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Agatha Christie at her best

Advantages: the plots keep you watching for hours
Disadvantages: there is only 4 films

...is brilliant. If your an agatha christie fan you will love this. The most famous fim of them all is included (murder on the orient express). In this you see famous faces such as sean connery and albert finney. This is a great film seeing the murder of one man. There are many clues and many red herrings. For those of you who have not seen this film i will not spoil it by saying what happens, all i will say is if you go on the orient express lock your ...
...to visit. Again in true agatha christie style this film is full of twist and has such a creative plot line. my least favourite is the mirror cracked, i am not a big miss marple fan but it is still worth a watch no matter. All i will say is if you like agatha christie this box set is a must. I have not given much detail away about the film as i do not wish to ruin it for those of you who have not had the joy of seeing them yet. ...

marmy1 05.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Agatha Christie DVD Collection (Limited Edition) (DVD)

Do you really believe in the perfect murder?

Advantages: Excellent Direction, Brilliant performance by lead characters, superb story line.
Disadvantages: None really.

...MY PERSONAL THOUGHT Dial M for Murder is one of the finest and entertaining thriller movies directed by legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. The story of this movie is really unique and interesting. The viewers get to know about the criminal and his evil plans from the very beginning of the movie. So the question is, will he be able to carry out the plan and murder his wife without any doubt. I really enjoyed the way Mr. Hitchcock unfolds each ...
...revolves around five characters. He gives equal importance to the each character of this movie and gives a brief introduction about them. So the viewers can get familiar with the characters and get to know about their likes, dislikes and thoughts. But Mr. Hitchcock makes it very concise and point to point on the screen. As soon as you get to know about the central characters of this movie, the storyline moves rapidly with great consistency. There ...

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Review of Dial M for Murder (DVD)

The Seven Deadly Sins..........Fincher style!

Advantages: Powerful, acting, direction, cinematography
Disadvantages: Will be too brutal for some

...killer, who is using the seven deadly sins as a pattern for the killings. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman play the two detectives, and what starts out as a pair of hard nosed cops chasing another deranged psycho killer, soon turns into a psychological game of cat and mouse. Pitt is excellent as the frenetic and volatile young Mills, a doggedly determined detective who lets nothing stand in his way. He is contrasted by the ever serene Morgan Freeman ...
...The murders follow the Biblical seven deadly sins, and as each murder is committed, we are given an often graphic viewpoint of how each murder has resulted. Naturally, Mills and Somerset are aiming to prevent all seven murders from taking place, and the scenes featuring how they do their detective work are anxious and frantic all the time. There are many periods of silence, where closeups on their faces make for dramatic effect, and these are counterbalanced ...

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Review of Seven (DVD)

Up The Rebels!

Advantages: Excellent script, direction and acting, sombre, original, wonderful orchestral score.
Disadvantages: None.

...Liam O' Flaherty's novel of the same name, The Informer (1935) stars Victor McLaglen as one Gypo Nolan, an absolute bear of a man of generally very good moral standing who, during the Irish War of Independence, informs on his best friend, Frankie McPhillip (played by Wallace Ford) in order to gain a £20 reward, in the hope of sailing to America with his prostitute girlfriend, whom he cares for deeply. The Informer follows Gypo's exploits, right from ...
...his eventual throwing himself upon the mercy of the Black and Tans. The movie takes place over the course of twelve hours, set mostly in fog-choked streets of torrential rain, which staunchly highlights the emotional torture which Gypo suffers immediately after acting upon what is seen by him (and potentially by everyone he comes into contact with) as such a desperate, cowardly whim. His fierce, folorn guilt swiftly and in fact unexpectedly becomes ...

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Review of The Informer (DVD)

A masterpiece from Stephen King, and a fantastic classic!

Advantages: A emotional film guarenteed to make you think and even cry
Disadvantages: bit on the long side for a film

...or even seen one of the extensive library of movie adaptations, then the Green Mile will seem like the ambrosia of film adaptations. With a fantastic portrayal of a head warden on Death Row by Tom Hanks, the Green Mile is an all time classic that will remain an empotional and psychological masterpiece for years to come. The film follows the story of the wardens on death row at a penitentiary, named the Green Mile instead of the Last Mile due to the ...
...as it seems and, as the film progresses, the extent of Coffie's powers becomes even more apparent. This film is guarenteed to bring even the hardest of souls to an emotional state as the turmoil of the film unfolds. If you haven't seen it, then make sure you do because in my opinion you are missing out on an absolute gem of a movie. Summary: One of the most awe inspiring and emotional films ever created, and a fantastic way to spend a night ...

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Review of The Green Mile (DVD)