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Murder on the Orient Express | Official Trailer 2
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100% on the tomatometer, "RottenTomatoes is saving Hollywood"
Bobby Roberts
Banned
"It was simple. We thought he had been shot. But in chasing this erroneous conclusion, we missed the obvious staring us right in our eyes.
They were FINGERED to death."
They were FINGERED to death."
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
I just wished people still dressed like this. Hope this does well so we can get Death on the Nile.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
This is seconds before she announces Fassbender's name and gives him the trophy, right?
At which point he takes the statue... and begins to do the fingering.
BronsonLee
Member
no no no nonononononono
You seem incredibly detail oriented for someone who's so spoiler averse to this product you have avoided it your entire life
The 1974 one did not change anything really iirc, it dropped a few things, and the Poirot characterisation is a bit different. But it follows the book very closely.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
This had me legitimately laughing
Ah, okay. It's been a long time since I've seen the film, and I could've sworn somebody told me it was different in the book, but that's just me. Really liked it, interested to see what they do here.
Showed my mom the trailer (she's a HUGE fan of mysteries, Poirot especially) and she's already planning on seeing it.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
This is better than the first trailer for sure. The first trailer made it feel like everyone was over acting though.
BronsonLee
Member
The heaviest modification an adaptation has ever made was the PC game they did a long time ago
Suchet voices Poirot, but you play as someone created for the game, and you can change the ending entirely if you want
Suchet voices Poirot, but you play as someone created for the game, and you can change the ending entirely if you want
NyMartin90
Member
I think alot of people here should watch the 2010 version.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKPrq5dhkts
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKPrq5dhkts
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
That cast tho.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
looks weird. not a good weird either. :/
Hard to say. The trailer is clearly cut together to entice today's ADD crowd, who probably wouldn't enjoy the film at all if it's even remotely like the book. Makes it look like an action-oriented thriller, when it should be pure suspense. I'll have to wait and see what the actual reviews say.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Looks great, just a stylish good old fashioned murder mystery
He's done some pretty pop-culturey stuff. He directed Thor and Jack Ryan.
shira
Member
Feels like Clue. Professor Mustard in the study with the candelabra
Discotheque
Banned
I'm pretty wary of anything he directs outside of Shakespeare tbh. The man is just pure mediocrity behind the camera
This would be a skip too if it wasn't for the cast and the agatha Christie story
faceless007
Member
I didn't know the ending until I watched the Suchet version just a few years ago (and yes I am well over 20). *shrug*
In general I think a lot of people tend to overestimate the degree to which the things they like and know about are known outside the circles of people who like the same things they like. A lot of people today don't read and especially don't read century-old mystery novels and wouldn't be conversant in even the most famous of them -- these are people whose sole consumption of pop culture is contemporary and mainstream. And even if you want to say that some works are so ubiquitous that they become enshrined into pop culture discussions at large, that still assumes that everybody participates and listens to pop culture discussions at large, even of works with which they are not familiar. I'm not sure that's the case.
It looks very slick, but I'm not sure I can get past the casting of Poirot. After a lifetime of watching David Suchet, Kenneth Branagh just looks like everything the character isn't; he's tall and imposing, traditionally handsome, he looks strong and tough... it's a difficult thing to adjust to.