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13:10 In the book it's confirmed that Daisy Armstrong wasn't the first child Cassetti and co had kidnapped and most likely killed. And she might not have been the last.
You may notice that Judi Dench is sitting down for almost all her screentime, and when she does walk is led by Daisy Ridley. That's because her eyesight has been steadily weakening for years, though she refuses to let it stop her career.
She is suffering from macular degeneration. Sadly, her fellow Great Lady of the Theater, Joan Plowright, aka, Mrs. Lawrence Olivier, aka, Lady Olivier, has completely lost her sight from the same condition.
I've been waiting for someone to react to this amazing movie since I'm into mysteries and detective fictions! I really enjoyed it your videos and movie reactions. Thank you so much!
Same. And it feels like forever that we've been waiting for the follow-up, Branagh already finished Death on the Nile, which got delayed with all the other flicks out there over the last year. That's got an amazing cast as well.
As a fan of the TV show, I actually like this adaptation. It's very nicely shot, the cast is actually very huge, and Branagh is very good as Hercule Poirot. (Though no one and nothing will ever beat David Suchet as Poirot.) Btw Tim, ever watched the show?
12 Passangers, Bouc, Poirot and the conductor. Count Andrenyi took his wife's place among the 12 'jury' members so that if the truth came out she couldn't be convicted.
Was a huge Agatha Christie fan when I was a kid. Poirot stories was my favorite. Read each and every Christie book between 12 and 15. Some are a bit outdated but Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile (Branagh’s next adaptation) are fabulous.
Also, I loved ‘And then there were none’ (the original title was ‘10 little niggers’ after the eponym 1868 nursery rhyme, but was changed due to its offensiveness in later years). You should definitely check the great BBC1 mini-series adaptation from 2015. You will recognize Charles Dance and Burn Gorman (respectively Tywin Lannister and Karl Tanner in GoT).
I was in a high school production of Appointment with Death, playing the evil stepmother who gets killed halfway through. I loooooved playing the baddie!
Although I knew what the outcome was going to be since I've seen the show, this was a great adaptation and I'm glad you liked it. Definitely a very unique murder mystery with all of the suspects being dirty little stabbers
You know this is probably one of my favorite movies, just because I usually am great at predicting the twist at the end, like who is the murderer come on man this I did not expect it, and I only thought it was very emotional, it makes you realize that you don’t want any of them to be put in jail, because quite frankly, The man who got murdered, he deserved it. So my opinion you can’t really blame the other folks who stabbed him, because in my opinion they deserve their justice, that man killed a little girl and other people around. I’m glad that he let them go. Because of my opinion, this movie isn’t necessarily about justice per se, or who is the masked criminal, it’s more about a love relationship a family keeping together. And I really hate it when people say they don’t like that movie, because I don’t understand why, it’s very emotionally touching, all the actors were perfect, the cast were fantastic, and it was a very convincing reason why they would do something like that.
Even though I'm not in favour of the death penalty I can't blame them for wanting his death. And I always say we can't always necessarily judge someone's actions in or response to a situation if we haven't been in that situation ourselves.
You can see the case in Egypt in Death on the Nile (1978), with Peter Ustinov as Poirot and David Niven, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Angela Landsbury and Olivia Hussey.
5:19 If you're wondering the man playing Count Andrenyi is ballet dancer Sergei Polunin (which I guess is the only reason why they made the Count and Countess Andrenyi dancers in this movie - though originally yes he still had something of a temper though it's only seen if you do something to upset his wife, she has a very fragile personality and he's devoted to her). This is a good place to start with Sergei Polunin's dancing: ua-cam.com/video/ozs_f4ZT9sw/v-deo.html
I'm a huge fan of Finney, but I wasn't particularly blown away by his Poirot. Maybe I'm not a huge fan of the character. Which may be why I really love this version of the story, while being lukewarm about the other ones.
In the book it’s written like a play so there’s a brief summary of the characters in the beginning. If I forgot who someone was while reading it, I would flip to the front to read the description so it’s easier to keep track of such a large cast of characters. Agatha Christie is the world’s greatest author
Actually you made a good guess. I really like this movie, I am huge Agatha Christie's book fan and I think Kenneth made a very good job as director choosing the cast
Good news you have reacted to this movie. I think he deserved more credit. Poirot's iconic mustache, no comment needed. It is based on a book by Agatha Christie of the same name.
What made this adaptation work so well for me was how it really gets to the heart of Poirot. I often find detective stories a bit to emotionally aloof. This one lets the character really feel it in his soul, the horror of a wrong he can never set right. Poirot's motive is to see order restored to a chaotic world. But what order can be restored to this. One crime destroyed sixteen lives. And even the unquestionable justice in their revenge against Casetti can never restore what his act destroyed. So for Poirot to report their crime to the police would be an absolute farce of justice. He's left to face the unspeakable imbalance of it, and all the tie-straightening in the world can't fix it.
