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This may well be most unnecessary remake in the history of remakes. You simply cannot change the plot and whodunit aspect of this particular book/film to surprise modern audiences and still have something called MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. It's zero fun for me to watch a murder mystery already knowing full well who the killer/killers are. Felt pretty much the same about THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. Murder mysteries are interactive by nature. If all the revelations are known beforehand, it just becomes a slog. I'm sure Doyle's score will be wonderful, though. So there's that.
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And who says that this version sticks to the known ending?
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I love the 1974 Sidney Lumet adaptation, and I am very much looking forward to Branagh's take on the material. I actually like the trailer (in fact, I love the camera movement through the car introducing the characters, indicating this is not just a mystery, this is THE classic Agatha Christi whodunit), though I agree the song at the end is in poor taste and disturbing. But this is one of the few upcoming films I really look forward to.
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When I first saw the Lumet film age 13, I immediately picked up the novel and read the book. Not because I wanted to be surprised by the whodunit, but because I enjoyed the characters, the milieu, the forward momentum of the story, and the eventual denouement. And I've watched Lumet's version a dozen times since. I'll probably watch it again right before seeing the new one.
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The samples on Amazon sound ace!
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Download version was released today. CD on 11/10
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The first section of the score, pre-murder, is really good. It gets kinda boring post-murder, with some nice piano sections here and there. I've been listening, waiting for something Dead Again-y to happen, but it isn't until track 19 that anything remotely exciting appears, and that's just for a few seconds.
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I only hit submit once, I swear. Anyway, the lengthy cue at the end is quite good as well. Not suspenseful or anything, just pure class. The "Poirot" cue is another highlight. Solo piano.
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I didn't notice any THEMES that jumped out at me, just pleasant music, though the "Poirot" cue toward the end has something of a melody, doesn't it?
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