So true specially if you follow the series from the start. In early years, his Poirot is more jovial and optimistic and the episodes are more light hearted. By the time in later seasons like Orient we now find Poirot, all world Weary, tired, ambivalent and rigid to his morals. It's like the 20 year span and all the murder cases really burdened and worned the old Belgian detective so much. So when we reach Curtains we fully understand and accepts the things that Poirot did, something we would completely reject if it was the early Poirot.
Suchet's version had the best ending: making Poirot's decision whether he turned in the murderer or not ambiguous as he walks away to wrestle with his conscience. What true justice is can't be resolved. Chef's kiss!
I saw the 1974 version as a child and have always loved it, so it holds a very sentimental place in my heart. There is little argument though that David Suchet is the best Poirot and I enjoyed that darker and more serious version as well. The Branagh version just made me roll my eyes a lot.
I absolutely love the 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express….! I watched it once again last week…and will continue to do so….!! However, David Suchet’s portrayal of Poirot is, in my opinion, superb…!!
Finley, Ustinov, Brannagh etc played Poirot. David Suchet BECAME Poirot. The others can't hold a candle to Suchet. Suchet is to Poirot what Colin Firth is to Mr Darcy: they arethe characters incarnated!
@@nachiketsachin8269 Suchet is a straight up amazing actor. I'm not aware of anything he's ever done that wasn't excellent. I will not go look at IMDB to prove myself wrong lol. For a couple interesting older roles, check him out in "Blott on the Landscape" and "Oppenheimer" from the 70s/80s British TV. In the former especially he absolutely occupies the role and also shows his extraordinary talent with accents and voices, and also a lot of physical humour. Its a real masterclass in acting, and its in a dramatic/farce role. Great actors alongside him too - George Cole, and Geraldine James among a few other contemporary notables.
When I first watched the David Suchet version of the final solving of the crime, I hated it because *he* was the judge and jury which he was not in the book. After watching it a few more times, I came to accept and even enjoy it. Being Catholic myself, I felt that his praying the Rosary as a means of resolving his inner moral conflict to be especially powerful. Cheers, Russ
It's not like he wanted to be judge and jury. He was dealing with the conflict the case caused. In an ironic turn as he talked about people being judge and jury in this situation, that role was forced into him without any way if getting arround that. It's part of the beauty of the story I think. The moral quandary of the mystery is itself the question if, in what circumstances might the law be taken into the hands of the people. From the ment he set foot on the train, he was going to have that role wether he liked it or not.
@@polyhymnia701 *Well, I am not catholic but sir David Suchet is well-known for being one, and I wouldn't be surprised he's been personally involved in the kind of genius addition of that very detail. Whatever, in my eyes, the 2010 version is definitely the most subtle and interesting adaptation ever of Agatha's classic, precisely for its quite audacious interpretation of the original, making the whole thing much closer to realism, and the plot itself more profound -- or less superficial -- than the other two (which, btw, are essentially aiming to show off, the Hollywood way). So, congratulations to both the director of that 'cheap' tv episode from a pretty unique series ran over no less than three decades with the one and only Suchet -- and congratulations, perhaps in the first place, to its underrated screenwriter, Stewart Harcourt! In short, it's a remarkable achievement.
The 1974 version is the best, though Finney was not my favorite actor as Poirot - he actually frightens me! I love David Suchet as Poirot, and I also love the jovial side of Poirot that Peter Ustinov did in the late 1970s and 80s.
David Suchet is my favorite Poirot. I grew up watching the series with my family and have always enjoyed him. He is who I picture when reading the books.
And let's be realistic . . . don't ever shove your opinion down our throats with a few choice words. If you think Suchet was the best Poirot, fine. But you could have expressed this as an opinion, instead of as a fact we're expected to accept.
@@RPowell43 Thanks for saying this. I love all three Poirots mentioned in the video and for me each of these actors brought something unique into this role.
David Suchet is the best Poirot I agree, but 2010 version is the worst episode of the series, while Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is such a fun movie to watch. Same can be said for Evil under the Sun Suchet vs Ustinov. Lame episode with great Suchet vs epic movie with average Ustinov
Peril at End House blew me away. It was like a twisted thriller, almost like a Hitchcock-esq story. Appointment with Death is another one that scared me. Stayed with me for days after I finished it.
There's a trend of Booktubers solving mystery novels here on YT and I always find I amusing when they get to the end of the book. The utter shock and disbelief. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
SPOILER (maybe?) Is it the one we’re it’s the Doctor/ Poirots neighbor/ the narrator of the damn story? Because that one made me go nuts as a child. I remember having it as a audio book as a child and when it ended I was so flabbergasted that I started it all over trying to look for clues in the narration.
Well done again! My favourite Christie books are those with Miss Marple, esp. Nemesis and Moving Finger. Compared to books, I love the Joan Hickson´s portrayal.
Just found your channel. These videos are excellent! I hope you'll do one on the numerous versions of "Little Women" soon. :) Two of my favorite Christie novels have also been adapted for film several times over apiece: "And Then There Were None" and "Ordeal by Innocence" (the latter of which I do not think a good adaption exists!)