You really should watch "And then there were none" from 2015. It is one of Agatha Christie's best stories, and this 3 part mini series is a very good adaptation with a great cast. Highly recommended.
It's a great stage play as well. Both my father and I played Dr Armstrong at some point in our careers (the only role we've had in common). It was the first role my father played after his father died, and it was the last role I played before my father died. So it's very special to me.
To date that is the only mystery novel I’ve read where I didn’t guess the killer before the detective summary. I truly had no idea. Best murder mystery novel I’ve ever read.
2:25 I actually kinda understand, the only thing stopping me from putting the other shoe in dirt is the though of washing it later, although if both are dirtied it actually would make me feel less if not eliminate my irritation
The use of the CGI and writing are where I have issues with the movie. Everything else from the directing, the cinematography, the music, and the performances are all amazing. It even managed to be emotional at the end. But I wish they had setup the Case of Daisy Armstrong beforehand, as opposed to hearing Poirot tell us.
This book was written by Agatha Christie, and her style was also an inspiration for Knives Out! I'm going to watch Death On the Nile so I've been checking out reactions to her adaptations and found you. Great content, I've subscribed :) Another great adaptation of Christie that is relatively recent is Crooked House from 2017! It's one of her favourites and one of mine, too :)
I sometimes wonder if Knives Out wasn't like Poirot's last case - meaning written by Agatha Christie early in her career and placed in a safe with instructions not to be published until after her own death.
I hope you are excited for death on the nile coming in February. By the way, murder on the orient express is one of the biggest surprises I’ve seen. Also your vids are cool.
I'm so glad to see someone react to this film. I think it's a terrific adaptation. I know you've seen the first Thor film, so you know what a stylish director Branagh is. Obviously you know the story by now, but you might like to go back and watch the 1974 film. It's equally star-studded: Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, Michael York. Albert Finney plays Poirot, a bit more buttoned-up than Branagh - a bit more like Poirot from the books. Sir John Gielgud plays the Beddoes part played here by Sir Derek Jacobi. It's slower, of course, with a lot less action, but it's a fantastic film. There was a sequel, Death On the Nile, with the wonderful Peter Ustinov as Poirot and David Niven as his suave crime-solving partner. Branagh's own version is coming out next year. And after that was Evil Under the Sun, which features a song and dance routine with Lady Olenna Tyrell from GoT and Minerva McGonagall from Harry Potter - aka Diana Rigg and Maggie Smith, two true Dames stealing the show. Agatha Christie is the gift that keeps on giving . . . and you did kind of predict it!
The Lumet version is one of my all time favorite films! I love Finney’s portrayal of Poirot, and Martin Balsam was fun as the rail company rep who was Poirot’s sidekick. And seeing the inimitable Wendy Hiller as the Princess is just fantastic.
@@kathyastrom1315 A couple of years after the film, I went on a school trip to see a preview, at the soon-to-be-opened National Theatre, of Tamburlaine - starring Albert Finney. I think I'd only ever seen him in MOTOE and so I went expecting Poirot and was greeted by a masterpiece of bombastic warlord acting. But yes, everyone in that film is great, and it's one of my all time favourites too.
The classic Poirot movies are *Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Death on the Nile (1978)* and *Evil Under the Sun (1982).* I know you've seen one adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, but the older version really is a classic. There is also a television series called *Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989 - 2013)* which adapts almost every Poirot novel and short story ever written, and it is considered to be the definitive adaptation of the character where he is played by the incredible David Suchet. You should give the movie adaptations that I suggested a try, and if you like those, then maybe consider watching the television series (later episodes of the tv series are really television movies).
This is more of a thriller/mystery but Hide and Seek with Dakota Fanning and Robert De Niro. Keeps you on the edge of your seat, it terrified me as a kid!
I've seen the 1974 adaptation and this one. People disagree with me, but I think this is the superior adaptation. The first one has an iconic scene where each character comes in and stabs the body in a slow, quiet, scary ambience. This one is quick with sad music playing. The first follows the book and more or less ends when the mystery is solved and poirot decides to let them go. The book, poirot doesnt seem to have qalms about letting them go .This one, you see poirot really struggle with the choice since his whole life had been about seeing things as they should be but this wasn't a black and white case. The difference I feel is that this adaptation expands upon the idea of the collateral damage this one child murder resulted in which Christie tapped in on. The immediate family who all died. The friends of the family who were destroyed and driven to murder to get their justice. The cop who has to witness it and choose how justice should be dealt even though it doesn't agree with his world view. He is changed by this on a moral level, if not in his attitudes then in his willingness to live with it
Hey, Tim, the Orient Express actually exists if you really want to experience it. It no longer goes to Istanbul, but you can take it to and from Venice. It's black tie formal and will set you back about $1,000 USD, a day.
i remember seeing this, and thats all i remember about it, its not great, but not bad, its "just a film" you see it once, forget it exists then years later go "oh, i think i saw that once"
I just read and finished the book and I wanted to watch the movie as well. I quite enjoyed the book and how it made me think. Poirot is a good and quirky detective and it’s refreshing to see a detective like him vs a Sherlock cut out. Also his mustache is 👌
11:15 As far as Agatha Christie goes it's never a good idea to lie about your opinion of someone who was killed. If you didn't like them but acted like you did then that looks too suspicious.
