Ten Worst Adaptations of Agatha Christie Novels

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  @kenallen768 · 2 years ago

  The best miss marple was Joan hickson

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• MR

  @MrDale53 · 2 years ago

  The only Joan Hickson Marple adaptation I have issues with is &quot;Pocketful of Rye&quot;. NOT because of Joan Hickson, but because they decided they needed to make the ending more formula &quot;exciting&quot;.<br>The later adaptation with Julia McKenzie leaves the original book ending in place, and it&apos;s very satisfying. Though not as satisfying as it would have been with Joan Hickson if they had stayed with the real ending, of course. &nbsp;:)<br>There&apos;s just something so delicious about the murderer getting trapped by a photo his victim secretly snapped of him...rather than killed by a silly auto crash.

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• SA

  @samanderson5774 · 2 years ago

  Thaaaaaaank you for including Appointment with death. That was so painful to watch with the family being like &quot;oh this book is really good, let&apos;s check out the ep&quot;

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• MA

  @makinapacal · 2 years ago

  I , unfortunately, sadly, saw the Kenneth Branagh adaption of Death on the Nile. The problems with the film are many; here are two examples. The spectacular overuse of obvious CGI and the fact that the boat seems to be the size of large luxury liner!!

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• SO

  @soniap5708 · 1 year ago

  David Suchet was perfect like Poirot ❤

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• EL

  @elizabethroberts6215 · 1 year ago

  ………Joan Hickson’s portrayal of Marple was spot on, in every film/series’………loved her acting!

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• GA

  @gabrielledemoulin5787 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Horrified by how Nemesis was represented. What a wonderful but so chillingly sinister book! So disappointing when rendered on screen!

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• DE

  @deanduke4462 · 1 year ago

  The 2018 adaptation of the ABC Murders starring John Malkovich is one I never need to see again.

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• LE

  @Leonsolaris · 2 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m surprise that Roger Ackroyd adaptation was mention in the dishonorable one, mainly because the form in which they decided to narrate the story truly kill a lot of the mystery, or at least for me. Also the thing of making the sister discover everything and then try to help his brother was just strange for me.<br><br>Also, I do agree with you that Sarah do tend to put to much &quot;edgyness&quot; in to her adaptation to a point were this movies just don&apos;t work anymore

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• RE

  @reneepope-munro8115 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I’m a bit aghast that at least the Branagh version of Death in the Nile didn’t make the list. I hated that adaptation with every fibre of my being.

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• MY

  @Myr25636 · 1 year ago

  I know they’re not real adaptations of Christie novels, but I love those Margaret Rutherford Marple movies.

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• PA

  @patriciaitalia · 2 years ago

  I don&apos;t like it when they insert Poirot or Miss Marple into stories &nbsp;in which they didn&apos;t appear in the first place. Also when they try to stretch out a short story into a full-length show. I can read some stories faster than they can put them on the screen. Some of the old-time radio shows did them justice without adding extra previously non-existent flourishes.

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