Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Lord...

Buy This Item Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Lord... by A&E Home Video  Available from Amazon  $28.45  on 11-4-2008     Hercule Poirot (David Suchet), Agatha Christie’s beloved Belgian detective, is back on the case. Based upon Agatha Christie’s best-selling novels and set against the art deco elegance of 1930s England, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD and LORD EDGWARE DIES feature fascinating clues, deviant suspects and riveting conclusions by this most masterful detective. Reader Reviews This set contains two later adaptations of Agatha Christie novels. The second, Lord Edgware Dies, is an adequate, though not great, telling of the story. As always, Suchet is superb as Poirot. Unfortunately, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd misses the mark. The producers evidently did not understand the original novel either in its style of presentation, nor in its historical significance. While not well known today, this novel when first published aroused a storm of protest from within the mystery writing community. The only mystery writer who came to Christie's defense was Dorothy Sayers. The others did not understand the novel, which changed everything about the way mysteries are presented. Sadly, the producers of this edition did not understand the novel, either. We still await an adequate adaption of this wonderful work into a faithful film presentation.

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Lord... Available from Amazon Price: $28.45 Updated on 11-4-2008.

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