Michelle Pfeiffer is...an interesting casting choice for that character.
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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Dana - Jun 01, 2017 5:35:29 am PDT #778 of 3463
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sue - Jun 01, 2017 5:38:42 am PDT #779 of 3463
hip deep in pie
I was excited about this until I realized it was Branagh directing and acting. I think he's okay at both separately, at times, but with the exception of Henry V, I don't enjoy when he does both together.
Tom Scola - Jun 01, 2017 5:41:27 am PDT #780 of 3463
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Also: why remake an Agatha Christie movie where a significant portion of the audience already knows the solution? It's not like there's a lack of other Poirot material to adapt.
Toddson - Jun 01, 2017 7:01:57 am PDT #781 of 3463
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There are quite a lot of mustaches in that trailer ... but I'm quite fond of David Suchet's Poirot - he always struck me as about perfect in the role.
smonster - Jun 01, 2017 8:21:33 am PDT #782 of 3463
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Branagh as Poirot - instant no. Depp within ten miles of anything Christie - HELL NO.
Dana - Jun 01, 2017 8:26:08 am PDT #783 of 3463
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Well, at least Depp won't be in it long, since I'm pretty sure he's playing the murder victim. (plot spoilers)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 01, 2017 9:28:26 am PDT #784 of 3463
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I find my reaction to Depp in anything these days is HELL NO. He's threatening to replace Nicholas Cage as my leading indicator of movies to avoid.
EpicTangent - Jun 01, 2017 1:57:36 pm PDT #785 of 3463
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
...the fact that Johnny Depp appears onscreen and yet is not shown wearing a silly hat...it's just a lot to take in...
Just for the perfection of the quote.
There are quite a lot of mustaches in that trailer ... but I'm quite fond of David Suchet's Poirot - he always struck me as about perfect in the role.
Always loved Suchet. Also, I think his moustache is more Poirot-accurate. He's so...Particular. The moustache on Branagh would annoy him with its crazy over-the-top-ness, it looks like it's about to take his mouth hostage.
DXMachina - Jun 01, 2017 2:37:07 pm PDT #786 of 3463
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Dana, I was thinking the same thing about the spoilers. And as a bonus, everybody gets to stab Johnny Depp.
Branagh is the wrong guy to play Poirot. I liked him in Wallander, but that's a very different type of detective. I'd have him in Sean Connery's part in the original, but it looks like that's Dafoe's character, and I can't see him as Poirot, either.
I don't get them remaking it, either. Yes, it's been 40 years, but the new one seems awfully reminiscent of the old one with the all-star cast and lavish production values. You know, unless they totally change the motive, murderer, and ending, and maybe toss in a sword fight on top of the train.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 02, 2017 6:03:02 am PDT #787 of 3463
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I went to the first available showing of Wonder Woman last night. The curse of DCEU suckitude is broken at last! Not perfect, but a good enjoyable movie that remembered there are things like humor, friendship, gratitude, and color saturation!