Great mystery film
Added 11/16/2009
If you like mystery movies you will enjoy this movie. Black and white but wonderful acting. A family film.
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Very good and entertaining!
Added 11/8/2009
This movie was "superb" as my husband says. Kept my attention and suspense-filled without being gory! They cant make movies like this anymore!
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The Only Good Agatha Christie Movie
Added 10/26/2009
Yes, I know Agatha Christie has her fans, but her stories very much belong to a certain time period, and modern versions always seem somehow like present-day actors pretending to be past-day characters. But this movie was actually made during Agatha's heyday and it rings true. Like all of Christie's plot lines, its a little too fantastic to be believed today, but at the time it was made, it seems possible. There are things about that time that are very different than today. When the cook is murdered, everyone worries that they'll starve because people in high society can't prepare their own meals. Complete strangers are invited to spend the weekend on an island by someone named U.N. Own. Strained - Right? And would you really go to visit someone you didn't know for the weekend? But all that aside, its still a good mystery. Barry Fitzgerald makes it work beautifully. If you like mysteries from the 30s and 40s, you'll love it. If that's not your cup of tea, you won't. The direction is excellent and the mood is great, gloomy and isolated.
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Where Eagles Dare
Added 9/13/2009
The movie itself was okay and in good condition, guess it just wasn't "my type of a movie"...
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This is Enhanced?
Added 9/7/2009
If this was a rating of only the movie, my rating would be much higher. Of the various versions of "And Then There Were None" that I have seen, this is the best one. The problem with this DVD is quality.
This Triad DVD was a recent release (2009) and was listed as an "Enhanced" version of this 1945 film.
If you decide to buy this enhanced DVD, please do the following to enhance your viewing pleasure:
1. Turn down the sound on your TV before starting the movie. The sound volume is extremely loud compared to my other DVDs. My ears are still ringing.
2. Turn down the color on your TV, if possible. Although this is a black and white movie, there are a few occasions during the movie when faint splotchy greenish tints appear. I found them somewhat distracting.
3. Sit way back from your TV so that you don't notice:
a. The picture is fuzzy and out-of-focus.
b. The picture squirms and jitters.
Of all the DVDs that I own, this one has the worst quality.
As a final comment, there are no special extras.
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Great mystery film
Added 11/16/2009
If you like mystery movies you will enjoy this movie. Black and white but wonderful acting. A family film.
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Very good and entertaining!
Added 11/8/2009
This movie was "superb" as my husband says. Kept my attention and suspense-filled without being gory! They cant make movies like this anymore!
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The Only Good Agatha Christie Movie
Added 10/26/2009
Yes, I know Agatha Christie has her fans, but her stories very much belong to a certain time period, and modern versions always seem somehow like present-day actors pretending to be past-day characters. But this movie was actually made during Agatha's heyday and it rings true. Like all of Christie's plot lines, its a little too fantastic to be believed today, but at the time it was made, it seems possible. There are things about that time that are very different than today. When the cook is murdered, everyone worries that they'll starve because people in high society can't prepare their own meals. Complete strangers are invited to spend the weekend on an island by someone named U.N. Own. Strained - Right? And would you really go to visit someone you didn't know for the weekend? But all that aside, its still a good mystery. Barry Fitzgerald makes it work beautifully. If you like mysteries from the 30s and 40s, you'll love it. If that's not your cup of tea, you won't. The direction is excellent and the mood is great, gloomy and isolated.
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