Am I missing something? She just very vaguely described the three adaptions. There was zero deeper analysis here. I'm not complaining, but praise in these comments seems fairly OTT.
even tho it's really hard to watch the 1974 version without subtitle (since im not an English native speaker and poirot accent), it's for me, the best representation of this story. The "revealing" moments is well delivered and made me shocked. Like the dagger, the daisy Amstrong burning letter, etc. And i love how the bright white-ish setting could give a huge vibrant to a dark mystery. Giving an unsettling ambiance. Rather than to the point "yeah it's dark, it's dramatic, there's a mystery, we're f'up in this snow" and the 2017 version, it's entertaining to watch. But it's so "blockbustery". And im sorry but i never have a soft spot for an unnessary politicaly correct changes. But maybe i think differently if i watch this first without knowing anything about the original tale.
2 years late to reply, but regarding your opinion about 2017 one, you're right i never had the pleasure of reading Christie's novel, so i went with the 2017 version completely blind. I don't know the story, but even i can feel how everything feels so unnecessary and trite. i had to watch the 1974 because most people said it's the most faithful to the story and was approved by the author herself. I love that one a lot, so much so that i deeply regretted watching the awful 2017 one first. Afterwards i went to see the 2010 one and loved it even more. The newest 2017 version almost feels like a joke Personally i liked the 2010 better because the reveal and the ending are more realistic, but i got soft spot for the 1974 because i find myself sympathize with the characters a lot more.
I very much enjoy Kenneth Branaghs Poirot, and think the visuals on the newer films are absolutely stunning. I read Murder On The Orient Express today and was surprised how much tension building there was, even though I already knew the ending. Christie really is a genius.
Despite Suchet's Poirot in Murder On The Orient Express not being as much in line with the novel as the 1974 version for example, Albert Finney's Poirot is painfully unbearable to watch. I was 7 years old in 1974 I saw the 1974 version on TV in 1977 or 78, nevertheless it will take decades before any actor can match David Suchet's Poirot. Suchet achieved the same perfection in his recreation of Poirot as Jeremy Brett did with Sherlock Holmes, regardless of great actors having played these two "famous sleuths" such as Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey Jr neither of these actors have even come close to what Suchet and Brett were able to achieve respectively.
Sorry have to disagree, like Sean Connery is to Bond, you can't compare it to the original, Finney IS Hercule, Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes, that's Why I could never take to Peter Ustinof as Hercule
@@peterfranks6243 Sean Connery is the first James Bond to be casted and he is the best. But if your talking about Poirot, there had been many poirot before albert finney. Plus there is no concept called original as long as it is taken from a book. Its people's choice whom they choose. For me its Suchet as poirot.
I'm looking forward to you doing more of these videos! I stumbled across your 'Anne of Green Gables' one first. As another commenter said, it would be interesting for you to look at 'Little Women', because I've seen 5 different versions of it, and there are two new adaptations either out or coming out soon, so it would be very topical.
The first movie was more accurate, but I prefer Suchet playing Poirot. The last movie added more action and spectacular views to please modern audiences.
As much as I love David Suchet (he and John Moffatt's radio version ARE Poirot to me), the 1974 movie is what I grew up with, and that aside, I really feel it is the best version. While Peter Ustinov (who took up the series after Finney)'s portrayal is hit or miss, this 70s Orient Express strikes every note perfectly in my opinion. I also want to say that I am so glad that I discovered your channel-I really love discussing these classics! Ok, ok-I'll comment on the new Branagh version as well. It's not as bad as I expected. Knowing how Hollywood butchers classics, when I went to see it in the theatre, my expectations were REALLY low. But it didn't do too badly. Still, the Suchet and Finney versions are in another elevated class entirely to me
Yes, but it somewhat destroyed the kinder (and more Poirot-esque) ending of the book. I love Suchet's portrayal of Poirot more than anyone else's, but I find this particular episode almost unwatchable because of this added conflict.
While he wasn't in an adaption of this book, Peter Ustinov did a good job of playing Poirot, but I think Ustinov could have read the phonebook, which he could have in several languages, and made it come out well.
In the 2017 film adaptation, Branagh's Poirot also has one thing that none of the actors who played the famous Belgian detective in the earlier film adaptations had, a soul patch
And the many versions of "Wuthering Heights," both mini-series and movies. Jane Eyre also went through several mini-series and movies. Those Bronte sisters were such talented storytellers.
A thing most adaptations failed to capture was the creepiness of many of her characters. She often made characters that were described more like a supernatural being, a ghost or a fairy for example. The one that comes to mind is the one about the Halloween Party (can’t remember the English title right now) the girl that plays in the garden/park and her mother just unnerved me any time they interacted with someone. Like a more tasteful version of a Tim Burton character.
2010 is the best because the actor is grounded and established as Poirot, 1973 is more complex but I always felt Finney was the most over the top but the knife scene, to this day, is the most horrifying reveal, and 2017 flows, more modern relatable, it tries as hard as Downey's Sherlock Holmes.
My favourite Poirot novel was Five Little Pigs - a trail that should have gone cold by all accounts given the decade that passed between the crime and Poirot being asked to bring justice to the wrongly convicted murderer and victim. Murder is Easy, though, was the one which gripped me from the start. While the main plot itself wasn't necessarily superior to some of the other stories, the way the story is set up at the start was just fascinating.
Albert Finney I can forgive but Kenneth Branagh did the unthinkable he challenged Suchet's Poirot which is the same as challengving Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes.
The 2010 version will always be my favourite because I like that it highlighted the seriousness of the subject matter and the powerful ending was just brilliant 😄
Really hoping since there is a new movie coming out this Christmas, that you tackle "Little Women" next. I've seen all of the film adaptations, and while they have scenes from the book, large chunks are left out.
