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tawneybel · 2 years ago

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2022 Movie Ranking

Note: 2021 Movie Ranking. As usual, this list is HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE. Still want to catch Skinamarink, Barbarian, Wakanda Forever, The House, and Pinocchio.

Nope: Like Get Out and Us, this was incredibly disturbing but so good. Not sure if I ever want to watch Nope again because characters being eaten alive—eaten alive whole—terrifies me. Anyway, Peele's phenomenal at social commentary. Here, animal exploitation.

Wendell & Wild: So many elements I love! Settings are a funfair-themed afterlife and boarding school. Faustian deals! Diverse character designs. Anti-prison privatization, pro-rehabilation. So the edgy-on-purpose Kat is actually punk. Henry Selick and Jordan Peele plus Key are the dream team!

Turning Red: I am so, so thankful for Shi and co. It's a cute movie all around, but normalizing periods made me adore it. My family was and is always honest about puberty, but many others' aren't. (And no one told me about PCOS.) TR is groundbreaking.

Scream: "No one has made a great Stab movie since the first one." My fave self-aware slasher franchise. And this one tackles one of my biggest pet peeves: fandom entitlement. Also, Kyle Gallner playing a sleazebag for once. 💚

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Men: Verdant folk horror about various flavors of misogyny. If I was still in school, I'd write a paper on it.

The Batman: THIS is how you do dark Batman. My favorite version of the Riddler since Batman Forever. (Sorry, Cory Michael Smith.) Riddler acts like he's helping the downtrodden, but the mentally ill are a marginalized group, too. Arthur Fleck knows that. I like how Joker and this are morally complex and the villains have in-film fanbases. Also, Edward ironically crushing on Batman, while despising Bruce. Aw.

The Munsters: The best Rob Zombie flick. I used to say he should stick to music. Now I think he should stick to music and PG-rated romanctic comedy. It's clear Zombie is an aficionado of Universal and other monster movies. It basically is exactly what it set out to be.

Halloween Ends: Anyone who says this "ruined" the franchise hasn't watched all the movies. Giving Michael a fanboy/protégée was a cool idea to explore. And interesting use of irony with the whole falling and dropping.

Smile: If you're into the predetermined death-curse genre, give it a watch.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Bodies/Bodies/Bodies: Movie that makes fun of classist vapidity... Gen Z style. The characters are petty and self-absorbed. Their allyship is performative and it will give viewers secondhand embarrassment. On purpose.

Death on the Nile: An adaptation of the secondest Christie book I read. (First being The Pale Horse.) While it wasn't really my thing, I totally thought Misses Van Schuyler and Bowers were sapphic in the novel, so it was nice to see that confirmed here.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Nothing against Weird Al. Just not my type of humor.

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living400lbs · 2 years ago

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Watching the Peter Ustinov Death On The Nile on Freevee. I've read the book and seen the Suchet adaptation, but this is the first time I've seen this one.

Spoilers follow

I like the quick-cut from Jackie & Simon kissing to Linnet & Simon's wedding.

Hey, filming at the Sphinx! (or a reasonable mockup)

Writer Salome Otterbourne being a lush wasn't clear until partway through the book. In this movie she's comically soused in every scene. And played by Angela Lansbury.

Bette Davis playing the rich American Mrs Van Schuyler, Maggie Smith as her butchish nurse-companion Miss Bowers.

Oh my, Linnet is suing Salome for defamation.

Salome's daughter is wondering if dead people can be defamed. (Aka, would Linnet's lawsuit end if she died)

Colonel Race is working for Linnet's British lawyers. They think her American lawyer, Pennington, is embezzling.

Linnet argues with her maid about a promised bonus.

Poirot notes Linnet is angering everyone.

Mia Farrow as Jackie is more effective than I expected.

Of its time: not only does the doctor have a black bag that allows him to dress Simon's bullet wound and give him morphia, the nurse, Miss Bowers, has morphia to give Jackie for hysteria.

Miss Bowers: I think a shot of morphia will meet the case. I've always found it very effective when Mrs Van Schuyler is carrying on.

Second "Belgian not French" reference.

I think the actors had fun filming the possible death scenarios. Bette Davis got to be a possible murderer! Angela Lansbury!

More "not French":

Andrew Pennington: It may be the custom in Paris to go through other people's things, but we're not in Paris now!

Hercule Poirot: Brussels, sir! The country is...

