Miss Marple is Back! Sort of! - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T17:26:28Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/miss-marple-is-back-sort-of?feed=yes&xn_auth=noMaybe if I don't think of her…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-15:537324:Comment:2841522011-04-15T16:16:20.095ZCyndi Martinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CyndiM
Maybe if I don't think of her as Miss Marple but as a whole different thing I could stomach it but, no, that's not my idea of what she would've been like at that age. I feel like they're giving Agatha Christie fans the finger. They're sure not making this movie for us.
Maybe if I don't think of her as Miss Marple but as a whole different thing I could stomach it but, no, that's not my idea of what she would've been like at that age. I feel like they're giving Agatha Christie fans the finger. They're sure not making this movie for us. As a huge Christie fan, there…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-04:537324:Comment:2819692011-04-04T20:21:53.961ZHuw K. Dawsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/HuwPostonKentishDawson
<p>As a huge Christie fan, there is not enough of the letter "o" in the world to add on to the word "no" to describe this. What on earth would possess a Hollywood director to think this was a good idea? What the hell is the point of the Marple series if the main character is replaced?</p>
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<p> Why? Why? Why?</p>
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<p> I bet they'll even change the title too. "Ms Marple" is so much more fitting of a modern, young detective, after all. Plus let's not forget the Hollywood staples of…</p>
<p>As a huge Christie fan, there is not enough of the letter "o" in the world to add on to the word "no" to describe this. What on earth would possess a Hollywood director to think this was a good idea? What the hell is the point of the Marple series if the main character is replaced?</p>
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<p> Why? Why? Why?</p>
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<p> I bet they'll even change the title too. "Ms Marple" is so much more fitting of a modern, young detective, after all. Plus let's not forget the Hollywood staples of Romantic Sub-Plot and Generic Sequence of Explosions. (Even British studios have fallen into that trap recently - Sherlock Holmes, anyone?)</p>
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<p> I'm seriously angry right now. This makes no sense, even down to the fundamental idea of a Marple feature-length movie. 2-hour BBC or ITV production, yes. Hollywood movie? Why?</p>
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<p> The final kick in the teeth is the lack of an English actress, although I know that's not the be-all and end-all of the matter.</p>
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<p> Ick. I'm going to go stab myself in the eye.</p> Good ol' AV Club usually says…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-04:537324:Comment:2817872011-04-04T02:15:08.380ZBenjamin Sobieckhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
Good ol' AV Club usually says it like it is.
Good ol' AV Club usually says it like it is. I couldn't agree more with th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-03:537324:Comment:2816942011-04-03T19:53:39.761ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
I couldn't agree more with the headline in your link.
I couldn't agree more with the headline in your link. Amen to that. These "reboots"…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-31:537324:Comment:2812342011-03-31T21:48:46.871ZBenjamin Sobieckhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
Amen to that. These "reboots" Hollywood offers hurt more than help the legacy of these characters.
Amen to that. These "reboots" Hollywood offers hurt more than help the legacy of these characters. ......er....wasn't the whole…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-31:537324:Comment:2812322011-03-31T21:18:21.314ZSue Hardinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SueHarding
<p>......er....wasn't the whole point of <em>Miss Marple</em> that no-one would believe such a genteel elderly lady would have such a rapier mind.......</p>
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<p>I just don't see how some of the plots will translate to a younger character in a modern setting. Half their charm is the iconoclastic play between dastardly deed and quaint English lifestyle in sleepy little villages!</p>
<p>Don't mess with Agatha's creation - she ain't broke and she doesn't need fixing!</p>
<p>......er....wasn't the whole point of <em>Miss Marple</em> that no-one would believe such a genteel elderly lady would have such a rapier mind.......</p>
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<p>I just don't see how some of the plots will translate to a younger character in a modern setting. Half their charm is the iconoclastic play between dastardly deed and quaint English lifestyle in sleepy little villages!</p>
<p>Don't mess with Agatha's creation - she ain't broke and she doesn't need fixing!</p> A bad idea all the way around…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-31:537324:Comment:2810372011-03-31T03:53:46.308ZB.R.Statehamhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BRStateham
A bad idea all the way around. Miss Marple has a certain image. Anything under 60 just won't cut it.
A bad idea all the way around. Miss Marple has a certain image. Anything under 60 just won't cut it. Ah. Well, it must be worth i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-30:537324:Comment:2809462011-03-30T21:03:43.648ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Ah. Well, it must be worth it.
Ah. Well, it must be worth it. Not public domain, the estate…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-30:537324:Comment:2809382011-03-30T18:15:40.219ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
<p>Not public domain, the estate is saying the deal isn't closed:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/disney-deal-to-remake-miss-maple-has-not-closed-says-agatha-christie-estate/">http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/disney-deal-to-remake-miss-maple-has-not-closed-says-agatha-christie-estate/</a></p>
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<p>Not public domain, the estate is saying the deal isn't closed:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/disney-deal-to-remake-miss-maple-has-not-closed-says-agatha-christie-estate/">http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/disney-deal-to-remake-miss-maple-has-not-closed-says-agatha-christie-estate/</a></p>
<p> </p> LOL. Well, it's all about th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-30:537324:Comment:2809202011-03-30T18:08:36.051ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
LOL. Well, it's all about the money. And probably Christie books are in the public doomain, these days.
LOL. Well, it's all about the money. And probably Christie books are in the public doomain, these days.