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Agatha Christie Mysteries (Death on the Nile / Evil Under the Sun / The Mirror Crack'd)Rating:
Release Date: 29 April, 2003 Retail Price: $34.98 OUR Price: $27.98 You SAVE: $7.00! Cast: |
Agatha Christie Mysteries (Death on the Nile / Evil Under the Sun / The Mirror Crack'd) Reviews
Really, Do not waste your money on this DVD box !
It is only a waste of money, i tell you Because:
one of the movies is with miss Marple and not very well
this is my ratings:
DEATH ON THE NILE: 4,5/5 Points
horror: 3/5
intellegence: 4/5
humour: 2/5
EVIL UNDER SUN: 4/5 Points
horror: 1/5
intelligence: 4/5
humour: 4/5
THE MIRROR CRACKED: 0 POINTS
horror: 1/5
intelligence: 1/5
humour: 4/5
my advice to you is NOT to follow the series of miss Marple
but enjoy the two other films with Hercule Poirot.
Nice set, worth the price
I really loved all the Agatha Christie movies from the late 70's and early 80's. Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun are top notch. Both DVDs are worth the price alone for this set. Each DVD comes with extras, which is sort of amazing considering the age of these movies. In Death and Evil, they have brief interviews with most cast members about how they view their character, the hallmarks of each character, and whether they actually like the character. These are on-set interviews. There is a mini documentary about how the steamer from Death was found, and how it was recreated in the studio and how they dealt with moonlight scenes and the river look. It was great. There was a whole discussion about how the island was selected for Evil. There are a few interviews with Peter Ustinov as well. No deleted scenes or alternative endings, but great extras otherwise. Each comes with a theatrical trailer as well.
Death on the Nile is one I can watch over and over. It boast a great cast, a great script, and good action. It is very funny also. Evil Under the Sun is almost as good, it is funnier but there's not as much action, only one corpse. Both have lovely scenery and are truly good mysteries. I love Ustinov as the Belgian sleuth.
The Mirror Crack'd is the relative dud in this series. It was made around the same time as the others by the same people, so I see why it's included here, and it was also an all-star cast, but the story is rather dull and plodding. Little action, some decent humor, but it's not something you'd care to watch more than once or twice. It is more interesting to watch just to see a middle aged Elizabeth Taylor act with a slightly pre-AIDS Rock Hudson with a still young-looking Kim Novak. Neither Taylor nor Hudson gives a particularly memorable performance in this one, it does seem that at times Taylor and Hudson appear to be reading lines and showing no emotion or interest in their performances. They are that dull in this. A nice turn for Novak however, she plays the brazen hussie to the hilt and has some really funny lines, particularly with Taylor. But the story itself holds little interest and becomes tedious many times during the movie. Many have criticized Landsbury as Miss Marple. I thought she was fine, but doesn't have the zing of Ustinov.
If you are a fan of at least two of these films, get the box set. The extras are worth the price. The color and sound all looked acceptable and were good. They are widescreen format, whether you like it or not. I have a traditional square TV so it's a little annoying, but most prefer the widescreen and having black bars at the top and bottom of the screen for some reason.
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