stories, it is incredibly well-made and one of the better TV episodes. Of course, if period crime fiction is not your thing, you are ...
A collection of mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot, the meticulously moustached Belgian detective who relies on his little grey cells to solve the most daunting of crimes.
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