I prefer the Albert Finney version, as the pacing with this one is way too fast. The characters are confronted in a lie, and immediately change into a full confession. I felt the character reveals were just way too quick. It was still enjoyable, but I felt the whole things moved too fast
10:27 - Only "probably" Poirot's getting humble in his old age! 23:19 - Is it just me, or does this scene look as if it's meant to imitate one of the Last Supper paintings? 27:30 - Just for fun, maybe you could react to the 1970's version of this movie. (If you haven't already.)
They did a few. The oldest is free to watch here on UA-cam. They also did a miniseries in 2015. That is most likely the best version as it keeps the ending from the book.
Love movies of this genre! Thanks to this movie sparking my interest in Agatha Christie's work, I hope to find time to read more of it. As for other flicks of this genre (apart from Knives Out, as you mentioned): Sherlock Holmes and its sequel (with RDJ, directed by Guy Ritchie) The Da Vinci Code and its sequel Angels & Demons (Tom Hanks) National Treasure (Nic Cage classic, but more of adventure style rather than murder case) and Se7en (as someone already mentioned). In case you haven't seen some of these, strongly recommend.
I watched this on plane trip once (back when we could fly in planes) - I wasn't sure what to expect because I heard bad reviews. I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would.
Hey Tim, love your reactions as always! I know your a Christopher Nolan fan so you might have already seen The Prestige, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend that film as it is also a mystery movie and one of his most underrated/under appreciated films.
In the book there is one advantage. The Dr is a third party and almost a helper to Poirot. This difference springs several little nuisances like how the stab wounds were different, some were too deep, some were backhanded or left handed and some were feeble. How they believed the crime fitted a Latin or a woman for the impulsivity of the wounds. Sadly that's missed die having the Dr being involved with the case
I really can’t see ANY actor as Hercule Poirot after David Suchet’s decades-long tour de force performance because he is literally the books come to life, but Branagh does a good job here. The 2010’s TV movie is still superior with its beautiful character study of Poirot’s morality, but this movie is certainly beautiful.
I hate that the sequel to this movie probably won’t do great because armie hammer is playing a lead role, so I’m certain the studio won’t adapt any the other books which sucks
Amazing movie, great reaction. Just as many others though I prefer David Suchet's Poirot. Especially the ending of that version of the orient express. He gets so emotional and rants about upholding the law and that without it we are nothing but savages. Truly a magnificent performance.
Have you seen the TV show Forever? It was canceled after one season, but it’s really really good. It’s a murder mystery show, with a twist and likable characters.
Me first time watching orient murder is from japanese adaptation and i like it more even have two part,part 1 with original novel part 2 os pov from killer before murder happened
Ok, next up on the Agatha Christie watch list: Murder on the Orient Express (1974) starring Albert Finney, Michael Balsam, George Coulouris, Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, Anthony Perkins, John Gielgud, Rachel Roberts, Wendy Hiller, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Denis Quilley, Colin Blakely. Death on the Nile (1978) - there's a Branagh movie of it coming out eventually) - starring Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Lois Chiles, Jane Birkin, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey, Jon Finch, Jack Warden, George Kennedy, I. S. John (the portrayal of Mr Choudhury is the one really bad thing about the movie though). Nino Rota wrote the musical score for that one. The Mirror Crack'd (1980) starring Angela Lansbury, Edward Fox, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Kim Novak, Geraldine Chaplin, and a young uncredited Pierce Brosnan who makes an appearance about an hour into the movie. Evil under the Sun (1981) starring Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Roddy McDowall, Sylvia Miles, James Mason, Denis Quiklley, Emily Hone. The musical score is chiefly made up of instrumental versions of Cole Porter songs, and it was from listening to the dialogue between Maggie Smith and Diana Rigg that I first learned what 'bitchy' was. And of course there's the David Suchet tv series of 'Poirot' - though best to stick with the longer episodes based on full books, the shorter ones based chiefly on short stories aren't as good. They follow just about every Poirot mystery right down to the last one which Agatha Christie wrote early in her career and had concealed in a safe with the instructions that it was not to be published after her death. And of course the series 'Agatha Christie's Marple' Which has Geraldine McEwan for the first three seasons till she retired from the role and then Julia McKenzie for the next three. And of course not forgetting the 2015 miniseries of possibly Christie's darkest book, 'And Then There Were None' (the better title after it was originally named 'Ten Little Indians' - the storyline follows the nursery rhyme now known as 'Ten Little Soldier Boys') where there is no detective but instead 8 guests and two servants in a house on an island who are killed of one by one after each being accused of having killed someone. It's the best and most accurate adaption of the book with the fewest changes made unlike the earlier movies adaptions of it.