@@illyaismail6413 The Little Women one? I used to watch that anime and the Tom Sawyer one when I was a kid. Though they did change Hannah's race. That was done to add more explanations to the Japanese audience about the Civil War.
For me personally. I like all three versions. I would have loved to have seen a version with David Suchet playing Poirot with the 1974 script and supporting cast with Kenneth Branagh directing
I love this story. Suchet’s version was a bit too dark, but still the best overall. The 2017 was a huge let-down. I actually fell asleep half way through. More money and more A-listers don’t always equal a better movie.
David Suchet was my favorite Poirot but the 1974 movie was the best MOTOE. As I read more Agatha Christie novels, I realized the characters of the detectives, Poirot or Marple, weren’t as important as I had first thought; they were simply the eyes though which I saw the other characters and the story. Especially with the large ensemble cast of MOTOE, I became more interested in pondering what I thought of this motley cast of characters on this train rather than what Poirot thought. That having been said, I can justify David Suchet’s portrayal of unease at the slippery slope of justice because I think it was present but more understated in the novel. However, I can’t imagine book Poirot dwelling in these thoughts as long or with so much self-torture as either Suchet or Branagh portrayed him.
What I would love to see is Suchet as Poirot with a more faithful adaptation of the book. As it is, I didn’t care for the Suchet adaptation of this book. I do agree he is the best Poirot.
The most faithful adaptation of the book in my view isn't any of the films, it is a radio series made for the BBC starring John Moffat as Poirot. It was originally broadcast at the end of 1993 but still occasionally gets aired on Radio 4 Extra.
My favourite Agatha Christie novels are They came to Baghdad Destination unknown By the pricking of my thumbs The man in the brown suit Halloween party A Caribbean mystery Murder at the vicarage I also like Dumb witness, but rather the film than the book because of the beautiful scenery, but I am prejudice as I come from and still live in Windermere in the Lakes!
While i do agree that "And then there were none" is her best work, there is no telling which of her books is my favorite. "Murder of Roger Ackroyd" is must read for its atmosphere. Recently red "Death comes as the end" and it is most interesting book with its unusual setting. Also would recomend "Ordeal by Innocence" and "Appointment with Death" for its depiction of victims and murderers.
I am going to try to get into the Miss Marple stories soon, but Murder on the Orient Express is really one of my favorites. It's...inspiring. 'And then there were none...' is too dark for my taste, but I like the video game, where Naracott, the guy, who steers the boat, ends up on the island with the others, because one of them sinks his boat, and is basically the detective figure in all of this, trying to investigate and protect the other guests.
I really enjoy your critiques. Please do A Christmas Carol! New subscriber here. I realize it must take a lot of time to do these! Maybe in time for next Christmas. A Christmas special! lol. There are SO many renditions of ACC, and they really change them up quite a bit. I watch them All every year, and have my own opinions, but it’d be really cool to see another take 😉!
There was also a version made - and set! - in the 1990's, so that when the train was snowbound, the characters were all trying to get service on their cell phones and Daisy's father had been a software billionaire. I wasn't great, but it made for an interesting contrast to the others.
The version you mentioned is actually set in 2001 and it features Alfred Molina as Poirot. And the train was stuck in a rockslide, not a snowdrift. I liked that movie a lot but ofc the 1974 movie is the best.
Although I really enjoy David Suchet as Poirot, I have never enjoyed the 2010 version. It’s always been my least favourite episode of the ITV series. Maybe I need to rewatch it... By contrast, I absolutely adore the 1974 version. Phenomenal acting, energetic performances, great music, beautifully shot, and the one that feels closest to what Agatha Christie actually wrote.
@@anneclough7064 Interesting! I agree with you that the last two aren’t phenomenal, but I must admit to loving COTT and AWD, even if those adaptations have almost no link with the novels.
I agree with you. I dislike all the ones where the series creators somehow decided that Poirot was a deeply religious moralising man, when he's just not. I'd be fine with it if that was how Christie had written him, but she just didn't, it's just not Poirot.
To me the 2017 film felt like it lacks substance, idk. Sometimes it seems like Hercule Poirot has super powers and some times his perfeccionism gets in his way and stop him from seeing the obvious but we don't know why. He didn't find suspicious how Mary just left her purse completly open in the beggining of the film. Hardmans glasses don't even look real but maybe the production is to blame. And he doesn't find suspicious how quickly the doctor came to a conclusion that the wounds don't make any pattern either. Even worse than that is that it doesn't seem like the idea that the murderer would've nasty wounds for trying to kill someone with their (the murderer's) eyes closed never crossed his mind, so this observation was too nonesensical.
That adaptation was too American. They even changed race to one of the characters which would be fine if it was not completely historicaly inacurate, but the Hollywood gotta bring that diversity into everything of course
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I have read every book available and watched PBS series. Suchet's Poirot was wonderful. Haven't seen the latest. The books are so well written, always worth more than one read.
David Suchet portrayed the character longer. But all of the actors I have seen were great in their own way. By the way, I've never seen an accurate adaptation of the 1934 movie. Never.
