tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529327841739785142.post1103486902122354888..comments2023-11-02T05:15:06.723-07:00Comments on The Consulting Detective: Review - "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Labours of Hercules"Nick Cardillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941093024318184603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529327841739785142.post-28413050558510455482013-12-03T17:22:17.765-08:002013-12-03T17:22:17.765-08:00I'm glad I wasn't the only one disappointe...I'm glad I wasn't the only one disappointed with this *adaptation*. Following its initial airing, fans were pleased with the episode, something which I cannot understand. It is certainly one of the most disappointing episodes.<br /><br />As for "Curtain," I really had no idea what to expect from the episode, but I found myself pleasantly surprised. That review should be along shortly. Nick Cardillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941093024318184603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529327841739785142.post-77419672270472002942013-12-03T15:36:56.125-08:002013-12-03T15:36:56.125-08:00We scientists have a useful term for adaptations l...We scientists have a useful term for adaptations like this. That term is "bull****".<br /><br />Seriously, guys, this wasn't THE LABOURS OF HERCULES. This was two or three stories from the LABORUS hastily combined, and with "clever" references to other stories. Hey, it's a dirty politician! Hey, it's the Countess! Hey, it's a dog named Cerberus! Aren't we so clever! LOLZ!<br /><br />What the heck was up with the dark lighting, so dark and monochromatic that I had a really hard time seeing what the heck was going on in this episode? What the heck was up with the hokey acting? And worst of all, when did POIROT become ELEMENTARY? Why are they trying to make a genius detective fit in the mould of the "fallible", "human", angst-ridden detective, complete with a piece of useless dead meat -- I mean an innocent young woman who gets horribly butchered at the start of the film because everyone, Poirot included, was a complete idiot. Hey, let's demonstrate the oh-so-secret communication signal IN FRONT OF EVERYONE AT A FRIGGIN' PARTY!!!<br /><br />I'm sorry, I need to restart before my inner circuitry fries. I've been largely silent during these recaps of yours, but I needed to vent here.<br /><br />I look forward to your piece on CURTAIN. I have one major complaint about it, though, and that is the complete ignorance of Catholicism demonstrated by the filmmakers. You would think that someone somewhere on the production team at least knows someone who *knows* a Catholic. They apparently didn't even Google the Rosary...<br /><br />But that's for next time.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.com