I mean, you can't beat Suchet, but Branagh gave it a solid go, and I did quite enjoy the twists and cleverness of it all - though I did slightly guess the conclusion. Big time cast though, we'll see what the next film Death on the Nile has to offer
This version was nice but I prefer the 1974 version with Albert Finney as Poirot. Other good ones based on Agatha Christie novels are Death On The Nile (1978) and Ten Little Indians (1965)
hi Tim love your video's❤and i don't think i ever watch murders on the orient express 2017🚂🚃🚃🎬🎥but i know This cast have the voice of Olaf from frozen(josh gad)captain jack sparrow from the pirates of the carribean franchise(johny depp)green goblin from the 2002 spiderman movie(willem dafoe)wasp from ant-man and the wasp(Michelle Pfeiffer)rey From the star wars universe(daisy ridley)and Kenneth Branagh the director of the first thor film and lots of other great actors in this film🎬🎥🤙🤙
I liked this adaptation. Poirot wasn’t my favorite, I’m more of a Miss Marple person, loved the mini series, but this movie was good. Maybe it’s the epic stash.
ive noticed a running theme with fans of this film, people who enjoy it, have no real knowledge or understanding of the source material, if you want the closest poirot to perfection, david suchet's version was the only one approved of by christies family, christies daughter even said that her mother (who grew to hate poirot) would have approved of davids version. this film butchers the source material so much, changes things for no reason, and makes a mockery of the character of poirot edit: im serious about the david suchet version, he studied the source material and even caused many arguments about how the costume department were wrong with how poirot would dress
The sequel, Death on the Nile, will be awkward. The actors there have been in some kind of controversy, most notably Armie Hammer on cannibalism and rape.
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For me this is the most horrible of all the adaptations from Christie's works: casting Johnny as Cassetti is unforgivable!
JUSTICE FOR JOHHNY!
13:10 In the book it's confirmed that Daisy Armstrong wasn't the first child Cassetti and co had kidnapped and most likely killed. And she might not have been the last.
You may notice that Judi Dench is sitting down for almost all her screentime, and when she does walk is led by Daisy Ridley. That's because her eyesight has been steadily weakening for years, though she refuses to let it stop her career.
What a soldier.
She is suffering from macular degeneration. Sadly, her fellow Great Lady of the Theater, Joan Plowright, aka, Mrs. Lawrence Olivier, aka, Lady Olivier, has completely lost her sight from the same condition.
I'm so sorry to hear this, but I admire Dame Judith's fortitude and determination!
I've been waiting for someone to react to this amazing movie since I'm into mysteries and detective fictions! I really enjoyed it your videos and movie reactions. Thank you so much!
Thanks fir watching! Also really liked Knives Out
Same. And it feels like forever that we've been waiting for the follow-up, Branagh already finished Death on the Nile, which got delayed with all the other flicks out there over the last year. That's got an amazing cast as well.
It was set in 1934 because the story was written by Agatha Christie that year. The Armstrong case was based on a real crime, the Lindberg case.
As a fan of the TV show, I actually like this adaptation. It's very nicely shot, the cast is actually very huge, and Branagh is very good as Hercule Poirot. (Though no one and nothing will ever beat David Suchet as Poirot.) Btw Tim, ever watched the show?
I love the fact they cast Sergei Polunin to play the Count who is a real known worldly dancer
And…same. Lol. Like the same thing Miraculous said in every way.
What about Albert Finney and Peter Ustinov?
I hated the BBC show, it was totally in accurate of the book. The 1978 movie with Albert Finney was closest to the book
@@labratamber I actually saw that one it was also pretty good. I like both versions alot
I have read this book and and a bunch of others by Agatha Christie. A sequel to this movie is coming out called death on the Nile .
It comes out on February 22, 2022
I've got the book for death on the Nile - Finished Death in the Clouds (Loved it)
Death on the Nile was my favorite!! I loved that book!! Could you imagine if they did ‘The Ten Little Indians’?
@@nathancruz9172 don’t think they releasing anymore
Gotta say there were 14 characters in the film: the 12 passengers and Poirot and Bouc. There are also 12 people in a jury.
12 Passangers, Bouc, Poirot and the conductor. Count Andrenyi took his wife's place among the 12 'jury' members so that if the truth came out she couldn't be convicted.
Was a huge Agatha Christie fan when I was a kid. Poirot stories was my favorite. Read each and every Christie book between 12 and 15. Some are a bit outdated but Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile (Branagh’s next adaptation) are fabulous.
