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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 12, 2017 16:58:01 GMT
Anyone know anything about the trailer for this one? It was supposedly shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, but apparently the trailer has not yet been released for viewing? I'm looking forward to this one.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 12, 2017 17:52:21 GMT
Same here. Didn't know about that.
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Post by hi224 on Apr 13, 2017 1:36:06 GMT
Anyone know anything about the trailer for this one? It was supposedly shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, but apparently the trailer has not yet been released for viewing? I'm looking forward to this one. How do you feel about the cast as well.
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Post by Morgana on Apr 14, 2017 8:53:55 GMT
Anyone know anything about the trailer for this one? It was supposedly shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, but apparently the trailer has not yet been released for viewing? I'm looking forward to this one. I'm also looking forward to it, but I know the ending so the surprise will be lost. I just hope they make the journey interesting enough that I'll still enjoy it.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 14, 2017 14:43:32 GMT
Anyone know anything about the trailer for this one? It was supposedly shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, but apparently the trailer has not yet been released for viewing? I'm looking forward to this one. I'm also looking forward to it, but I know the ending so the surprise will be lost. I just hope they make the journey interesting enough that I'll still enjoy it. I was wondering about that. Whether or not the movie will change the ending.
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Post by hi224 on Apr 14, 2017 14:49:37 GMT
I really wish Depp wasnt at all involved at all.
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Post by Morgana on Apr 14, 2017 15:40:50 GMT
I'm also looking forward to it, but I know the ending so the surprise will be lost. I just hope they make the journey interesting enough that I'll still enjoy it. I was wondering about that. Whether or not the movie will change the ending. I don't think that would be possible. The whole story would have to change.
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Post by mecano04 on Apr 14, 2017 17:59:44 GMT
Really enjoyed the 1974 version, but this time I'm not sure about the casting. It seems too eclectic.
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Post by deeznutz on Apr 15, 2017 21:28:23 GMT
Strange film for a remake these days
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Post by politicidal on Apr 17, 2017 1:19:31 GMT
Strange film for a remake these days I'll take it.
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Post by baj2 on Apr 17, 2017 1:36:00 GMT
I liked Agatha Christie and read the original thriller novel ( among many of her novels). I also saw the film adaptation with a very powerful cast ( Bergman, Connery, Finney, Redgrave, Widmark, etc). I may want to see the remake to see if the new director ( Brannagh) and new set of actors can bring a fresh insight.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 18, 2017 0:12:01 GMT
Howdy, guys-- Sorry I haven't responded; I've been gone for a few days for Easter. hi224, I think the casting is fairly decent, though I have my doubts about one or two choices. Certainly, Depp would not have been my first choice for the Ratchett role, but I think he can pull it off. It does seem strange that he'd be in the movie for such a short time, though (as the murder victim). I understand what you mean about the cast's eclecticism, mecano04, but that seems typical of Branagh. I mean, think of his Hamlet: Robin Williams, Jack Lemmon, and Charlton Heston, among many others, in the same Shakespeare adaptation! (If Fred Astaire had been alive, I'm sure Branagh would have cast him!) Branagh also likes giving minorities central roles in traditionally all-white casts, which is fine with, and actually rather appreciated by, me as long as it doesn't severely impact the story (i.e., making two characters, supposed to be siblings, of different races). In fact, it may work perfectly for Murder on the Orient Express, as the point is supposed to be that people of all backgrounds, including races, were so harmed by Ratchett's kidnapping of poor Daisy Armstrong. politicidal, I also can't see Branagh's changing the story. He has been incredibly faithful to his trust in the Shakespeare adaptations and in Cinderella. (In fact, that very fidelity in the latter case is what made the picture so unexpectedly strong: it's the only modern live-action version of a Disney cartoon that has any merit or reason for existence, in my opinion.) I wouldn't be expected if he treats Christie as he did with Shakespeare or Cinderella. (Some may claim Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is the pointed exception, but one must concede it is the closest adaptation to the letter, if not the tone, of Shelley's book.) Also, I agree with Morgana that playing around with the ending would change the whole story, as Christie's book is built like a complicated machine, with every part needing to be in place for the whole to exist at all. baj2, I'm not exactly sure about a fresh "insight"--Christie's book, for its virtues, is not particularly insightful--but I think that the picture will be different enough from the '74 version. I'm not actually all that fond of the '74 picture--it's a little too slow and dull, certainly grandiose and probably grandiloquent, for my tastes, though Finney's Poirot is superb--and prefer the less grand but more fun sequel, '78's Death on the Nile. Therefore, I'm hoping this new version is actually better and more entertaining. Though I must say that, as much as I like it, Orient Express was a strange choice for adaptation even originally: it's a bit stagnant, less in storytelling than in plot (they're all on a snowbound train that's not moving anywhere, and the plot--not the puzzle!--consists purely of interviews). Probably, the reason is that it's such an actors' ensemble piece--which is why it was easy to give dear Ingrid Bergman a lifetime achievement award in the form of an Oscar for her small performance as Greta Ohlsson. Thanks so much for responding, guys! I hope you all had a happy Easter.
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Post by brownstones on Apr 18, 2017 0:38:06 GMT
I really wish Depp wasnt at all involved at all. yeah, but I hear he'll be the victim
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Post by hi224 on Apr 18, 2017 0:41:22 GMT
I really wish Depp wasnt at all involved at all. yeah, but I hear he'll be the victim Yay lol.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 20, 2017 16:22:36 GMT
So...
I guess no one here knows anything about the trailer? Just wondering, because now I see it reported elsewhere that a trailer was screened, but I can't find said trailer, or even any more details about it, anywhere on the 'Net.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 20, 2017 22:24:44 GMT
its getting a clear messagae across to everybody Murder makes everything better after all?
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Post by baj2 on Apr 21, 2017 11:42:25 GMT
So... I guess no one here knows anything about the trailer? Just wondering, because now I see it reported elsewhere that a trailer was screened, but I can't find said trailer, or even any more details about it, anywhere on the 'Net. Are you referring to the footage shown by FOX at CinemaCon? I think there was an embargo on those clips ( for Murder and other FOX movies) as they were meant only for theater distributors. Unless there was a very recent release for MURDER?
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 21, 2017 14:15:37 GMT
So... I guess no one here knows anything about the trailer? Just wondering, because now I see it reported elsewhere that a trailer was screened, but I can't find said trailer, or even any more details about it, anywhere on the 'Net. Are you referring to the footage shown by FOX at CinemaCon? I think there was an embargo on those clips ( for Murder and other FOX movies) as they were meant only for theater distributors. Unless there was a very recent release for MURDER? Ah, thanks for explaining, Baj2. I know very little about what companies do with releasing their trailers. But I wonder why there would be an "embargo"...
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Post by hi224 on Apr 22, 2017 23:07:34 GMT
Hugh laurie for pourot couldve been cool.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 23, 2017 16:19:26 GMT
Hugh laurie for pourot couldve been cool. Or Jean Dujardin.
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