AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT: SERIES 9 DVD

I am hooked on the POIROT SERIES, starring David Suchet, and POIROT SERIES 9 does not disappoint.Although some of the earlier releases on Blu-Ray had some noise and grain in certain scenes, particularly in darkly lit ones, SERIES 9 seems to have been shot with HD equipment, making the transfer to Blu-Ray pristine.Not only is the acting top notch but the costuming, scenery, lighting and cinematography is breathtaking, not to mention the hairstyles! The show takes place in the early 1900s(?) and the details are exquisite. From the cars on the street to Poirot's outfits and accessories (he even has his own portable ashtray), nothing seems anachronistic. Next to the storylines and the acting, looking at the fashion is a must and it's another quality that makes this show such a pleasure to watch.Anyway, the story DEATH ON THE NILE is slightly different than the 1978 movie version which starred Peter Ustinov as "Poirot" and featured an all-star cast. The subtle differences are the relationship between two characters, which have been changed, and Poirot isn't traveling with Colonel Race, but meets him aboard the ship.Also in "Death..." character actress Frances De La Tour portrays "Salome Otterbourne" (Angela Lansbury's character in the 1978 movie), an alcoholic author, and steals every scene! I couldn't help but laugh out loud at her performance and wished she had more screen time.Unfortunately this doesn't have any special features, which is a shame because I'm curious if they actually shot some of the scenes from "Death..." in Egypt or if it was a set.The four mysteries in POIROT SERIES 9 work as stand-alone movies so you don't have to have seen any of the previous shows to get into them.If you enjoy mysteries or like well made period films that take place at the beginning of the last century, especially fashion buffs, I would highly recommend not just Series 9, but all of the POIROT SERIES.

These four Agatha Christie stories are well filmed and the acting was good (not great).Two main problems:One, being an average of 100 minutes long, there just is not enough time to get in all the little details, red herrings, and side plots that Agatha Christie is known for and which are needed to fully get a grasp on the "crime" and who, what and why.Second, The plot of these movies differ significantly from the novels, mostly to the detriment of the story. For example is why the first of these stories, "Five Little Pigs" is named after the nursery rhyme; in the novel, Christie assigns one of the pigs characteristics to one of the suspects which is needed to get a full picture of where each suspect was and what they were doing at the time of the crime; there is no mention of the nursery rhyme in the film. I have a hard time understanding why the script writer thinks they can "improve" on the story, when just the opposite is the result.Finally, some other reviewers complained about the "gay" relationship between two of the "Five Little Pigs" suspects, which admittedly is not in the novel. I did not find that too objectionable because that scene is very brief and occurs as a flash back from the suspects youth many, many years in the past. That scene was really only a brief hug, not even a kiss.

I have lots of dvds that are Agatha Christy movies.I enjoy every one of them. True to the way the books are written most of the time.

I eagerly ordered this DVD set of Season 9 Poirot with the expectation that it would play on my Blue Ray player as the other sets I bought of Miss Marple manufactured in Spain had done. You can well imagine my complete disappointment when it refused to play!! The Miss Marple and the Poirot DVD products are distributed by LLamentol, however the Poirot DVD set is labeled Euromedia Visión, whereas the Miss Marple DVDs are labeled Track Media.CAVEAT EMPTOR!! I shall be returning this set of Season 9 Poirot Blue Ray version to Amazon. In this case Amazon has left me VERY disappointed and receives one star for failing to state that this set is for European players. So where is the Track Media version for us Region 1 customers for this particular Blue Ray set of Poirot, Amazon????Since I know the content of this set, I have rated the CONTENT with 5 stars. Poirot NEVER disappoints!

wish there were more!

All but The Hollow are more of a movie than an episode. Among these the Sad Cypress is my very favorite of all. The grace and dignity, and weight of humanity contrasted with the weakest link in the moral chain, all these are on display. It is a most beautiful story as well as a mystery best in class.

i like this whole set . series 9 is as good as the rest he is my fav but then i am a big agatha christie fan i have read her books or seen her films and i think he is the best Poirot

This is the series that got the wife addicted. I was unable to get her to watch any before this but she happened to catch this while working on her IPad and now I'll probably have to re-watch all the earlier ones with her. I do miss the old "regulars' such as Lemon, the Chief Inspector and The Captain. Four of the longer episodes. Enjoyed them all.

j'avais déjà les dvd,mais la différence d'image vaut bien le rachat en plus l'image est bien en 16/9 et 1.78 et pas 4/3 et 1.33

great quality picture

Entrega rápida. Llegó en buen estado, buena calidad de imagen.

Great set of 4 Poirot movies, all based on Christie novels and for fans of David Suchet's Poirot a must have. The Blu-ray transfer is just ok, decent picture and definition, and clear but simple audio. A nice step up from the DVDs.

What can I say? The title of this review say it all. The storylines are nice and I could watch these over and over again! The DVD quality is good, the containers are in excellent condition and it arrived on time.