Also, I loved ‘And then there were none’ (the original title was ‘10 little niggers’ after the eponym 1868 nursery rhyme, but was changed due to its offensiveness in later years). You should definitely check the great BBC1 mini-series adaptation from 2015. You will recognize Charles Dance and Burn Gorman (respectively Tywin Lannister and Karl Tanner in GoT).
I was in a high school production of Appointment with Death, playing the evil stepmother who gets killed halfway through. I loooooved playing the baddie!
Although I knew what the outcome was going to be since I've seen the show, this was a great adaptation and I'm glad you liked it. Definitely a very unique murder mystery with all of the suspects being dirty little stabbers
You know this is probably one of my favorite movies, just because I usually am great at predicting the twist at the end, like who is the murderer come on man this I did not expect it, and I only thought it was very emotional, it makes you realize that you don’t want any of them to be put in jail, because quite frankly, The man who got murdered, he deserved it. So my opinion you can’t really blame the other folks who stabbed him, because in my opinion they deserve their justice, that man killed a little girl and other people around. I’m glad that he let them go.
Because of my opinion, this movie isn’t necessarily about justice per se, or who is the masked criminal, it’s more about a love relationship a family keeping together.
And I really hate it when people say they don’t like that movie, because I don’t understand why, it’s very emotionally touching, all the actors were perfect, the cast were fantastic, and it was a very convincing reason why they would do something like that.
Even though I'm not in favour of the death penalty I can't blame them for wanting his death. And I always say we can't always necessarily judge someone's actions in or response to a situation if we haven't been in that situation ourselves.
You can see the case in Egypt in Death on the Nile (1978), with Peter Ustinov as Poirot and David Niven, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Angela Landsbury and Olivia Hussey.
Trivia: Tom Bateman (Bouc) and Daisy Ridley (Mary) met on the set of this movie and fell in love. And if I'm not wrong they're married now.
5:19 If you're wondering the man playing Count Andrenyi is ballet dancer Sergei Polunin (which I guess is the only reason why they made the Count and Countess Andrenyi dancers in this movie - though originally yes he still had something of a temper though it's only seen if you do something to upset his wife, she has a very fragile personality and he's devoted to her). This is a good place to start with Sergei Polunin's dancing: ua-cam.com/video/ozs_f4ZT9sw/v-deo.html
I saw the Albert Finney version when I was younger so I knew how the film ended. It was great seeing your reaction to the ending.
I'm a huge fan of Finney, but I wasn't particularly blown away by his Poirot. Maybe I'm not a huge fan of the character. Which may be why I really love this version of the story, while being lukewarm about the other ones.
In the book it’s written like a play so there’s a brief summary of the characters in the beginning. If I forgot who someone was while reading it, I would flip to the front to read the description so it’s easier to keep track of such a large cast of characters. Agatha Christie is the world’s greatest author
Actually you made a good guess. I really like this movie, I am huge Agatha Christie's book fan and I think Kenneth made a very good job as director choosing the cast
It would be cool if you watched the 70’s version of Death on the Nile before the remake comes out. Also you should watch Clue.
I second the Clue suggestion
The cane in the wall is an excellent example of setup and payoff.
The end is clearly a reference to another Agatha Christie book, Death on the Nile. I assume they were hoping for a sequel.
They've made a sequel, it's just its release has been delayed by Covid. Here is the Death on the Nile trailer; ua-cam.com/video/JM1U-Whb-P0/v-deo.html
Good news you have reacted to this movie. I think he deserved more credit. Poirot's iconic mustache, no comment needed.
It is based on a book by Agatha Christie of the same name.
What made this adaptation work so well for me was how it really gets to the heart of Poirot. I often find detective stories a bit to emotionally aloof. This one lets the character really feel it in his soul, the horror of a wrong he can never set right. Poirot's motive is to see order restored to a chaotic world. But what order can be restored to this. One crime destroyed sixteen lives. And even the unquestionable justice in their revenge against Casetti can never restore what his act destroyed. So for Poirot to report their crime to the police would be an absolute farce of justice. He's left to face the unspeakable imbalance of it, and all the tie-straightening in the world can't fix it.
You really should watch "And then there were none" from 2015. It is one of Agatha Christie's best stories, and this 3 part mini series is a very good adaptation with a great cast. Highly recommended.
It's a great stage play as well. Both my father and I played Dr Armstrong at some point in our careers (the only role we've had in common). It was the first role my father played after his father died, and it was the last role I played before my father died. So it's very special to me.
Eugh, no that was a terrible adaptation. Just watch any random episode of Poitors or Miss Marples and you're better of.
Just don't look up Christie's original title for the book it was based on.
@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison 10 little Indians…
To date that is the only mystery novel I’ve read where I didn’t guess the killer before the detective summary. I truly had no idea. Best murder mystery novel I’ve ever read.
The sequel, "Death in Nile", is coming soon.
