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A literary legend became a TV phenomenon when DAVID SUCHET took on the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s most famous sleuth. Suchet’s Poirot became the most-watched detective in the history of the PBS Mystery! series and a hit all over again on A&E. Now, all 36 one-hour episodes from the series are available in this 12-disc Classic Collection. Using his "little grey cells" and aided by the affable Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser), Poirot unravels the thorniest cases without mussing a hair of his famously sculpted mustache. Lush art deco period details and scripts infused with delicious Christie wit make these mysteries irresistible.
Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Classic Collection Reviews
The Last Detective : Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Classic Collection Reviews
| 356 of 359 people found the following review helpful  Poirot in Perfection., By Themis-Athena (from somewhere between California and Germany) - See all my reviews This review is from: Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Classic Collection (DVD) Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in literary history. Yet, strangely, except for his portrayal by Albert Finney in the star-studded movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express," for a long time there did not seem to be an actor who could convincingly bring to life the clever, dignified little Belgian with his unmistakable egg-shaped head, always perched a little on one side, his stiff, military, slightly upward-twisted moustache, and his excessively neat attire, which had reached the point that "a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet," as Agatha Christie introduced him through his friend Captain Hastings's voice in their and her own very first adventure, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920). But leave it to British television to finally find the perfect Poirot in David Suchet, who after having had the dubious honor of playing a rather dumbly arrogant version of Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Japp in some of the 1980s' movies starring... Read more 361 of 367 people found the following review helpful A Gourmet Feast For the Little Gray Cells, By This review is from: Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Classic Collection (DVD) This stunning DVD box set collects all 36 one-hour episodes of the brilliant "Poirot" series, which had initially been released on DVD in 12 individual volumes containing three episodes each.These episodes originally aired during what I call the "Golden Age" of PBS Mystery!, during Poirot's classic five-season run from 1989-1993. Amazingly and happily, the ultra stylish Poirot is still being produced intermittently, but in movie-length productions instead of one-hour shows. Dame Agatha Christie, the widest read author in the world, created the immortal Hercule Poirot to universal acclaim. But for me, her most popular detective failed to generate an appropriate film pressence until this series. Prior to that, actors who tackled the role in numerous movie adaptations were, to me, incredibly annoying, inexplicably choosing to highlight Poirot's many eccentricities while ignoring his heart. The result was disasterous, and for me, an insult to Christie's... Read more 148 of 155 people found the following review helpful  The series itself is great, but this release is only so-so, By This review is from: Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Classic Collection (DVD) I was somewhat disappointed with this DVD release. The box itself, the package and everything looks really nice, and the DVD menus are nicely done too, but when the actual film episodes begin, you notice how bad the picture quality is. It came as a shock to me, because I'd just bought and watched another English TV series on DVD; Granada's Sherlock Holmes (The Complete Collection), which is probably the greatest purchase I've made. All the Sherlock Holmes episodes had been re-mastered (or re-transfered, or whatever the correct term is). The first season of Granada's Sherlock Holmes was filmed in the early 80s, and yet when I watch those episodes now, they look so bright and clean and crystal clear, like they were shot in 2005. They've done an amazing job with this release, and so I was expecting something similar here, with Agatha Christie's Hercule Porit, this also being an English TV production. But these Poirot episodes look real bad. Which is a shame, because the writing's good,... Read more |
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