Ten Little Indians
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Movie Reviews of Ten Little Indians
Movie Review: A decidedly second-tier Christie adaptation, but not all that bad
Summary: 3 Stars
As someone who enjoys Agatha Christie, it was interesting to finally catch up with one of the lesser known (or at least lesser discussed) movie versions of one of her works. For what it's worth, here's what I thought of 1965's "Ten Little Indians" (beware some spoilers):
Selling points: A fetching Shirley Eaton (fresh from "Goldfinger"), good sets, somewhat dark and moody proceedings, and (generally) good acting by a bunch of old pros.
Liabilities: Typical 60's "mod" music score totally at odds with the mood of impending doom that the images (especially during the opening credits) are trying to convey; a softening of Christie's edgy, memorable, original plot where EVERYBODY is dead by novel's end (gotta cobble together that happy ending for the ticker buyers); Fabian overacting a storm in his (thankfully) brief appearance; and the use of a marginal print of the film for the DVD (to be clear, the image is perfectly watchable but marred with frequent scratches, fading, and other annoyances).
Agatha Christie fans will likely get at least light enjoyment out of this, if for no other reason than to experience an adaptation of one of Dame Agatha's most famous novels. Young people might also enjoy it, as they'll probably get into the whole scary thriller vibe where one person after another is mysteriously knocked off.
But, overall, this is an amiable time passer and nothing more. It does make me want to seek out the 40's-era adaptation of the same story (titled "And Then There Were None", like many editions of the novel), because if this marginal film still manages to be fairly entertaining, I can imagine how good a well regarded adaptation of the story should be.
Extras include a bunch of trailers to other 60's-era Christie adaptations (which don't look all that great, either) and the ludicrous "whodunit break" that was originally inserted into prints of "Ten Little Indians" during its theatrical run. During this one-minute interruption (complete with annoying, game show-style "ticking clock" imagery), audience members were encouraged to discuss their theories about who the murderer might be with "the person sitting next to you in the theater". I imagine that probably went over like a lead brick.
Movie Review: i still like the 40's version better
Summary: 3 Stars
while this is an ok movie(the story is what i give the 3 stars for as well as the nice transfer job done for this) i just can't enjoy this one as much as the 40's version"and then there were none" the one thing about this one is the lack of danger and suspence! it just never really grabed me the way the 40's movie did. that being said it still will appeal to most mystery fans so maybe rent it before you buy!Movie Review: I enjoyed this version...
Summary: 3 Stars
...but then I have enjoyed all tellings of the story. I do like the 40s version better, but this version is enjoyable, too. And it is better than the Oliver Reed version. (It's like that the other great British standby, The 39 Steps, 1935 version is best, then comes the one from 1959 which I also enjoyed, but I have to admit I do not like the 1978 film.)Movie Review: Not too bad, but the 1940s And Then There Were None was much better.
Summary: 3 Stars
This is not the worst adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic, but the 1940s And Then There Were None is much better, one of the greatest mystery movies of all times.Movie Review: Christie Ten Little Indians remake
Summary: 3 Stars
One version of an early Agatha Christie tale that is not one of her best. An unbelievable story but with the Christie magic and good acting makes this worth viewing.