Miss Bowers on Jackie: "Nervous reaction, booze, and morphia, together they'd have sunk the Titanic."

Simon's cabin. Simon hasn't eaten his lunch. Race suggests Simon should eat, Simon says he can't. Poirot takes the tray to the table and tucks in!

"Belgian upstart, not French!"

Poirot (Peter Ustinov) and Race (David Niven) are quite the team.

From IMDb: during World War II, Major David Niven's batman (personal attendant) was Private Peter Ustinov.

More "Belgian!" references

Maggie Smith is amazing in her formal dinner jacket.

#agatha christie #death on the nile

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strangersunghoon · 2 years ago

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Favorite actors and actresses part 3

Watched ✅

Haven’t watched yet ❌

FAVES ❤️‍🔥

Jennifer Lawrence

•15 august 1990 (Indian Hills)

•🇺🇸

Movies

Company town (2006) : Caitlin ❌

Not another high School show (2007) : panic girl ❌

Garden party (2008) : Tiff ❌

The poker house (2008) : Agnes❌

The burning plain (2008) : Mariana ❌

Winters bone (2010) : Ree❌

Like crazy (2011) : Sam❌

The beaver (2011) : Norah❌

X-men first class (2011) : raven Darkhölme/mystique ❌

The hunger games (2012) : Katniss ✅❤️‍🔥

Silver linings playbook (2012) : Tiffany❌

House at the end of the street (2012) : Elissa❌

The devil you know (2013) : Young Zoe

The hunger games : Catching fire (2013) : Katniss ✅❤️‍🔥

American hustle (2013) : Rosalyn❌

X-men days of future past (2014) : Raven Darkhölme/Mystique❌

Serena (2014) : Serena ❌

The hunger games mockingjay part 1 (2014) : Katniss ✅❤️‍🔥

The hunger games mockingjay part 2 (2015) : Katniss ✅❤️‍🔥

Joy (2015) : Joy ❌

X-men : Apocalypse (2016) : Raven Darkhölme/mystique ❌

Passengers (2016) : Aurora ✅

Mother! (2016) : Mother❌

Red sparrow (2018) : Dominika❌

X-men : Dark Phoenix (2019) : Raven Darkhölme/mystique ❌

Don’t look up (2021) : Kate✅

Shows

Monk (2006) : Mascot ❌

Cold case (2007) : Abby ❌

The bill engvall show (2007-2009) : Lauren❌

Medium (2007) : Claire ❌

Medium (2008) : Young Allison ❌

Maggie Smith

•28 december 1934 (Ilford)

•🇬🇧

Movies

Child in the house (1956) : Party woman ❌

Nowhere to go (1958) : Bridget ❌

Hay fever (1960) ❌

Go to blazes (1962) : Chantal❌

The vips (1963) : Miss Mead ❌

The pumkin eater (1964) : Philpott❌

Young Cassidy (1965) : Nora❌

Othello (1965) : desdemona❌

Much Ado about nothing (1967) : Beatrice❌

The honey pot (1967) : Sarah❌

Man & Superman (1968) ❌

Hot millions (1968) : Patty❌

The seagull (1968) : Irina❌

The prime of miss Jean Brodie (1969) : Jean❌

Oh! What a lovely war (1969) : Music hall star❌

The merchant of Venice (1972) : Portia❌

The millionaires (1972)❌

Travels with my aunt (1972) : aunt Augusta❌

Love and pain and the whole damn thing (1973) : Lila❌

Murder by death (1976) : Miss Dora❌

Death on the Nile (1978) : Miss bowers❌

California suite (1978) : Diana❌

Quartet (1981) : Lois❌

Clash of The titans (1981) : Thetis❌

Better late than never (1982) : Miss Anderson❌

Evil under the sun (1982) : Daphne❌

The missionary (1982) : Lady Isabel❌

Lily in love (1984) : Lily❌

A private function (1984) : Joyce❌

A room with a view (1985) : Charlotte❌

The lonely passion of Judith hearne (1987) : Judith❌

Romeo-Juliet (1990) : Rozaline (voice)❌

Hook (1991) : grown up Wendy ❌

Memento mori (1992) : mrs Mabel❌

Sister act (1992) ❌

Suddenly, last summer (1993) : Violet❌

The secret garden (1993) : mrs medlock❌

Sister act 2 (1993) ❌

Richard III (1995) ❌

The first wives club (1996) : Gunilla ❌

Washington square (1997) : Aunt Lavinia❌

Tea with Mussolini (1999) : Lady Hester❌

The last September (1999) : Lady Myra❌

Curtain call (1999) : Lily❌

All the kings men (1999) : Queen Alexandra❌

David copperfield (1999) : Betsey❌

Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone (2001) : Professor Mcgonagall✅