Though David Suchet embodies Hercule Poirot like no other I find the 2010 Version of "Murder on the Orient Express" one of only a few fails in the series (the biggest was imho their adaptation of "Appointment with Death") a little disappointing - especially since for some time it wasn't clear whether they could continue the series and Suchet was so looking forward of playing in this adaptation. I think that the tonality was way to grim in comparison to other episodes of the series. I cannot help but despise the Branagh version from 2017. For me the 1974 version ist the best "Murder of the Orient Express" if not best Christie adaptation overall.
Finney, Suchet, and way behind is Kenneth's disaster. Someone needs to investigate why Branagh would even attempt to follow Suchet and Finney in this role.
Suchet is the best Poirot, but I just wanted to kill him at the solution scene of that version. In this story, justice is clearly on the "criminal's" side, and who still insists on formalities of "law" will be degraded to slave level. Some say they wanted to show Poirot's struggle about "taking other's life" which is connected to his decision in "Curtain", but even then, this episode of Suchet's series is something I'd never be able to watch again.
I'm the same, I find this episode unwatchable, which is a pity, because Orient Express might be my favourite Christie and Suchet is my favourite Poirot. I wouldn't mind the ending if it was what Christie had written and it fit with her version of Poirot, but this is clearly something that the creators of the series wanted to put in, because it doesn't really align with the character Christie wrote.
Finley is the best at describing how Poirot changes his tone and ways to interact with different people. Something that both Suchet (over dramatic, overly religious take) and Branaugh takes... Missed. I just hate the way they took an ending that was. And with that i retire myself from the case, into a never before seen Poirot struggling with the concept of justice. They both missed the mark of a character that was content with solving the mister my and not being fooled in the process.
Nobody has ever gotten Mrs. Hubbard's character quite right - none of the adaptations have done what the book does, treating her like a comic relief character who nobody would take seriously up until the moment when she's revealed to be the most serious character of all. But for some reason all the adaptations have chosen to downplay Ms. Hubbard's funny side and play her as a straight character, even before her identity is revealed. It's never as surprising as it was in Christie's book.
Kenneth Branagh's adaptation should be forgotten. He is not a convincing Poirot, partly because he just isn't small enough, partly because of the ridiculous mustache. The film itself was made a hash by importing all sorts of woke nonsense that merely distracted when it did not outrightly falsify.
David Suchet's Hercule Poirot is the best of all times. There's no match. Brannagh's Poirot is just as dreadful ads Robert Downey Jr's Sherlock HOlmes...painful!
No one can ever match David Suchet's portrayal of Hercule Poirot.
Disagree. The early ones are great, but the later films including this are so bad, it mars his legacy.
Yawn.
NicAlba, you are so right!
I prefer Suchet as well!
@@la_scrittice_vita but are Suchet's portrayals to blame or is it the adaptions themselves that fail?
Albert Finney did a good job, but David Suchet's performance as Poirot, especially his outrage and despair, was captivating.
Exactly, I’m baffled that some people hate that even though he’s dealing with a serious moral dilemma so his outrage is understandable.
@@suzie_lovescats He's reacting to the crime as any decent detective would.
The Suchet version is made even more brilliant by its connection to Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, and the particular view we get of his moral compass.
So true specially if you follow the series from the start. In early years, his Poirot is more jovial and optimistic and the episodes are more light hearted. By the time in later seasons like Orient we now find Poirot, all world Weary, tired, ambivalent and rigid to his morals. It's like the 20 year span and all the murder cases really burdened and worned the old Belgian detective so much. So when we reach Curtains we fully understand and accepts the things that Poirot did, something we would completely reject if it was the early Poirot.
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Suchet's version had the best ending: making Poirot's decision whether he turned in the murderer or not ambiguous as he walks away to wrestle with his conscience. What true justice is can't be resolved. Chef's kiss!
I saw the 1974 version as a child and have always loved it, so it holds a very sentimental place in my heart. There is little argument though that David Suchet is the best Poirot and I enjoyed that darker and more serious version as well. The Branagh version just made me roll my eyes a lot.
I absolutely love the 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express….! I watched it once again last week…and will continue to do so….!! However, David Suchet’s portrayal of Poirot is, in my opinion, superb…!!
Finley, Ustinov, Brannagh etc played Poirot. David Suchet BECAME Poirot. The others can't hold a candle to Suchet. Suchet is to Poirot what Colin Firth is to Mr Darcy: they arethe characters incarnated!
True, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that Suchet was a British
Or Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes
Or Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
@@nachiketsachin8269 Suchet is a straight up amazing actor. I'm not aware of anything he's ever done that wasn't excellent. I will not go look at IMDB to prove myself wrong lol.
For a couple interesting older roles, check him out in "Blott on the Landscape" and "Oppenheimer" from the 70s/80s British TV. In the former especially he absolutely occupies the role and also shows his extraordinary talent with accents and voices, and also a lot of physical humour. Its a real masterclass in acting, and its in a dramatic/farce role. Great actors alongside him too - George Cole, and Geraldine James among a few other contemporary notables.
I like Suchet's Poirot but I dare to say that I prefer Finney's Poirot.
When I first watched the David Suchet version of the final solving of the crime, I hated it because *he* was the judge and jury which he was not in the book. After watching it a few more times, I came to accept and even enjoy it. Being Catholic myself, I felt that his praying the Rosary as a means of resolving his inner moral conflict to be especially powerful. Cheers, Russ
It's not like he wanted to be judge and jury. He was dealing with the conflict the case caused. In an ironic turn as he talked about people being judge and jury in this situation, that role was forced into him without any way if getting arround that. It's part of the beauty of the story I think. The moral quandary of the mystery is itself the question if, in what circumstances might the law be taken into the hands of the people. From the ment he set foot on the train, he was going to have that role wether he liked it or not.
