One down....

[poliphilo]

Yesterday I...

(i) Took down the Christmas tree (yes, I know there are twelve Days of Christmas, but, frankly, I've had enough)

(ii) Took down last year's Harry Potter calendar and put up this year's calendars (three of them) with artwork by Picasso and Dali.

(iii) Watched the latest Poirot mystery starring David Suchet. (You'd think by now that Poirot would have worked out that by exposing the murderer in a room full of innocent bystanders you give him or her the heaven-sent opportunity to grab a hostage and cause considerable unpleasantness- Lord knows, it's happened often enough- but no, he, Poirot, keeps on setting up those theatrical denouements of his.)

One down. 364 to go.

Comments

[jenny_evergreen]

*laugh* The thing is that, usually, Poirot really WAS right. ;)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Dear Poirot. I have a very soft spot for him. Especially as played by David Suchet.

[jenny_evergreen]

As I understand it, Suchet read everything Christie wrote about Poirot in order to prepare for the part, and, as far as I'm concerned, it shows; he is Poirot. :)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

He's so much better that the competition. I like Peter Ustinov, in general terms, but he's too big and bluff to be Poirot.

[jenny_evergreen]

*nod* Ustinov is a lovely fellow, but not even remotely Poirot.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I quite agree. David Suchet is wonderful as Poirot, so much more like the *real* Poirot than who's-his-face in Murder on the Orient Express. When I read him, now, it's David Suchet-as-Poirot that I see in my mind's eye -including that BEAUTIFUL smile.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That was Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express and -yes- it was all wrong- a laboured, unnatural performance.

I was reading that Suchet goes into character as soon as he puts on the moustache and stays in character, whether he's filming or not, until it's peeled off again.