Gosford park (2001) : Constance❌

Divine secrets of the Ya Ya sisterhood (2002) : Caro❌

Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets (2002) : Professor Mcgonagall✅

My house in Umbria (2003) : mrs Emily❌

Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban (2004) : Professor Mcgonagall ✅

Ladies in lavender (2004) : Janet❌

Harry Potter and the goblet of Fire (2005) : Professor Mcgonagall ✅❤️‍🔥

Keeping mum (2005) : Grace❌

Becoming Jane (2007) : Lady Gresham❌

Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix (2007) : Professor Mcgonagall ✅❤️‍🔥

Capturing Mary (2007) : Mary❌

Harry Potter and the half blood prince (2009) : Professor Mcgonagall ✅❤️‍🔥

From time to time (2009) : Linett❌

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 1 (2010) : Professor Mcgonagall ✅

Nanny McPhee 2 (2010) : Mrs Docherty✅

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2 (2011) : Professor Mcgonagall ✅❤️‍🔥

The best exotic marigold hotel (2012) : Muriel❌

Quartet (2012) : Jean❌

My old lady (2014) : Mathilde ❌

The second best marigold hotel (2015) : Muriel❌

The lady In the van (2015) : Miss Mary❌

Downtown Abbey (2019) : Dowager countess ❌

Downtown abbey a new era (2022) : Dowager countess ❌

Shows

All for love (1983) : mrs Silly❌

Talking heads (1987) : Susan❌

Downtown Abbey (2010-2015) : Dowager Countess❌

Colin Firth

•10 september 1960 (Grayshott)