Fellow Catholic here - I loved the Rosary addition too. It added so much depth to Poirot's character.
@@polyhymnia701 *Well, I am not catholic but sir David Suchet is well-known for being one, and I wouldn't be surprised he's been personally involved in the kind of genius addition of that very detail. Whatever, in my eyes, the 2010 version is definitely the most subtle and interesting adaptation ever of Agatha's classic, precisely for its quite audacious interpretation of the original, making the whole thing much closer to realism, and the plot itself more profound -- or less superficial -- than the other two (which, btw, are essentially aiming to show off, the Hollywood way). So, congratulations to both the director of that 'cheap' tv episode from a pretty unique series ran over no less than three decades with the one and only Suchet -- and congratulations, perhaps in the first place, to its underrated screenwriter, Stewart Harcourt! In short, it's a remarkable achievement.
I think the rosary addition to this case in particular also helped foreshadow what was to come in Curtain.
@@AEsir_Goji Yes, because it is also visible his heart is NOT coping well with the stress of what he had to decide/do
David Suchet is Hercule Poirot..i saw recently Orient Express and it was so good!
David Suchet is the GOAT
The 1974 version is the best, though Finney was not my favorite actor as Poirot - he actually frightens me! I love David Suchet as Poirot, and I also love the jovial side of Poirot that Peter Ustinov did in the late 1970s and 80s.
No one played Poirot like David Suchet
David Suchet is the best Poirot. And let's be realistic - Kenneth Branagh plays Kenneth Branagh, not Poirot.
David Suchet is my favorite Poirot. I grew up watching the series with my family and have always enjoyed him. He is who I picture when reading the books.
@@somethingsomething922 Nicely put :o)
And let's be realistic . . . don't ever shove your opinion down our throats with a few choice words. If you think Suchet was the best Poirot, fine. But you could have expressed this as an opinion, instead of as a fact we're expected to accept.
@@RPowell43 Thanks for saying this. I love all three Poirots mentioned in the video and for me each of these actors brought something unique into this role.
David Suchet is the best Poirot I agree, but 2010 version is the worst episode of the series, while Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is such a fun movie to watch. Same can be said for Evil under the Sun Suchet vs Ustinov. Lame episode with great Suchet vs epic movie with average Ustinov
one of my enjoyments is comparing books with their movies....what is left out / etc..I do so hope you continue to make new episodes....
Peril at End House blew me away. It was like a twisted thriller, almost like a Hitchcock-esq story. Appointment with Death is another one that scared me. Stayed with me for days after I finished it.
I've always thought The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of her best novels. The end surprised me more than any of her other books.
Agree ! Probably her most plot-twisting book
There's a trend of Booktubers solving mystery novels here on YT and I always find I amusing when they get to the end of the book. The utter shock and disbelief. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
SPOILER (maybe?)
Is it the one we’re it’s the Doctor/ Poirots neighbor/ the narrator of the damn story? Because that one made me go nuts as a child. I remember having it as a audio book as a child and when it ended I was so flabbergasted that I started it all over trying to look for clues in the narration.
@@nosomusk864 That's the one!
@@graciesmom1477 was that ever made into a movie?
Well done again! My favourite Christie books are those with Miss Marple, esp. Nemesis and Moving Finger. Compared to books, I love the Joan Hickson´s portrayal.
I’m so glad I found your channel! 😊
Just found your channel. These videos are excellent! I hope you'll do one on the numerous versions of "Little Women" soon. :) Two of my favorite Christie novels have also been adapted for film several times over apiece: "And Then There Were None" and "Ordeal by Innocence" (the latter of which I do not think a good adaption exists!)
Amazing video.
Also, David Suchet ftw
Just stumbled upon this channel. Absolutely love it. We need more channels like yours. 😸😸😸😸💕
Am I missing something? She just very vaguely described the three adaptions. There was zero deeper analysis here. I'm not complaining, but praise in these comments seems fairly OTT.
David Suchet was the best for me.
even tho it's really hard to watch the 1974 version without subtitle (since im not an English native speaker and poirot accent), it's for me, the best representation of this story.
The "revealing" moments is well delivered and made me shocked. Like the dagger, the daisy Amstrong burning letter, etc. And i love how the bright white-ish setting could give a huge vibrant to a dark mystery. Giving an unsettling ambiance. Rather than to the point "yeah it's dark, it's dramatic, there's a mystery, we're f'up in this snow"
and the 2017 version, it's entertaining to watch. But it's so "blockbustery". And im sorry but i never have a soft spot for an unnessary politicaly correct changes. But maybe i think differently if i watch this first without knowing anything about the original tale.
2 years late to reply, but regarding your opinion about 2017 one, you're right
i never had the pleasure of reading Christie's novel, so i went with the 2017 version completely blind. I don't know the story, but even i can feel how everything feels so unnecessary and trite. i had to watch the 1974 because most people said it's the most faithful to the story and was approved by the author herself. I love that one a lot, so much so that i deeply regretted watching the awful 2017 one first. Afterwards i went to see the 2010 one and loved it even more. The newest 2017 version almost feels like a joke
Personally i liked the 2010 better because the reveal and the ending are more realistic, but i got soft spot for the 1974 because i find myself sympathize with the characters a lot more.
