Marple Classic Mysteries (Caribbean Mystery/4:50 from Paddington/Moving Finger/Nemesis/At Bertram's Hotel/Murder at Vicarage/Sleeping Murder/They Do It with Mirrors/Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side)
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List Price: $59.95
Our Price: $27.95
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: Joan Hickson, Claire Bloom, Barry Newman, Norman Rodway, Elizabeth Garvie
Directed By: Christopher Petit, David Tucker, John Davies, Julian Amyes, Martyn Friend
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961747096
Format: Box set
Label: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-02-28
Running Time: 936
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Marple Classic Mysteries with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
Comment: I have seen all of the Miss Marple Mysteries starring Joan Hickson in addition to the ones starring Geraldine McEwan. I have also seen a couple of the Miss Marple movies starring Margaret Rutherford. My personal preference as Miss Marple is Joan Hickson. She is just as I have always pictured Miss Marple to be.
I can understand that some people would like to have closed captioning/subtitles as a choice on their DVDs. Those who are hard of hearing, or who have a hard time understanding accents other than their own, would probably not enjoy these DVDs as well without it. For my taste, they are perfect.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well worth what I paid -
Comment: Marple Classic Mysteries has provided many hours of comforting entertainment to me. It is a pleasant retreat from the politics, greed, violence and endless parade of scantily clad females; not to mention the incessant clubhouse trash spewing from the tube today. Even though someone dies in each episode it's okay. Ms Marple makes it okay. She is in charge with out being rude or nasty - she can put you in your place with a simple "look" - she's just cool. And its unpredictable. I love me a good Ms Marple! Especially when I've read all my books on hand and I must watch the tube. I would have rated this series 5 stars but the British are not always clear. I don't know if it is the editing or the script but something is not quite right in all things British that I see. Maybe it's me but I find myself hitting the rewind button and saying "what the?" a few times. Nonetheless - great buy. You won't be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: MULTIPLE MARPLE MYSTERY MIXES
Comment:
I was familiar with all of these stories except Mirror
Crack'd From Side to Side. This is the only story I did not like.
The photography was awful and the script is unsettling. The director
is probably to blame for this . I liked all the rest very much.
My favorites were At Bertram's Hotel. Nice to see Marple's sleuthing
away from her little village and an array of interesting characters
keeps her busy. Also, The Moving Finger. This story involves a brother
and sister who are newcomers to the village. They are drawn into the story
without a clue. A nasty problem called poison pen letters are buzzing
like a mysterious bee hive that is stinging everyone. I won't give away
the rest. Buy it! Very entertaining.
Customer Rating:
Summary: THEY NEED TO ADD CAPTIONS
Comment: I THOUGHT THE SERIES WAS AWESOME...EXCEPT...IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT WITH CAPTIONS....IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING...AND YOU CAN SOMETIMES MISS SOME CLUES....I THINK I WOULD RE PURCHASE THIS DVD IF THEY ADDED THEM.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Marvellous Miss Marple.
Comment: There have been many Miss Marples, throughout the time since Agatha Christie first fictionalised the character. Stage, films and television have all been vehicles for the portrayal of the elderly sleuth. Each of the actresses, portraying the venerable character, will have their champions of course. In my time, there have been three main portrayals of Christie's competent and cognitive character. Margaret Rutherford played a slightly 'dotty' version excellently. Lately, we have had Geraldine McEwan playing the part superbly well. However, my favourite has always been Joan Hickson's portrayal. Hickson manages, excellently, to maintain the elderly and slightly uncertain character that I feel Christie intended. However, her occasional dithering doesn't deter her from displaying her devilishly sharp wits, when it comes to the 'crunch'! A true delight to view. The Series is excellent value.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Marple Classic Mysteries with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
Comment: I have seen all of the Miss Marple Mysteries starring Joan Hickson in addition to the ones starring Geraldine McEwan. I have also seen a couple of the Miss Marple movies starring Margaret Rutherford. My personal preference as Miss Marple is Joan Hickson. She is just as I have always pictured Miss Marple to be.
I can understand that some people would like to have closed captioning/subtitles as a choice on their DVDs. Those who are hard of hearing, or who have a hard time understanding accents other than their own, would probably not enjoy these DVDs as well without it. For my taste, they are perfect.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well worth what I paid -
Comment: Marple Classic Mysteries has provided many hours of comforting entertainment to me. It is a pleasant retreat from the politics, greed, violence and endless parade of scantily clad females; not to mention the incessant clubhouse trash spewing from the tube today. Even though someone dies in each episode it's okay. Ms Marple makes it okay. She is in charge with out being rude or nasty - she can put you in your place with a simple "look" - she's just cool. And its unpredictable. I love me a good Ms Marple! Especially when I've read all my books on hand and I must watch the tube. I would have rated this series 5 stars but the British are not always clear. I don't know if it is the editing or the script but something is not quite right in all things British that I see. Maybe it's me but I find myself hitting the rewind button and saying "what the?" a few times. Nonetheless - great buy. You won't be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: MULTIPLE MARPLE MYSTERY MIXES
Comment:
I was familiar with all of these stories except Mirror
Crack'd From Side to Side. This is the only story I did not like.
The photography was awful and the script is unsettling. The director
is probably to blame for this . I liked all the rest very much.
My favorites were At Bertram's Hotel. Nice to see Marple's sleuthing
away from her little village and an array of interesting characters
keeps her busy. Also, The Moving Finger. This story involves a brother
and sister who are newcomers to the village. They are drawn into the story
without a clue. A nasty problem called poison pen letters are buzzing
like a mysterious bee hive that is stinging everyone. I won't give away
the rest. Buy it! Very entertaining.
Customer Rating:
Summary: THEY NEED TO ADD CAPTIONS
Comment: I THOUGHT THE SERIES WAS AWESOME...EXCEPT...IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT WITH CAPTIONS....IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING...AND YOU CAN SOMETIMES MISS SOME CLUES....I THINK I WOULD RE PURCHASE THIS DVD IF THEY ADDED THEM.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Marvellous Miss Marple.
Comment: There have been many Miss Marples, throughout the time since Agatha Christie first fictionalised the character. Stage, films and television have all been vehicles for the portrayal of the elderly sleuth. Each of the actresses, portraying the venerable character, will have their champions of course. In my time, there have been three main portrayals of Christie's competent and cognitive character. Margaret Rutherford played a slightly 'dotty' version excellently. Lately, we have had Geraldine McEwan playing the part superbly well. However, my favourite has always been Joan Hickson's portrayal. Hickson manages, excellently, to maintain the elderly and slightly uncertain character that I feel Christie intended. However, her occasional dithering doesn't deter her from displaying her devilishly sharp wits, when it comes to the 'crunch'! A true delight to view. The Series is excellent value.
Return to post-war England for mystery and a cup of tea with Agatha Christie’s most popular creation. The consummate prim and proper crime-fighting spinster, Miss Jane Marple sets down her knitting needles to unwind the most ingenious crimes. As she travels from city to countryside and even the Bahamas, murders, missing bodies and haunted dreams have a habit of falling across Miss Marple’s path--which is precisely when, "tail up and head down," the beloved aunt and godmother goes into action. Digitally re-mastered and faithfully adapted from Agatha Christie’s best-selling novels, THE CLASSIC MYSTERIES COLLECTION features Joan Hickson (Christie’s personal choice to play the spinster sleuth) in over fifteen hours of suspense, misdirection, rich period detail, and the cleverest solutions imaginable. DVD Features: Complete Index of all Miss Marple Stories; Agatha Christie Bio; Joan Hickson Biography/Filmography; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
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