•🇬🇧

Movies

Another country (1984) : Tommy❌

Camille (1984) : Armand❌

Dutch girls (1985) : Neil❌

1919 (1985) : young Alexander ❌

Tales from the Hollywood hills (1987) : Rene❌

A month in the country (1987) : Tom❌

The secret garden (1987) : Adult Colin❌

Apartment zero (1988) : Adrian❌

Tumbledown (1989) : Robert❌

Valmont (1989) : valmont❌

Wings of Fame (1990) : Brian❌

Femme fatale (1991) : Joseph ❌

Out of the blue (1991) : Alan❌

Mad at the moon (1992) : Barber❌

Hostages (1993) : John❌

The hour of the pig (1993) : Richard ❌

The deep blue sea (1994) : Freddie❌

Playmaker (1994) : Ross/Michael❌

master of the moor (1994) : Stephen❌

The windowing of mrs holroyd (1995) : Charles❌

Circle of friends (1995) : Simon ❌

Pride and prejudice (1995) : Mr Fitzwilliam❌

The English patient (1996) : Geoffrey❌

Nostromo (1997) : Charles❌

Fever pitch (1997) : Paul❌

A thousand acres (1997) : Jess❌

Shakespeare in love (1998) : Lord Wessex❌

Donovan Quick (1999) : Donovan❌

My life so far (1999) : Edward ❌

The secret laughter of women (1999) : Matthew❌

Blackadder back & Forth (1999) : William Shakespeare ❌

The turn of the screw (1999) : the master ❌

Relative values (2000) : Peter❌

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) : Mark✅❤️‍🔥

Conspiracy (2001) : Dr Wilhelm ❌

Londinium (2001) : Allen ❌

The importance of being earnest (2002) : Jack❌

Hope springs (2003) : Colin❌

What a girl wants (2003) : Henry❌

Girl with a pearl earring (2003) : Johannes Vermeer ❌

Love actually (2003) : Jamie✅

Trauma (2004) : Ben❌

Bridget jones: The edge of reasons (2004) : Mark✅❤️‍🔥

Where the truth lies (2005) : Vince❌

Nanny McPhee (2005) : Mr Brown✅❤️‍🔥

London (2006) : Mark❌

Celebration (2006) : Russell ❌

The meat trade (2006) ❌

Then she found me (2006) ❌

The colossus (2007) : Francis❌

And when did you last see your father? (2007) : Blake❌

Toyer (2007) : Toyer❌

The last legion (2007) : Aurelius❌

Mamma Mia! (2008) : Harry✅❤️‍🔥

The accidental husband (2008) : Richard❌

Genova (2008) : Joe❌

Easy virtue (2008) : Mr Whittaker❌

A single man (2009) : George❌

Dorian Gray (2009) : Lord Henry❌

A Christmas carol (2009) : Fred❌

The kings speech (2010) : King George VI✅

Main Street (2010) : Gus❌

Steve (2010) : Steve❌

Tinker tailor soldier spy (2011) : Bill❌

Gambit (2012) : Harry❌

The railway man (2013) : Eric❌

Magic in the moonlight (2014) : Stanley❌

Kingsman: the secret service (2014) : Galahad/Harry✅

Bridget Jones’s baby (2016) : Mark✅❤️‍🔥

Genius (2016) : Max ❌

Red Nose Day actually (2017) : Jamie✅

Kingsman : the golden circle (2017) : Galahad/Harry✅

The happy prince (2018) : Reggie❌

Mamma Mia! Here we go again (2018) : Harry✅❤️‍🔥

The mercy (2018) : Donald❌

Mary poppins returns (2018) : William ❌

Kursk (2018) : David❌

1917 (2019) : General Erinmore✅

Supernova (2019) : Sam❌

Operation mincemeat (2021) : Ewen❌

The staircase (2022) : Michael ❌

Shows

Lost empires (1986) : Richard ❌

Helena Bonham Carter

•26 May 1966 (London)

•🇬🇧

Movies

A room with a view (1985) : Lucy❌

Lady Jane (1986) : Lady Jane❌

Maurice (1987) : lady at cricket match❌

La Maschera (1988) : Iris❌

Francesco (1989) : Chiara❌

Getting it right (1989) : Lady Minerva❌

Hamlet (1990) : Ophelia❌

Where angels fear to tread (1991) : Caroline❌

Howard’s end (1992) : Helen ❌

Frankenstein (1994) : Elizabeth ❌

Mighty Aphrodite (1995) : Amanda❌

Margaret’s museum (1995) : Margaret❌

Twelfth night or what you will (1996) : Olivia❌

Portraits Chinois (1996) : Ada❌

The wings of the dove (1997) : Kat❌

Keep the aspidistra flying (1997) : Rosemary❌

The petticoat expeditions (1997) : Narrator❌

The revengers comedies (1998) : Karen❌

Merlin (1998) : Morgana❌

The theory of flight (1998) : Jane❌

Fight club (1999) : Marla❌

Women talking dirty (1999) : Cora❌

Planet of the apes (2001) : Ari✅

Novocaine (2001) : Susan❌

The heart of me (2002) : Dinah❌

Till human voices wake us (2002) : Ruby❌

Big fish (2003) : Jenny❌

Lemony Snicket’s a series of unfortunate events (2004) : Beatrice❌

Charlie and the chocolate factory (2005) : mrs Bucket✅❤️‍🔥

Conversations with other women (2005) : Woman❌

The curse of the were-rabbit (2005) : Lady Campanula (voice) ❌

Corpse bride (2005) : corpse bride (voice)❌

Sixty six (2006) : Esther❌

Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix (2007) : Bellatrix✅❤️‍🔥

Sweeney todd : The demon barber of Fleet Street (2007) : Mrs Lovett❌

Terminator salvation (2009) : dr Selena❌

Harry Potter and the half blood prince (2009) : Bellatrix✅❤️‍🔥

Alice in wonderland (2010) : red queen❌

The king’s speech (2010) : Elizabeth✅

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 1 (2010) : Bellatrix ✅

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2 (2011) : Bellatrix✅

Dark shadows (2012) : Dr Julia❌

Great expectations (2012) : Miss Havisham❌

Les misérables (2012) : Madame Thénardier❌

The Lone Ranger (2013) : Red Harrington❌

The young & prodigious TS Spivet (2013) : dr Clair ❌

Cinderella (2015) : Fairy godmother✅

Suffragette (2015) : Edith❌

Alice through the looking glass (2016) : Iracebeth/Red queen❌

55 steps (2017) : Eleanor ❌

Ocean’s 8 (2018) : Rose❌

Enola Holmes (2020) : Eudoria✅

Enola Holmes 2 (2022) : Eudoria✅

Shows

Carnival (2000) : Milly (voice) ❌

The crowns (2019-2020) : Margaret ✅

Rebel Wilson

•2 March 1980 (Sydney)