I very much enjoy Kenneth Branaghs Poirot, and think the visuals on the newer films are absolutely stunning. I read Murder On The Orient Express today and was surprised how much tension building there was, even though I already knew the ending. Christie really is a genius.
Despite Suchet's Poirot in Murder On The Orient Express not being as much in line with the novel as the 1974 version for example, Albert Finney's Poirot is painfully unbearable to watch. I was 7 years old in 1974 I saw the 1974 version on TV in 1977 or 78, nevertheless it will take decades before any actor can match David Suchet's Poirot. Suchet achieved the same perfection in his recreation of Poirot as Jeremy Brett did with Sherlock Holmes, regardless of great actors having played these two "famous sleuths" such as Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey Jr neither of these actors have even come close to what Suchet and Brett were able to achieve respectively.
Sorry have to disagree, like Sean Connery is to Bond, you can't compare it to the original, Finney IS Hercule, Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes, that's Why I could never take to Peter Ustinof as Hercule
@@peterfranks6243 Sean Connery is the first James Bond to be casted and he is the best. But if your talking about Poirot, there had been many poirot before albert finney. Plus there is no concept called original as long as it is taken from a book. Its people's choice whom they choose. For me its Suchet as poirot.
@@nachiketsachin8269 for me Finney
@@peterfranks6243 Your free to share your opinion Mon Ami
@@nachiketsachin8269 absolutely
I'm looking forward to you doing more of these videos! I stumbled across your 'Anne of Green Gables' one first. As another commenter said, it would be interesting for you to look at 'Little Women', because I've seen 5 different versions of it, and there are two new adaptations either out or coming out soon, so it would be very topical.
Finally an American who can pronounce Poirot correctly 👍 The David Suchet version was by far the best
I've seen them all although 2010 has my favorite actor who portrays Periot.
The first movie was more accurate, but I prefer Suchet playing Poirot. The last movie added more action and spectacular views to please modern audiences.
As much as I love David Suchet (he and John Moffatt's radio version ARE Poirot to me), the 1974 movie is what I grew up with, and that aside, I really feel it is the best version. While Peter Ustinov (who took up the series after Finney)'s portrayal is hit or miss, this 70s Orient Express strikes every note perfectly in my opinion.
I also want to say that I am so glad that I discovered your channel-I really love discussing these classics!
Ok, ok-I'll comment on the new Branagh version as well. It's not as bad as I expected. Knowing how Hollywood butchers classics, when I went to see it in the theatre, my expectations were REALLY low. But it didn't do too badly. Still, the Suchet and Finney versions are in another elevated class entirely to me
I really enjoyed the conflict added to Suchet's version of Orient Express. It upped the stakes and made a more gripping film to watch.
Yes, but it somewhat destroyed the kinder (and more Poirot-esque) ending of the book. I love Suchet's portrayal of Poirot more than anyone else's, but I find this particular episode almost unwatchable because of this added conflict.
Loving your videos! These are fantastic. I’d love to see you do Little Women and The Great Gatsby. A Christmas Carol would be interesting as well.
Poirot is a legend! Agatha created character and Sir David life to him ..
While he wasn't in an adaption of this book, Peter Ustinov did a good job of playing Poirot, but I think Ustinov could have read the phonebook, which he could have in several languages, and made it come out well.
I'm not claiming that Ustinov is my favorite Poirot. I don't really have one. But he gave my favorite on-screen resolution in "Evil Under the Sun".
@@RPowell43👍 ...as well as "Death on the Nile"!
In the 2017 film adaptation, Branagh's Poirot also has one thing that none of the actors who played the famous Belgian detective in the earlier film adaptations had, a soul patch
I'd love you to do a Jane Eyre one, please.
Joanna Rygiel yes! That’s my favorite book!
And the many versions of "Wuthering Heights," both mini-series and movies. Jane Eyre also went through several mini-series and movies. Those Bronte sisters were such talented storytellers.
David Suchet, I’m use to him on PBS. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
A thing most adaptations failed to capture was the creepiness of many of her characters. She often made characters that were described more like a supernatural being, a ghost or a fairy for example. The one that comes to mind is the one about the Halloween Party (can’t remember the English title right now) the girl that plays in the garden/park and her mother just unnerved me any time they interacted with someone. Like a more tasteful version of a Tim Burton character.
I love David Suchet as Hercule Poirot,
2010 is the best because the actor is grounded and established as Poirot, 1973 is more complex but I always felt Finney was the most over the top but the knife scene, to this day, is the most horrifying reveal, and 2017 flows, more modern relatable, it tries as hard as Downey's Sherlock Holmes.
⭐⭐Wonderful analysis! Bravo!
My favorite A. C. novel is Death Comes As An End!⭐⭐
My favourite Poirot novel was Five Little Pigs - a trail that should have gone cold by all accounts given the decade that passed between the crime and Poirot being asked to bring justice to the wrongly convicted murderer and victim. Murder is Easy, though, was the one which gripped me from the start. While the main plot itself wasn't necessarily superior to some of the other stories, the way the story is set up at the start was just fascinating.
Love your reviews! Thanks.
74 version a classic, with a legendary Director, absolutely incredible, cast of the century !
These videos are really good! Thanks for sharing!
Death on the Nile! Can’t wait for the movie to finally finally drop
Amazing job on the contents! from your new subscriber.