Seeing Daisy Ridley in this after seeing her as just Rey...❤
2:25 I actually kinda understand, the only thing stopping me from putting the other shoe in dirt is the though of washing it later, although if both are dirtied it actually would make me feel less if not eliminate my irritation
The use of the CGI and writing are where I have issues with the movie. Everything else from the directing, the cinematography, the music, and the performances are all amazing. It even managed to be emotional at the end. But I wish they had setup the Case of Daisy Armstrong beforehand, as opposed to hearing Poirot tell us.
This book was written by Agatha Christie, and her style was also an inspiration for Knives Out! I'm going to watch Death On the Nile so I've been checking out reactions to her adaptations and found you. Great content, I've subscribed :)
Another great adaptation of Christie that is relatively recent is Crooked House from 2017! It's one of her favourites and one of mine, too :)
I sometimes wonder if Knives Out wasn't like Poirot's last case - meaning written by Agatha Christie early in her career and placed in a safe with instructions not to be published until after her own death.
I hope you are excited for death on the nile coming in February. By the way, murder on the orient express is one of the biggest surprises I’ve seen. Also your vids are cool.
The next movie is called 'Death on the Nile' which takes place in Egypt
I'm so glad to see someone react to this film. I think it's a terrific adaptation. I know you've seen the first Thor film, so you know what a stylish director Branagh is.
Obviously you know the story by now, but you might like to go back and watch the 1974 film. It's equally star-studded: Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, Michael York. Albert Finney plays Poirot, a bit more buttoned-up than Branagh - a bit more like Poirot from the books. Sir John Gielgud plays the Beddoes part played here by Sir Derek Jacobi. It's slower, of course, with a lot less action, but it's a fantastic film.
There was a sequel, Death On the Nile, with the wonderful Peter Ustinov as Poirot and David Niven as his suave crime-solving partner. Branagh's own version is coming out next year. And after that was Evil Under the Sun, which features a song and dance routine with Lady Olenna Tyrell from GoT and Minerva McGonagall from Harry Potter - aka Diana Rigg and Maggie Smith, two true Dames stealing the show.
Agatha Christie is the gift that keeps on giving . . . and you did kind of predict it!
The Lumet version is one of my all time favorite films! I love Finney’s portrayal of Poirot, and Martin Balsam was fun as the rail company rep who was Poirot’s sidekick. And seeing the inimitable Wendy Hiller as the Princess is just fantastic.
@@kathyastrom1315 A couple of years after the film, I went on a school trip to see a preview, at the soon-to-be-opened National Theatre, of Tamburlaine - starring Albert Finney. I think I'd only ever seen him in MOTOE and so I went expecting Poirot and was greeted by a masterpiece of bombastic warlord acting. But yes, everyone in that film is great, and it's one of my all time favourites too.
I can't believe you like mystery crime films and you haven't watched Clue! Please consider watching Clue.
Yes he has to watch clue
@@Themandalorian935 just for the recap music alone (8)
The classic Poirot movies are *Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Death on the Nile (1978)* and *Evil Under the Sun (1982).* I know you've seen one adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, but the older version really is a classic. There is also a television series called *Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989 - 2013)* which adapts almost every Poirot novel and short story ever written, and it is considered to be the definitive adaptation of the character where he is played by the incredible David Suchet. You should give the movie adaptations that I suggested a try, and if you like those, then maybe consider watching the television series (later episodes of the tv series are really television movies).
This is more of a thriller/mystery but Hide and Seek with Dakota Fanning and Robert De Niro. Keeps you on the edge of your seat, it terrified me as a kid!
I've seen the 1974 adaptation and this one. People disagree with me, but I think this is the superior adaptation.
The first one has an iconic scene where each character comes in and stabs the body in a slow, quiet, scary ambience. This one is quick with sad music playing.
The first follows the book and more or less ends when the mystery is solved and poirot decides to let them go. The book, poirot doesnt seem to have qalms about letting them go .This one, you see poirot really struggle with the choice since his whole life had been about seeing things as they should be but this wasn't a black and white case.
The difference I feel is that this adaptation expands upon the idea of the collateral damage this one child murder resulted in which Christie tapped in on. The immediate family who all died. The friends of the family who were destroyed and driven to murder to get their justice. The cop who has to witness it and choose how justice should be dealt even though it doesn't agree with his world view. He is changed by this on a moral level, if not in his attitudes then in his willingness to live with it
Hey, Tim, the Orient Express actually exists if you really want to experience it. It no longer goes to Istanbul, but you can take it to and from Venice. It's black tie formal and will set you back about $1,000 USD, a day.
i remember seeing this, and thats all i remember about it, its not great, but not bad, its "just a film" you see it once, forget it exists then years later go "oh, i think i saw that once"
I just read and finished the book and I wanted to watch the movie as well. I quite enjoyed the book and how it made me think. Poirot is a good and quirky detective and it’s refreshing to see a detective like him vs a Sherlock cut out. Also his mustache is 👌
Great movie and the song when they all sit under the bridge is so great!! And the credits song is also great, Michelle Pfeiffer sang it. 💚
Michelle Pfeiffer? That White Gold?
