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posted a year ago by MovieBooker94 (394)
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Am I the only one who likes this movie a little better than Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express?

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[–] hoosiergirl (217) a year ago

No, I feel the same way.

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[–] MovieBooker94 (394) a year ago

Understandable. Also, hear me out. I thought Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile were very good movies though they weren't without their problems and I understand why many people didn't like them that much. It's just that A Haunting in Venice was a little more fresh considering it was the first cinematic adaptation of Hallowe'en Party, one of the Agatha Christie books I read as part of a book talk with my dad and brother. To those who have read the book don't expect a faithful adaption considering it's very different though it did pay homages to the source material (which I won't spoil to those who haven't read it or seen the film yet).

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[–] hoosiergirl (217) a year ago

LOL, I was actually agreeing with you. You asked if you were the only one who liked Haunting better than the other two and my response was meant to be taken as No, you are not the only one. I felt the same way.

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[–] MovieBooker94 (394) a year ago

Thanks I appreciate that.

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[–] VinceD (9805) a year ago

I haven't seen this one yet but I liked Murder on the Orient Express alot, but didn't like Death on the Nile at all.

Would you say this one is closer to Orient Express than Nile?

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[–] MovieBooker94 (394) a year ago

I have absolutely no idea.

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[–] jk90us (7138) a year ago

Not hard to do. Those two sucked.

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[–] MovieBooker94 (394) a year ago

Well, if it hadn't been for 2017 Orient Express, my brother and I would never have started reading those Hercule Poirot books.

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[–] jk90us (7138) a year ago

So did other people just to see if the books were as bad as the movies. 😄

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[–] MovieBooker94 (394) a year ago

Well, that's a fair point. At least they weren't as terrible as other remakes at the time (*cough*Halloween 2007 and Halloween II 2009*cough*).

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[–] emori (3661) a year ago

Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express were so boring and felt like they were shot in studios in front of green screen that this one actually felt better. It's didn't seemed fake. Few minutes in and I paused and went to Internet to see where it was filmed. Was it really on location? Because it FELT REAL. Like actors being in real Venice.

And it actually was. They filmed outdoor scenes on location. A appreciate that. We don't see it that often these days. I can forgive a lot for filming in real city movie is based in for once. And inside scenes were shot on studio lot (I think) but they built decorations and there was almost no green screen it seems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWaIQR9nCzg

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