Why is no one talking about 2017 I know about opinion but I can't be the only one who loves it right?
I remember liking it when I saw it in theaters although I'm not a poirot expert
This is a rather complicated mystery. I like your comparison.
Albert Finney I can forgive but Kenneth Branagh did the unthinkable he challenged Suchet's Poirot which is the same as challengving Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes.
The 2010 version will always be my favourite because I like that it highlighted the seriousness of the subject matter and the powerful ending was just brilliant 😄
My favorite Christie stories have to be And Then There Were None, Evil Under the Sun, The Dumb Witness and Lord Edgware Dies
Great video!
Really hoping since there is a new movie coming out this Christmas, that you tackle "Little Women" next. I've seen all of the film adaptations, and while they have scenes from the book, large chunks are left out.
The old anime by Nippon animations is the best adaptation of the book in my opinion.
@@illyaismail6413 The Little Women one? I used to watch that anime and the Tom Sawyer one when I was a kid. Though they did change Hannah's race. That was done to add more explanations to the Japanese audience about the Civil War.
@@luckdragongirl yeah the little woman adaptation.
For me personally. I like all three versions. I would have loved to have seen a version with David Suchet playing Poirot with the 1974 script and supporting cast with Kenneth Branagh directing
I really like your videos!
Love your videos
Excellent.
I love this story. Suchet’s version was a bit too dark, but still the best overall. The 2017 was a huge let-down. I actually fell asleep half way through. More money and more A-listers don’t always equal a better movie.
David Suchet was my favorite Poirot but the 1974 movie was the best MOTOE. As I read more Agatha Christie novels, I realized the characters of the detectives, Poirot or Marple, weren’t as important as I had first thought; they were simply the eyes though which I saw the other characters and the story. Especially with the large ensemble cast of MOTOE, I became more interested in pondering what I thought of this motley cast of characters on this train rather than what Poirot thought.
That having been said, I can justify David Suchet’s portrayal of unease at the slippery slope of justice because I think it was present but more understated in the novel. However, I can’t imagine book Poirot dwelling in these thoughts as long or with so much self-torture as either Suchet or Branagh portrayed him.
I like all three versions!
What I would love to see is Suchet as Poirot with a more faithful adaptation of the book. As it is, I didn’t care for the Suchet adaptation of this book. I do agree he is the best Poirot.
Exactly my opinion too!
The most faithful adaptation of the book in my view isn't any of the films, it is a radio series made for the BBC starring John Moffat as Poirot. It was originally broadcast at the end of 1993 but still occasionally gets aired on Radio 4 Extra.
My favourite Agatha Christie novels are
They came to Baghdad
Destination unknown
By the pricking of my thumbs
The man in the brown suit
Halloween party
A Caribbean mystery
Murder at the vicarage
I also like Dumb witness, but rather the film than the book because of the beautiful scenery, but I am prejudice as I come from and still live in Windermere in the Lakes!
Finally, someone appreciates Halloween Party!
While i do agree that "And then there were none" is her best work, there is no telling which of her books is my favorite. "Murder of Roger Ackroyd" is must read for its atmosphere. Recently red "Death comes as the end" and it is most interesting book with its unusual setting. Also would recomend "Ordeal by Innocence" and "Appointment with Death" for its depiction of victims and murderers.
I am going to try to get into the Miss Marple stories soon, but Murder on the Orient Express is really one of my favorites. It's...inspiring. 'And then there were none...' is too dark for my taste, but I like the video game, where Naracott, the guy, who steers the boat, ends up on the island with the others, because one of them sinks his boat, and is basically the detective figure in all of this, trying to investigate and protect the other guests.
Please make more!!
Japanese adaptation in 2015 is still the best, because all details for story really complete and love it❤
I really enjoy your critiques. Please do A Christmas Carol! New subscriber here. I realize it must take a lot of time to do these! Maybe in time for next Christmas. A Christmas special! lol. There are SO many renditions of ACC, and they really change them up quite a bit. I watch them All every year, and have my own opinions, but it’d be really cool to see another take 😉!
There was also a version made - and set! - in the 1990's, so that when the train was snowbound, the characters were all trying to get service on their cell phones and Daisy's father had been a software billionaire. I wasn't great, but it made for an interesting contrast to the others.
The version you mentioned is actually set in 2001 and it features Alfred Molina as Poirot. And the train was stuck in a rockslide, not a snowdrift. I liked that movie a lot but ofc the 1974 movie is the best.
Pls make one on the death on the Nile
I really thought she would compare Death on the Nile next
A review please for: A murder is announced
Will you be doing The Great Gatsby?
Although I really enjoy David Suchet as Poirot, I have never enjoyed the 2010 version. It’s always been my least favourite episode of the ITV series. Maybe I need to rewatch it...
By contrast, I absolutely adore the 1974 version. Phenomenal acting, energetic performances, great music, beautifully shot, and the one that feels closest to what Agatha Christie actually wrote.
It's also one of my least favorites in this series but the worst remains "Appointment with Death". There's almost nothing left of the original novel.
My least favourite Suchet adaptations are Appointment With Death, Cards on the Table, Murder on the Orient Express and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
@@anneclough7064 Interesting! I agree with you that the last two aren’t phenomenal, but I must admit to loving COTT and AWD, even if those adaptations have almost no link with the novels.
Personally, I loved both the 1974 movie and the 2010 TV episode of MOTOE. But the 1974 movie is the best adaptation of MOTOE ever.