Knives out reaction was the first video ive watched of urs and i love ur channel!
Yesss loved that film! Almost a year ago that video. Thanks for watching
11:15 As far as Agatha Christie goes it's never a good idea to lie about your opinion of someone who was killed. If you didn't like them but acted like you did then that looks too suspicious.
My mom is an absolute fan of this movie! And so am I! It's so good!
1:43 which it turns out is a real train by the way.
I heard people criticizing it, but I watched it and loved it. And Agatha Christie is usually not my cup of tea. :D
I prefer the Albert Finney version, as the pacing with this one is way too fast. The characters are confronted in a lie, and immediately change into a full confession. I felt the character reveals were just way too quick. It was still enjoyable, but I felt the whole things moved too fast
10:27 - Only "probably" Poirot's getting humble in his old age!
23:19 - Is it just me, or does this scene look as if it's meant to imitate one of the Last Supper paintings?
27:30 - Just for fun, maybe you could react to the 1970's version of this movie. (If you haven't already.)
So this isn’t about a movie, but actually and idea. What do you guys think if they did a movie of ‘The Ten Little Indians’ book?
They did a few. The oldest is free to watch here on UA-cam.
They also did a miniseries in 2015. That is most likely the best version as it keeps the ending from the book.
Death on the Nile is the final allusion - his next case
When I was in Germany I often rode on a train
One of my favorite movies of 2017, based on my favorite book of all time, from my favorite author of all time, Agatha Christie.
So many big actors because it's a very famous book.
Love movies of this genre! Thanks to this movie sparking my interest in Agatha Christie's work, I hope to find time to read more of it. As for other flicks of this genre (apart from Knives Out, as you mentioned):
Sherlock Holmes and its sequel (with RDJ, directed by Guy Ritchie)
The Da Vinci Code and its sequel Angels & Demons (Tom Hanks)
National Treasure (Nic Cage classic, but more of adventure style rather than murder case)
and Se7en (as someone already mentioned).
In case you haven't seen some of these, strongly recommend.
I watched this on plane trip once (back when we could fly in planes) - I wasn't sure what to expect because I heard bad reviews. I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would.
I can't wait for the second movie "Murder on the Nile"
Agatha Christie certainly wrote a plethora of mystery stories and this is one of favorites from her. Although she, herself, has a fascinating mystery.
Christie’s personal mystery is only surpassed by Anne Perry’s (portrayed in Peter Jackson’s film Heavenly Creatures).
Hey Tim, love your reactions as always! I know your a Christopher Nolan fan so you might have already seen The Prestige, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend that film as it is also a mystery movie and one of his most underrated/under appreciated films.
Thanks, Timothee! 🚂 This one was *very* good... the 1974 version is even better.
In the book there is one advantage. The Dr is a third party and almost a helper to Poirot. This difference springs several little nuisances like how the stab wounds were different, some were too deep, some were backhanded or left handed and some were feeble. How they believed the crime fitted a Latin or a woman for the impulsivity of the wounds. Sadly that's missed die having the Dr being involved with the case
I was surprised by how much I liked this version of Murder on the Orient Express. Kenneth Branagh made a good Poirot.
You missed the fact that there were *12* killers. 12 men and women, good and true, like a JURY.
I enjoyed this movie can't wait for death on the Nile or whatever the second one is called 😂
I really can’t see ANY actor as Hercule Poirot after David Suchet’s decades-long tour de force performance because he is literally the books come to life, but Branagh does a good job here. The 2010’s TV movie is still superior with its beautiful character study of Poirot’s morality, but this movie is certainly beautiful.
This movie really surprised me, I wound up enjoying it a lot.
good reaction tim
I hate that the sequel to this movie probably won’t do great because armie hammer is playing a lead role, so I’m certain the studio won’t adapt any the other books which sucks
Amazing movie, great reaction.
Just as many others though I prefer David Suchet's Poirot. Especially the ending of that version of the orient express. He gets so emotional and rants about upholding the law and that without it we are nothing but savages. Truly a magnificent performance.
Death on the Nile is another Agatha Christie adaptation by this directior. You should watch that one too!
Have you seen the TV show Forever? It was canceled after one season, but it’s really really good. It’s a murder mystery show, with a twist and likable characters.
I watched Death in the Nile recently. It is great.
Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective who often finds himself in various mysteries
Where did you see the movie? I want to see him with subtitles
now what if... he did a reaction to the book?
Not a lot of twists blew me away in the theater like this one
Me first time watching orient murder is from japanese adaptation and i like it more even have two part,part 1 with original novel part 2 os pov from killer before murder happened
Hi Tim, since this movie's sequel "Death on the Nile" is already out on sale, can you react to it please?