•🇦🇺

Movies

Fat pizza (2003) : Toula ❌

Ghost rider (2007) : Girl in alley❌

Bargain! (2009) : Linda❌

Bridesmaids (2011) : Brynn✅

A few best man (2011) : Daphne ❌

Bachelorette (2012) : Becky ❌

Small apartments (2012) : Rocky❌

This means war (2012) : Guest appearance❌

Struck by lightning (2012) : Malerie❌

What to expect when you’re expecting (2012) : Janice❌

Ice age continental drift (2012) : Rae (voice)✅

Pitch perfect (2012) : Fat Amy✅

Pain & gain (2013) : Robin❌

Night at the museum : secret of the tomb (2014) : Tilly✅

Pitch perfect 2 (2015) : Fat Amy ✅

How to be single (2016) : Robin❌

Grimsby (2016) : Dawn ❌

Absolutely fabulous: the movie (2016)❌

Pitch perfect 3 (2017) : Fat Amy✅

The hustle (2019) : Penny❌

Cats (2019) : Jennyanydots❌

Isn’t it romantic (2019) : Natalie❌

Jojo rabbit (2019) : Fraulein Rahm✅

Senior Year (2022) : Stephanie✅

Shows

Pizza (2003-2007) : Toula ❌

Bogan pride (2008) : Jennie❌

Monster house (2008) : Penelope ❌

City homicide (2009) : Sarah❌

Rules of engagement (2010) : Sara❌

Super fun night (2013-2014) : Kimie❌

Olivia Colman

•30 January 1974 (Norwich)

