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Rate Evil Under the Sun movie

detectivepauljohn 11 Jan 09 at 12:56 a.m. GMT

I love this movie. I like the setting. The actors and actresses are also good. What is bad is that they changed Linda(in the book) to Lionel(made it into a boy in the movie). They also deleted my favorite characters, Mr. and Mrs. Gardener. But this movie is good. The music also is excellent. The ending is good, too. I rate it 8/10. 

I rate the book 10/10

How about you? What do you think?

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ariadnepoirotmarple 19 Jan 09 at 10:45 p.m. GMT

I haven't read "Evil Under The Sun" yet. I have watched the film though and I loved it! I liked the characters, the set, the plot, a delight!... I think I'll read the book since it's your favorite AC, detectivepauljohn!=).

RandMcNally 20 Jan 09 at 1:13 a.m. GMT

Loved the movie; a beefed up version of the book.  I think there are much better AC books than Evil Under the Sun. But, whoever did the screenplay for EUTS, knew AC's books well. 

As an aside: I thought the Cole Porter music was just right.

squatty 21 Jan 09 at 9:03 p.m. GMT

Are we talking about the Ustinov version or the Suchet version here? I thought the Suchet version was pretty faithful, although it would have been nice to have the comedy couple, the Gardners in it. Having said that, I loved the way they extended the Daphne Castle role in the Ustinov version and thought Maggie Smith stole every scene she was in.

cinnamonhead 22 Jan 09 at 6 a.m. GMT

I agree with squatty, the Ustinov was very good and Maggie Smith was great as was Roddy McDowell. DetectiveJohnPaul have you seen this version?

AndThenThereWasTim 23 Jan 09 at 12:21 a.m. GMT

I read the book and played the game and both loved them.. But when I saw the Ustinov version I was appalled!! They were in a totally different location, every other word was a curse word (something I cant stand) and they took out half of the important characters. I loved the ustinov DOTN.. but this was bad. They made a Suchet EUTS?

detectivepauljohn 27 Jan 09 at 10:35 a.m. GMT

ariadnepoirotmarple

yes. Try it. It's really good. Now you'll laugh at how Mrs. Gardener talks.

detectivepauljohn 27 Jan 09 at 10:37 a.m. GMT

cinnamonhead

No. Only the Suchet version. Where can I watch it, anyway?

squatty 29 Jan 09 at 6:40 p.m. GMT

The Ustinov version has been out on dvd for ages in Britain. You can buy it also as part of a boxed set of the four big Hollywood Christies from the seventies. Does anyone know where the Suchet version was filmed? It reminded me of a hotel I stayed in many years ago in Newquay but there were other parts of the area that definately werent Cornwall.

major_pallgrave 04 Feb 09 at 11:39 p.m. GMT

To the best of my knowledge Squatty it was filmed off Devon on the same island that inspired the setting for And Then There Were None.If only i could remember its name. It's the really famous one at any rate. Burgh Island ,thats it!