Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection - Set 6 [Blu-ray]

I have seen all the Poirot movies now except the 3 in this set. The movies did not dispappoint. As usual, Suchet is perfect; And the plots were excellent. Addendum: 1/22/13 Since there appears to be somewhat of an overlap of videos on different DVDs, in order to have every video of Suchet's Poirot, the complete selection would be: 1) Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Early Cases all 45 TV shows 2) The Definitive Collection - contains the nex 12 shows and early movies 3) The movie collection set 4 - contains 2 movies, plus a a DVD containing behind the scenes videos 4) The movie collection set 5 - contains 3 more movies 5) The movie collection set 6 - contains the 3 last movies I did not list the names of the videaos ince they can be looked up on Amazon

By Rivet Agatha Christie's Poirot, The Movie Collection Set 6, consists of three discs, each with one mystery by Agatha Christie the queen of mysteries. The three discs are approximately 267 minutes long; about 1 hour and 29 minutes each. They all star David Suchet playing Christie's favorite sleuth Hercule Poirot. Ariadne Oliver, a best selling writer of mystery novels and Poirot's friend, appears in Halloween Party. They have stereo sound and are in the 16 to 9 wide screen format. These are some of Christies most entangled mysteries, and one, The Clocks, approaches being a blend of mystery and international intrigue. The Three Mysteries are: Three Act Tragedy, (1935) also published as Murder in Three Acts: Act one begins with a social gathering and dinner at the magnificent house of Sir Charles Cartwright perched high above the sea on a narrow rock out cropping. Charles Cartwright was a famous film actor who had just decided to retire and fill his spare time with a sparklingly beautiful, very young girl who called herself "Egg". The Dinner was originally set for thirteen, including Hercule Poirot and his batman Hastings, until Sir Charles's secretary, Miss Milray, who had an eye for Charles, volunteered to join them in order to avoid the unlucky number of thirteen at dinner. Cocktails were served on an open tray and as soon as a drop of the drink touched the lips of the Reverend Stephen Babington he gasped, bent over contoured, and dropped to the floor, dead. Act two takes place a week or so later, when during a similar dinner party, Sir Charles's friend and psychiatrists dropped dead after taking a sip of his wine. In Act three, several days later, a nice old lady staying in the psychiatrists clinic dropped dead after taking a bite of a piece of candy from a box that arrived by messenger. Autopsies prove that all three killings were caused by the rarely encountered deadly poison nicotine, a pure liquid alkaloid which causes respiratory failure and paralysis, killing the victim almost instantly. As you may remember Christie was exceptionally good with rare, untraceable poisons. Poirot assembles all of the participants and names the responsible party. The Clocks: (1963) The mystery takes place at Wilbraham Crescent, just before World War II. A dead man in a grey suit is found in the living room of a blind old lady who works for a near by photographer. The body was found by a typist-for-hire from the Cavendish Secretarial and Typewriting Bureau. There were five clocks in the living room but the blind lady insists that she has only one clock, a cuckoo clock. Poirot has volunteered to help a special section of the British Secret Service and was assigned to this case. He shares the spotlight with Colin Lamb, the son of an old friend. There are more killings and the authorities are stumped but Poirot solves the case, clears the typist-for-hire, and helps her find a husband, Colin Lamb. Halloween Party (1969): The fatal Halloween party takes place in Woodleigh Commons, which is about 30 or 40 miles outside of London. A thirteen year old girl who had boasted of having seen a murder is drowned while bobbing for apples. Who could have done such a cruel thing? Ariadne Oliver, the famous mystery writer who was a guest at the party, calls on her friend Hercule Poirot to come to Woodleigh and solve the mystery. Amid a large and beautiful topiary garden a number of people have gone missing. Every topiary garden must have a topiary gardener to care for it and this one is always looming among the plantings. Poirot solves the mystery and the solution surprises everyone. These are three delightful Poirot's by Dame Agatha Christie; they are must have for every collector of the best in British mysteries. Buy them and you will be able to enjoy them with family and friends many times over.

I love Agatha Christie! I’ve read all of her books and I must say that David Suchet is the quintessential Poirot! I hate watching a movie that is so far from the original story that it’s unrecognizable! These are not and they are well acted. I enjoyed them very much and will continue to do so. I recommend them to anyone who loves Agatha Christie and Poirot!