•🇬🇧

Movies

The strategic humor initiative (2003) ❌

Terkel I knibe (2004) : Mother of Terkel ❌

Angell’s hell (2005) : Belinda❌

Zemanovaload (2005) : tv producer❌

Confetti (2006) : Joanna❌

Hot fuzz (2007) : Doris❌

The grey man (2007) : Linda❌

I could never be your woman (2007) : hairdresser❌

Grow your own (2007) : Alice❌

Hancock & Joan (2008) : Marion❌

Consuming passion (2008) : Janet/Violeta❌

Le Donk & scor-zay-zee (2009) : Olivia❌

Kari Gurashi no arietti (2010) : Homily❌

Tyrannosaurus (2011) : Hannah❌

Comic relief: uptown downstairs abbey (2011) : O’Brien❌

The Iron Lady (2011) : Carol❌

Hyde park on Hudson (2012) : Elizabeth ❌

Bad sugar (2012) : Joan❌

I give it a year (2013) : Linda✅

The suspicions of Mr Whicher : the murder in angel lane (2013) : Susan ❌

Locke (2013) : Bethan❌

The five(ish) doctors reboot (2013) : Herself❌

The thirteen tale (2013) : Margaret❌

The 7.39 (2014) : Maggie❌

Cuban Fury (2014) : Sam❌

Pudsey the dog (2014) : Nelly❌

Thomas & friends (2014) : Marion❌

The lobster (2015) : hotel manager ❌

London road (2015) : Julie❌

Thomas & friends (2015) : Marion❌

Thomas & friends (2016) : Marion❌

Murder on the orient express (2017) : Hildegarde❌

The favorite (2018) : Queen Anne❌

Them that follow (2019) : Hope❌

The father (2020) : Anne❌

The Mitchell’s vs the machines (2021) : Pal❌

Ron’s gone wrong (2021) : Donka❌

Mothering Sunday (2021) : Clarrie ❌

The lost daughter (2021) : Leda❌

The electrical life of Louis wain (2021) : Narrator ❌

Super worm (2021) : Narrator ❌

Joyride (2022) : Joy❌

Empire of light (2022) : Hillary❌

Shows

Bruiser (2000) ❌

The Mitchell & web situation (2001)❌

Gash (2003) ❌

Look around You (2005) : Pam❌

Green wing (2004-2006) : Harriet❌

The time of your life (2007) : Amanda❌

That Mitchell and web look (2006-2008) ❌

Mister eleven (2009) : Beth ❌

Beautiful people (2008-2009) : Debbie❌

Exile (2011) : Nancy❌

Twenty twelve (2011-2012) : Sally❌

Rev (2010-2014) : Alex❌

Mr sloane (2014) : Janet❌

The Great War : the people’s story (2014) : Narrator ❌

Peep show (2003-2015) : Sophie❌

The night manager (2016) : Angela❌

Flowers (2016) : Deborah❌

Thomas the tank engine & friends (2014-2016) : Marion✅

Broadchurch (2013-2017) : Ellie❌

Watership down (2018) : Strawberry❌

Les misérables (2018) : Madame Thenardier❌

Fleabag (2016-2019) : Stepmother ❌

The best of Thomas and friends (2020) : Marion❌

The crown (2019-2020) : Queen Elizabeth II✅❤️‍🔥

Landscapers (2021) : Susan❌

Heartstopper (2022) : Sarah✅❤️‍🔥

Roh Yoon Seo

•25 january 2000

•🇰🇷

Movies

20th century girl (2022) : Yeon Du✅

Shows

Our blues (2022) : Yeong Ju✅❤️‍🔥

Millie Bobby Brown

•19 February 2004 (Marbella)

•🇬🇧

Movies

Godzilla : king of the monsters (2019) : Madison❌

Enola Holmes (2020) : Enola✅❤️‍🔥

Godzilla vs Kong (2021) : Madison ❌

Enola Holmes 2 (2022) : Enola✅❤️‍🔥

Shows

Once upon a time in wonderland (2013) : young Alice ❌

Intruders (2014) : Madison❌

NCIS (2014) : Rachel❌

Modern Family (2015) : Lizzy✅❤️‍🔥

Grey’s Anatomy (2015) : Ruby✅

Stranger things (2016-current) : Eleven✅❤️‍🔥

Bae Hyun Sung

•3 May 1999

•🇰🇷

Movies

The divine fury (2019) : Hyun Sung❌

The most ordinary romance (2019) : Employee❌

Shows

What’s wrong with secretary Kim (2018) : intern staff❌

Love playlist (2018-2019) : Ha Neul✅❤️‍🔥

Extraordinary you (2019) : Joon Hyun❌

Hospital playlist (2020-2021) : Hong Do❌

Our blues (2022) : Jung Hyun✅❤️‍🔥

Dear m (2022) : Ha Neul❌

Gaus Electronics (2022) : Ma Tan❌

Madeleine Petsch

•18 august 1994 (Washington)

•🇺🇸/🇿🇦

Movies

The hive (2014) ❌

Instant mom (2015) : Mermaid ❌

The curse of sleeping beauty (2016) : Eliza❌

F the prom (2017) : Marissa❌

Polaroid (2019) : Sarah ❌

Sightless (2020) : Ellen✅

Shows

Riverdale (2017-current) : Cheryl✅❤️‍🔥

#jennifer lawrence #maggie smith #colin firth #helena bonham carter #rebel wilson #olivia colman #roh yoon seo #millie bobby brown #bae hyun sung #madeleine petsch

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saintmarymead · 3 years ago

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💃🏻🚢Death on the Nile thoughts and review !!!🥂🕌

Spoilers under cut !!

After literal years of waiting, hearing that teeny teaser at the end of Murder on the Orient Express- I have finally got to watch Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile!!!!!!!

Death on the Nile is my joint favourite Agatha Christie book (along with Five Little Pigs), and I adore Suchet’s version soooo much, I’ve rewatched it so many times. Not a fan of Ustinov but that’s just my personal taste. I love murder lovers Jackie and Simon (the fact Simon was last played by JJ Felid and now Armie….. the downgrade) and the ending scene is one of my favourites in not even just any Poirot, but of all movies (and why I started listening to Al Bowly) So this new adaptation had a lot to hold up to !!!

Overall, I did really enjoy it! The cinematography was beautiful and the acting was really good too!! I loved the scene with Poirot and his little biscuits!!!! “Leave my little friend alone.” Baby boy baby.

Van Schuyler and Bowers being together made me really happy!!! Lesbians, lesbians, lesbians!!!!!!! Little old lady lesbians!!!! It was a very nice and fitting addition. But I did Not like how Poirot outed them in front of Bouc? And how … aggressive he was being.

Emma Mckay was really good as Jackie. I didn’t think I would like anyone who wasn’t Emma Griffiths Malin as Jackie but I loved Emma Mckay just as much!!!!! She played her so well.

The merging of Pennington with Allerton and Mr Ferguson with Dr Bessner was interesting. As was how they were all in Egypt for the Doyle’s wedding party and all knowing each other rather than just coincidentally going on the same cruise. And of course the addition of Bouc and his mother being apart of that. I’m not sure why Branagh kept Bouc in when Colonel Race was right there…. or the reason to kill him off that wasn’t just to make Poirot more edgy and sad.

