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Summary: How good to watch without the commercials
Review: Released at the same time as the DVD edition of "The ABC Murders," <Death in the Clouds> concerns a killing on an airplane during which Poirot himself is fast asleep. As in all Christie mysteries, the red herrings keep coming; but as in few Christie mysteries, not all that many characters have the opportunity to be near the victim at the right time. (Many mystery writers are fond of "the crowded murder scene" in which every character was able to reach the victim at just the right time.) And although you might feel cheated at the solution--and this one is a tad far fetched--you had so much fun up to that point that you don't really feel like carping. Suchet is as always completely "into" the role of the Master of the little gray cells; and if his smug self-satisfaction grates on us at times, it only goes to show how well he plays the role. I must add that Philip Jackson is his usual stolid self as the weary Chief Inspector Japp, Poirot's Scotland Yard companion in sleuthing. The 30's décor is fabulous, as it is in most of these episodes. Where DO they find those art deco settings? And as one reviewer has already commented, were do they find those women's hats? There is a gorgeous sequence in which the plane is passing over the White Cliffs of Dover; and this is just another example of the care put into these productions. It seems that Acorn Media will be putting the two-hour Poirots onto DVD and the one hour ones onto VHS in boxed sets. Either way, these are utterly enjoyable productions and "Death in the Clouds," while not quite as good as "The ABC Murders," should be rated among the better entries. And how good to see it without the frequent piggyback commercials!
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Summary: One of the best mysteries ever filmed.
Review: This is a great movie, made from a great book. I read the book first a while ago, then when it came out saw the dvd, my first and current impressions are that the movie was just as i had imagined when i read the book. If you like mystery novels or movies, buy this dvd, its well worth it, especially if you like Agatha Christies' work.
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