A Haunting in Venice - Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot Returns

[Hunter Rider]

I'm guessing the budget is much lower for this one judging by the visuals and scope of the shots in the trailer, and it doesn't look anything like the David Suchet adaption of Halloween Party.

 

[CaptainWagner]

I'm guessing the budget is much lower for this one judging by the visuals and scope of the shots in the trailer, and it doesn't look anything like the David Suchet adaption of Halloween Party.

One funny thing I noticed re-watching 'Belfast' last weekend is that Branagh totally dropped an Easter Egg into that movie for his Poirot series - there's a full close-up shot of a copy of Halloween Party

 

[Mysteryman]

One funny thing I noticed re-watching 'Belfast' last weekend is that Branagh totally dropped an Easter Egg into that movie for his Poirot series - there's a full close-up shot of a copy of Halloween Party

Tricky Little Bugger.
Where is it?

 

[CaptainWagner]

Tricky Little Bugger.
Where is it?

In the Christmas scene!

 

[psylockolussus]

Just finished rewatching the last two movies and like I've said before, I liked how these films look so glossy and stylish. I like the big cast and the mystery vibe. I'm planning to see this new movie neXt Wednesday. I have no clue about Halloween Party but I'm wondering if this is going to be faithful to that story or this would be quite different.

I'm wondering if the ITV series that covered all the Hercule Poirot novels are worth watching? I tried to watch the adaptation of the first novel and I was pretty bored and stopped after thirty minutes, though I will continue to watch it tomorrow since I already started it.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Hopefully this is better than the last one. Everything in that movie looked so fake and the cast was full of reprehensible people.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Hopefully this is better than the last one. Everything in that movie looked so fake and the cast was full of reprehensible people.

First 4 reviews up on RT, all fresh.

 

[psylockolussus]

Good start.

For some reason, I liked Death on the Nile more than Murder on the Orient eXpress. I didn't even see it in the big screen unlike the first film.

I hope Disney continues to make more of this, hopefully the neXt one is out in 2025. I will slowly watch the ITV adaptations for the time being, and then decide which one should be adapted for the big screen neXt.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I plan on seeing this on Thursday, but I haven't seen Murder on the Orient Express or Death on the Nile. I saw the Lumet version of Orient before, so familiar with the story. I still think that version is superior, but still enjoyed Branagh's. Never seen nor read any adaptation of Death on the Nile. Plan on watching that Monday or Tuesday.

 

[psylockolussus]

83% (18 reviews)

 

[psylockolussus]

78% with 79 reviews. I think its safe to say this will be the best reviewed out of the 3 films. So I hope this will encourage Disney to produce more. There's so many novels that they could choose from, I think there's at least 30 other novels written by Agatha Christie. I will not watch the ITV series, I only made it two adaptations, and I hard time paying attention and I'll just spoil myself incase there are more film adaptations. But based from the book titles- the ABC Murders, Murder in Mesopotamia, Evil Under the Sun, the Big Four, Death in the Clouds intrigue me the most, so i hope those are neXt.

As for this movie, I've seen it and like the previous two films, I liked it as well, and I probably liked this one better than two those because its a tighter story. Its definitely less glamorous/glossier than the previous 2 films. I don't think theyve showcased the beauty of Venice well, compare to Egypt in the last film, but the story of this is definitely more intriguing even if I've already seen this kind of story in the past. I feel like they have utilized the 10 cast members well, aside from the lead. Like the previous films, i liked the big cast and the vibe of these films.

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The killer, i suspected it. I don't know who actress is but seeing her in posters / displays in the mall I go to, I was intrigued by her character the most and it was fitting she ended up as the murderer. I didn't believe there were any ghost in this film, but that climaX pointed out the possibility which made this more dynamic. I don't know how similar this is to Halloween Party but I will look it up later to see the differences.

I hope this film does well enough for sequels to happen. I feel like this is quite different from the movie franchises that I am following, as I usually watch action/fantasy/scifi franchises, but I don't think I've watched any crime film series (that isn't a slasher like Scream/Saw) aside from this one.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Just finished rewatching the last two movies and like I've said before, I liked how these films look so glossy and stylish. I like the big cast and the mystery vibe. I'm planning to see this new movie neXt Wednesday. I have no clue about Halloween Party but I'm wondering if this is going to be faithful to that story or this would be quite different.

Having not seen the movie yet, but having read the book, based on the trailers this seems only a very loose adaptation of the Halloween Party.

It seems they kept the basic idea of a murder at a Halloween party and the names of the characters. But the novel takes place in England in the late 60s, Poirot does not attend the party at all, and all the information is revealed to him as he interviews various people post murder. There’s also no seance.

His first two adaptations were very faithful, so I think in taking a less famous/revered of the Poirot novels, Branagh was allowed to keep the essence but add a lot more for a big theatrical film. Agatha Christie fans are less likely to critique as this wasn’t one of her more beloved novels.

Haunting In Venice Producer Explains the Movie's Big Changes from Agatha Christie Book

With Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, we had done two very, pretty faithful adaptations of two pretty famous, pretty big books,” he then explained. “And Michael Green, the writer, and Kenneth Branagh, obviously, the director and [Hercule Poirot] felt that we should maybe surprise our audience with this and try something a little bit different.”

“And the main difference they were looking for was tonal,” Pritchard added. “They wanted to play a little bit with the horror genre, and they felt a Hallowe’en Party was a great launchpad into that.”

 

[psylockolussus]

Well I just checked Wikipedia and it seems two very different stories.

I'm not sure I want the rest to be loose adaptations as well, but at the same time, its unlikely I read the novels and watch previous adaptations.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Just saw it, and of the 3 Branagh films in the series, I think this is the best one. I get the sense that the book probably isn't as good as MOTOE or DOTN, but I think this was easily the best directed and a very successful blending of genres. I hope future ones can be as creative as this was

 

[MilkmanDan]

I am curious to see this. I liked the previous two. They weren't particularly good movies, IMO, but they were entertaining. There's something endearingly silly about trying to make Hercule Poirot mysteries cinematic and epic. The last film even gave a tragic backstory to

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Poirot's moustache.

I mean, how can you not love that?

 

[Spider-Fan]

I am curious to see this. I liked the previous two. They weren't particularly good movies, IMO, but they were entertaining. There's something endearingly silly about trying to make Hercule Poirot mysteries cinematic and epic. The last film even gave a tragic backstory to

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Poirot's moustache.

I mean, how can you not love that?

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Mustache Begins had me dying of laughter lol!!!

 

[Kane52630]

Saw it today, it's definitely the most competently made out of the bunch and it's got far better performances than that last godawful one. The story is pretty basic but I'm glad they actually shot on location.

 

[CB Fan]

I enjoyed it, though one actor was knocked off much earlier than I’d have liked.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I really, really liked this. Easily the best of the three so far. The tone and atmosphere gives it a real mood. Perfect for spooky season.

 

[#root]

I watched this last night and really enjoyed it. Definitely the best of the 3. I wasn’t expecting to like it all that much because I didn’t like the first one even though it was decent and I thought the second one was terrible. But this was a nice fun mystery. My only minor gripe would be that Tina Fey stood out like a sore thumb from the cast. I don’t know I think she felt really contemporary maybe. Or maybe it was that she was the obvious comedian cast member.

 

[Deck Rickard]

This was really good. The cast was all around pretty great and the Venice setting was lovely and creepy at the same time.