The mustache lore…. I hated. Hated. Poirot has a funky mustache. That is it. We don’t need a traumatic reason Mr. Branagh…. not to mention him SHAVING IT AT THE END. I loved Rosie’s little Poirot roast, but I resent that he admitted it was true? Like yes, Poirot is all those things. He is egotistical and a little freak but I don’t think he would ever admit to that. And I really don’t like that Poirot is the little freak that he is, because of the moustache trauma, because of the weird love interest back story. “I was normal before :)) I was gonna be a farmer :))�� No, Poirot is just a little weirdo. An egotistical little freak penguin man. That is why I love him. He doesn’t need a reason to be so!!! The weird edgy trauma porn for him was weird as heck and I wish Branagh had left that out, but, artistic liberty, his vision and all I suppose.

So yes, overall I did enjoy the movie! Beautiful cinematography, great actors and lovely music! It was a good adaptation of the original story, and though I did not enjoy it nearly as much as it or the 2004 version, they will always be there for me to reread and rewatch !! I’m very excited to see what else Branagh does in creating the AGATHA CHRISTIE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE!!!!! I’ve seen him mentioning making a Miss Marple film, and that I would love. But he better not make her young or anything!

#dotn #dotn spoilers #wanna 🥺🥺 acc give my thoughts on agatha christie it is always on me brain but i always keep to myself #not anymore !!! gonna use this blog 🥰🥰🥰🥰

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hentaitiddy666 · 4 years ago

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Rosalie’s whole vibe in the Suchet adaptation of Death on the Nile is sapphic af in a way I can’t easily articulate but I am 100% here for it.

Same goes for Miss Bowers in the Unistov version. If all adaptations from here on out don’t have at least one character that exudes Big Dyke Energy I’m going to be absolutely gutted.

#agatha christie #hercule poirot

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mzannthropy · 4 years ago

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Guess what, I found out by pure chance that the version of Death on the Nile with Peter Ustinov is on BBC iPlayer and I just watched it! I only saw it once, years ago, in my home country and dubbed, so this was the first time I watched it in original English. I didn’t realise it was so good, now I’m not surprised people often cite it as their favourite, even though it’s David Suchet who is the favourite Poirot. The production is just beautiful and the cast is great. They also reduced the number of characters and it works out well. The banter between Mrs Van Schuyler and Miss Bowers is priceless (they’re a couple, right?) and I like that they made more use of Colonel Race. Also, the Rosalie and Ferguson pairing, they don’t get together in the book, I like them here and they look so gorgeous together. I want nothing but love for Rosalie. Simon Doyle, though, has a stupid haircut. Sorry but I can’t get over it. (I mean, generally, I don’t get his character, I don’t see what is so great about him that 2 women like Jackie and Linnet fight over him, he’s not all that...)

#death on the nile #peter ustinov poirot #death on the nile 1978 #agatha christie #agathablogging #mypost

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das-coven · 6 years ago

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Mort sur le Nil

Mort sur le Nil (Death on the Nile) est un film britannique de John Guillermin, sorti en 1978, où le détective belge Hercule Poirot résout une intrigue policière lors d'une croisière en Égypte.

Synopsis

Le détective belge Hercule Poirot et son ami, le colonel anglais John Race, en vacances en Égypte, participent à une croisière touristique sur le Nil. Lorsque Linnet Ridgeway, riche héritière, y est assassinée, le directeur du bateau charge Poirot et Race de mener l'enquête. La situation est complexe car, hormis Poirot et Race, tous les passagers ont des raisons valables d'avoir procédé au meurtre...

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La distribution

Peter Ustinov : Hercule Poirot, détective belge

Jane Birkin : Louise Bourget, femme de chambre de Linnet

Lois Chiles : Linnet Ridgeway, riche héritière

Bette Davis : Madame Van Schuyler, vieille dame riche portée sur les perles

Mia Farrow : Jacqueline Jackie de Bellefort, meilleure amie de Linnet et ancienne fiancée de Simon