I read the book a while ago. Unless I am crazy, I believe the studios took a lot of liberties with the scrip.
Hi Tim
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NOT YET!
You should watch Death on the Nile now that it’s out. I would be interested to hear your thoughts.
Ok, next up on the Agatha Christie watch list:
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) starring Albert Finney, Michael Balsam, George Coulouris, Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, Anthony Perkins, John Gielgud, Rachel Roberts, Wendy Hiller, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Denis Quilley, Colin Blakely.
Death on the Nile (1978) - there's a Branagh movie of it coming out eventually) - starring Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Lois Chiles, Jane Birkin, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey, Jon Finch, Jack Warden, George Kennedy, I. S. John (the portrayal of Mr Choudhury is the one really bad thing about the movie though). Nino Rota wrote the musical score for that one.
The Mirror Crack'd (1980) starring Angela Lansbury, Edward Fox, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Kim Novak, Geraldine Chaplin, and a young uncredited Pierce Brosnan who makes an appearance about an hour into the movie.
Evil under the Sun (1981) starring Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Roddy McDowall, Sylvia Miles, James Mason, Denis Quiklley, Emily Hone. The musical score is chiefly made up of instrumental versions of Cole Porter songs, and it was from listening to the dialogue between Maggie Smith and Diana Rigg that I first learned what 'bitchy' was.
And of course there's the David Suchet tv series of 'Poirot' - though best to stick with the longer episodes based on full books, the shorter ones based chiefly on short stories aren't as good. They follow just about every Poirot mystery right down to the last one which Agatha Christie wrote early in her career and had concealed in a safe with the instructions that it was not to be published after her death.
And of course the series 'Agatha Christie's Marple' Which has Geraldine McEwan for the first three seasons till she retired from the role and then Julia McKenzie for the next three.
And of course not forgetting the 2015 miniseries of possibly Christie's darkest book, 'And Then There Were None' (the better title after it was originally named 'Ten Little Indians' - the storyline follows the nursery rhyme now known as 'Ten Little Soldier Boys') where there is no detective but instead 8 guests and two servants in a house on an island who are killed of one by one after each being accused of having killed someone. It's the best and most accurate adaption of the book with the fewest changes made unlike the earlier movies adaptions of it.
There is also the Joan Hickson version of Miss Marple.
I mean, you can't beat Suchet, but Branagh gave it a solid go, and I did quite enjoy the twists and cleverness of it all - though I did slightly guess the conclusion. Big time cast though, we'll see what the next film Death on the Nile has to offer
This version was nice but I prefer the 1974 version with Albert Finney as Poirot.
Other good ones based on Agatha Christie novels are Death On The Nile (1978) and Ten Little Indians (1965)
loved it! please react to more movies with Johnny Depp if u can cuz I think he's one of the greatest actors ever and he's SO versatile! :)
I enjoyed this movie but I prefer the original from 1974, also jam packed with stars of the day.
Should watch the older version
hi Tim love your video's❤and i don't think i ever watch murders on the orient express 2017🚂🚃🚃🎬🎥but i know This cast have the voice of Olaf from frozen(josh gad)captain jack sparrow from the pirates of the carribean franchise(johny depp)green goblin from the 2002 spiderman movie(willem dafoe)wasp from ant-man and the wasp(Michelle Pfeiffer)rey From the star wars universe(daisy ridley)and Kenneth Branagh the director of the first thor film and lots of other great actors in this film🎬🎥🤙🤙
Can we all agree that willem dafoe is actually willem dafriend please
Apsolutely
I liked this adaptation. Poirot wasn’t my favorite, I’m more of a Miss Marple person, loved the mini series, but this movie was good. Maybe it’s the epic stash.
Check out the series, its like a 200 episode that smart like this, and 50 minute/episode😊
One of the most famous whodunnit solutions in all of crime lit history. Still good today. Even if the 70s movie is better.
I love the tv shows
Originally written by Agatha Christie. This is the first one to come of more
ive noticed a running theme with fans of this film, people who enjoy it, have no real knowledge or understanding of the source material, if you want the closest poirot to perfection, david suchet's version was the only one approved of by christies family, christies daughter even said that her mother (who grew to hate poirot) would have approved of davids version. this film butchers the source material so much, changes things for no reason, and makes a mockery of the character of poirot
edit: im serious about the david suchet version, he studied the source material and even caused many arguments about how the costume department were wrong with how poirot would dress
Should watch the original
the book is the best
The ending from 2010 was much better done in terms of dialouge and acting. This version is quite okay though😂😄
The sequel, Death on the Nile, will be awkward. The actors there have been in some kind of controversy, most notably Armie Hammer on cannibalism and rape.
Im waiting for the crossover with Sherlock Holmes
hahaha cool i am reading this book at my school
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