Now. This is my favorite above all of the Poirot's! I love it from beginning to end! There's so many shady people that you just KNOW are the guilty ones! Unsavory, nasty, pompous and downright despicable! And of course, my favorite Zoe Wanamaker is in it and all above her poor aching head, too! She's such a great character to watch, albeit a little overly pushy for Poirot's liking! But he tolerates her fancies with looks of exasperation and adoration at the same time! He finds her "amusing" to say the least! I love their interaction! It makes the movie! When the famous writer, Ariadne Oliver finds herself coerced into attending the Halloween Party with her friend, Judith, and then lassoed into staying, (even though she's coming down with the flu!) by the overbearing and manipulative Rowena Drake...You tend not to like her right off the bat! The old bat! Haha! Anyway, a child, Joyce, starts trying to impress Ariadne about a murder that "she" saw! Uh-oh! Silly girl! One thing leads to another and Hercule is called in by his friend Ariadne, to solve the murder! The storyline leads you down primrose paths and beautiful gardens which hide the ugliness of at least six murders! So many in such a beautiful setting...how can this be?? Hercule intends to find out and as he uncovers the suspects dirtiest secrets that have been buried as deep as the flowers around them, he becomes more and more enraged at their callousness! And the ending...OH!...Sweet, sweet! I say, "Tear them up and toss their old bones out of the dirtiest recesses of darkness....like the soil around them and just like they've done to their victims!" He does so with relish and it's as if the guilty almost feel that long sickle of Death itself, whipping about their head and body as they wince at his every revelation about them! Great Protector of Justice that Poirot is, he let's them have it full force! I so highly recommend this to everyone! Sit back and enjoy the fun of just watching Poirot at his finest! I do!!!

The numbers of reviews submitted for the various packages of David Suchet's portrayal of Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective Hercules Poirot is testament enough as to its popularity, with many going into considerable detail about each episode covered. I'm not about to clog up the reviews with more of the same. If you know who Poirot is there's no need, and if you don't, many of these other great reviews will fill you in nicely. I simply wish to say that each meticulously portrays the time period (1920s to 1940s before the series reaches its end) as only British productions can, and with actors who do not overplay their roles in sticking as closely as possible to Agatha Christie's books. As some have noted, the original episodes have more of an Art Deco and often brighter and less-brooding look to them with the semi-regular characters of his aide, Captain Arthur Hastings (Hugh Fraser), his secretary Miss Felicity Lemon (Pauline Moran), and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Harold Japp (Philip Jackson), each of whom more or less faded from Christie's books after entering the mid- to late-1930s. These later episodes, some of which were produced by the A&E Network but still stuck flawlessly to the period in appearance, began to take on a darker side in their storylines (as did her books), with the only recurring characters being George, his valet, and detective fiction writer Ariadne Oliver (played by the brilliant actress Zoë Wannamaker). The only episodes not yet available on DVD are those of the final season, which were filmed the past year - Elephants Can Remember, The Big Four, The Labours Of Hercules, Dead Man's Folly, and Curtain. The last, which brings our favourite detective, now wheelchair-ridden, back to Styles (now a retirement residence), but where it all began, also sees his death. I have them all to date, and can't wait for these to be broadcast and then finally made available on DVD.

If you are a fan of Poirot, then this is what you want! So good and each mystery is challenging and fun to try to unfold before the end. So better than what is on TV. Love it and will buy more.

I loved this. First it came it perfect condition and arrived in good time. I love murder mysteries especially really old school ones that take place in the 1920's to 1940's. All three were fantastic but my favorite was Three act tragedy. One of poirots best. David Suchet is so wonderful as poirot and the rest of the cast in all were really good as well.

Three Act Tragedy (3) - Miss Lytton Gore is her real name, but everyone knows her as Egg; Miss Milray thinks she is just hard-boiled, perhaps because young Egg is gaga over Sir Charles, a famous, retired actor; some might say he is too old for her, but she prefers a man of experience. Sir Charles was fun to be around, until one night, at a party at his cliffside house, one of his guests partakes of a dry martini, and moments later, hits the floor ... somehow Egg knows its murder, in spite of the assurances of Poirot, that it is not . . . . The Clocks (4.5) - On the phone, Navy Lt. Race tells his sweetheart, that she will have to wait 20 minutes, and casually adds, and then you can have me for a lifetime; and now leaden regrets weigh him down; how was he to know her lifetime had less than 20 minutes to go. She had been following a spy who had stolen a classified Naval map, when she was killed. He finds a cryptic note in her handbag, an address? In checking out possible addresses, a beautiful, but frightened girl runs out of a house, straight into his arms; she is hysterical - something about a dead man behind the sofa . . . . Hallowe'en Party (5+) - The old estate was the perfect setting for hallowe'en; in days of yore, it was the site of a dunking pond to test for those believed to practice witchcraft, but these days, the grounds are better known for their fanciful gardens with pointed bushes like giant dragon's teeth; a spooky place indeed. Mrs. Drake had planned on a fun party for the neighborhood children; she hadn't planned on an uninvited witch and a drowning in the apple-bobbing tub . . . . Picture (DVD): 3 to 4.

I again was very happy with the product and thought the mysteries were very good. Love the scenery in the mysteries and the actors are top notch. David Suchet is a wonderful Poirot. Very satisfied. Thanks.

a great collection of Poirot movies

I really like the Poirot (movies) alot. Set 6 was just a great as set 1 and all the rest inbetween. David Suchet is great as Poirot, he really has the characters essense down.

I guess I would have to say I love it as I am an Agatha fan no matter what, but I can see why they didn't make the two of them before they are not her better stories but still played out very well anyway.

I bought these not too long ago and we are now enjoying these as much as the rest of them. These have been always good to have ESPECIALLY when there is nothing else on! I hope you enjoy as much as we have!