Jon Finch : Jim Ferguson, philosophe marxiste

Olivia Hussey : Rosalie Otterbourne, fille de Salome

George Kennedy : Andrew Pennington, avocat et oncle de Linnet

Angela Lansbury : Madame Salome Otterbourne, romancière alcoolique

David Niven : Le colonel John Race, magistrat à la cour

Simon MacCorkindale : Simon Doyle, jeune comptable pauvre, époux de Linnet

Maggie Smith : Miss Bowers, dame de compagnie de Mrs Van Schuyler

Jack Warden : Dr. Ludwig Bessner, médecin allemand, directeur de clinique

I. S. Johar : M. Sharburi, manager du Karnac

Harry Andrews : Barnstaple, maître d'hôtel de Linnet

Sam Wanamaker : Rockford, adjoint de Pennington

#Hercule Poirot #Agatha Christie

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giallofever2 · 6 years ago

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1978

Il GIALLO dei GIALLI , un CulT Internazionale

Assassinio sul Nilo

Prima data di uscita: 29 settembre 1978 (Stati Uniti)

Regista: John Guillermin

Musiche: Nino Rota 🇮🇹

Scritto da: Agatha Christie

Candidature: British Academy Film Award al miglior attore protagonista

Poirot sul Nilo (Death on the Nile) è uno tra i più celebri romanzi della giallista inglese Agatha Christie. Pubblicato nel 1937, è il quindicesimo romanzo in ordine cronologico ad avere come protagonista il detective belga Hercule Poirot, e può essere considerato il secondo capitolo di una “TRILOGIA” che comprende anche “La domatrice” (1938) e “Non c'è più scampo” (1936) e che vede Hercule Poirot impegnato in viaggio dapprima in Egitto e poi nell'Europa orientale.

Il medesimo titolo Death on the Nile lo porta anche un racconto scritto nel 1934 dalla Christie, incluso nella raccolta Parker Pyne indaga

“ NEL FILM le Differenze dal libro “

I personaggi di Tim Allerton e sua madre, di Cornelia Robson, di Guido Richetti e di James Fanthorp, presenti nel libro, in questo film sono del tutto assenti.

Nel romanzo è Cornelia Robson (e non Rosalie Otterbourne) ad assistere al ferimento di Simon per opera di Jacqueline.

La scena del film in cui Poirot trova un serpente nella toilette della propria cabina non è presente nel romanzo.

Nel romanzo Rosalie Otterbourne sposerà Tim Allerton e non James Ferguson, il quale avrebbe voluto sposare Cornelia Robson.

Nel romanzo il colonnello Race compare dopo la gita a Wadi Halfa, nel film invece è presente da subito.

La faccenda delle perle rubate nel romanzo è molto più argomentata, nel film è soltanto una questione marginale.

Jacqueline De Bellefort, nel romanzo, è presente sul Karnak fin dal primo giorno, nel film invece sale successivamente alla partenza.

Gli interrogatori nel romanzo sono più dettagliati rispetto al film e Poirot prende appunti dopo ogni deposizione.

Nel romanzo Poirot aveva già incontrato Simon e Jacqueline in un ristorante a Londra, prima della partenza per l'Egitto.

La scena in cui Simon e Linnet salgono sulla piramide è presente solo nel film.

Louise Bourget viene trovata morta da Poirot e Race dopo pranzo, e non da un cameriere come avviene nel film.

Nel film Poirot da la soluzione del caso riunendo tutti nel salone, nel libro questa scena non avviene, ma parla singolarmente con i due sospettati.

Jacqueline, nel romanzo, spara a Simon mentre questo viene trasportato in barella giù dal Karnak una volta giunti a Shellâl, e non in sala da pranzo come nel film.

Nel romanzo Jacqueline si suicida sparandosi al cuore, nel film invece si spara alla tempia.

Il primo colloquio tra Jacqueline e Poirot non avviene al mercato di giorno, come nel film, ma nel giardino dell'albergo alla sera.

Nel romanzo Race è sul Karnak per cercare una spia nemica, nel film invece si trova in incognito per conto dei legali inglesi di Linnet.

Interpreti e personaggi

Peter Ustinov: Hercule Poirot

David Niven: Colonnello Johnny Race

Mia Farrow: Jacqueline De Bellefort

Simon MacCorkindale: Simon Doyle

Lois Chiles: Linnet Ridgeway Doyle

Bette Davis: Marie Van Schuyler

Angela Lansbury: Salomè Otterbourne

Olivia Hussey: Rosalie Otterbourne

Jane Birkin: Louise Bourget

Maggie Smith: Miss Bowers

George Kennedy: Andrew Pennington

Jon Finch: James Ferguson

Jack Warden: Dr. Ludwig Bessner

Harry Andrews: maggiordomo di casa Doyle

Sam Wanamaker: Rockford

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