I agree with you. I dislike all the ones where the series creators somehow decided that Poirot was a deeply religious moralising man, when he's just not. I'd be fine with it if that was how Christie had written him, but she just didn't, it's just not Poirot.
Miss Marple will always be my favorite😍 do you have any plana for a video of hers?
Hollywood plan a Miss Marple remake with Whoopi Goldberg as the dear old English lady
Magníficas películas
A series would be great to adapt the whole novel
The 1974 version was the first one I saw so I feel like it's the best while the 2017 version makes you roll your eyes at just about any scene.
The best is Sir Albert Finney!!! An amazing actor and a great cast!!!! The best!!!! :) I like Suchet a little but Branagh is a shame!
To me the 2017 film felt like it lacks substance, idk. Sometimes it seems like Hercule Poirot has super powers and some times his perfeccionism gets in his way and stop him from seeing the obvious but we don't know why. He didn't find suspicious how Mary just left her purse completly open in the beggining of the film. Hardmans glasses don't even look real but maybe the production is to blame. And he doesn't find suspicious how quickly the doctor came to a conclusion that the wounds don't make any pattern either. Even worse than that is that it doesn't seem like the idea that the murderer would've nasty wounds for trying to kill someone with their (the murderer's) eyes closed never crossed his mind, so this observation was too nonesensical.
That adaptation was too American. They even changed race to one of the characters which would be fine if it was not completely historicaly inacurate, but the Hollywood gotta bring that diversity into everything of course
Please do videos on the following books, movies, stage productions, & TV series: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & The BFG by Roald Dahl, Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Oliver Twist & A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Treasure Island & Jekyll & Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, A Wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'Engle, Nancy Drew published by Edward L. Stratemeyer and ghostwritten by many authors under the psudeonym Carolyn Keene, Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Pet Sematary & The Shining by Stephen King, The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket), & Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
I have read every book available and watched PBS series. Suchet's Poirot was wonderful. Haven't seen the latest. The books are so well written, always worth more than one read.
Difficult with so many wonderful stories to chose from but I think I like "Spider's Web" the best.
Finney is excellence you won't get better
Agatha cristie an absolute legend …!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
David Suchet portrayed the character longer. But all of the actors I have seen were great in their own way. By the way, I've never seen an accurate adaptation of the 1934 movie. Never.
Applies Modern Sensibilities Translation: We can write a classic period piece better than a master of her art that lived in the period.
Though David Suchet embodies Hercule Poirot like no other I find the 2010 Version of "Murder on the Orient Express" one of only a few fails in the series (the biggest was imho their adaptation of "Appointment with Death") a little disappointing - especially since for some time it wasn't clear whether they could continue the series and Suchet was so looking forward of playing in this adaptation. I think that the tonality was way to grim in comparison to other episodes of the series. I cannot help but despise the Branagh version from 2017. For me the 1974 version ist the best "Murder of the Orient Express" if not best Christie adaptation overall.
Finney, Suchet, and way behind is Kenneth's disaster.
Someone needs to investigate why Branagh would even attempt to follow Suchet and Finney in this role.
Who was the killer in the novel?
***spoiler*** All 12 passengers.
My personal Christie favorite is one of the lesser known, Poirot-less and Marple-less Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
David Suchet IS Poirot, hands down. Branaugh's mustache was too ridiculous, not worth the price of a ticket.
Suchet is the best Poirot, but I just wanted to kill him at the solution scene of that version. In this story, justice is clearly on the "criminal's" side, and who still insists on formalities of "law" will be degraded to slave level.
Some say they wanted to show Poirot's struggle about "taking other's life" which is connected to his decision in "Curtain", but even then, this episode of Suchet's series is something I'd never be able to watch again.
I'm the same, I find this episode unwatchable, which is a pity, because Orient Express might be my favourite Christie and Suchet is my favourite Poirot. I wouldn't mind the ending if it was what Christie had written and it fit with her version of Poirot, but this is clearly something that the creators of the series wanted to put in, because it doesn't really align with the character Christie wrote.
You should do Rebecca
Finley is the best at describing how Poirot changes his tone and ways to interact with different people. Something that both Suchet (over dramatic, overly religious take) and Branaugh takes... Missed.
I just hate the way they took an ending that was. And with that i retire myself from the case, into a never before seen Poirot struggling with the concept of justice. They both missed the mark of a character that was content with solving the mister my and not being fooled in the process.
Nobody has ever gotten Mrs. Hubbard's character quite right - none of the adaptations have done what the book does, treating her like a comic relief character who nobody would take seriously up until the moment when she's revealed to be the most serious character of all. But for some reason all the adaptations have chosen to downplay Ms. Hubbard's funny side and play her as a straight character, even before her identity is revealed. It's never as surprising as it was in Christie's book.
There's also another version with Alfred Molina as Poirot.
I'd seen that one and I liked it a lot even though many people didn't. But nothing beats the 1974 movie.
Kenneth Branagh's adaptation should be forgotten. He is not a convincing Poirot, partly because he just isn't small enough, partly because of the ridiculous mustache. The film itself was made a hash by importing all sorts of woke nonsense that merely distracted when it did not outrightly falsify.
David Suchet's Hercule Poirot is the best of all times. There's no match. Brannagh's Poirot is just as dreadful ads Robert Downey Jr's Sherlock HOlmes...painful!
please do sense and sensibility
You should do war & peace!