tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post556459340059125412..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Final CurtainLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-59944284304513502332014-01-28T17:19:58.961-05:002014-01-28T17:19:58.961-05:00I LOVE Poirot!!! I grew up watching it with my par...I LOVE Poirot!!! I grew up watching it with my parents as a kid and have continued watching it. I can't envision any other actor playing the role. It just wouldn't be right! Love Hastings too. :) Great post! Thanks so much for sharing as I didn't know he was done. We have several of the movies, but I'm missing quite a few. I'd love to be able to buy a huge compilation of them Tressa @ Wishful Endingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526748955941114672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-38775832977520379822014-01-15T03:08:33.208-05:002014-01-15T03:08:33.208-05:00Definitely think Suchet is the best Poirot, Ustino...Definitely think Suchet is the best Poirot, Ustinov does not even compare in my view- and I agree about Joan Hickson- though I did not know that Christie picked her. <br /><br />I have seen four of the last five Episodes (though not Elephants can Remember), and I will Curtain could be a real tear Jerker for more than one reason. Oh, and what's more Hastings is back!English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-34061430273584283122014-01-14T00:57:26.878-05:002014-01-14T00:57:26.878-05:00Sorry your mother didn't like Dame Agatha. I ...Sorry your mother didn't like Dame Agatha. I admit that, out of the 80 mystery books she wrote, there are some that are not as great as others, but some, like Orient Express, are just wonderful. She has some very intricate plots and interesting characters. Plus the period dialogue and descriptions are a writer's goldmine.<br /><br />Oooh, I'll have to see if I can find that show DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63702835148719051822014-01-14T00:53:10.475-05:002014-01-14T00:53:10.475-05:00You probably saw the big scree version with Albert...You probably saw the big scree version with Albert Finney as Poirot. Has a LOT of big name stars in it (Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, etc.). It's fun. <br /><br />The Suchet version is more serious. They both use the real train. There's a fascinating documentary with Suchet riding (and driving!) the Orient Express and talking about filming the show. You should give that a look. :)DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17182393396168621672014-01-13T22:08:29.440-05:002014-01-13T22:08:29.440-05:00We've watched some of the Poirot series. Never...We've watched some of the Poirot series. Never read the books. I think my mother poisoned my mind -- she didn't like Agatha Christie.<br /><br />DeAnna, last night our PBS station had a special about the various depictions of Sherlock Holmes on screen. It was quite fascinating because it traced how our impressions of the characters/stories have been influenced by the various portrayals. <C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1089335065439396372014-01-13T22:05:50.028-05:002014-01-13T22:05:50.028-05:00David Suchet's Hercule Poirot looks so familia...David Suchet's Hercule Poirot looks so familiar to me and yet the only film I've seen is Murder on the Orient Express. Not sure which version, because at the time, I was more interested in watching the train details than the people. <br /><br />Thanks for this post, DeAnna.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15675294220776911202014-01-13T15:59:38.149-05:002014-01-13T15:59:38.149-05:00Ah, one of my other favorite Christies! I recentl...Ah, one of my other favorite Christies! I recently saw both versions of that one, too. I thought the Suchet version was by far better, even without all the stars. I enjoyed both, of course. Can't get enough of those stories, the intricate puzzles, the beautiful sets and costumes . . . <br /><br />:::happy sigh:::DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89598243523193783882014-01-13T15:52:52.238-05:002014-01-13T15:52:52.238-05:00*slaps forehead*
I just looked it up... it was Dea...*slaps forehead*<br />I just looked it up... it was Death on the Nile I saw at the movies (I was 8). Saw Murder on the Orient Express much later, and yes, the star-studded version. I'll have to look for the Suchet versions of both...Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61932954191609514642014-01-13T15:19:01.616-05:002014-01-13T15:19:01.616-05:00Oh, Niki, you probably saw that star-studded versi...Oh, Niki, you probably saw that star-studded version (Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Albert Finney, John Gielgud, Richard Widmark, etc., etc.). I love that version! So much fun.<br /><br />The one with Suchet is much grimmer and probably more in line with the book (though each has some changes). I didn't care for the Suchet version the first time I saw it, oddly enough, but on second and DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54773065154444879382014-01-13T15:04:02.701-05:002014-01-13T15:04:02.701-05:00Ugh, I had a whole comment ready to go and suddenl...Ugh, I had a whole comment ready to go and suddenly had to update my password and lost it! Suffice it to say, I have wonderful memories of watching "Murder on the Orient Express" in the theater with my parents (only child, mom didn't like to leave me with sitters). The movie turned me on to Agatha Christie, and her books filled the gap between Nancy Drew and Victoria Holt. Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56146778557679453522014-01-13T14:16:41.553-05:002014-01-13T14:16:41.553-05:00Oh, Deb, do you have a treat in store if you ever ...Oh, Deb, do you have a treat in store if you ever get into them! I'd have to say "Murder on the Orient Express" is my favorite Christie, and not a bad place to start.<br /><br />I saw Season One of "Sherlock" and enjoyed it very much. But then I got really busy and didn't watch any TV for a long time. So I still need to catch up on that one. It was an interesting DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61041809588728963582014-01-13T13:09:56.869-05:002014-01-13T13:09:56.869-05:00oooh, tough question, and one I don't think I ...oooh, tough question, and one I don't think I can answer. You are a true fan of this genre. I've never read the Poirot mysteries. (GASP) so Duchet is Poirot for me.<br /><br />What do you think of the BBC Sherlock series?Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-88489001170305895142014-01-13T10:12:23.600-05:002014-01-13T10:12:23.600-05:00They've had so many different actresses playin...They've had so many different actresses playing Miss Marple over the last few years, it's harder to get a definite feel for her. I'll still stick with Hickson. She seems more genuinely like a real old lady and not so perky cute as the others. Plus in the versions she was in, there wasn't so much changing the original stories to make them more PC or more "up to date."<DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25409431058616781922014-01-13T09:31:27.390-05:002014-01-13T09:31:27.390-05:00DeAnna, you're right. He is also exactly as I ...DeAnna, you're right. He is also exactly as I pictured him when I read those books all those many years ago.<br /><br /> It's too early for me to think of another one who was as I imagined. I'll have to think on that for a while. I know it certainly isn't Miss Marple. She's not anything like I imagined.<br /><br />I can't remember if I read Perry Mason before I saw the Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.com